Comments on: Would You Advertise Yourself on MyCityFaces.com? http://www.jennifervangrove.com/2008/11/25/would-you-advertise-yourself-on-mycityfacescom/ Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:03:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Jennifer Van Grove http://www.jennifervangrove.com/2008/11/25/would-you-advertise-yourself-on-mycityfacescom/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Jennifer Van Grove Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.jennifervangrove.com/?p=428#comment-656 I have to be honest, I really want to be kind and follow the "if you have nothing nice to say . . ." advice, but I feel it would be unkind to not provide feedback that could help Dan's site grow.<br><br>To start, I don't know if I would have gotten further than that letter. If a service can't convince someone to visit a website with an "elevator pitch", my guess is the other commenters may be correct that it's not needed. Dan - I'd come up with three bullets and then a hook to get people to the site.<br><br>I'm all for self-promotion - this site needs to be more appealing to people who may be seeking the services the providers are promoting, otherwise you're doing your subscribers an injustice. Ryan's description is pretty dead on. At a minimum. remove the models! Better yet, design the site so the landing page appeals to the customers, with a tasteful button somewhere saying "want your own profile? click here!" or something. <br><br>I'd also get rid of the "sign up FREE!" badge - it implies that people looking for s I have to be honest, I really want to be kind and follow the “if you have nothing nice to say . . .” advice, but I feel it would be unkind to not provide feedback that could help Dan's site grow.

To start, I don't know if I would have gotten further than that letter. If a service can't convince someone to visit a website with an “elevator pitch”, my guess is the other commenters may be correct that it's not needed. Dan – I'd come up with three bullets and then a hook to get people to the site.

I'm all for self-promotion – this site needs to be more appealing to people who may be seeking the services the providers are promoting, otherwise you're doing your subscribers an injustice. Ryan's description is pretty dead on. At a minimum. remove the models! Better yet, design the site so the landing page appeals to the customers, with a tasteful button somewhere saying “want your own profile? click here!” or something.

I'd also get rid of the “sign up FREE!” badge – it implies that people looking for s

]]> By: Jennifer Van Grove http://www.jennifervangrove.com/2008/11/25/would-you-advertise-yourself-on-mycityfacescom/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Jennifer Van Grove Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.jennifervangrove.com/?p=428#comment-657 Check out the Phoenix area city page to give you a better idea. It's about having a classy and professional looking profile to advertise yourself only if you are in the service and sales industry. We focus on the people that make up a business first. It's for the rest of us that linkedin isn't a fit for or about the many review sites(Yelp). Many of the current business directory sites do not have a personable feel, this site brings a face to the name.<br>Most of the current sites at the beginning didn't have much of a chance until people thought outside the box and found that there isn't many sites for the average joe that are still professionals in their own right to advertise themselves to the masses. You would be surprised to find out how many people have no Internet presence and rely on their employer to bring them customers. This site is about being proactive and doing your own self marketing to attract business off your strong points.<br><br>Maybe it will take off maybe it wont but the response has be Check out the Phoenix area city page to give you a better idea. It's about having a classy and professional looking profile to advertise yourself only if you are in the service and sales industry. We focus on the people that make up a business first. It's for the rest of us that linkedin isn't a fit for or about the many review sites(Yelp). Many of the current business directory sites do not have a personable feel, this site brings a face to the name.
Most of the current sites at the beginning didn't have much of a chance until people thought outside the box and found that there isn't many sites for the average joe that are still professionals in their own right to advertise themselves to the masses. You would be surprised to find out how many people have no Internet presence and rely on their employer to bring them customers. This site is about being proactive and doing your own self marketing to attract business off your strong points.

Maybe it will take off maybe it wont but the response has be

]]> By: SEOAlaminos http://www.jennifervangrove.com/2008/11/25/would-you-advertise-yourself-on-mycityfacescom/comment-page-1/#comment-617 SEOAlaminos Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:11:50 +0000 http://www.jennifervangrove.com/?p=428#comment-617 yeah he has to be, keep up the good post yeah he has to be, keep up the good post

]]> By: faryl http://www.jennifervangrove.com/2008/11/25/would-you-advertise-yourself-on-mycityfacescom/comment-page-1/#comment-597 faryl Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:49:43 +0000 http://www.jennifervangrove.com/?p=428#comment-597 Glad to hear that, Dan! Hopefully the feedback was helpful - I meant it in the friendliest way possible ;-) I'll have to check out the site to see the new changes! Glad to hear that, Dan! Hopefully the feedback was helpful – I meant it in the friendliest way possible ;-) I'll have to check out the site to see the new changes!

]]> By: Dan http://www.jennifervangrove.com/2008/11/25/would-you-advertise-yourself-on-mycityfacescom/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Dan Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:09:15 +0000 http://www.jennifervangrove.com/?p=428#comment-593 We removed the models and put up real people! We removed the models and put up real people!

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