Why people hate to share content?

11 years ago

I 100% understand your problem, I would say it takes time, time for people to except your website as a real website, and not as just a money making nothing.

When I launched my Social Network +1 year ago it took many many months before people start to share things from my website to other websites. But I can tell you the moment it startes I will go faster and faster.

Now I have 180.000+ People a month and everyday I see more links comming in.

So my advice, just have some patience.

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HzCy

11 years ago

Originally Posted by allegandro

I 100% understand your problem, I would say it takes time, time for people to except your website as a real website, and not as just a money making nothing.

When I launched my Social Network +1 year ago it took many many months before people start to share things from my website to other websites. But I can tell you the moment it startes I will go faster and faster.

Now I have 180.000+ People a month and everyday I see more links comming in.

So my advice, just have some patience.

Alright, thanks for your answer.

Im just worrying about, how long it will take. I am already doing some marketing every day for a few weeks now, and still the results are pretty bad...

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JamesLeeOnline

11 years ago

Actually now days many people using social network sites and they don't trust other people. they thing its all fake. They use these sites as a time pass. That's why they hesitate or not want to share their own contents.

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mrgoe

11 years ago

Yeah, there are thousands of social websites built weekly, people just trying to get a mailing list with them. Just prove yourself to be one of the best social networks and active users will come.

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HzCy

11 years ago

Originally Posted by mrgoe

Yeah, there are thousands of social websites built weekly, people just trying to get a mailing list with them. Just prove yourself to be one of the best social networks and active users will come.

This is what I am trying to do, but I dont really know how to "prove myself as one of the best social networks".

Doesnt everyone try to do exactly this?

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sparrow 11 years ago

I guess it is just patience

I had a classified website offered free advertising to anyone who wanted to sell their wares

Would of thought people would of jump on the opportunity to have another place to sell their goods - wrong

It was like pulling teeth

My experience you win some lose most on the internet

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allegandro

11 years ago

Originally Posted by HzCy

Alright, thanks for your answer.

Im just worrying about, how long it will take. I am already doing some marketing every day for a few weeks now, and still the results are pretty bad...

A few weeks? Count on a few months/years.

I build mine in 3 years and now slowly people start to subscribe and use it more and more. But when it goes, it goes fast.

Originally Posted by mrgoe

Yeah, there are thousands of social websites built weekly, people just trying to get a mailing list with them. Just prove yourself to be one of the best social networks and active users will come.

100% True, proof that you are different and not another copycat.

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garyoneill

11 years ago

Site seems to be getting there,

I am not sure what goes on in peoples head, I think possibly it is a trust thing...

Stick around and people will become familiar with your network.

Best of luck in the near future.

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Trev81

11 years ago

Is it a photo based website like Flickr or pix500?

If you tell us what kind of stuff people post up then we can probably elaborate on a solution for you.

I find people share quality/humour/abnormal stuff on social media. Maybe you need more people to post stuff. 130 shares from 2100 is really not bad for a new site.

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JohnMcCabe

11 years ago

I'm going to go out on a limb here, and guess that most of those 2100 users who posted stuff were doing it for backlinks. How many of them have posted more than once?

How good is the content posted? Just because there's a bunch of share buttons doesn't mean people will automatically pass them along.

@allegandro

Didn't you just post your own thread complaining that you couldn't get people to post free links on your site?

Somewhere between there and here, suddenly people are using your site and it's picking up steam?:rolleyes:

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HzCy

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Trev81

Is it a photo based website like Flickr or pix500?

If you tell us what kind of stuff people post up then we can probably elaborate on a solution for you.

I find people share quality/humour/abnormal stuff on social media. Maybe you need more people to post stuff. 130 shares from 2100 is really not bad for a new site.

Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe

I'm going to go out on a limb here, and guess that most of those 2100 users who posted stuff were doing it for backlinks. How many of them have posted more than once?

How good is the content posted? Just because there's a bunch of share buttons doesn't mean people will automatically pass them along.

@allegandro

Didn't you just post your own thread complaining that you couldn't get people to post free links on your site?

Somewhere between there and here, suddenly people are using your site and it's picking up steam?:rolleyes:

This site is like Tumblr. People can share fotos, follow others and share videos/texts etc.

If you ask me why I built this site, its just because Tumblr is nearly 99% fotos. I wanted to build something where people share also Links like on Reddit, Fotos like on Pinterest and Texts like on Twitter.

@JohnMcCabe

About 5% posted more than once, its kinda normal i think for a new social network. Anyhow, maybe you are right about the backlinks...

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MarketMaster13 11 years ago

You need to work on marketing your site and proof to its users that its real and its worth the sharing their stuffs there.
Now days it takes some some time and effort to convince people to accept your site.
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allegandro

11 years ago

Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe

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@allegandro

Didn't you just post your own thread complaining that you couldn't get people to post free links on your site?

Somewhere between there and here, suddenly people are using your site and it's picking up steam?:rolleyes:

Correct,

The social network is working well, the marketplace is going good, and the photo sharing is going good....

Just when I offer people to add their link to our directory for free, they panic and prefer to pay. ))

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HzCy

11 years ago

Hm alright, so marketing .. that what everyone seems doing.

Do you guys know any books / videos / wso's whatever on that topic, how to market a new product?
I mean really, from 0 to 10000 users or so.

Would appreciate any answers.

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seocrab

11 years ago

People are also getting increasingly wary of the big-name networks so it's even harder for the little ones to get natural shares and traffic. Try and offer incentives for people to interact, like quizzes and competitions. The shares will come in time. Good luck

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stoltingmediagroup

11 years ago

Originally Posted by HzCy

I just don't get it, what does it take people, to share something on a Social Network? I mean honestly, what does it take to make YOU share something from me on your Facebook/Twitter Wall?

It takes different things for different people. I had a look at your site and when I scrolled down, I saw this video.

Ashton Kutcher Acceptance Speech - Teen Choice...

This is something that "I" would share. Why? because it's one of those moments that I expected a quick boring speech, but something much more valuable was delivered to the teen audience. Something "share worthy."

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HzCy

11 years ago

Originally Posted by stoltingmediagroup

It takes different things for different people. I had a look at your site and when I scrolled down, I saw this video.

Ashton Kutcher Acceptance Speech - Teen Choice Awards 2013 (High Quality) - YouTube

This is something that "I" would share. Why? because it's one of those moments that I expected a quick boring speech, but something much more valuable was delivered to the teen audience. Something "share worthy."

Ye exactly. The content there isn't just all random, its normally well choosen one. So these arguments of the people here in the thread, that "people only share what they like and are congruent about" are to common.

However, I think just one of the biggest problems for people to not share you is the trust problem in front of their own audience.

Isn't it right that if I want to share something on Facebook (for instance) I would ask myself first, if my friends (my audience) wouldn't think its total crap and blame me for that.

... It really seems just like a trust issue ...

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carol951

11 years ago

Keep at it. It takes time and sometimes people are skeptical and reluctant to share while they'refiguring out if they can trust you... Gently remind them to share.

Also try to take your attention off of them NOT sharing and visualize them sharing instead. They will eventually share as long as you stay around long enough

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Devin X

Banned 11 years ago

Originally Posted by HzCy

I mean honestly, what does it take to make YOU share something from me on your Facebook/Twitter Wall?

It has to resonate with me completely. I realize that people want me to share things with my network and I refuse to do that unless I'm convinced that the object in question, as well as its creator, is congruent with my own perspectives. If not...it doesn't get shared. I'm sure other people are the same way.

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Fazal Mayar

11 years ago

You are on the right path it takes time. Focus more on marketing your site then focusing on checking the counts of your social network shares

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T086

11 years ago

People just ignore the 'share' button. Just cant be bothered.

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goindeep

11 years ago

Yeah like other have said. Share worthy content and also make sure the share buttons are positioned correctly and that you prompt them to share. They wont share everything, that's just natural.

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