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		<title>By: ripsywilliam</title>
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		<dc:creator>ripsywilliam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes, you are absolutely right social networking sites generate more traffic to our site and are good source for exchanging strategies, knowledge, and resources with those who have exceptional talents in specific areas.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, you are absolutely right social networking sites generate more traffic to our site and are good source for exchanging strategies, knowledge, and resources with those who have exceptional talents in specific areas.</p>
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		<title>By: jinnie</title>
		<link>http://www.growmap.com/social-media-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-21750</link>
		<dc:creator>jinnie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Admiring the time and effort you put into your blog and detailed information you offer!keep all your points in my mind so that i can use them easily.well explained post well done.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Admiring the time and effort you put into your blog and detailed information you offer!keep all your points in my mind so that i can use them easily.well explained post well done.</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew from Investment Trusts</title>
		<link>http://www.growmap.com/social-media-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-6649</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew from Investment Trusts</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If think they can be good to get news of special offers and new products out there. Of course it has to be targetted in the right way.

If your followers are genuinly interested in what you sell, and are potential customers, then it can work very well. In the majority of cases though, I don&#039;t think it is a good investment of your time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If think they can be good to get news of special offers and new products out there. Of course it has to be targetted in the right way.</p>
<p>If your followers are genuinly interested in what you sell, and are potential customers, then it can work very well. In the majority of cases though, I don&#8217;t think it is a good investment of your time.</p>
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		<title>By: Posts about Ecommerce as of May 20, 2009 &#124; Shirasmane</title>
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		<dc:creator>Posts about Ecommerce as of May 20, 2009 &#124; Shirasmane</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: InternetStrategist</title>
		<link>http://www.growmap.com/social-media-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-5526</link>
		<dc:creator>InternetStrategist</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Josch The thing is they won&#039;t pay RIGHT NOW even if they click out of curiosity. They MIGHT be in the market and buy if they find your Tweets or other Social Networking messages using search just as they would using search engines. 

It is key to remember that content clicks should not be expected to convert as well as search UNLESS they are extremely well targeted on pages related to making a purchase.

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;InternetStrategist’s last blog post..What IS a Social Media Expert?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Josch The thing is they won&#8217;t pay RIGHT NOW even if they click out of curiosity. They MIGHT be in the market and buy if they find your Tweets or other Social Networking messages using search just as they would using search engines. </p>
<p>It is key to remember that content clicks should not be expected to convert as well as search UNLESS they are extremely well targeted on pages related to making a purchase.</p>
<p><abbr><em>InternetStrategist’s last blog post..What IS a Social Media Expert?</em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Josch</title>
		<link>http://www.growmap.com/social-media-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-5385</link>
		<dc:creator>Josch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s a waste of time. That&#039;s what I think. People who use it won&#039;t pay for most products.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a waste of time. That&#8217;s what I think. People who use it won&#8217;t pay for most products.</p>
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		<title>By: InternetStrategist</title>
		<link>http://www.growmap.com/social-media-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-4140</link>
		<dc:creator>InternetStrategist</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Eric Any type of curiosity click (any click that is not a direct result of a search) is unlikely to convert (result in the action you&#039;re interested in). 

Yes, being successful in Social Media is very time-consuming and challenging. I would say ESPECIALLY if it is ads because of how most people feel about them.

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;InternetStrategist’s last blog post..Blog Traffic Up 54.87% in the Last 30 Days: Our Proven Traffic Improvement Strategy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Eric Any type of curiosity click (any click that is not a direct result of a search) is unlikely to convert (result in the action you&#8217;re interested in). </p>
<p>Yes, being successful in Social Media is very time-consuming and challenging. I would say ESPECIALLY if it is ads because of how most people feel about them.</p>
<p><abbr><em>InternetStrategist’s last blog post..Blog Traffic Up 54.87% in the Last 30 Days: Our Proven Traffic Improvement Strategy</em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Eric</title>
		<link>http://www.growmap.com/social-media-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-4123</link>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You are right about the traffic one gets from social media(if one does things right), but after getting a lot of traffic from different kinds of social media sites I have felt that they are not interested in what you are selling, even if it is ads. I feel that successful social media campaign need a lot of your time.

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eric’s last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://linkdirs.blogspot.com/2009/04/dirfferent-categories-of-directories.html&quot;&gt;Dirfferent Categories of directories&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You are right about the traffic one gets from social media(if one does things right), but after getting a lot of traffic from different kinds of social media sites I have felt that they are not interested in what you are selling, even if it is ads. I feel that successful social media campaign need a lot of your time.</p>
<p><abbr><em>Eric’s last blog post..<a href="http://linkdirs.blogspot.com/2009/04/dirfferent-categories-of-directories.html">Dirfferent Categories of directories</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: InternetStrategist</title>
		<link>http://www.growmap.com/social-media-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-4062</link>
		<dc:creator>InternetStrategist</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Zeffy To each their own I guess. I share the best content I find while researching and get breaking news too in the process. I&#039;m not much for who ate what either. :-)

@John Thank you so much for sharing that it is working for you. Even what can supposedly be measured by analytics is so misleading that is makes more sense to pay attention to how your business is affected by what you&#039;ve done most recently. 

@Sire LOL That is EXACTLY how I feel about it - especially when I&#039;ve been out commenting and my inbox is filling up with blog posts with new comments. 

There is no way to truly catch up - I just do what I am guided to do when I am moved to do it and know that as long as I&#039;m being productive it is bound to be sowing seeds that will produce eventually.

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;InternetStrategist’s last blog post..Who Are My Readers? Are You Getting Benefits From What You Read Here?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Zeffy To each their own I guess. I share the best content I find while researching and get breaking news too in the process. I&#8217;m not much for who ate what either. <img src='http://www.growmap.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@John Thank you so much for sharing that it is working for you. Even what can supposedly be measured by analytics is so misleading that is makes more sense to pay attention to how your business is affected by what you&#8217;ve done most recently. </p>
<p>@Sire LOL That is EXACTLY how I feel about it &#8211; especially when I&#8217;ve been out commenting and my inbox is filling up with blog posts with new comments. </p>
<p>There is no way to truly catch up &#8211; I just do what I am guided to do when I am moved to do it and know that as long as I&#8217;m being productive it is bound to be sowing seeds that will produce eventually.</p>
<p><abbr><em>InternetStrategist’s last blog post..Who Are My Readers? Are You Getting Benefits From What You Read Here?</em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Sire</title>
		<link>http://www.growmap.com/social-media-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-3471</link>
		<dc:creator>Sire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You kidding IS. I would love it if I had a button that would pause time so that I could catch up on a whole lot of things. The only thing is that I would be pushing that damn button all the time.

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sire’s last blog post..There Is No Way In Hell That A Man Can Please A Woman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You kidding IS. I would love it if I had a button that would pause time so that I could catch up on a whole lot of things. The only thing is that I would be pushing that damn button all the time.</p>
<p><abbr><em>Sire’s last blog post..There Is No Way In Hell That A Man Can Please A Woman</em></abbr></p>
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