| 1 | bradfordship | | | Hi all. Bradford Shimp here. I provide advice and services to small businesses who want to unlock their inner greatness. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:06:11 am |
| 2 | Access_eforms | | | Hello Everyone, we are a software development company that designs electronic forms management for the healthcare world. #crowdwork ht ... |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:06:14 am |
| 3 | mjohn1318 | | Thu Jul 23 - 9:06:24 am |
| 4 | mjohn1318 | | Thu Jul 23 - 9:08:24 am |
| 5 | crowdwork | | | Q1 - Describe the project you most recently did with Smartsourcing ... #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:08:53 am |
| 6 | PlainWhitePress | | | Plain White Press is a woman-owned publishing company in White Plains, NY that creates products with tips & tricks for busy women #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:09:31 am |
| 7 | crowdwork | | | Audience - if you have questions for the panelists - send to @crowdwork and we'll ask them at the end. Thx. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:09:56 am |
| 8 | bradfordship | | | Q1 - I used Smartsourcing to build a list of youth sports leagues and contacts for a client. Researching potential market. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:10:25 am |
| 9 | Access_eforms | | | Basically our software solutions allow paper intensive organizations to evolve to paperless or paper-lite enterprises. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:10:31 am |
| 10 | PlainWhitePress | | | No, we hadn't needed it for our previous books. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:11:32 am |
| 11 | crowdwork | | | Q2 - How did Smartsourcing compare in effort/cost to the traditional approach you would have used to get the info you needed? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:12:59 am |
| 12 | yush | | | Q1 Re: I had a table of the CEOs of all Fortune 1000 companies and wanted to find out their company Twitter handles. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:13:32 am |
| 13 | bradfordship | | | Q1 - I was able to put together a list of websites quickly and then had SmartSourcing give me address and contact info. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:13:57 am |
| 14 | PlainWhitePress | | | Q1 - Our newest book is Soccer for Moms, so I used Smartsourcing to get customer websites/emails for a marketing campaign. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:14:01 am |
| 15 | Access_eforms | | | Q1 – We have used Smartsourcing to allow us to research contacts and organizations in order to build awareness of our solutions. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:14:20 am |
| 16 | bradfordship | | | Q2 - As far as time, what would have taken me hours upon end only took me 30 minutes, tops, with SmartSourcing. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:15:05 am |
| 17 | bradfordship | | | Q2 - And there was also no comparison on cost. It is incredible to me how much information I can get at a very low price. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:15:58 am |
| 18 | crowdwork | | | Q3 - Sounds like most of you are using it for lead generation research, how were you getting that info before? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:16:07 am |
| 19 | Access_eforms | | | Q2 - Smartsourcing was a great time savings in that we did have to use internal resources to our critical research, #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:16:45 am |
| 20 | crowdwork | | | Q4 - Before using Smartsourcing - had you ever crowdsourced work before? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:18:08 am |
| 21 | PlainWhitePress | | | Q2 - It would've taken 1 person 5-6 hours to find the over 250 websites/emails we needed, instead of 30 min using Smartsourcing. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:18:09 am |
| 22 | bradfordship | | | Q3 - Before SmartSourcing, sales reps would spend too much time researching and filling in the details. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:18:25 am |
| 23 | yush | | | Re: Q2 - Finding the Twitter handles of 1000 CEOs would take me days. I described the task clearly, but that was it! #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:18:51 am |
| 24 | bradfordship | | | I use it not only for prospecting, but for discovering just how much potential business it out there and how easy it is to reach. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:20:34 am |
| 25 | crowdwork | | | Q4 -How has this changed the way you think about online research? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:21:23 am |
| 26 | Access_eforms | | | Q2 - Correction Smartsourcing was a great time savings in that we didn't have to use internal resources to our critical research #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:22:03 am |
| 27 | crowdwork | | | Q5 - In more detail, did it open up ideas on lists to generate that seemed to hard before? Examples? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:22:32 am |
| 28 | PlainWhitePress | | | Q3 - via more traditional techniques, that were much more time-consuming and expensive. Smartsourcing is very afforable! #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:22:34 am |
| 29 | bradfordship | | | Q4 - Whereas before research was done piecemeal, as needed, this will help to do large amounts of research quickly. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:22:46 am |
| 30 | crowdwork | | | Q6 <from audience> - What benefit does Smartsourcing have over purchasing a mailing list? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:23:04 am |
| 31 | bradfordship | | | Q4 - In discovering information through this research, I can suggest different paths and marketing tactics to clients. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:23:29 am |
| 32 | nrohrbach | | | nrohrbach: @yush @bradfordshimp @Access_eforms @PlainWhitePress: you save time, but what verifies the info is a SOLID lead, not just stats #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:23:49 am |
| 33 | Access_eforms | | | Q3 - Our methods included everything from cold-calling to googling anything and everything #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:24:23 am |
| 34 | bradfordship | | | Q6 - With smartsourcing, you can create a custom list of hard to find information. This is great for niche industries. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:25:27 am |
| 35 | bradfordship | | | @nrohrbach You start with the general information. Leads need to be developed from there. I don't suggest cold calling the list. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:26:04 am |
| 36 | PlainWhitePress | | | Q4 - No, we hadn't really needed it for previous products. It has proved to be very useful for our recent work, however. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:26:13 am |
| 37 | Access_eforms | | | Q4 - Yes we had considered media buys that included targeted crowd-sourcing lists #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:26:30 am |
| 38 | crowdwork | | | Q7 - What's the likelihood that crowdsourcing becomes a standard research tool and accounted for in budgets, mktg plans, etc? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:26:48 am |
| 39 | bradfordship | | | @nrohrbach Instead, I look for ways to connect with the list that will not be intrusive and which will also help qualify prospect #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:26:49 am |
| 40 | Access_eforms | | | Q5 - YES, we are able to generate very specific list of contacts that are within our target audience #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:28:05 am |
| 41 | bradfordship | | | Q5 - For one client, their customers are largely made up of volunteers, so this information is not available on lists. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:28:05 am |
| 42 | bradfordship | | | Q7 - I think CrowdSourcing is a great tool for smaller businesses to gain insight, build lists, and more. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:29:04 am |
| 43 | Access_eforms | | | Q6 - The contacts we get now are up-to-date and about 75%+ validated and correct, I would never see that from my purchased lists #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:29:35 am |
| 44 | crowdwork | | | Q8 - <from audience> How do you make sure you get good quality data? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:29:42 am |
| 45 | bradfordship | | | Q7 - The biggest challenge is to get these businesses to think creatively about how they gather info and makes sales. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:30:13 am |
| 46 | PlainWhitePress | | | Q6 - Smartsourcing is not as costly and very customizable. It provides info that is more useful b/c it's tailored to your needs. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:30:54 am |
| 47 | bradfordship | | | Q6 - A great aspect of CrowdSourcing vs. List Buying is that it works better for fluid lists - If info is constantly changing. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:31:01 am |
| 48 | Access_eforms | | | Q7 - Its already budgeted and a critical part of our marketing plan. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:31:21 am |
| 49 | mcolacurcio | | | #crowdwork is in full swing - great panelists talking about how they use crowdsourcing for lead generation. #startup |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:32:25 am |
| 50 | yush | | | Re: Q4 #crowdwork - When I think of online research I first break down the task, see which elements I can crowdsource, and use SmartSourcing |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:32:29 am |
| 51 | Access_eforms | | | Q8- Like any data it should be analyzed /validated, you need to keep up on your list, Smartsheet allows you to reject and approve #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:32:52 am |
| 52 | mcolacurcio | | | RT @bradfordshimp A great aspect of CrowdSourcing vs. List Buying is that it works better for fluid lists ... #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:33:20 am |
| 53 | bradfordship | | | I plan to use SmartSourcing to build a list of potential affiliate companies, something that could take a lot of research. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:33:59 am |
| 54 | yush | | | Re: Q4 #crowdwork - For example, I was booking a flight, and offered $5 for a link to a deal that was $20 or less than the best one on Kayak |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:35:13 am |
| 55 | crowdwork | | | Q9 - <last question> Any parting helpful hints or tips for others thinking of trying this for the first time? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:35:17 am |
| 56 | bradfordship | | | If you can think of information that is widely dispersed on the web - crowdsourcing can be a good tool to bring it together. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:35:23 am |
| 57 | yush | | | Re Q5 #crowdwork: With SmartSourcing I am able to get much more qualitative information that was previously hard to get. |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:37:15 am |
| 58 | bradfordship | | | Q9 - I had a little bit of trouble figuring out how to use it, SmartSheet had great support, or talk to 1 of us if you have Q's. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:37:17 am |
| 59 | Access_eforms | | | Q9 - Make sure you know what you are looking for and you can provide as much up - front info #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:37:20 am |
| 60 | PlainWhitePress | | | Q7 - Smartsourcing is definitely worth incorporating into the budget. It has quickly become a standard tool for us to use. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:37:34 am |
| 61 | bradfordship | | | Q9 - Also, break down your research into manageable bits. Easier on you and the researchers. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:38:11 am |
| 62 | Access_eforms | | | Q9 - the more information you can provide about WHAT and WHO you are looking for the more validated into you will get back #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:38:31 am |
| 63 | yush | | | Re: Q5 #crowdwork: For eg. I asked 100 people what they typed in for Microsoft Search. I got 40% Live, 30% MSN, 5% Bing. Very insightful |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:39:08 am |
| 64 | mcolacurcio | | | RT @Access_eforms The more you can provide about WHAT and WHO you are looking for the more validated into you will get back #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:39:54 am |
| 65 | PlainWhitePress | | | Q8 - I've gotten correct data at least 80% of the time. Providing clear instructions and accurate info helps ensure good results. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:39:55 am |
| 66 | yush | | | RT @bradfordshimp: If you can think of information that is widely dispersed on the web - crowdsourcing can bring it together. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:41:35 am |
| 67 | thinkmaya | | | @yush And smartsourcing has probability of going viral, doesn't it? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:41:56 am |
| 68 | yush | | | Re Q7 #crowdwork: There is no doubt that SmartSourcing will be a part of standard research work-flow. It makes research scalable and cheap |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:43:32 am |
| 69 | crowdwork | | | If you have questions for any panelists, fire away! @yush @bradfordshimp @Access_eforms @plainwhitepress #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:43:33 am |
| 70 | crowdwork | | Thu Jul 23 - 9:43:35 am |
| 71 | nrohrbach | | | nrohrbach: Hey panelists: could you see crowdsourcing being used for lead generation in finding employees or employers? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:45:31 am |
| 72 | Access_eforms | | | @nrohrbach - I guess I would have to say how often are you getting solid leads from purchased lists? The data / contacts we are.. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:45:54 am |
| 73 | crowdwork | | | Q10 <from audience> Could you see crowdsourcing being used for lead generation in finding employees or employers? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:45:54 am |
| 74 | bradfordship | | | Q10 - You could you crowdsourcing to scour company websites and look for job listings - many companies don't post these elsewhere #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:46:58 am |
| 75 | yush | | | @thinkmaya I think SmartSourcing can go viral if it overlays on your social graph. SmartSourcing to friends will be big #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:50:07 am |
| 76 | Access_eforms | | | Q10 - I believe that if you have the basis of the type of employee and / or employer - it could be used very effectively #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:52:00 am |
| 77 | mckoss | | | mckoss: @yush I'm going to un-follow you if you tweet once per minute. What is this #crowdwork thing and where can I "see/hear" it? |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:53:25 am |
| 78 | Access_eforms | | Thu Jul 23 - 9:54:24 am |
| 79 | thinkmaya | | | @yush #crowdwork is a science and an art - are there specific resources you can point me to for tried/tested practices? I'd appreciate that |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:56:55 am |
| 80 | crowdwork | | | Thanks to our great panelists - @yush @bradfordshimp @Access_eforms @plainwhitepress #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:57:28 am |
| 81 | bradfordship | | | @crowdwork Thanks! Glad to be here. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 9:58:23 am |
| 82 | crowdwork | | | We will post a link to a recap of today's chat on the @crowdwork Twitter page. Thanks again everyone. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 10:01:05 am |
| 83 | Access_eforms | | | Thank you @crowdwork. This was fun. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 10:01:21 am |
| 84 | PlainWhitePress | | | @crowdwork, thanks for the opportunity to discuss a versatile, excellent online tool. #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 10:01:43 am |
| 85 | thinkmaya | | | RT @yush: @thinkmaya I think SmartSourcing can go viral if it overlays on your social graph. SmartSourcing to friends will be big #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 10:02:47 am |
| 86 | PlainWhitePress | | Thu Jul 23 - 10:03:47 am |
| 87 | thinkmaya | | | @PlainWhitePress thanks much , but I am looking for practices (like white-papers etc) and not products .WIll check out smartsheet #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 10:05:14 am |
| 88 | thinkmaya | | | @yush thank YOU for engaging #crowdwork Thanks @plainwhitepress as well! |
| Thu Jul 23 - 10:06:44 am |
| 89 | yush | | | @thinkmaya, I don't know specific resources I can point you to for #crowdwork. I'm working on a SmartSourcing class on @TeachStreet. wlyk |
| Thu Jul 23 - 10:09:05 am |
| 90 | mcolacurcio | | | @thinkmaya This post in particular and 'The People Machine Mashup': http://bit.ly/3JJvJ #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 10:12:27 am |
| 91 | crowdwork | | | @mckoss Thanks 4 the feedback! This was our 1st chat so eager to improve. What specific info would have helped you? #crowdwork |
| Thu Jul 23 - 10:22:45 am |
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