Comments on: Recipe Comparison WOM Advice? http://www.virginiamiracle.com/2008/11/16/recipe-comparison-wom-advice/ Word of Mouth Marketing Practitioner Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:39:46 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Tanya Chadha http://www.virginiamiracle.com/2008/11/16/recipe-comparison-wom-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-1856 Tanya Chadha Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:53:48 +0000 http://www.virginiamiracle.com/?p=285#comment-1856 I wish this had been developed sooner! This is sure to be a time saver for foodies and non-foodies alike. I see this being a great resource especially for the weight-loss/fitness space. I think adding nutritional facts for each recipe would be helpful. One way to get the word out about such a fab site might be to partner with an influential community like foodbuzz or sparkpeople. It might be interesting to create a contest on the site to encourage users to submit their own recipes for review. The winner's recipe and blog would then be featured on the site in the recipe side by side comparison, which could help create buzz and excitement among users. I wish this had been developed sooner! This is sure to be a time saver for foodies and non-foodies alike. I see this being a great resource especially for the weight-loss/fitness space. I think adding nutritional facts for each recipe would be helpful. One way to get the word out about such a fab site might be to partner with an influential community like foodbuzz or sparkpeople. It might be interesting to create a contest on the site to encourage users to submit their own recipes for review. The winner’s recipe and blog would then be featured on the site in the recipe side by side comparison, which could help create buzz and excitement among users.

]]> By: Rowena http://www.virginiamiracle.com/2008/11/16/recipe-comparison-wom-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-1852 Rowena Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:13:45 +0000 http://www.virginiamiracle.com/?p=285#comment-1852 This is brilliant. As someone who as you know cooks all the time, the "lighter" side of recipes would be my main use. Having a breakdown at the end of each recipe for portion/calorie/fat content makes a ton of sense. I picked my favorite banana bread recipe based on the lowest fat component, figuring that makes the most figure-friendly bread. However, all of the ingredients matter, so if there's more sugar, more flour, whatever... that could skew the results and perhaps I didn't make the right choice. Who knows? If there's a way to build that element into the matrix, I think it would be hugely successful. Putting weightwatcher points in as an additional line would be a good idea as well. Finally, I love the ingredient substitution idea, but adding as well a "what's in your cupboard" option... which I know some sites have, though I couldn't tell you which... would add another level of useful/usable content. On the marketing side, I've got nothing. This is brilliant. As someone who as you know cooks all the time, the “lighter” side of recipes would be my main use. Having a breakdown at the end of each recipe for portion/calorie/fat content makes a ton of sense. I picked my favorite banana bread recipe based on the lowest fat component, figuring that makes the most figure-friendly bread. However, all of the ingredients matter, so if there’s more sugar, more flour, whatever… that could skew the results and perhaps I didn’t make the right choice. Who knows? If there’s a way to build that element into the matrix, I think it would be hugely successful. Putting weightwatcher points in as an additional line would be a good idea as well. Finally, I love the ingredient substitution idea, but adding as well a “what’s in your cupboard” option… which I know some sites have, though I couldn’t tell you which… would add another level of useful/usable content.
On the marketing side, I’ve got nothing.

]]> By: Ian http://www.virginiamiracle.com/2008/11/16/recipe-comparison-wom-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-1847 Ian Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:04:58 +0000 http://www.virginiamiracle.com/?p=285#comment-1847 This is an idea that's been waiting to happen. It's like mysimon but for recipes. A few quick 6am thoughts ... 1. Def keep it very sharable 2. Rating system 3. Give me an entire meal suggestion when I do a search 4. Seems like a good topic on which to conduct quick polls for promotional purposes (Tweet: 80% of men this paprika is a feminine spice. http://tinyurl.com/xxx This is an idea that’s been waiting to happen. It’s like mysimon but for recipes. A few quick 6am thoughts …

1. Def keep it very sharable

2. Rating system

3. Give me an entire meal suggestion when I do a search

4. Seems like a good topic on which to conduct quick polls for promotional purposes (Tweet: 80% of men this paprika is a feminine spice. http://tinyurl.com/xxx

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