It's 'give us feedback' week!
I would appreciate your guys' feedback on the newsletters so that I can try to improve them in the future. What do you like? What don't you like? Do you want them more often? Less? More content per newsletter? Less? Different? Etc.
Thanks.
Shoutouts to those featured.
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This is the first newsletter where I didn't get a shout-out. I think I'll have to step up my game :) EDIT: I have a suggestion. What about a section of the newsletter for featured tags or "new tags" ?
Wow... this really caught me off guard! Thank you, insomniasexx! I honestly was not expecting one of my posts to be newsletter-worthy :)
I got a kick out of seeing my name on the newsletter, forgot there was a discussion post with it! Feedback: The newsletter feels somewhat impersonal and I feel doesn't fit in the with Hubski aesthetic. I like that the links can be presented as a list on Hubski itself, if lists could be adapted to hold the category titles then that would be the ideal presentation -- though I don't think it could be embedded as an iFrame as clients would block it. I would be happy to accept less links if it was presented more personally, so instead of the current list of titles it would read more like: "New user pyrrhonic kicked off a great discussion about What Freedom of Speech Isn't whilst mk and gang gave ignorance a metaphor." I fully accept however that this takes time that I know is unfair to ask of you insom. I feel like a big jerk who's just kicked over your sandcastle, so I want to just say: THANK YOU! I love receiving the newsletter and appreciate the effort you and all the other Hubski staff put in :)
I love the newsletters (yes, even when I'm not in it). I like tng's suggestion regarding new tags. So many of us invent new tags and then completely forget them. #slownewsday for example. I love #selfdoubtski Organization is good, selection is good. The occasionality of it is perfect.
Hot damn I got a shoutout! A shitty day becomes a great one :)
I have a desk job with random bursts of downtime, so I'm on here pretty often. So my use case for the newsletter is skimming for interesting posts I missed. People who use it differently probably have different feedback. Like: -There is a ton of content! A good mix of popular post and lesser known gems. -The frequency. For me, once every few weeks is perfect. -That you included me! I'm famous y'all!
Possible improvements: -Is it possible to add images? Some pictures would break up the text. -For some posts (maybe a set of featured ones) in newsletter blurbs would be nice. I liked how this week you explained "Isherwood has been ruling #todayswritingprompt. It has a small but dedicated following with posts and stories written (almost) every single day.". It gave the link a personal touch and let me know right off what the content was. For things like poetry or user content, embedding the first few lines might be enough to draw people in.
Honestly my biggest concern with the newsletter is it seems really well done, I hope it's not too time consuming for you. If there's ways we can pitch in (mailing you nominated posts or something?) let us know!
I couldn't pick just one of the writing prompts so I just called out all of them. :)Isherwood has been ruling #todayswritingprompt. It has a small but dedicated following with posts and stories written (almost) every single day.
hey hey! got into it twice! :D I would love a little thing that I've started doing sporadically for TSP: a title which has a few overarching things to entice people to scroll all the way through. A lede of sorts, or something. lol. just noticed: The Sunday Paper -> TSP -> tsp -> teaspoon