Tips, resources, and strategies for starting and marketing your own social networking site. » Encouraging Activity http://www.startasocialnetwork.com Tips, resources, and strategies for starting and marketing your own social networking site. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:05:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Best advice ever on starting a social networking website http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/04/15/advice-on-how-to-start-a-social-networking-website/ http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/04/15/advice-on-how-to-start-a-social-networking-website/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:38:26 +0000 Ric Mazereeuw http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/?p=34 http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/04/15/advice-on-how-to-start-a-social-networking-website/feed/ 0 A lesson in reputation-based filtering http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/04/13/reputation-based-filtering/ http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/04/13/reputation-based-filtering/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:11:30 +0000 Ric Mazereeuw http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/?p=502 http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/04/13/reputation-based-filtering/feed/ 0 Rich profiles start with good questions http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/03/14/member-profiles/ http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/03/14/member-profiles/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:19:18 +0000 Ric Mazereeuw http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/?p=473 http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/03/14/member-profiles/feed/ 0 “Mad Libs” Style Form Increases Conversion 25-40% http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/03/01/sign-up-form-increases-conversion-rates/ http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/03/01/sign-up-form-increases-conversion-rates/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:27:54 +0000 Ric Mazereeuw http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/?p=419 http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/03/01/sign-up-form-increases-conversion-rates/feed/ 0 Simplifying the Sign-Up Process http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/simplifying-the-sign-up-process/ http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/simplifying-the-sign-up-process/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:04:59 +0000 Ric Mazereeuw http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/?p=395 http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/02/23/simplifying-the-sign-up-process/feed/ 0 Generate Buzz (and Traffic) by Understanding Your Community http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/02/16/generating-traffic/ http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/02/16/generating-traffic/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:51:10 +0000 Ric Mazereeuw http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/?p=383 http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/02/16/generating-traffic/feed/ 0 Got Lists? http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2009/11/23/got-lists/ http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2009/11/23/got-lists/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:55:34 +0000 Ric Mazereeuw http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/?p=168 http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2009/11/23/got-lists/feed/ 0 Listen to your users: they know what they want. http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2009/10/26/listen-to-your-users-they-know-what-they-want/ http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2009/10/26/listen-to-your-users-they-know-what-they-want/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:44:40 +0000 Ric Mazereeuw http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/?p=154 http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2009/10/26/listen-to-your-users-they-know-what-they-want/feed/ 0 Foursquare’s Virtual Rewards http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2009/10/23/foursquares-virtual-rewards/ http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2009/10/23/foursquares-virtual-rewards/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:59:05 +0000 Ric Mazereeuw http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/?p=145 http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2009/10/23/foursquares-virtual-rewards/feed/ 1 Voyeurism, narcissism, and vanity — in a good way. http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2009/02/19/voyeurism-narcissism-and-vanity-in-a-good-way/ http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2009/02/19/voyeurism-narcissism-and-vanity-in-a-good-way/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:01:16 +0000 Ric Mazereeuw http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/2009/02/19/voyeurism-narcissism-and-vanity-in-a-good-way/ http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2009/02/19/voyeurism-narcissism-and-vanity-in-a-good-way/feed/ 0