Yesterday was a day that really befuddled me on what people want and how to best help them. Would say it had me pulling out my hair but I don’t have any

Here is what happened to befuddle me.

I wrote two posts yesterday. One here and one on my WordPress Made Easy blog. Both asked for input from you the reader on subjects that I was considering to help you.

The post here asked for your input about UStream and was this a media you use or participate in. Is live video a way to give you content that you embrace?

The response was non existent. The traffic was there so people read it. I specifically asked for comments and help with the ongoing poll here. There were no comments and only one person took the time to add to the poll.

Now on the WordPress blog I asked for comments on adding backlinks to your blog. This got 12 comments. Now there was a difference. On that blog I stated and meant that I would not continue the series to expand that post if I did not get 5 comments. It took less than 2 hours to get the comments and the traffic was about the same.

Hmmm…..

So here is the what I need answered because I am not sure how to interpret the responses – I am old and bald after all.

Is there no interest in UStream or live video from you my reader or do you really need some kind of incentive to get any input?

This Old Bald Guy really wants to know. Look forward to your input.

Mike Paetzold

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I would really like some input here from my readers. I am seeing more and more people effectively use new formats to bond with people.

One of the biggest that I see is Ustream.

For just a couple examples on Ustream Rich Shefren went 27 hours live during his recent launch and the last 3 hours were because he said he would keep going as long as 1000 people were still watching just answering questions.

A good friend of mine Alan Bechtold does a bi weekly show Breakfast With Alan that shows you just how much you can do with this format. He cuts back and forth between taped and live segments which makes it quite entertaining. Definitely recommend you check out his show and the replays.

Of course Alan does his breakfast show at 7 pm but you would need to know Alan to understand that. His show will be tonight and I am looking forward to it.

There are quite a few others but the question I ask is two fold.

Are you using this format? (If yes how is it working)

Do you like to attend these types of events?

Looking seriously at using this but really need your input.

Mike Paetzold

P.S. If you haven’t voted in the traffic poll please click the polls link in the header.

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