Comments on: Partial Feeds Don’t Draw Visitors http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: What’s RSS? | MamaBlogga http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-44153 What’s RSS? | MamaBlogga Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:53:45 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-44153 [...] posts—but FeedBurner CEO Rick Klau says they’ve seen no evidence to support that. See Partial Feeds Don’t Draw Visitors at Marketing Pilgrim for more on the [...] [...] posts—but FeedBurner CEO Rick Klau says they’ve seen no evidence to support that. See Partial Feeds Don’t Draw Visitors at Marketing Pilgrim for more on the [...]

]]> By: Should You Use Partial Feeds To Increase Website Visits? http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-43611 Should You Use Partial Feeds To Increase Website Visits? Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:27:52 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-43611 [...] so they will have to click through to your website and read your full post, right? … Wrong! Several recent posts say otherwise, and so do I. Whenever I subscribe to a feed and find out it only offers [...] [...] so they will have to click through to your website and read your full post, right? … Wrong! Several recent posts say otherwise, and so do I. Whenever I subscribe to a feed and find out it only offers [...]

]]> By: Full RSS feeds kick the crap out of partial feeds | New Media Bytes | Online journalism, web production and promotion http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-40755 Full RSS feeds kick the crap out of partial feeds | New Media Bytes | Online journalism, web production and promotion Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:06:16 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-40755 [...] valuable time. As a reader, partial feeds are just about enough to make me unsubscribe to a feed. Partial feeds will not grow your readership, but full feeds [...] [...] valuable time. As a reader, partial feeds are just about enough to make me unsubscribe to a feed. Partial feeds will not grow your readership, but full feeds [...]

]]> By: Dana Mark http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25702 Dana Mark Tue, 08 May 2007 14:58:00 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25702 When I see a partial feed, I only click through to the full feed if it is someone I really want to read, or the article is so interesting I just can't help myself, or if I want to read the comments. I do not automatically click through on every feed. That just wastes my time. When I see a partial feed, I only click through to the full feed if it is someone I really want to read, or the article is so interesting I just can’t help myself, or if I want to read the comments. I do not automatically click through on every feed. That just wastes my time.

]]> By: links for 2007-04-26 at Uno se Blog http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25159 links for 2007-04-26 at Uno se Blog Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:29:50 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25159 [...] Partial Feeds Don’t Draw Visitors | Marketing Pilgrim (tags: content feeds rss partialfeeds syn) [...] [...] Partial Feeds Don’t Draw Visitors | Marketing Pilgrim (tags: content feeds rss partialfeeds syn) [...]

]]> By: Advice to mom bloggers: RSS | MamaBlogga http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25151 Advice to mom bloggers: RSS | MamaBlogga Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:29:21 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25151 [...] However, the benefits of full feeds outweigh the risks. Also note that many people publish excerpt feeds believing that more people will visit their site to read their full posts—but FeedBurner CEO Rick Klau says they’ve seen no evidence to support that. See Partial Feeds Don’t Draw Visitors at Marketing Pilgrim for more on the subject. [...] [...] However, the benefits of full feeds outweigh the risks. Also note that many people publish excerpt feeds believing that more people will visit their site to read their full posts—but FeedBurner CEO Rick Klau says they’ve seen no evidence to support that. See Partial Feeds Don’t Draw Visitors at Marketing Pilgrim for more on the subject. [...]

]]> By: Barb http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25082 Barb Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:09:38 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25082 I also don't like partial feed. I don't like the suspence in finding out what it's all about. It's better if I know what it's all about. I also don’t like partial feed. I don’t like the suspence in finding out what it’s all about. It’s better if I know what it’s all about.

]]> By: Raju http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25042 Raju Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:44:11 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25042 I know http://quickonlinetips.com managed 10000 feed subscribers with partial feeds only! They recently switched to full feeds too. I guess it is how readers like your content. http://seroundtable.com and http://shoemoney.com also have lots of readers with partial feeds only. I know http://quickonlinetips.com managed 10000 feed subscribers with partial feeds only! They recently switched to full feeds too. I guess it is how readers like your content. http://seroundtable.com and http://shoemoney.com also have lots of readers with partial feeds only.

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25038 Andy Beal Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:39:01 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25038 @Dario - that works well for some. I hear that SEObook has success with just posting a summary of the post. @Dario – that works well for some. I hear that SEObook has success with just posting a summary of the post.

]]> By: Dario http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25037 Dario Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:10:24 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25037 What if the writer partializes the feed at a critical must-keep-on-reading point? That's what I try to do, anyway... What if the writer partializes the feed at a critical must-keep-on-reading point? That’s what I try to do, anyway…

]]> By: HMTKSteve http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25030 HMTKSteve Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:21:11 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25030 I just use livebookmarks in Firefox for my feed tracking. If I see an interesting headline I'm likely to click right through to the blog in question. Otherwise, I don't use a "feed reeder" application. I just use livebookmarks in Firefox for my feed tracking. If I see an interesting headline I’m likely to click right through to the blog in question.

Otherwise, I don’t use a “feed reeder” application.

]]> By: Owen http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25027 Owen Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:12:38 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25027 The biggest problem feeds have is that they are competing with other for a slice of your reader's attention. I scan through so many posts a day that partial feeds just don't work for me. I prefer to drop it and more on to something I can absorb more quickly. Having a partial feed is the quickest way to get me to ubsubscribe to someone's feed. The biggest problem feeds have is that they are competing with other for a slice of your reader’s attention. I scan through so many posts a day that partial feeds just don’t work for me. I prefer to drop it and more on to something I can absorb more quickly.

Having a partial feed is the quickest way to get me to ubsubscribe to someone’s feed.

]]> By: Ellen http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25026 Ellen Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:41:01 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25026 I agree. It will do you no good. Some readers don't like the idea of giving them small details. Most of us want to know main idea right away. I agree. It will do you no good. Some readers don’t like the idea of giving them small details. Most of us want to know main idea right away.

]]> By: Internet Business Blog » Should You Use Partial Feeds To Increase Website Visitors? http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25025 Internet Business Blog » Should You Use Partial Feeds To Increase Website Visitors? Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:33:21 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25025 [...] One popular reasons given for using partial feeds as opposed to full feeds is that it increases website visitors. If you let people have your full feed they will just consume your content through a feed reader and never visit your site, so you have to offer just a partial feed so they will have to click through to your website and read your full post, right? … Wrong! Several recent posts say otherwise. Whenever I subscribe to a feed and find out it only offers a partial feed I unsubscribe immediately in almost all cases. On the rare occasion that I do stay subscribed I end up reading less of the content than I would have had they offered a full feed, simply because clicking through to a website is just an extra step that I am reluctant to take, because it takes me away from all the other good content in my feed reader provided by all the other blogs who let me subscribe to a full feed. There is a lot of good content out there and I am always looking for ways to sift through it all. By offering only a partial feed you are pretty much guaranteeing that I will place your content in the never return category. One exception to this is Aaron Wall’s SEOBook. He offers great content that I wouldn’t want to miss it, but his blog is the only exception. [...] [...] One popular reasons given for using partial feeds as opposed to full feeds is that it increases website visitors. If you let people have your full feed they will just consume your content through a feed reader and never visit your site, so you have to offer just a partial feed so they will have to click through to your website and read your full post, right? … Wrong! Several recent posts say otherwise. Whenever I subscribe to a feed and find out it only offers a partial feed I unsubscribe immediately in almost all cases. On the rare occasion that I do stay subscribed I end up reading less of the content than I would have had they offered a full feed, simply because clicking through to a website is just an extra step that I am reluctant to take, because it takes me away from all the other good content in my feed reader provided by all the other blogs who let me subscribe to a full feed. There is a lot of good content out there and I am always looking for ways to sift through it all. By offering only a partial feed you are pretty much guaranteeing that I will place your content in the never return category. One exception to this is Aaron Wall’s SEOBook. He offers great content that I wouldn’t want to miss it, but his blog is the only exception. [...]

]]> By: Chris Sandberg http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25022 Chris Sandberg Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:05:15 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25022 Whenever I subscribe to a feed and find out that it only offers partial feeds I just unsubscribe most of the time. On the rare occasion that I do stay subscribed, I read far less of the content than I would if they had a full feed, since I am reluctant to click through. If you really want people to click through you should offer content that encourages discussion so that readers will click through to read responses and write their own comment as I just have. Whenever I subscribe to a feed and find out that it only offers partial feeds I just unsubscribe most of the time. On the rare occasion that I do stay subscribed, I read far less of the content than I would if they had a full feed, since I am reluctant to click through. If you really want people to click through you should offer content that encourages discussion so that readers will click through to read responses and write their own comment as I just have.

]]> By: Jeremy Luebke http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25018 Jeremy Luebke Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:02:26 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25018 I though this was more of the three stooges than the three amigos :D j/k I though this was more of the three stooges than the three amigos :D

j/k

]]> By: Jordan McCollum http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25017 Jordan McCollum Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:29:09 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25017 Oh yes. Does that make you El Guapo? Oh yes. Does that make you El Guapo?

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25016 Andy Beal Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:22:36 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25016 LOL - Jordan would you say we had a "plethora" of authors? LOL – Jordan would you say we had a “plethora” of authors?

]]> By: Jordan McCollum http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25015 Jordan McCollum Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:16:16 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25015 'Infamous,' eh? Cue scene from The Three Amigos. ‘Infamous,’ eh? Cue scene from The Three Amigos.

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html/comment-page-1#comment-25013 Andy Beal Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:13:15 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/partial-feeds-dont-draw-visitors.html#comment-25013 @Evan - more than just a guest, it's the infamous Jordan. I'll have to see how to change the email listing for her posts. @Evan – more than just a guest, it’s the infamous Jordan. I’ll have to see how to change the email listing for her posts.

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