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An update on MicroGiving using Tipjoy on Twitter

13 points by ivankirigin 18y ago

dshah 18y ago
TipJoy folks: Congrats on the success. One quick "tip". From an SEO perspective, you should be using a domain you control for your blog. Example: http://blog.tipjoy.com http://blog.tipjoy.com (this way, all the link authority you build up accrues to you -- and it gives you the flexibility you need in the future).
- ivankirigin 18y ago
  SEschmO. Heh, just kidding. I'm working on a new blogging platform. IMHO, the quality of my product matters a lot more than SEO, so I spend my time on functionality. But the blogspot blog is slightly embarrassing, so it's definitely on the way out.
  - anotherjesse 18y ago
    While it is important for SEO, I think it is more important to not be locked in. If there was a policy change on a 3rd party platform, you are forced to accept it or lose all existing links. This is important for usability! As a user, all existing links ceasing to function would be bad. So the ability to move becomes VERY costly. If it was on a subdomain, you could move to another platform, add redirects if needed and not have a substantial part of your online presence controlled by a 3rd party.
    - ivankirigin 18y ago
      I could easily edit posts to redirect to a whole new blog. The blog isn't old enough to be that big of a hassle. This is really about the openness of platforms. If you operate on even a moderately open platform (e.g. allowing 3rd party javascript), then the risk of platform collapse is a minimal risk to your data. That is the biggest risk with Facebook. They aren't inclined to be open with my data, so i don't bother using it. Blogging platforms don't work unless they are open. You're definitely right about the subdomain though.
utnick 18y ago
Does that "92% paid" mean that 92% of the people that pledged ended up actually paying? If so, thats a pretty spectacular conversion rate.
- ivankirigin 18y ago
  That is right. It has been good - better than anything else in Tipjoy at that level of pledges. I think the UX is part of it. It's clearer how to use the twitter widget and how to pay than our other widgets. Also, the advocates behind it like @Pistachio are really active. That helped a lot, but is difficult to measure, aside from retweets.

13 points by ivankirigin 18y ago

dshah 18y ago

TipJoy folks: Congrats on the success. One quick "tip". From an SEO perspective, you should be using a domain you control for your blog. Example: http://blog.tipjoy.com http://blog.tipjoy.com (this way, all the link authority you build up accrues to you -- and it gives you the flexibility you need in the future).

ivankirigin 18y ago
SEschmO. Heh, just kidding. I'm working on a new blogging platform. IMHO, the quality of my product matters a lot more than SEO, so I spend my time on functionality. But the blogspot blog is slightly embarrassing, so it's definitely on the way out.
- anotherjesse 18y ago
  While it is important for SEO, I think it is more important to not be locked in. If there was a policy change on a 3rd party platform, you are forced to accept it or lose all existing links. This is important for usability! As a user, all existing links ceasing to function would be bad. So the ability to move becomes VERY costly. If it was on a subdomain, you could move to another platform, add redirects if needed and not have a substantial part of your online presence controlled by a 3rd party.
  - ivankirigin 18y ago
    I could easily edit posts to redirect to a whole new blog. The blog isn't old enough to be that big of a hassle. This is really about the openness of platforms. If you operate on even a moderately open platform (e.g. allowing 3rd party javascript), then the risk of platform collapse is a minimal risk to your data. That is the biggest risk with Facebook. They aren't inclined to be open with my data, so i don't bother using it. Blogging platforms don't work unless they are open. You're definitely right about the subdomain though.

utnick 18y ago

Does that "92% paid" mean that 92% of the people that pledged ended up actually paying? If so, thats a pretty spectacular conversion rate.

ivankirigin 18y ago
That is right. It has been good - better than anything else in Tipjoy at that level of pledges. I think the UX is part of it. It's clearer how to use the twitter widget and how to pay than our other widgets. Also, the advocates behind it like @Pistachio are really active. That helped a lot, but is difficult to measure, aside from retweets.