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A few things I noticed about posts:

by MelKryger
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Hi fellow Warriors,

I'm inside my first year hera at the WF (and in marketing in general)

This thread is not about my accomplishments and failures, but rather... it is about a few things I noticed regarding posting here at the WF.

1st up, I was looking at my own post count and I thought WOW what a low number! - maybe I need to start contributing more often... then I noticed I have way more PMs than I do posts. Perhaps I am just more prone to communicating in private, or I just don't leave comments that I wouldn't want to read myself, like: "thanks! I'm in" or "just bought, looks great!"
> This got me thinking a lot about post counts in general and so I spent a little while looking at some Warrior profiles with high post counts, but young accounts (less than 2 yrs)... know what I found?
>> The majority of young accounts with REALLY high post count numbers shared something in common: They almost all released products! -some in the WarRoom, some in the Free eBook area, but most of the really high counts came from those who released multiple WSOs! It seems that saying "thanks for the review" on your WSO is the easiest way to up your post count & a higher post count (and inevitably a high 'thanks' count as well) goes a long way toward perceived credibility.
2nd thing I noticed is this: Google indexes your posts rather quickly. This can be good or bad... I'll leave the 'good' alone, I really wanted to point out one example of a 'bad':
> Let's say you are selling offline SEO services and your client Googles your name and finds your "Thank You" post on some auto-pilot-SEO softwrae you just bought: Your potential customer now realizes that you are charging wayyyyyy more $$ (probably monthly) than they would have to pay, if they just buy the software themselves! You might just have stabbed yourself in the foot! All because you wanted to up your post count and show some love to the OP of the software you bought.

Stuff to think about
Mel Kryger
#noticed #posts #things
  • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
    Mel,

    Thank you for sharing your observations, however I do believe that others may have different observations and conclusions.

    One thing I did want to ask you though is in regards to this portion of your post!
    It seems that saying "thanks for the review" on your WSO is the easiest way to up your post count & a higher post count (and inevitably a high 'thanks' count as well) goes a long way toward perceived credibility.
    Were you aware that posts made in the WSO section don't count towards your post count?

    Terra
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Yep, several months ago the powers that be (Allen Says, the Monkey God) noticed the same thing regarding post counts. So posts made in the WSO section don't add to your total anymore. Neither do posts in Off Topic.

      As for a client or potential client googling your name and finding you just bought some piece of software, it could be worse. It could be one of the dumbasses that post "I just sold an account for SEO for $1,000/month. Now how do I get his site to rank #1?" Think that might put a dent in the old credibility? :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author wizzard74
    Too many people get hung up about post counts, it's the quality not the quantity that counts. I go to other forums and see people spout how "experienced" someone is merely on their post count, they could have 10,000 posts to their name and the majority of them could be a load of rubbish. I only tend to look at my own post counts in the beginning when waiting for certain features to unlock.
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    • Profile picture of the author pilotgardens
      Originally Posted by wizzard74 View Post

      Too many people get hung up about post counts, it's the quality not the quantity that counts. I go to other forums and see people spout how "experienced" someone is merely on their post count, they could have 10,000 posts to their name and the majority of them could be a load of rubbish. I only tend to look at my own post counts in the beginning when waiting for certain features to unlock.
      I agree that quality is what counts. If you have a high number of posts in a short time how is your business doing?
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  • Profile picture of the author seobro
    I have not release any wso products or services. Well, not yet anyway. I should do a FREE E-book give away. That always increases exposure. Problem I have with posts is that many fall into categories such as {I am not selling on ebay, look at my web pages, is there a product that does what #### does that is free and open source, no clicks to my site, program not working so what am I doing wrong, pay pal took my account away...} Talk about another breath of unfresh air.
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  • Profile picture of the author TBInternetMarketing
    Originally Posted by MelKryger View Post

    I was looking at my own post count and I thought WOW what a low number!
    Not always a bad thing. Some guys here making 6 figures a year have less than 100 posts. That's because they spend their time working on their business, and not surfing the Warrior forum.

    I have quite a high number of posts, so I'm definitely not knocking high post volume, but at the same time there is nothing wrong with a low number either
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  • Profile picture of the author jamesrich1
    Quality over quantity. Look at the number of people's thanks. Gives you a indication of the value their providing. Consistency. Keep making contributing to keep you used to learning and giving back.
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    • Profile picture of the author MelKryger
      good feedback

      I did not know that WSO posts do not count toward count. good. thanks.

      I agree with quality over quantity, still... generally speaking, I am not going to check every post a warrior made to determine if that Warrior is quality or quantity. The point is, when I do read soomething a warrior says, part of my approval/dismissal snap judgement IS based off a glance at "how active they are"(post count/yrs membership)... it is true for me. I think probably for many of us it is true.

      I'm still green to being part of an online community, and as such was just pondering some of the intricacies of forum mechanics on a social perception level.

      All in all, I have convinced myself that it is in my best interest to spend more time being part of these type dialogues with all of you, so I'm going to make a genuine effort to make some sort of participation at least a few times a week (keepin' goals realistic!)

      I think.

      Mel Kryger
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      • Profile picture of the author Cali16
        Originally Posted by MelKryger View Post

        part of my approval/dismissal snap judgement IS based off a glance at "how active they are"(post count/yrs membership)...
        One of the most valuable lessons you can ever learn in life is to be careful of "snap judgments", especially ones based on irrelevant information.

        There are many people here who don't post often, but when they do they have something very worthwhile to say. Some post a lot and contribute very little value, unfortunately.
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  • Profile picture of the author stephenwaldo
    While it is true that a high post count it does convey a sense of authority here on the forum, please don't confuse forum authority with actual money being made.many times there is a correlation in quite the opposite direction, in fact. So, super posters aren't always the best ones to listen to.

    One other thing just in case it hasn't been pointed out yet (EDIT - I see that it has :/) - Posts in the WSO section don't count towards your post count. Just like your signature doesn't show up in the WSO section either. There is no money to be made by posting in the WSO forum unless you're actually selling a WSO.

    Although perhaps the video reviewers like Darren Monroe would beg to differ

    Certainly some interesting insights otherwise, though!
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  • Profile picture of the author shuttercraft
    Just stay consistent with your prices. If you are not ripping off your offline clients then they would not have any reason to complain
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