Suggestions On How to Improve Beautylish!

Jun 18, 2011

Christina T.

Love this topic Krishna! Keep it coming Beauties! xo

Jun 18, 2011

Tiana C.

I would like to suggest that Beautylish events should be notified to beauties, reguardless of where the Beautylish event is going to take place. For example, I live in the Las Vegas area, I wouldnt mind driving a couple of hours down to California where most Beautylish events are held as from what I've seen. IM REALLY DYING TO ATTEND TO ONE !! Or at least host one in Las Vegas. :))


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Jun 18, 2011

Rachel S.

If I am following someone it is probably because they have good advice; I would like to be able to see what the comments that he or she has posted. You can already do it with reviews, I would like to see it applied with the comments as well.

Also making another section that is just for YouTube Advice or Blog Advice so that the people who want it can find it easier and there will not be as many repeat questions.

Also a popular question section where posts which get more than 50 hits go because more than likely a lot of people will comment on it; however when you have several posts like that it pushes newer posts to the bottom.
ie if i asked a question about something then other people comment on the more popular threads like "where is everyone from," "favorite YouTube Guru," "top three favorite beauty products," "link to your latest blog post," or "What is on your nails" then my original question is pushed to the bottom and I don't have the chance to have my question answered. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy reading all the posts I just talked about, but it is frustrating when you want advice and you feel like no one can read your post because it keeps getting pushed to the bottom. 

Jun 18, 2011

Yasmin K.

Add an alert mods/staff button in the talk sections to report threads that violate the spirit of Beautylish. There have been a few in the past where the new member just came and spammed threads selling products to Mary Kay, Avon and Mark cosmetics without really discussing products.

Jun 18, 2011

Julie D.

Hi Christina,

A save feature would be nice when reviewing a product. Just in case we're not able to finish, we can finish it at a later time,
I realized this as I was typing up a review and getting sleepy, but I wanted to finish it since there was no save feature and I was deep in my review.

Thanks and I'm loving Beautylish!
Julie

Jun 18, 2011

Julie D.

BTW, great topic Krishna!  =)

Jun 18, 2011

Soma S.

I think bloggers/youtube topics should have their own talk section instead of throwing it in with general topics. I also think users should have a say in where certain talk threads belong, so maybe if there are 5 votes from users for it to be moved from "General" to "Advice, tips, tricks..."

Jun 18, 2011

Shelly T.

I agree with Soma and Rachel. It is hard to find posts sometimes because of all those sorts of topics. My additional suggestions in that regard are:

1) Bloggers should be able to syndicate their blog posts here, similar to how Youtubers can syndicate their videos. This could be done via Blogger or Wordpress profiles, or (for self-hosted blogs) RSS feeds.

2) Add fields in profiles so members can list their favourite YT gurus and beauty blogs.

Others...

1) I think this has been brought up before, but I'd like a way to add products I actually *own* to my profile.

2) "Reply with Quote" function.

I also think each "Talk" section should be better defined, so people have a clearer idea of what should go where. I'd also add a couple more sections.

Get To Know You ~ NEW SECTION. Threads like "Where are you from?" or intro threads can go here.

Products and Brands ~ Talk about specific brands or specific products.

Advice, Tips, and Tricks ~ Advice on product application and that sort of thing.

Blogger/Youtuber Discussion ~ NEW SECTION. Anything related to beauty blogging or Youtube.

General ~ Everything else.

(I also think General should be listed *last*, not first.)

Jun 18, 2011

Katrine G.

A place to chat, or send messages !^^

Jun 19, 2011

Chelsey M.

This is such a good idea! I really think a way to directly reply to people on these threads would be nice, and a chat room of some sort! :)

Jun 19, 2011

Jessenia I.

Great thread! I think it would be great if the TALK section could be turned into a forum where threads can be merged. There are so many duplicate threads out there with great responses scattered all over the place.

Jun 19, 2011

Louise P.

Yer i agree with Katrine. You should be able to send messages to people you follow or people who follower you. :)

Jun 19, 2011

Althea N.

I agree with being notified of events! I also wish their was a way to see a log of your notifications! Instead of just seeing the last three things! Unless there is already a way to do this that I just don't know

Jun 19, 2011

Wendy G.

Yes being notified on the homepage or something instead of getting them all sent to your inbox!

Jun 20, 2011

Shelly T.

@Jessenia: YES! I agree completely. :)

Jun 20, 2011

Jenna G.

I think an a actual chat room would be cool 

Jun 20, 2011

Gracey W.

Kind of a small thing, but it was the first thing I noticed when I joined. There should be an option to "like" a product or brand without having to click on it and being directed to a whole different page. My computer is a bit slow sometimes so not having to switch pages would make things a lot easier :) 

Jun 20, 2011

Katrine G.

@Jenna G. That would be awesome O.O!

Jun 21, 2011

Soma S.

Also, allow users to have a small space for signatures in the forums. It gets annoying seeing people spam their blog info [I completely support what you are doing] but omg, sometimes enough is ENOUGH! That's kind of the reason I'd like to see bloggers/youtubers have their own space. Some users just want to ingest their beauty related info, and not so much blogging info. Of course, when desired, we will always know where to mosey on to... =)

Also, for my fellow bloggers, maybe allow a button generator to link our beautylish profiles to our pages?  =)

Jun 23, 2011

Soma S.

Even better! How about implement a bulletin system for users to promote their own pages and whatnot? Like how myspace has it?

Jun 23, 2011

Rai C.

I think there should be something so people can search for topics, so they can check to make sure it's not already created. There are a lot of repeated threads. 

Jun 23, 2011

Melanie G.

Completely agree with Shelly's first point. There should definitely be a way to syndicate blog feeds to profiles similarly to how YouTube videos are done. Considering the amount of beauty bloggers on here, it would be really beneficial!

I also second what Soma said regarding a generator of some sort for a button/widget/badge to add to your blog.

Jun 24, 2011

Erica S.

I would love to see Facebook or Twitter-like status updates on people's profiles, they can announce what things they're buying or stuff like that.

Also having a blog/journaling component attached to your profile would be nice too. I have a blog but it's a personal blog that mostly friends/family read, so I feel weird putting beauty/fashion-related stuff on there.

Jun 24, 2011

Su L.

This may seem a little off the topic of "beauty" in general but I was really surprised that Beautylish didn't have a fashion section. I think it'd be great if Beautylish would be able to incorporate that so gals/guys on here can share their makeup/beauty looks along with their outfits and inspirations. But I'm all in for the chat room/chatting system thing. It's be really nice to be able to communicate with other people on Beautylish and get an instant reply especially if it's a question that needs immediate attention such as: "What should I do with my hair for a date I have in 45 minutes?!" 

Jun 24, 2011

jennifer s.

tiana i agree i like your idea ;)
xoxo jenn
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