[Theforum] Inviting other people
Madhu Menon
webguru at vsnl.net
Mon Nov 19 13:04:58 CST 2001
At 11:21 PM 11/19/2001, rudy opined:
>sometimes other people invite other people
>
>here's a post from, cough, another list just today --
Rudy, you remind me of the Coke ads here in India that clearly blast Pepsi,
but pixelate the Pepsi logo on the bottles :))
(and you're aware of my rather long rant on the aforemention list earlier
in the day)
I couldn't agree more with what you and Dan are saying about personal
recommendations. In fact, research shows that when people want to buy
something, advice given by a trusted person is a major factor in the
purchase decision.
Therefore, when I recommend to a friend that he should join thelist, it
carries a lot more weight than some web page that talks about it in glowing
terms. I'm not disputing that at all.
I'm just saying that there *are* people who aren't aware of thelist but
know about Evolt. If these people already consider w.e.o as a useful
resource, chances are good that they'll find thelist useful as well.
Rudy, Google allows you to search for sites that link to yours by typing in
"site:[URL]". Do this for "lists.evolt.org" and "www.evolt.org" and compare
the results to those for "other" lists. It may not be a scientific method,
but it is at least indicative of how many sites link to ours, and by
extension, how many people know about it.
No, I have no reliable data on how well-known we are, but that survey
should clear things up a bit.
Regards,
Madhu
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