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In terms of how some elements of the platform might contribute to a greater "resistance" to active engagement, here are a few thoughts:
- The first impact is probably confusing for newcomers. A lot is going on in different languages with a lot of different features that are not too self-explanatory. I remember I was a bit confused when I joined and Yoors has grown exponentially since then in terms of features. Perhaps being automatically directed to a simplified welcome page with short descriptions, tips and examples could help?
- The lack of a functional mobile version. A lot of people these days surf and create on their phone and the fact that the access to the platform on a smartphone is not really practical and is very stripped down in terms of features could be, I suspect, a big deterrent for a lot of people.
- Some complexity in the user interface/experience, with some glitches that still need ironing out. The advanced editor, for example, is not the easiest tool to create with, as has been discussed before (though with some practice one certainly does get used to it).
- For people who have been here for a while (speaking for myself a bit), also perhaps some fatigue due to the ever-increasing stream of content, challenges and new developments, which create a pull in different directions and also take longer to sort through and productively engage with.
I do want to end on a grateful note, though, because I think it's only fair to highlight the fact that A LOT is going right with Yoors, which is due to all the hard work you put into it. If I have indicated the points above, it is merely to meet your request and in the hopes that it will be useful for your reflection. 🙂
1. Newcomers do not know where to start.
A tutorial or FAQ is not bad at all and annoying for a newcomer. It only needs to be built properly and you have to be able to skip it. But I've heard from you that this doesn't fit your wishes, and I respect that, too.. If Yoors contains elements of gamification, it is impossible without tutorial. All games contain a tutorial, this is very important in the game world. Explainer posts only exist if you want to get better in the game and you want to delve into it. You will not consult them immediately after downloading.. First you need to see if you like the game and if you want to continue with it.
2. Since we now support almost all languages, we do not know how users see our site in their language. You'll be safer if translations are regularly tracked by people who can actually translate this instead of our translation machine. Some automatic translations are just not good.
3. Yoors consists not only of posters, but also of readers. We must respect this. Users who do not want to create posts, but only want to share or read posts simply exist. We should support this as much and not overwhelm it with the boosters, pools, etc..
4. We sometimes pay too much attention to “Function over form”, but sometimes the “Shape” gets out of control and force it on the user - the list of popular pools is too long, so you can not see the rest of the menu. For function, this is ideal, but not for the user who is not on the site to join pools. The rest of the menu is also important. You can easily fix this with “Show more button”. At school they would not accept this GUI design and I would get an insufficient. Show too much is not good.
hashtags are forced into the editor, leading user to the wrong pool. - You will be automatically put into pool. But this sometimes does not work properly and then you have paid 100 YP, while sometimes you do not want to participate at all.
- posts are mixed up and you do not see your interests, but posts from topics that do not interest you at all - etc
5. The site sometimes has very annoying glitches that we have not yet been able to solve. Most of them are in the editors and on mobile.
6. The mobile version is not fully working, while most come via mobile. 7. Yoors is too good to be true, which makes people who come to earn only after a while stop. 8. Payouts should also be more transparent (and hopefully automate as soon as possible). There is no indication of payment date, so this can be perceived as untrustworthy for a user. Their Yoors Points have been removed from their wallet.
9. Receive too many emails. You only need to get notifications/email from what you are interested in. This has to be done smart, not forced. 10. Complexity of the user interface with some features. The functionality works, but that does not mean that it is perceived as pleasant. The more pleasant, the more it will be used. 11. Functions are not properly understood, because the explanation it contains is too complicated and long or it can be interpreted in different ways. 12. Copied material receives a lot of hearts, ending it on the homepage and coming to the attention of others. 13. You can get so much to Yoors, you can't keep up with this as a newbie. That's why they need to get to know Yoors step by step and not throw everything at once.
I like it (after 4 years of use), because I know that I have to take into account those constant changes, which are often also a kind of trial and error. But someone who hasn't been around for a long time might get discouraged, especially if that person is not really computer-skilled.
If you share a blog, outside of Yoors, and someone joins because the pop-up asks, or to continue reading, that's not necessarily someone who wants to write. This can also be a (temporary)reader. I don't think there's anything wrong with that either..
For someone visiting a member's profile page for the first time, there is no overview. I think that often works negatively to stay on. All blogs are unanxious, there are no topics to see, if you share someone else's blog, it is just between the blogs of the owner of the page... (I personally find a huge loss: being able to work with clickable buttons, by category, on your own page.)
For 'real bloggers', Yoors remains an amateurish platform, because of the many content that leans towards social media (photos of children and pets - which in itself is nothing wrong with, don't get me wrong! - but who brings the credibility of people who seek more what down). For example, I do not think that companies will quickly collaborate with a Yors writer, because you can show little: followers, reach, Google statistics... Here, too, you cannot send a link to a specific topic, except for the link to your profile. Growth opportunities as a blogger are relatively low, so. Therefore, it is not possible to bring this kind of bloggers to this platform.
reason 2-the language barrier. this is intended to be a world wide platform. but for those who are not native (English), a lot of things are anything but clear.
reason 3-regarding this you can´t do a thing. many people are shy, do not like to expose themselves, to give their opinions. surf around here, have fun with what others say, and that's it
Another thing seems to me that people think they're getting rich. That's not real (luckily), you have to do something for it, and have patience. Fellow Yoorsians should get to know you. It's fast when you create good content, but you have to put your effort into it...
I am happy with Yoors, and continue to motivate people to join. If I hear more feedback, I report 😊
I have only been active on Yoors for 2 or 3 months. Initially when I started this journey in May 2020, I had become disillusioned to the idea of staying and supporting the social media platforms I was using then FaceBook, Instagram and Twitter.
Upon creating my profile here I realized there was going to be a steep learning curve and everything was strange and took me the longest time to find out how it all worked together, Pools, Boosters, PayOut. (the other members were very helpful and I feel I got a grasp of things to a reasonable degree now.)
The feeling I got in May 2020 was that this was just a way to get money out of me, I suspected bots in the comments and that I was going to make good points In the beginning just to spend them all trying to get even more to the point where I would start paying to use the service/platform, I compared Yoors to my experience on FaceBook and thought, people dont support each other there, why would they do it here? At that point I left the Yoors page and did not come back until Jan 2021.
Since then my experience has been great and the community here is more supportive than I initially thought, I love seeing all the new posts every day, although I have to say that the quality has suffered since I have been back, it feels like there is a very competitive energy about getting points, it was very enticing and enjoyable as a new member and I have gotten caught up in it myself but overall I don't like it and will try not to enter a pool or "competition" as often times the outcome does not reflect on a real compitition, but more a clique of people hoarding points or just supporting each other, so in the end it comes down to popularity. This competitive energy kills creativity, my muse is shy and mysterious and finds it hard to be on display let alone me making it complete and jump through hoops.
Personally I run 2 online shops for my band and music on BandCamp and for my art on Draint, if Yoors had the capability of a online shop I would be all over that, and run my blog and store from the same site, also I feel if Yoors had a group chat that was always on that would be very helpful, us older members could all talk and solve problems together with new members in real time, almost along the same lines as YoorsJobs. I hope some of this gibberish is helpful somehow.
When I first joined in May last year I felt really lost. I didn't really understand the point system, I didn't understand why my photo was ending up as a header, I found the extended editor tricky, I still don't use it now.
Also with so many posts being in Dutch and a lot of Dutch interaction, I soon felt like maybe this wasn't the right place for me.
I would search topics but they never really came up.
Eventually I just didn't return. Then I decided to come back again in October if I remember correctly and changes I missed during that period seemed to have improved the site or maybe I was more patient. But I found more English speakers I found more English posts and I also decided to give it a proper chance.
Honestly, I think some people join because they think they are going to get rich, then realise nothing is for free in this world and move on.
Others may feel like I did that maybe it isn't for them.
I think people might not be creating and interacting because of the same experiences I felt.
It is possible that some might even think they must only post topics that already have a hashtag.
Even when I had been here for a while on my second round it still took me a while to figure out what boosters where, how pools worked.
People like you and Babita were sending me boosters but I didn't quite know what they were.
When my daughters joined I was able to show them step by step how Yoors works, to explain what the boosters are, how pools work. They now can use it independently without asking for my help.
I would like to suggest the following.
Maybe when new members join, instead of just having the tutorial to show them, maybe send them a welcome email with explanation on how to use the website.
For the explanations, explain it to them in a very simple but easy to understand way, almost as if you were explaining it to a child.
A Frequently Asked Questions could also be useful to a newcomer.
By the way, there is nothing wrong with Yoors, the fact that you are always interested in our opinions in making it better, says a whole lot. Yoors is like a family, you grow, you change what isn't working and you keep learning and improving. And quite often it is done with kindness on here.
- a simpler welcome information is needed for newcomers: what are the features and how to use them in very simple and brief words. Links for more detailed, available information added;
- an easier way, for instance through hashtags or through thematic categories, allowing newcomers AND seniors ;) to navigate through posts in their areas of interest. Not only top posts, which, by the way, are often less recent ones. A good effect of this: facilitate discovering other members with similar areas of interest. This would widen the network without risking to lose the personal network (and very cherished, as far as I am concerned) already formed because we wouldn't lose so much time searching and navigating;
- revisiting the boosters, in order to cover more traditional issues, giving them more value: stories, history episodes, painting/art, music, etc. This also allows making them more general, while avoiding people to be "encouraged" to speak about anything and everything. I add what I said elsewhere, that I think it would be beneficial that boosters could have some very succinct explanation about what is intended to be developed there or about what the word/concept refers to (ex: AZ is it about football?).
- Last but not least: fatigue! A lot of challenges, pools and the like are taking place at the same time. You no longer have the time to see what's happening, what has been posted and just have the time to read and comment as much as you would want to. But you won't listen to a critical word from me about that. I guess we have to celebrate the fact that Yoors is growing. Let us contribute to keep it a place of creativity and originality!
Thank you, Yoors team for being there and caring. Really caring and asking about how we feel and about our opinion and trying to accommodate suggestions and points of view to make us all feel that we are growing better together.
First of all: The old-timers here (funny I'm already counting myself a bit below). Now and then in bouts, (I have also a little bit). Sometimes I wonder, what do I write for. I post content that I do my best and it's out of focus within an hour because so much has been posted. (is a bit similar to places in marketplace. when it is not sold within an hour, it is too far away). Fortunately, I have a few loyal readers and they look later in the day because they follow me. I also follow others. Yet here too it is a bit of the delusion of the moment and difficult to follow everything. Pairing # makes it a little easier to find but still you write content for the moment and not really for the longer term. That makes members reluctant to realize real depth.
result: many more products that can be made quickly. Particularly linked to boosters.
So this is really a hint towards categorizing. But also easier to select on people you watched. (so make the next heading clickable and then just see the content of the people you follow)
So for me a kind of tip to make Yoors more searchable and be able to do something with filters on content.
(understand me correctly, I try to create insight, not criticize).
For the newcomers: Yoors is overwhelming. Here are so many options, so many opportunities to do something that at first you like to watch the cat out of the tree. When you look at that tree during your Yoors visit, you see the tree just growing. Be big. I think that's really a lot for those who just come in (or have been gone for a while). Here I could imagine adding a buddy option. Old servants can become buddies of a newcomer. He introduces himself in a first post (I am new here) in which he or she indicates what is the content they understand or what they would like to share. In the comments, Yoorsies may indicate that they want to guide in content sharing. Then there is a form of co-creation. (Maybe an option to have newcomers create a post and share it with the chosen buddy prior to making it available, for example in a private post). The newby indicates what he or she wants to post, the buddy indicates how that is useful, which # to link, how to refer (with other people's content) But also any mentions of co-yoorsies. The buddy can also refer to previously written tutorials for specific questions.
Also, I think the YPs linked to comments help. You also indicated earlier that people can link each other in a kind of advertising option linked to your post. Depending on how that takes shape, I also expect more interaction. (it would be nice when the comments can be directed not only to the post itself, but also to the links linked to the post.
Well, this is a first brainstorm, who knows, I might add things...
https://yoo.rs/iamnewhere-getting-started-with-yoors-in-5-easy-steps-1613724677.html?Ysid=157225
Getting started with Yoors in 5 easy steps
The second time I used it more often-it was when I was broken and had to rest in bed waiting to heal.
In both situations Yoors meant really a lot to me-I felt my time was being put to good use, I enjoyed interacting with people and somehow it made me really happy. I would not say something is wrong with it. It is just that different people have different ways of using it- while it might be perfect spot for some free lance writer, for someone, like myself, who spends 8 hours a day in a laboratory doing routine job-I simply don't always have energy or inspiration for producing anything creative or interesting. Every day life if not much interesting, just boring routine stuff.
But I don't want to quit, because next time I will have something fun to share, I know my Yoors people will be here.
And yes, the sad side is that probably there is one portion of people who wanted to try it and thought they will get rich very fast here. Once they saw how things work, probably decided to leave it.
But I would not cry much over that. There are great people here who are talented, fun, creative and nice. I would like to see more of people like that, not just Yoors point collectors.
Bedenkingen... opmerkingen en nog wat meer...
I regret that, I just posted something
and the translator works right away
- Bezoeker is een lezer-only, net als op andere platformen. >> Oplossing: communiceren wat de basis interactie (comment of like) is.
- Bezoeker is geen schrijver van goede teksten of goede fotograaf. >> Oplossing; andere vormen van content mogelijk maken (al goed in progress) zoals file-upload, audio, video, voorgevormde templates (cv, portfolio, vraag, poll, etc)
- Bezoeker ziet de mogelijkheden nog niet, overwhelmed door mogelijkheden >> goede tutorial / FAQ zie ik wel wat in. We zouden ook een reader / creator mode kunnen maken die je altijd kan switchen. Dus we vragen: wat ben jij? Lezer of creator? Adhv zie je minder / meer opties.
- Bezoeker ziet heel veel content die hem / haar niet interesseert >> dat belemmert ook interactie. Nog beter profiel opbouwen voordat we iets laten zien? Bij twitter zie je bijv. vrij weinig als je nog niemand volgt. Wel een tabblad 'ontdekken' bijv. Voor Yoors misschien een hogere grens van x hartjes instellen voordat we iets tonen op overzichtspagina's?
You subscribe to Yoors because it seems you can earn, but it is not so, indeed, it is easy for the money to go away.
The decision to stop paying for views was a losing one. The booster mechanism is complicated, and if you don't have the money to participate in the challenges, your post is no longer displayed among "new arrivals".
This, in the end tires. The only way to get points to continue to exist on Yoors is to make comments, or rather, "false compliments", in order to get some hearts that, invariably, you will have to return to thank those who have commented favorably on you. And so writing valuable pieces and make the effort to translate them, because I don't trust automatic translation, doesn't pay.