LoveClaw - am I missing it?

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I was able to see LoveClaw on an affiliate's website. Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like the Facebook "share" button on websites. Only difference is, there's multiple buttons (like star ratings).

Way too much hype, IMHO. Red flags start going off when I see every possible domain combination of the term "LoveClaw" being registered.
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  • I got LoveClaw last year from Chris and it is a good plugin if you know how to use it. You can change the wording and style of the buttons to fit your niche. I have found it works best with picture based sites and adding a call to action like "Would your friends find this 1-2-3-4"

    I know what you mean about the website that have sprung up. It happens on every launch. I have done a bit of launch jacking myself in the past and it is a cut throat world.

    The best thing about LoveClaw in my experience is not the plugin which does increase Facebook shares but getting the invites to Chris's webinars. He share some really cool stuff and seems to be one step ahead of everyone else.

    If I was in to making products/wso's I could make one from each webinar's notes.

    The plugin does work as described but no one should think you simply add in to a website and you will get 1000's of facebook visitors. You have to be creative and use it a bit more like a mini poll option which just happens to link with facebook.
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  • Chris here from LoveClaw

    Yes there is a lot of excitement around the long awaited public launch of LoveClaw.

    In reality LoveClaw is simply a useful tool for your business.

    The LoveClaw technology can be used on enhance any website by increasing the frequency of people sharing your content and providing social proof. The result is it bringing you more traffic and improving user and social signals that help your Google rankings.

    Try LoveClaw on your site and you will see it out-perform the Facebook LIKE button. In our tests it has out performed the like button by 350%. Try it for yourself and you will see an improvement.

    Obviously this only works on a website with quality and useful content. If you have poor content that is presented on a poorly structured site, then it can't help. Think of it like a new set of top-of-the-range tires that can enhance the performance of a car. If the car is broken however, the wheels can't do their job.

    Why It Works - The Marketing Behind It...

    Have you ever wondered why Google+ button never gets clicked compared to the Facebook LIKE button?

    Think about it...

    Google is a huge platform with millions of people who have YouTube accounts, Gmail accounts, and accounts for a variety of Google services. And those accounts are simply a Google account that can work with Google PLUS.

    But very few people press the Google PLUS button.

    Why is that?

    Compare it to 'LIKE'. When you are on a web page 'like' is something you can feel about the a page, it is a word you can think in your head.

    It is the emotional connection that makes the like button work!

    That is what LoveClaw does for your site. It provides a variety of customizable emotional outlets inviting your readers to share your content, while also providing social proof.

    I mean haven't you ever wanted to say something different about a website than like?

    Words like... 'Interesting', 'Shocking', Useful', 'I love it' etc. are all words you can use to entice your audience to give their opinion and share your content.

    People love to give opinions, it just so happens that Like is often not the word they want to use.

    And LoveClaw includes a variety of visual emotion buttons too which are incredibly effective.

    I've attached some examples below...
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    • Thanks Danny & Chris for your replies.

      I guess what really prompted me to start this thread in the first place was the onslaught of promotional emails (about 3 or 4 today alone). I realize there are different personalities; some people jump on new, cutting edge products when they're released. Others (like me), sit out the initial buying frenzy and wait. There really isn't a "right" or "wrong" in those regards, it's all personal preference.

      Here's an interesting article: Know the five types of buyers - Milwaukee - The Business Journal. What I find most interesting is #1 which represents only 2% of the buying market. Even when you add #2, you only come up with about 17% of your market. The bulk of your buyers live outside the initial launch. I reside between #3 and #4

      Best wishes on all your ventures, Danny & Chris.
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  • The LoveClaw plugin is an awesome tool because unlike the Facebook LIKE button a user doesn't have to be in the "mindset" of liking content in order to click and share. They can have other opinions or views of the content which they are sharing. A clever concept in my opinion.
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    • I realize I'm in the minority on this, but to what extent I have no idea: when I'm doing my daily internet browsing, I very rarely (maybe less <1%) press the "Like" button on websites (or the G +1 either). I don't know why I avoid those buttons, but I just do. However, I can see your point, Andy.
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  • And demo website using this Chris Gutrie's plugin?
  • Here's the thing, Have a look at the Huffington post, If your content is something that care about, such as politics, then Love Claw will make it go ultra viral.

    For example, say you had a "ban handguns" blog.

    Only the people who wanted to ban handguns would "like" your posts.

    With Love Claw, people who DISAGREED would share your content as well, because of emotion. Hope that helps
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    • Yes I see your point, Simon. As Chris pointed out himself, LC helps websites/blogs that are already engaging their readers. He goes on to qualify the effectiveness of the tool by emphasizing a website should have quality content. If a site is already engaging their readers, I can see how LC can be a useful tool. But, just about every marketing email I've received would lead you to believe that by simply installing this plug-in, your website(s) will go ultra-viral.

      In a similar fashion, CommentLuv does a remarkable job in its own right.

      ETA
      A large part of The LoveClaw marketing involves pushing the buyer's emotional buttons. You're supporting/buying LC because _______ (fill in the blank). If you speak critically of a product, the supporters (and those that have a vested interest) will attack and discredit you. Try going to just about any in-person MLM meeting and speak critically (not disrespectfully, but raise valid objections). You're quickly shown the door.
    • Simon has nailed it. I can't tell you how many times I have disagreed with something, but because my only options were to Like it or leave it, I didn't engage with the content at all.
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    • Hey! How did YOU KNOW my niche! :p
    • Er, um, there is always somebody who would click the Works Great! button for a hemorrhoid cream (or anything!), and who wants the world to know it.

      Seriously though, being able to change the text of the buttons means it could work for something like this...or pretty much anything with a little creative thinking.
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  • I think its a fabulous idea since it gets the user to "do something about it"... and the ability to customize the image and text only adds to the flexibility.

    And believe me, non-IM people are absolutely clueless about all our gizmos!!

    Nope, I am not an affiliate, I don't even own it yet, but I am thinking of giving it a spin if it REALLLLLY does everything that they hype! Lol, just search for lovecla review, and just see the number of affiliates beefing this up!!
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    • But do you want people to Dislike or Hate your page?
      Is any engagement good even negative engagement? Like advertising?
      I am not so sure I want people hating my page, on Facebook...
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  • Not happy with love claw and I have requested a refund twice in the past 48 hours with no response, it is like they are avoiding me....I paid the $197.
  • Still no refund and I have conformed to all their requests providing detailed information why I want a refund, however their insistence backwards and forwards of "support emails" are nothing more than delay tactics in providing a refund! Did your support staff ever work for Sky retention department? They also provide crap support!

    Do your stand by their own 100% satisfaction guarantee ? Up to now NO! I have requested a refund 72 hours ago....NOT GOOD.
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    • That is covered in the LoveClaw live training (replays available). There is over 12 hours of training, and the last session does critiques of people's work to show you how to improve, it is very eye opening.

      LoveClaw is extremely powerful on its own, and to help people take it to the next level I wanted to give people the knowledge and skills to get even bigger results by understanding the process of going viral.

      This was not something I had to do because LoveClaw is powerful enough on its own. I wanted to do it because I care about my customers getting results.

      Going viral is a science, and the bonus training walks you through that process. It is a skill like anything else in business, and any skill can be learned and improved.

      Firstly it is the weekend so please be patient. Many software companies do not offer support over the weekend, we are one of the few that do, although replies will be slower than during the week.

      As stated in our refund policy we will try to find a solution to your problem, if we can't find a solution then we will refund. This is because we care about getting our customers results.

      Looking at your ticket you gave us no chance to rectify the issue you were facing - and sent in multiple tickets within hours over the weekend- you were not giving us a chance to respond, especially given it was a weekend.

      In addition you would not tell us the site you had the problem or give any other information when we offered to fix the issue.

      Based on the little information you gave we did offer an explanation of what was happening, however, you simply ignored this and demanded a refund. If you actually allowed us to help you, you would have got the desired results you wanted from the software.

      I think the issue was that you were having people click to share, but then they never actually submitted the share. We also don't count multiple shares from the same person/IP and you mentioned you did it in your workplace, which would explain that. We do that to prevent a group of people in an office gaming the system. Donna on the support team explained this to you. You ignored this reply and also refused to give us more information such as the site you were having an issue with, so we could investigate further.

      I see Donna put your refund through to be processed yesterday and your account has been closed, and access to all training revoked.

      As much as we try, we often can't help people who don't want to be helped, and those people will just lose out and get less traffic.

      Hopefully you can understand the only thing we were trying to do was help you, and if you go back through our answers to your support tickets you will find that is exactly what we did.
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  • Even if you put a 'negative emotion' on the button such as 'I hate this', when they click on it they will still be doing a 'like' in Facebook.

    Surely you can't change that and are just changing the button they click on, not the action?

    Or are you tricking them into doing a Facebook like when they think they are disagreeing?
  • Cash Money, when they click any LoveClaw button, they are shown a comment box where they can type anything they want.

    Even if it's negative, it can be good for you because someone who disagrees with them might comment back to make their point. The discussion is what can make it go viral.

    Many people love a controversial argument and will go on for ages, back and forth. And, every comment is another link back to your site.
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    LoveClaw - am I missing it?

    I was able to see LoveClaw on an affiliate's website. Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like the Facebook "share" button on websites. Only difference is, there's multiple buttons (like star ratings). Way too much hype, IMHO. Red flags start going off when I see every possible domain combination of the term "LoveClaw" being registered.