Comments on: Full feed appeal

by: Mark

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:53:40 +0000

JM: Great insight there and I’m sure many people feel the same way.

As for the blogroll, it’s due for a cleanup and update. Keep checking in!

Mark

by: JM

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:09:25 +0000

Partial feeds are a complete waste of my time, I won’t go near a blog that doesn’t give me a full feed. Who subscribes to a feed and then clicks on ads anyway?
I’m operating under the assumption that getting me to see ads is the only reason to send me to your site because if you are not running ads and then you are making it hard for me to read your content I can’t even imagine what your motivation might be.
get read, get linked, get googled, get ad revenue — that’s the forumla, right?
Google is how I got here and you have accomplished your goal, I am now aware of your business and services - a full feed will not reduce that awareness going forward but it will keep me subscribed, reading and maybe one day emailing out/linking to you.

PS: Since launching Truemors his blog has turned into complete rubbish anyway, I’d take away his link on those grounds! ;)

by: Mark

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:26:36 +0000

JM: Nah, he doesn’t lose his link. He’s lost my subscription. Here, I’m pointing people to valuable resources, in this case, Guy’s website. It’s up to you to decide whether to follow him online or in your reader.

As for me, I find partial feeds hugely frustrating. I’ll check his blog from time to time, but if something he writes is especially noteworthy, I’ll be sure to find it through the other blogs I read, or links posted to del.icio.us, Facebook, Twitter or elsewhere.

What’s your position on partial feeds?

by: JM

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:33:06 +0000

Guy Kawasaki switched to partials, does he lose his link?

by: The Lonely Marketer - a discussion for the small business marketing manager » My Google Reader Has Made Me Lazy

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:17:27 +0000

[…] Is this about partial or full RSS feeds? I don’t think so. Honestly, I prefer the full feed, but I’ll click through on a partial if the story interests me. Mark Goren had an interesting post on that topic if you’re interested. For me, it’s more about not taking in the personality of the blog author in the feed reader. […]

by: Mark

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:21:59 +0000

CK: Love that 1-2 punch of an explanation you give. Well stated.

by: CK

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:43:43 +0000

oh, and becuz I’m a particularly ‘mouthy’ marketer today let me explain why I like this approach: you could have just un-subbed (that’s what customers do). But what you did was to (1) explain why there should be change and (2) gave everyone a 2nd chance to show them you don’t want to lose them (or have them lose you as the case may be). Good stuff. You get extra credit.

by: CK

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:40:11 +0000

Look at your results buddy! Greg Verdino has too good a blog to miss out on. He walks the perfect frank-but-fair line.

by: Mark

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:41:24 +0000

Thanks for letting me know, Greg. I’ve updated the post and am now pointing readers to your full feed. Cool.

by: Greg Verdino

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:33:21 +0000

Mark - I’m pushing the full feed now. I’ve been agonizing over this for weeks and actually spoke about it with David Armano over the weekend. So, um, cross my name off your list. G