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(TIP) Use the new "Top Content" feature, to increase content uploads!
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to share some adjustments I did today, using the new ability "textbox above top content lanched within these day,
Read the whole update blog here! released by Nick Barr (The Ning Team)
The whole point about what I did, is to think like a regualer member, being at your site often, contributing with content regular. Beside this it's about the "more silent users" to get tempted to get on this Top Content list, getting more profile attention.
You wan't your members to contribute a much as possible, since I believe this is one of the keys, to increase member engagement and loyalty. When members feed the site with content, you get more content to recommend and show around your "Latest Activity" sections. When users experience their content being "put in the spotlight", aka the "15 minuttes of fame" concept, they will feel as a true part of your site. When users feel like a part of your project, they will come back way more regular and with new content, links or statusupdates each time. If you are running your own banner add's, you'll get more traffic around you link offers, what means... more clicks, and more money.
Here's what i've done, creating button link icons for direct access to the upload module of the most vital sections of your site (if you are running any upload features). The different pages for the upload modules have a URL lool like this:
yourdomain.ning.com/video/video/newWithUploader
or...
yourdomain.xxx/video/video/newWithUploader (If you run URL redirect)
You'll be able to get these page links, by clicking into the different upload module sections.
Ex. "Upload Video", "Upload Photos".... You get the idea right?
Now... what I did was to create some smooth buttons for these links, to get more inviting to the members scrolling the eyes down the "Top Content" pages. (You can place these buttons in any of the "Top Content" sections, if you got them spread out on their own seperat pages. There are texboxes for every page, so you can maximize these link buttons out more places than one.
To create your own buttons like I did, you need some basic Adobe Photoshop or free tools like Microsoft Paint skills, to get them done. Beside that, you need to know how to upload your image button to the textbox via "Upload Image" and then add the (a href) HTML tagline for linking the images, when user clicks.
Here's the visual look of this "Increase Upload" buttons i've did. (You are allowed to lift and copy down my buttons, free of charge, if they fit your colour layout and you like them. You will need to have the same textbox color as mine, to have them fit in the colour layout).
LEARN HOW TO CREATE SHINNY BUTTONS IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP VIDEO LINK:
YouTube Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG23RRan_M4
I just wanted to share some adjustments I did today, using the new ability "textbox above top content lanched within these day,
Read the whole update blog here! released by Nick Barr (The Ning Team)
The whole point about what I did, is to think like a regualer member, being at your site often, contributing with content regular. Beside this it's about the "more silent users" to get tempted to get on this Top Content list, getting more profile attention.
You wan't your members to contribute a much as possible, since I believe this is one of the keys, to increase member engagement and loyalty. When members feed the site with content, you get more content to recommend and show around your "Latest Activity" sections. When users experience their content being "put in the spotlight", aka the "15 minuttes of fame" concept, they will feel as a true part of your site. When users feel like a part of your project, they will come back way more regular and with new content, links or statusupdates each time. If you are running your own banner add's, you'll get more traffic around you link offers, what means... more clicks, and more money.
Here's what i've done, creating button link icons for direct access to the upload module of the most vital sections of your site (if you are running any upload features). The different pages for the upload modules have a URL lool like this:
yourdomain.ning.com/video/video/newWithUploader
or...
yourdomain.xxx/video/video/newWithUploader (If you run URL redirect)
You'll be able to get these page links, by clicking into the different upload module sections.
Ex. "Upload Video", "Upload Photos".... You get the idea right?
Now... what I did was to create some smooth buttons for these links, to get more inviting to the members scrolling the eyes down the "Top Content" pages. (You can place these buttons in any of the "Top Content" sections, if you got them spread out on their own seperat pages. There are texboxes for every page, so you can maximize these link buttons out more places than one.
To create your own buttons like I did, you need some basic Adobe Photoshop or free tools like Microsoft Paint skills, to get them done. Beside that, you need to know how to upload your image button to the textbox via "Upload Image" and then add the (a href) HTML tagline for linking the images, when user clicks.
Here's the visual look of this "Increase Upload" buttons i've did. (You are allowed to lift and copy down my buttons, free of charge, if they fit your colour layout and you like them. You will need to have the same textbox color as mine, to have them fit in the colour layout).
LEARN HOW TO CREATE SHINNY BUTTONS IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP VIDEO LINK:
YouTube Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG23RRan_M4
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Permalink Reply by Morten Aabo on -
One BUG report though... think it's ok to add this to the new and awesome "Top Feature" upgrade, if a Ning employee drops by this post.
I tried to add one of my Google Adsense Banners to the top of the textbox, placed on this seperat page. After inserting the correct add code, and pressed "Save"... the whole page did a "flip" (Flickered shortly) and the page just kinda like messed itself up, with error codes and chaos. I removed the Google Add code again, and things went back normal again.
It would be nice to be able to insert Google Adds for these new textboxes, I have lots of visitors there, a great place to boost my click rates.
Would be nice with slight fix to that.
Beside this, i just love this new feature, I got nothing but numbers going up at the analytics since launch. People actually like this stuff, way more than i thought.
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Permalink Reply by Faiz on -
hey how can we add this 4 buttons horizontely with each having different links
when i add each button it gets to show vertically
pls help.
this is a good suggetion as well Morten Aabo's suggetion of adding ad banner in that place
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Permalink Reply by Morten Aabo on
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Be sure that there is no "break line" tag between your images.
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Permalink Reply by Morten Aabo on
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Awesome! ;)
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Permalink Reply by Digital Janitor on -
This is great idea!
Your site is a very nice site, Can't understand a thing on it but it looks great!
Thanks for the tip!
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Permalink Reply by Morten Aabo on
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Thank you Digital Janitor,
Glad that it was usefull, really wanted to share this with you guys.
Bless.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Suesz on -
This is one of the best tips I've seen in ages. Thanks for sharing.
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Permalink Reply by Morten Aabo on
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Thank you Eric, you guys opened this new option, because of the textbox placement above content placed on seperat pages. I thought... hey, I have alot of members visiting this section, most of them would like to be on that list, as it shows them as an engaged contributing member.
When some people already have that feeling, as soon as they've scanned the top list, why not give them the shortest way around and invite them to upload some content via simple buttons right there.
Anyway, absolutely love these new top content options, really means a difference to my community.
Cheers,
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