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Question: should I keep the "blog" for TPM articles only?
Hey guys,
Quick question/feedback request:
In the past, TPM excluded all posts in the "reviews" category from showing in the "blog" section.
Meaning, it only showed TPM's own articles.
Some of the reasons why I restricted to TPM own articles previously were:
- Branding: TPM is at the forefront of power dynamics as a new approach to social skills and goal-achievements, so I didn't want to be positioned as a "reviews website" (a risk, since the reviews probably outnumber the articles)
- The average value of an article is higher than that of a review
- Design: the cover pictures of the articles look "better" than the cover pictures of a course or book
I was going to implement the same feature now and then I thought: but what do people prefer?
How do you personally prefer it?
I prefer the articles and reviews to be separate.
So the reviews are not mentioned in the Blog section.
I would enjoy some sort of link between the 2 sections though.
Like links at the bottom of the articles to the relevant books for example.
However, maybe this requires additional time & effort.
Sometimes thoughts come out from the mind and you can't place your finger exactly where it comes from.
Quote from Lucio Buffalmano on August 3, 2021, 8:33 am
- Branding: TPM is at the forefront of power dynamics as a new approach to social skills and goal-achievements, so I didn't want to be positioned as a "reviews website" (a risk, since the reviews probably outnumber the articles)
Maybe the problem is the connotation of the word "review".
People associate this with paraphrasing and summaries.
They don't associate this word with solid analysis and critical thinking based on your built-up knowledge.
Apart from the connotation, I wouldn't trust any website that claims to be at the forefront of a domain if the founder didn't review existing knowledge.
I suppose that the connotation may make Google's algorithm and Google users think otherwise.
- The average value of an article is higher than that of a review
I see this to be true as well.
Because it's condensed knowledge.
Although some of the book reviews do go very well with the articles.
Some because you probably wouldn't use the bad books.
Thank you Matthew!
Quote from Matthew Whitewood on August 3, 2021, 10:46 amI wouldn't trust any website that claims to be at the forefront of a domain if the founder didn't review existing knowledge.
Yes, that's one of TPM's competitive advantages.
