A question for the day
I have been pondering why it is that so many members of so many groups remain the silent majority?
Is it shyness or is it that everything that can be contributed to a discussion already has been?
Certainly, I can't see the latter as being a valid reason, yet if we look at so many of the groups with thousands of members, what is it that is stopping the majority from contributing?
I have even asked new members of one of my groups to take the opportunity to introduce themselves, yet the response rate was less than .5%…..yes, POINT 5% !
I don't have the answer…..obvioulsy, but I would really like to hear others' ideas as to why this is occurring and also get ideas as to how we can get more of our members to contribute. After all, the benefit of being a member of a group is the ability to share and discuss issues.
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9 年Moreover, I don't know if anyone else feels the same, but I am never tempted to look at anyone's website when only a name and a website is offered. My interest is piqued during conversations about various subjects and someone's views. It is then that I want to see their work, and find it irksome that one has to search for their website instead of it being conveniently posted with their comments. What is the logic of not allowing this to be the standard in a community of artists ? Of course we want to see their work while we are engaged in conversation with them.
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9 年Some of us have shared our thoughts on many subjects and feel that we re now known to many. Repeating the same might just be irritating, perhaps ? Those of us who work full time at what we do, such as painting, need to spend the majority of our time at the easel or planning the work.
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9 年Dear Anthony S. Hope you are doing fine and every thing goes well, I'd love to contribute in your discussion but actually I don't have enough information to contribute and I feel shy if I add something which is not valuable. I enjoy your topics a lot and I hope I can have information to share. Regards and many thanks. Niloufar
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9 年Anthony S. I agree with the lack of engagement and think that there are several factors responsible for it. Perhaps the most prevalent is that LinkedIn is not a new platform any more and the early adopters, who are usually the ones to get things going, have moved on. I have been in this platform for about 5 years, and I can tell you that in the process of growing bigger it has sacrificed other things and acquired unwanted stuff like spam and a very noticeable decline in quality. Like most things, I believe engagement has to be earned, so either you create a community truly interested in a specific topic (or common headaches) with tangible benefits, or you pay for engagement. From my 500+ contacts, I can tell you only about 20 of them are professionals I can count on for quality and responsive interactions, and although the percentage is very low, THEY make my presence here worth it. Also, as with most things, the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. At the end of the day, all these platforms are competing for our time, because "We" are the ones bringing the content. ; ) BTW, your posting photo is very sexy, nice way to engage! and you got a typo in the word "obviously." Good luck to you and Happy Engaging!
LinkedIn discussions are like panels at conferences: a few voices lead the discussion, others raise questions and issues, and most listen to learn. This is not a problem to be solved. We each choose one of those roles accordingly, because deep engagement with every conversation on the internet is impossible.