We've all had the teacher in school that wanted a 15 page paper. They didn't care that you could write a solid paper full of amazing content in 11 pages. If you didn't write 15 pages, you failed.
Emphasizing quantity over quality has never made sense to me. My dad used to always tell me to study for an hour or a half hour. He didn't seem to be concerned with how much I was learning in that hour or half hour. Instead, he was concerned with the amount of time I spent studying.
The number of Twitter followers you have is irrelevant. The number of blog subscribers you have is irrelevant. The number of site visitors you have is irrelevant.
Who are you Twitter followers? What sort of content do they produce? Are they just following you to spam you?
Who are your blog subscribers? Do they enjoy your content? Do they join the conversation? Have they ever become customers of yours?
This used to be a numbers game. It's about people now. Are you worried about numbers or people?
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Good point. You should
Good point. You should really show dad this haha, because it really is true. Doesn't matter how long you study, just as long as you understand it. Not how long you study.
I love your short post. the
I love your short post. the content is very thought provoking.
Thanks for the comment and
Thanks for the comment and for reading! I find the media revolution that is happening very thought provoking indeed.
Hi Tim: Very true. It's not
Hi Tim: Very true. It's not about collecting followers but about having meaningful interactions with other people. I've found out that I always go back to my 10 or 15 trusted blogs to read interesting posts that appeal to me and to a similar number of bloggers with whom I've established some kind of relationship: by visiting and commenting on their blogs, exchanging emails now and then, bouncing things off with them, etc. That's what counts I think, rather than having a large following of strangers.
Couldn't agree more Mario.
Couldn't agree more Mario. Having a small group of trustworthy resources is much more valuable than thousands of random Twitter followers who don't interact. I like the name of your blog.
Thanks for the comment!
This was a great post Tim,
This was a great post Tim, it's not how many, but who you're reaching.
Thanks Adam. I feel it's one
Thanks Adam. I feel it's one of the most important changes happening now. Relationships matter more now than ever before.
Here from the Gonzo Social
Here from the Gonzo Social Media Carnival.
I believe that people who spend a whole lot of time thinking about their numbers, whether it's visitors or followers or friends, are not the sort of people who have long-term "relationships" that are meaningful.
A concept of "friends" is, to me, a real downfall of social media platforms. What I like most about blogging is that in most cases you have to "connect" with someone before they'll add you as a link. It's not a matter of clicking a button.
There are bloggers, of course, who will swap links with anyone and they tend to be the ones focused on their numbers. That's all well and good, but they're much less attractive.
That's a great point,
That's a great point, Anthony. People who are looking to really connect with others aren't going to just click a button and add your link to their blog. It is ironic that these platforms that are encouraging "relationships" and "connecting" allow you to add anyone with little effort or work.
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