To be or not to be…That’s the Facebook Question

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Last week I discovered the Facebook Questions tool. I decided to give it a test run using a simple poll. A few people expressed an interest in reading about the results, so here they are.

From above it’s plain to see that on average most people voted for the 1-2 hrs option.

The overall theme of the accompanying comments that emerged will not come as any surprise – ‘the time it takes to write and publish a post depends on the type of post being created.’

If you want to read these comments you can go to the official results page on Facebook.

How Well did the Tool Work?  My Thoughts…

It’s easy to set up and I like the fact that respondents can add further options if you want them to do so. One person did this.

Being able to tag your friends to answer the question is a significant benefit. The majority of respondents came from those who had been tagged.

Many people whom I thought would respond didn’t. Why? Who knows…. As Jim Rohn would have advised, the best response to this is, “Isn’t that interesting”.

What I do know is that some people just don’t like polls, others may not have found the question relevant or riveting enough while more would simply have missed it in amongst all the other Internet noise.

How to use Facebook Questions Effectively – Some Suggestions…

• Make your question specific and one that arouses definite interest in your niche or choose a general question that will appeal to more people if you just want to have a bit of fun.
  

• Publish the question at the best time of the day for wherever the majority of your target market is located.

• Promote the question more than once so that you can remind people about it and catch those who missed it.

• Set a time limit so that people are encouraged to answer then and there rather than putting it aside till later.

• Offer an incentive to increase participation if the question is important enough.
  

• Tag enough people in order to get a worthwhile sample back.

At one time, polls were quite popular features on blogs. The idea was to encourage participation amongst one’s readers. I can’t say I found them to be hugely successful.

One must always remember that the number of people who actively respond to anything in any way will always be the minority.

Just compare the number of people who visit your blog daily with how many of these leave comments for instance, or the number of people who buy training programs compared with the number who complete and implement the information. It seems to be a general human characteristic. Isn’t that interesting…..

As for the Facebook Question tool – I think its success will depend on how well known you are to your target audience, the question being asked and whether the person responding stands to gain something from doing so, whether this is simply the satisfaction of having taken part or something more material.

A big thank you to those who did respond to the question. I appreciate you all. The comments section is awaiting your responses.

Be Happy!