Friends can you tell me why I don't get enough response.
By worthy
@worthy (2413)
India
February 6, 2007 11:47pm CST
It's really frustrating to get only a couple of responses to my discussions.I don't really understand why?
First I thought that people don't want to read personal and lenghty discussions.So i starting many discussions which were brief and easy to answer.But still didn't get many response.
Then I stopped worrying about it and posted some discussions which really i was interested in.i also posted discussions on famous proverbs and sayings and thought that at least some intellectual minds would respond.But again it was the same story.
Now can anyone point out and explain why is it happening with me.where am i lacking? Please help.
I don't know how many of you will respond .If i again get only a few response then maybe i'll start the silly one's .Lol.
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27 responses
@adidas7878 (1891)
• United States
8 Feb 07
I have the same problem as you do, i dont get enough response to my discussion, but i keep on posting, hopefully one day i get more the most i ever gotten was like 32 response, so i still keep on working on my, i put you as on friend so hope we can help each other out.
@shemb1 (464)
• Sri Lanka
8 Feb 07
It happended to me now, I still wondering why it happend to me? then I think may be my fault of not making some usabale words and not making some good topics. because if we not make some attraction topics, people wont reply to us. if we do it better we get good replies, sometimes it wont happends in that way so then we need our friends help to prevent down our mind.
@samtaylorskykierajen (7977)
• Canada
8 Feb 07
Try not to worry about it , everyone has different interests and different things they will answer to . You never know which discussion you start is going to be the hit . Not all your discussions are going to get a lot of answers to it , so just keep posting and see which one's work best for you .
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@abhiquest (579)
• India
8 Feb 07
I would say a lot of your reponses would be based on the discussion topic quality, relevance, the number of friends who respond to it and how often you respond to their comments.
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@xfallenxlostx (2074)
• United States
8 Feb 07
i agree 100%. It is really frustrating when you take the time to make a discussion and you get only about 3 responses. It's especially infuritating when you have taken the time to type out something really heart felt and intellectual, and the only person who responds is one of your best friends.
i made a topic called Fiddle and the Drum and granted, a lot of people may not have gotten that title and i should have realized that, but still...i give every topic a "once over" and then decide if i feel like responding or not. i don't understand why i get so little response when i bother to type up somethign that actually takes intellect to respond to. Perhaps that is the problem. Maybe i need to "dumb it down" for everyone.
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@worthy (2413)
• India
8 Feb 07
There you go.I think we both have experienced the same situation.But I'm surprised to get so many responses this time.It shows at least one thing...... Myloteers care, only, maybe most of them dont share the same interests.
Friend ,i would suggest that you don't dumb it down.Gradually people will take notice.
And thanks for understanding what i felt.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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7 Feb 07
ok well your not doing too badly on this one. First of all, there are so many discussions on mylot its not possible to get round to every one. Consequently, you have to catch the eye, so you need to start discussions that tap in to what your audience wants. The alternative is to just consentrate on posting and enjoy everyone elses conversations. Its good to have an active friends list as friends tend to help each other out with respones
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@Devinarun (387)
• United States
7 Feb 07
Why do u bother on things like that, maybe its beacuse people dont have the same interest as you do so they dont respond to ur disscussions.take it cool n go on putting up discussions.
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@fliffy555 (1044)
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7 Feb 07
You need to write about something that is vaque yet basically tells people what to write about... eg i wrote one entitled PAYPOSTER GONE.... mylot still here wonder which is best and responses poured in cuz if they were not talking about payposter being a scam they were praising mylot... i always wait a few weeks and post a discussion i know people will reply to... i also have one which is not as popular as the payposter one but again it is asking people what they do on mylot and that gets a lot of responses too... for high response numbers post about mylot... something general but so people will think I WANT TO TELL THEM THAT!!! there are a few i can think of right now.... once you get a few good discussions started you create a following and people will respond more to your discussions if you reply to theirs... i have noticed that when adding friends look at the type of stuff they write first if you are interested in their stuff add them respond to them and then they will look at your stuff and respond too.... hope this helps peace xXx
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@joygermino (466)
• Philippines
8 Feb 07
we experience the same scenario. i have been posting discussions but nobody seems to notice. i don't know whether my discussions are bad or not just interesting. i have been trying to generalize my discussions so as to get more responses. maybe there will come a time i will get noticed. you too..
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@chazdubs (249)
• United States
7 Feb 07
Thank you for posting this question. Myself and I am sure hundreds of others have the same question. It was nice to read through all the responses and be able to use this information so I too can earn more and get more responses. It makes me mad when I start a discussion and get 2 or 3 responses instantly and then none for the rest of the time.
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@mssnow (9484)
• United States
7 Feb 07
I have started a lot of them and usually only get about three responses. I think it has to do with so many people starting new discussions yours is bumped to the second page before anyone can see it. I notices mine gets bumped so quickly before i can even change pages its bumped to the second page. Most people only look at the first page of discussion so once you post and it gets bumped . You wont get as many posts to it. I hope I am making myself clear here . I know what I'm trying to say but not sure if its coming out right
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@lizlibelle (144)
• United States
8 Feb 07
I find myself responding to posts where I can do them quickly since I just started. Maybe ask a simple question: "Would you prefer fresh strawberries or fresh cherries?" and see if you can't get some good responses there. Do you write back to the people who respond to you?
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@sharon613 (2321)
• United States
7 Feb 07
Lately, I've been getting very little responses. Unless you post up something that meets the interest of lots of mylot members, don't expect many responses. That's from my experience.
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@Marie2473 (8512)
• Sweden
7 Feb 07
I think it is important that u DON`T post silly ones - atleast not only. if u post good quality discussions people will start respondning to them and u will have a lot of responses.
Another thing that is good is if u always RATE your responses with a + (as long as they are sticking to the subject) and also choose a best response. This shows that u read the replies and that u care enough to go back and do this - and that makes people come back for more.
Whenever I find an interesting discussion I go through a few of the persons discussions and reply...
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@smiley20903 (495)
• United States
7 Feb 07
I wonder that same thought also..I post conversation that I think would get plenty of response but only end up getting maybe 2 or 3 post..It is very confusing to me as well..
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@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
7 Feb 07
LOL-- I'm not a friend yet-- but I agree-- I can't figure out how many silly discussions get a ton of responses and then the more serious ones get few.
I try to read my friends discussions first-- that way they in turn look at mine- I'm going to go and check out some more of your discussions and see if its anything I can relate to or respond to.
Good luck here--
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@happymomndad (1035)
• United States
7 Feb 07
I feel exactly the same way, I only get a few responses and most of the time they dont make sense or it looks like someone is try to get as many in as they can and dont realy care about the topic. Its frustrating when I realy want an opinion and need advice or whatever. I just make sure that when I do get an intelegent response I reply to it as quickly as posible hoping to spark a real conversation. Those who are replying for the right reasons will reply back to you.
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@judaschrist (6)
• India
7 Feb 07
hey...i'm sure this is the discussion you are getting most responses to....nd here it is ...another one from me...dont be disheartened...just keep posting such discussions and for sure you will be the one with most no. of replies to his discussions....
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