Comments for esmoretti.com http://esmoretti.com/blog A blog about SEO, PPC and Social Media Marketing Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:38:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Comment on Klout Score is Blind Luck At Best by hillbillyToadhttp://esmoretti.com/blog/klout-score-is-blind-luck-at-best/#comment-1871 hillbillyToad Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:38:19 +0000 http://esmoretti.com/blog/?p=798#comment-1871 If the system can be gamed, then it WILL be gamed. The only power Klout wields is the power that people give to it. So far they seem to be getting a lot of press - and I am responsible for a very small part of that - but I don't know how much influence they are actually driving in the Social Media space. I'm pretty competitive, and if you can give me a # to compare myself with other folks that I really admire, then i will fall sucker to the system, even if it doesn't make a lot of sense. -- like the number of followers you have on Twitter? That's a really really far apart from me EVER using a Klout score to determine if someone is good for a job. But, I might find someone via Klout b/f of their score. Your point to looking for consultants who drive a real number is a great point. That's not always easy and I'm afraid some people may fall prey to the 'easy route.' If the system can be gamed, then it WILL be gamed. The only power Klout wields is the power that people give to it.

So far they seem to be getting a lot of press – and I am responsible for a very small part of that – but I don’t know how much influence they are actually driving in the Social Media space.

I’m pretty competitive, and if you can give me a # to compare myself with other folks that I really admire, then i will fall sucker to the system, even if it doesn’t make a lot of sense. — like the number of followers you have on Twitter?

That’s a really really far apart from me EVER using a Klout score to determine if someone is good for a job. But, I might find someone via Klout b/f of their score. Your point to looking for consultants who drive a real number is a great point. That’s not always easy and I’m afraid some people may fall prey to the ‘easy route.’

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]]> Comment on How Good Are Interactive Agencies Own Sites? by matthttp://esmoretti.com/blog/how-good-are-interactive-agencies-own-sites/#comment-1758 matt Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:19:33 +0000 http://esmoretti.com/blog/?p=647#comment-1758 good read. Takes balls picking on big guns like this, but it is well justified. good read. Takes balls picking on big guns like this, but it is well justified.

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]]> Comment on How Search Marketing Agencies Drive Meaningless Numbers by How Good Are Interactive Agencies Own Sites? | esmoretti.comhttp://esmoretti.com/blog/how-search-marketing-agencies-drive-meaningless-numbers/#comment-1192 How Good Are Interactive Agencies Own Sites? | esmoretti.com Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:35:13 +0000 http://esmoretti.com/blog/?p=367#comment-1192 [...] ranted a bit on how agencies can kill your SEO if you’re not careful. But how are they about everything else? An agencies website should be [...] [...] ranted a bit on how agencies can kill your SEO if you’re not careful. But how are they about everything else? An agencies website should be [...]

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