Comments on: How to Use Directories and Social Media http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media I think, then write. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:27:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Brandon http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2301 Brandon Fri, 18 May 2007 03:20:50 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2301 Social media will be around for a long time...it is more interesting that traditional media (newspapers, CNN, etc). Social media will be around for a long time…it is more interesting that traditional media (newspapers, CNN, etc).

]]> By: Astrit http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2281 Astrit Mon, 14 May 2007 14:12:22 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2281 Sure thing, SMM articles won't be of such importance one day, when another successful strategy will be invented for sharing articles. So far SMM site's have had great success, and thats why you see people building SMM site's (some of big success like stumbleupon in this example, and other not). The hard part or better to say the bad part of SMM is that you can't really convert those visitors into customers or readers (in forums examples or blogs or article sites), the percentage of converting those visitors to your regular readers is really, and i mean really low (at least that's how it was for me) but that percentage counts a lot especially for new born web sites. Sure thing, SMM articles won’t be of such importance one day, when another successful strategy will be invented for sharing articles. So far SMM site’s have had great success, and thats why you see people building SMM site’s (some of big success like stumbleupon in this example, and other not).

The hard part or better to say the bad part of SMM is that you can’t really convert those visitors into customers or readers (in forums examples or blogs or article sites), the percentage of converting those visitors to your regular readers is really, and i mean really low (at least that’s how it was for me) but that percentage counts a lot especially for new born web sites.

]]> By: Rumen Nikolov http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2094 Rumen Nikolov Fri, 11 May 2007 12:26:25 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2094 I completely agree with the opinion that the directories submission is rather old-fashioned and find SMM very fast and convenient way. Unfortunately I see that there is already misuse of it. Do you think that time might come when SMM articles will be not of such importance? I completely agree with the opinion that the directories submission is rather old-fashioned and find SMM very fast and convenient way. Unfortunately I see that there is already misuse of it. Do you think that time might come when SMM articles will be not of such importance?

]]> By: Astrit http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2082 Astrit Thu, 10 May 2007 02:52:23 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2082 Well, i have always found submitting my site on directories as waste of time. Apart the fact that most of directories will require reciprocal link, and it will take time for approving your link, on all cases (used for personal sites or clients sites) they were traffic worthless actually. Who would sit infront of a computer and digg into directory categories and click on the links untill he/she won't find what is looking after, while can use search engines and find it in a second. The PR value might be another story, a link is a link, can't be worthless, especially if you get 300 link backs (considered or not by Google) they are still links. While for SMM, i can say it is true, hell true, i did a test run with stumbleupon for one of my sites, it drove in around 700 uniques a day, for five days in a row, and then it started the crawl (the good thing is that only a small percentage became a returning visitor which is appreciated) and i would consider using it again. Well, i have always found submitting my site on directories as waste of time. Apart the fact that most of directories will require reciprocal link, and it will take time for approving your link, on all cases (used for personal sites or clients sites) they were traffic worthless actually. Who would sit infront of a computer and digg into directory categories and click on the links untill he/she won’t find what is looking after, while can use search engines and find it in a second.

The PR value might be another story, a link is a link, can’t be worthless, especially if you get 300 link backs (considered or not by Google) they are still links.

While for SMM, i can say it is true, hell true, i did a test run with stumbleupon for one of my sites, it drove in around 700 uniques a day, for five days in a row, and then it started the crawl (the good thing is that only a small percentage became a returning visitor which is appreciated) and i would consider using it again.

]]> By: onmeco Blog » News am Stück - KW 19/2007 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2079 onmeco Blog » News am Stück - KW 19/2007 Wed, 09 May 2007 21:07:24 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2079 [...] Callan hat vor ein paar Tagen einen interessanten Blogbeitrag verfasst über die Verwendung von Webverzeichnissen und Social Media Diensten und wo ich gerad bei [...] [...] Callan hat vor ein paar Tagen einen interessanten Blogbeitrag verfasst über die Verwendung von Webverzeichnissen und Social Media Diensten und wo ich gerad bei [...]

]]> By: Matt Keegan http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2061 Matt Keegan Mon, 07 May 2007 21:31:23 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2061 I have seen offers on Digital Point to have web sites submitted to scores of directories by Indian based companies. Some people have been pleased with these results while others seem disappointed. I am wondering if it is simply better to pick a few higher ranking directories and going with them instead? I have seen offers on Digital Point to have web sites submitted to scores of directories by Indian based companies. Some people have been pleased with these results while others seem disappointed. I am wondering if it is simply better to pick a few higher ranking directories and going with them instead?

]]> By: Matt Ellsworth http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2051 Matt Ellsworth Mon, 07 May 2007 02:36:53 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/directories-and-social-media#comment-2051 this is spot on. Using both SMM and directories is great. while directories might be slower to send traffic and slower to show a link in google - they are a still a useful thing. this is spot on. Using both SMM and directories is great. while directories might be slower to send traffic and slower to show a link in google - they are a still a useful thing.

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