http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/05/30/a-sure-way-to-engage-readers-complain/ Angela Connor on Growing Successful Online Communities Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:04:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/05/30/a-sure-way-to-engage-readers-complain/#comment-13049 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:54:25 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1175#comment-13049 Thank for shared good info and i like your blog it clean and nice picture.

]]> http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/05/30/a-sure-way-to-engage-readers-complain/#comment-10999 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:33:59 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1175#comment-10999 @humfot 1 unfollowed you between 3AM and 4AM. See who: http://t.co/x75PnCiF

]]> http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/05/30/a-sure-way-to-engage-readers-complain/#comment-1678 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:05:18 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1175#comment-1678 Oh, or perchance your own complaining was done with tongue firmly planted in cheek? Guess there are always multiple viewpoints to every interaction.

]]> http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/05/30/a-sure-way-to-engage-readers-complain/#comment-1677 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:02:46 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1175#comment-1677 Jeez, Russell. Because I know Angela, she’s being kind to you. But could you try to be a little less dickish in the future? It’s really not a pretty sight. Either approach your problem constructively or just stop reading.

]]> http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/05/30/a-sure-way-to-engage-readers-complain/#comment-1663 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:59:57 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1175#comment-1663 Russell If you followed my posts much at all you would know that I do not plug my book every post. Releasing this book has been a major event for me so it is natural for me to discuss it on my blog and in my tweets. You are certainly entitled to your opinion and there is always the option of not reading my posts. However, I would encourage you to view my history and you will know that I do not plug, plug, plug. Now that you’ve said this, I’m sure I’ll be more conscious of it in the event there is some truth to it. But again, I will definitely market my work. Thanks for taking the time to comment, though.
-Angela

]]> http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/05/30/a-sure-way-to-engage-readers-complain/#comment-1662 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:35:05 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1175#comment-1662 I’m fed up of you plugging products and your book in nearly every post!!!!!

]]> http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/05/30/a-sure-way-to-engage-readers-complain/#comment-1395 Sun, 31 May 2009 18:51:40 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1175#comment-1395 Hey Chris Bailey! You are right about constant complaints. I couldn’t agree more. I think this is just a tool to have at your disposal particularly as a community manager if/when content is low or you don’t have many ideas. Too much complaining will send folks away fast, which you illustrate in your comment. This works better on sites that are of varied or general topics. I don’t have much tolerance for those bloggers you mention either. Thanks for the comment!

]]> http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/05/30/a-sure-way-to-engage-readers-complain/#comment-1394 Sun, 31 May 2009 17:52:18 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1175#comment-1394 Perhaps it goes without saying, but I’ll toss out the caveat to this: complain, but don’t complain often. It might spur conversation, but an overabundance of complaining can mark us (with a transference to the community) as whiny and self-serving. There are a few bloggers who I stopped reading because they started to complain about anything they could get their hands on. They thought they were offering critical analysis. I felt they were just out to find fault in their subjects. And very little has a turn-off factor higher than that.

]]> http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/05/30/a-sure-way-to-engage-readers-complain/#comment-1390 Sun, 31 May 2009 12:04:45 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1175#comment-1390 [...] A Sure Way to Engage Readers: Complain! (tags: community social) [...]

]]> http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/05/30/a-sure-way-to-engage-readers-complain/#comment-1387 Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:53 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1175#comment-1387 AW Thanks for the comment and sharing your story. Yes, I bet that was a hot discussion! I’m finding as a community manager that sometimes it’s the little things that seem to spark the big conversations. The human condition is what it’s all about. Who can resist chiming in with their own story??! I’d love to see that post if you can provide a link.

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