Comments on: Touching Points http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/01/14/touching-points/ Positioning within the Imaginal Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:40:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Richard Reeve http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/01/14/touching-points/comment-page-1/#comment-4528 Richard Reeve Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:50:04 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=1419#comment-4528 Hi Leo, You can't read everything, but you can read all your replies and participate in what intrests you...it's about choices, like going to a large street festival... Hi Leo,
You can’t read everything, but you can read all your replies and participate in what intrests you…it’s about choices, like going to a large street festival…

]]> By: Leo http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/01/14/touching-points/comment-page-1/#comment-4527 Leo Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:09:20 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=1419#comment-4527 Interesting assessment of how many people you "really" reach using platforms like Twitter. I have kind of wondered how much "real" impact a virtual unknown could have in twitterville and whether I was just spinning my wheels posting. Strangely enough, I have also wondered exactly how effective someone could be when everyone is following several thousand other people (how on earth could you read everything?) <abbr><em>Leo´s last blog post..<a href="http://leodimilo.com/internetmarketingblog/how-to-guest-blog-to-get-more-traffic/" rel="nofollow">How to Guest Blog to Get More Traffic</a></abbr></em> Interesting assessment of how many people you “really” reach using platforms like Twitter. I have kind of wondered how much “real” impact a virtual unknown could have in twitterville and whether I was just spinning my wheels posting.

Strangely enough, I have also wondered exactly how effective someone could be when everyone is following several thousand other people (how on earth could you read everything?)

Leo´s last blog post..How to Guest Blog to Get More Traffic

]]> By: LINK BAIT and COMMUNITY - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas . . . You’re only a stranger once. http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/01/14/touching-points/comment-page-1/#comment-4505 LINK BAIT and COMMUNITY - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas . . . You’re only a stranger once. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:23:30 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=1419#comment-4505 [...] write and how you convey that passion is key to growing your community. Richard Reeve talks about touch points and eloquently explains how this process of attracting readers, and the analytics involved, builds [...] [...] write and how you convey that passion is key to growing your community. Richard Reeve talks about touch points and eloquently explains how this process of attracting readers, and the analytics involved, builds [...]

]]> By: Richard Reeve http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/01/14/touching-points/comment-page-1/#comment-4487 Richard Reeve Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:28:56 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=1419#comment-4487 Jeb, Your approach always seems solid and well thought out. It's been great watching you develop your practice in this space. Jeb,
Your approach always seems solid and well thought out. It’s been great watching you develop your practice in this space.

]]> By: Jeb Dickerson http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/01/14/touching-points/comment-page-1/#comment-4484 Jeb Dickerson Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:27:22 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=1419#comment-4484 Hi Richard, Though I haven't defined it as you have here, I think 'touching points' have been my aim from day 1. Yes, when I first started using twitter, I went out in search of people to follow. But since then (the first 60 people I followed, or so), I've relied on others either coming to me or others recommending me to specific people. I don't do this as an ego-feed at all (I only have 200 and some followers). I just don't want to, as you say, make it about numbers. I always marvel when I see someone with 15 updates & 50 followers, but following 500 people. It's obvious they signed up and employed the shotgun approach. I just have never seen the value in that. I'm looking for value, and to be valuable to others. So for me, foundation-building is a slow process. But I feel sure that's as it should be. The touching points will most certainly be worth it. <abbr><em>Jeb Dickerson´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.howtomatter.com/2009/01/13/my-boys-have-never-eaten-at-mcdonalds/" rel="nofollow">My boys have never eaten at McDonalds.</a></abbr></em> Hi Richard,
Though I haven’t defined it as you have here, I think ‘touching points’ have been my aim from day 1. Yes, when I first started using twitter, I went out in search of people to follow. But since then (the first 60 people I followed, or so), I’ve relied on others either coming to me or others recommending me to specific people.

I don’t do this as an ego-feed at all (I only have 200 and some followers). I just don’t want to, as you say, make it about numbers. I always marvel when I see someone with 15 updates & 50 followers, but following 500 people. It’s obvious they signed up and employed the shotgun approach. I just have never seen the value in that.

I’m looking for value, and to be valuable to others. So for me, foundation-building is a slow process. But I feel sure that’s as it should be. The touching points will most certainly be worth it.

Jeb Dickerson´s last blog post..My boys have never eaten at McDonalds.

]]> By: Richard Reeve http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/01/14/touching-points/comment-page-1/#comment-4482 Richard Reeve Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:10:57 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=1419#comment-4482 Hey Henie, Yes, generating reach feels like a game, but the real relationships never do. I'm glad we found each other. Hey Henie,
Yes, generating reach feels like a game, but the real relationships never do. I’m glad we found each other.

]]> By: Richard Reeve http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/01/14/touching-points/comment-page-1/#comment-4481 Richard Reeve Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:08:04 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=1419#comment-4481 Hey BSavvy, Yes, the two way is where it's at...touching points is simply the threshold needed to provide for that opportunity. Hey BSavvy,
Yes, the two way is where it’s at…touching points is simply the threshold needed to provide for that opportunity.

]]> By: Henie http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/01/14/touching-points/comment-page-1/#comment-4479 Henie Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:02:05 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=1419#comment-4479 Hi Richard... First of all, welcome home (tracked through Tweets:)! Being the new kid on the blog (and Twitter), I have learned that it is more important to me who I follow rather than who's following me. I am here/there to learn what's true, authentic and what matters to me. And when the time is right that I may have something to offer and give back, then it will be up to the followers what they want to garner. Sure it's all a numbers game in the end, but even then only your own numbers will matter to you:) I revert to an old saying: "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear." Thank you for writing this...have a fantastic day! <abbr><em>Henie´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.hennartonline.com/ISayUSay/?p=1260" rel="nofollow">I Want A Divorce, Harry?</a></abbr></em> Hi Richard…
First of all, welcome home (tracked through Tweets:)!

Being the new kid on the blog (and Twitter), I have learned that it is more important to me who I follow rather than who’s following me. I am here/there to learn what’s true, authentic and what matters to me. And when the time is right that I may have something to offer and give back, then it will be up to the followers what they want to garner. Sure it’s all a numbers game in the end, but even then only your own numbers will matter to you:)

I revert to an old saying:
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”

Thank you for writing this…have a fantastic day!

Henie´s last blog post..I Want A Divorce, Harry?

]]> By: BloggerSavvy http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/01/14/touching-points/comment-page-1/#comment-4477 BloggerSavvy Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:23:38 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=1419#comment-4477 I tend to agree (not that I'm any expert). But I'd have to say that it's not completely about numbers. Sure, numbers can garner added exposure and the increase possibility of touching points. I think however that there is much to benefit from numbers ONLY if the focus is on finding and establishing touching points. One thing I personally wish could be further improved, are twitter tools that hone in more to the inherent real "human" touching point (person-to-person) instead of just matching interest similarities. This would certainly ensure a more valuable following, not only for me, but also any followers I garner. At the end of the day, numbers are worthless because there's not that much effective two-way communication, its the genuine (two-way) connections that really count! <abbr><em>BloggerSavvy´s last blog post..<a href="http://bloggersavvy.com/keeping-your-focus-effective-and-targeted/" rel="nofollow">Keeping Your Focus Effective and Targeted</a></abbr></em> I tend to agree (not that I’m any expert). But I’d have to say that it’s not completely about numbers. Sure, numbers can garner added exposure and the increase possibility of touching points. I think however that there is much to benefit from numbers ONLY if the focus is on finding and establishing touching points. One thing I personally wish could be further improved, are twitter tools that hone in more to the inherent real “human” touching point (person-to-person) instead of just matching interest similarities. This would certainly ensure a more valuable following, not only for me, but also any followers I garner. At the end of the day, numbers are worthless because there’s not that much effective two-way communication, its the genuine (two-way) connections that really count!

BloggerSavvy´s last blog post..Keeping Your Focus Effective and Targeted

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