I don't know where to offer this feedback so I am offering it here--this is not so much a response to this article as feedback offered overall. I am offering this feedback in the friendly spirit of constructive criticism so I hope it is received in that spirit. My apologies to the author of this post--I don't know where else to put this.
I have become a little overwhelmed by the volume of output you produce. You have a huge team of talented writers and have a lot of excellent things to say--but I find myself mentally categorizing your posts as spam and my email inbox accidentally did the same. I support your mission and enjoy your work when I do read it, but I am receiving a minimum of two posts per day in my inbox and app notifications, and the consequence is that I am engaging with your content less. I don't know if this is typical of other readers or just me--feel free to take it as a single data point in need of context. My reading habits are typically to look at a notification and come back to it later when I have more free time. But before I have the time, a new post has superseded the old one, and I no longer consider the previous article but store the new post away, which in turn gets superseded by another post not long after.
By way of solution, I have seen some other publications (The Pillar, Gaudium Magazine) who "quietly" post articles without notifying their subscribers, and then post a "magazine" style roundup which links to everything they have posted in some arbitrary period. Gaudium I think is monthly, the Pillar seems to be weekly--this way readers only receive one, infrequent notification which links to all the regular posting done by their editorial team. This way I can review all your excellent content at one time and read what looks interesting, without being overwhelmed by notifications.
I offer this feedback for your editorial consideration, and am satisfied that I have spoken my mind on the subject. Thank you for your consideration and again, please know this is offered in the spirit of friendly and constructive feedback.
The idea is that primarily Missio Dei operates similar to the old style newspapers. You received a Mornings edition and an evening edition. We do have an occasional 3rd posting like a special edition once in awhile.
The problem with some of the suggestions with monitoring the hits is that writers articles that get posted quietly do not get as many views as ones that are sent via email.
I’ve thought about copying a style similar to Pillar, but it would take sometime to implement and a lot of our writing staff or either going to school or working full time jobs.
But it’s something that will be considered in the future. Thanks for your comments.
I found this to be a similar issue when I wrote for Catholicmom. I would receive two to three emails a day and ended up sending the information to an unused email to look back when I had time. Your comment is well received.
Dear Missio Dei,
I don't know where to offer this feedback so I am offering it here--this is not so much a response to this article as feedback offered overall. I am offering this feedback in the friendly spirit of constructive criticism so I hope it is received in that spirit. My apologies to the author of this post--I don't know where else to put this.
I have become a little overwhelmed by the volume of output you produce. You have a huge team of talented writers and have a lot of excellent things to say--but I find myself mentally categorizing your posts as spam and my email inbox accidentally did the same. I support your mission and enjoy your work when I do read it, but I am receiving a minimum of two posts per day in my inbox and app notifications, and the consequence is that I am engaging with your content less. I don't know if this is typical of other readers or just me--feel free to take it as a single data point in need of context. My reading habits are typically to look at a notification and come back to it later when I have more free time. But before I have the time, a new post has superseded the old one, and I no longer consider the previous article but store the new post away, which in turn gets superseded by another post not long after.
By way of solution, I have seen some other publications (The Pillar, Gaudium Magazine) who "quietly" post articles without notifying their subscribers, and then post a "magazine" style roundup which links to everything they have posted in some arbitrary period. Gaudium I think is monthly, the Pillar seems to be weekly--this way readers only receive one, infrequent notification which links to all the regular posting done by their editorial team. This way I can review all your excellent content at one time and read what looks interesting, without being overwhelmed by notifications.
I offer this feedback for your editorial consideration, and am satisfied that I have spoken my mind on the subject. Thank you for your consideration and again, please know this is offered in the spirit of friendly and constructive feedback.
God bless you all!
The idea is that primarily Missio Dei operates similar to the old style newspapers. You received a Mornings edition and an evening edition. We do have an occasional 3rd posting like a special edition once in awhile.
The problem with some of the suggestions with monitoring the hits is that writers articles that get posted quietly do not get as many views as ones that are sent via email.
I’ve thought about copying a style similar to Pillar, but it would take sometime to implement and a lot of our writing staff or either going to school or working full time jobs.
But it’s something that will be considered in the future. Thanks for your comments.
I found this to be a similar issue when I wrote for Catholicmom. I would receive two to three emails a day and ended up sending the information to an unused email to look back when I had time. Your comment is well received.