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eberlyblog — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:50:33 -0000

I think the real question is how deep can one person go... People don't see that if they engage with their one fan than that person can spread your "care to them" by returning with 20+ others.

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BenDrake — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:52:08 -0000

How is it that everything you say is so meaningful? Like, I could have heard someone else say those words and it wouldn't have nearly the same amount of impact.

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Laurens Van den Wijngaert — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:45:06 -0000

As usual: simple but right on! To care = missing in general business behavior! It's a pitty, because that missing link to success will not soon change, I'm afraid..
Thanks for the great post, Gary!

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Pepe Le Pew — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:42:49 -0000

I'm a humble "Padawan" following the advices of my "Jedi Social Networking Master": @garyvee and it works !

Let me explain what happened to me today on Twitter: the idea of @Tweetbomb is simple: By following @tweetbomb, you agree to allow yourself to be Tweetbombed. This could result in LOTS of @ messages.

I always @Tweetbomb but was never @Tweetbomb myself so today I had this idea: http://twitter.com/PepeLePe...

which led to: http://twitter.com/tweetbom...
and http://search.twitter.com/s...

#tweetbomb effect results as of tonight: I have 127 new followers (which might not look as much but on my minor scale is a lot and I'm so happy and grateful!)

I've been Twittergraded #29 in my country http://twitter.grader.com/l... with a score of 91/100

and had nice tweets like these: http://twitter.com/johnberr...
http://twitter.com/johnberr...
http://twitter.com/tweetbom...

So I would like to give a big THANK YOU to you Gary my Jedi Social Networking Master ! The Force is strong with you ! ;-)

I have a much bigger community than yesterday and I'm thrilled to be able to know them through their tweets in the forthcoming days !

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Sharon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:27:14 -0000

That's encouraging, positive, and useful advice, thanks!

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Tim Brownson — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:20:59 -0000

Er, what happens to comments in this community? I feel like the guy at the bar who sees everybody getting served before him as I sit here in 'awaiting moderation hell for days on end'

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Zach Even - Esh — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:26:02 -0000

u da man baby! One thing I wonder if you ever encountered was what do you do when one person puts down what you do and calls you out as doing something negative, when you truly are not.

No matter how many praise and love me, it always strikes a chord when someone disses me.

What's your thoughts GV?

Thanks in advance bruddah!

--z--

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Hillary — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:01:58 -0000

Gary, thank you for posting this link on Twitter so that I could watch. I could not agree with you more. I think you will and perhaps have already noticed, that because you are not pushing for the numbers, they are steadily growing anyway. AND, as your community grows, I sincerely believe, you will have a much higher quality of community members because of it.

Hillary

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Ask Golf Trainer — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:52:29 -0000

Great point Gary! So true! Stop whining and get out there! I have felt like this, but I am more determined to spread my message now. Getting comments to your blog posts and videos are icing on the cake, but stay true and it will all work out.

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Jes — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:32:16 -0000

WOW! I never knew. I just thought it odd people would want to listen to (follow/friend/flockd) me. I've felt the opposite. I'm interested in what they're doing or have to say.

Thanks Gary.

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Ryne Nelson — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:30:15 -0000

Gary, love the video. I agree that it's a wonderful thing to have a small, tight knit community, just as it is to have a large one. If you continue to pay attention to every one of your followers and keeping doing something unique, that 'community' will become too large to respond to everyone, as you mentioned. Keep it up!

Oh, Celtics or Lakers, Gary?

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Andrew Dickson — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:36:26 -0000

LIFE IS GOOD. EXPRESS HONOR. MAINTAIN PERSPECTIVE. STAY THE COURSE. BELIEVE.

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Daryl Tay — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:49:06 -0000

So true. I know what you mean about preferring a smaller community. I don't think mine is as huge as yours, but the first 3-4 months when it was really small, I loved emailing people who commented and asking them how they came across my blog and what they liked or what they didn't. Now it's a scramble just to reply to all the comments!

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Shawn Powers — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:34:37 -0000

Thanks for the gut check, Gary. Katherine (Linux Journal) sent me a link, and you really hit home. The fact that anyone watches my videos on linuxjournal.com is awesome. And on my personal site, I have folks remind me to take my blood pressure medicine every day. How amazing is that?!?! We're blessed, and should indeed relish the group we do have.

Thanks again, sorry I missed you in Houston.

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Alex Linebrink — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:25:05 -0000

Right on GV --- I plugged this point (and linked you up) in a recent post on my website called "Social Marketing 101".

Quality of community is WAY above numbers. I think this fits right in with your "Why can't I please everyone?" post. Today the marketing is about the customer again, and not just about flashy advertising. And if you don't honestly care about the customer, you're going to lose out. The potential connectedness enabled between everybody - through the internet, e-mail, blogs, twitter, IM, social networks, etc. - means that word-of-mouth will be around in minutes calling the dude out who is a fake who and only trying to sell product.

Keep up the good posts!

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Lou Reyes — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:50:41 -0000

Great message. When are you coming to Cleveland?

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Tim Brownson — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:56:42 -0000

So what you're saying is that I don't need to cry myself to sleep when I don't get many responses to a post? And maybe it would be ok if I dismantled the 10 foot ticker that is in my front room and has my stats flashing across above my tv on a second by second basis? Ok, it's certainly a left field theory that's so crazy it might just work, I'll do it!

I only found this blog/community a month or so ago but I love what you have to say my man.

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Sameer Vasta — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:15:39 -0000

Respect.

I've been saying this for years, but it has much more clout when someone like you says it. =)

Thanks for posting this Gary. It made my Friday morning. And thank you for letting me be part of your community.

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Kevin Winslow — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:42:59 -0000

Gary I have spent a lot of time thinking about why I need followers when I have nothing to sell. Why would anyone care about what I have to say or what I feel is interesting out there on the web and in the analog world.
This video really makes me feel like I continue to do the right thing in having fun with linking to sites on my tumblr account, posting a funny comment on twitter and letting everyone see what a silly good time I had over the last weekend on sites like filckr.
I had an ex tell me that the only thing you have to show the world is your brand and I should watch what I put out there for people to see. I beleave that if your not doing anything wrong and your loving what your doing let the would see what you have to say and set an example, yes?

Ps looking forward to meeting you in person at your Des Moines book signing.
KW

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Tom P — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:03:34 -0000

Great message and true to the core.

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Kyle — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:42:35 -0000

Hi Gary,
I am in the process of opening a wine bar in Spring Texas
(outskirts of Houston). Watching you was really helped me feel less...overwhelmed . Thanks for the constant tutelage.
Your Friend
Kyle Schindler
http://thegrapeandbean.net

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Ed Roberts — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:00:43 -0000

YES YES YES YES YES!

Spot on Gary. As more and more people look at new media as a money making opportunity, the more the corporate culture of numbers keeps creeping into things. Numbers do not equal success.

The kicker is that even your small, close-knit, ENGAGED community at the beginning was more valuable than 1,000 inactive participants.

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Kim Roach — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:57:11 -0000

Thanks Gary,

Awesome message! You always inspire me Gary :)

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bz — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:40:16 -0000

I work in radio, I'm a traditional, old school broadcaster on a Top 40 radio station. A medium, and format that has taken it's community for granted for too long.

I'm also a blogger, vlogger, twitterer and trying to build out my own personal brand.

Thanks for reminding me about the importance of the little things, Gary.

See ya in Seattle on the 28th.