Comments on: 10 Commenting Rules to Accelerate Your Site

By: George

George — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:04:09 +0000

Investing time to develop a good style of commenting can add some uniqueness to the comments. Years of experience in blogging helps to derive a commenting strategy that helps others to recognize you by reading what you comment.
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By: Allyson Stewart

Allyson Stewart — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:07:34 +0000

Very insightful indeed. Thank you!
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By: Nicholas Cardot

Nicholas Cardot — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:22:41 +0000

To your first question, I would not hold them for approval. I believe that rapidly slows the pace of conversations. Akismet will catch most of the spam so you shouldn’t have to worry too much about that and you can delete anything that slips through.

To your second question, I’m always in favor of humanizing our online interactions.

By: Allyson Stewart

Allyson Stewart — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:32:25 +0000

Hi, Nicholas

Thanks for the post. Great info and tips. I’ll have to bookmark it.

I’m a relatively new blogger and a few of these tips are new for me. For example, I didn’t think to check out the commenter’s website before posting their comment. It’s a neat way to reduce spam (in addition, of course, to using plugins). I agree, that it’s better to use your full name instead of a website and to use Gravatar.

By the way, would you suggest holding each comment for approval before publishing it in a post? And would you suggest using a photograph of yourself or your company logo?

Thanks!
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21 Brilliant Bloggers Talk About Commenting — BlogWorld Expo Blog — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:04:25 +0000

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By: Shailendra@Liveazee

Shailendra@Liveazee — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:01:20 +0000

Wow! I have to admit that this is the best post on WordPress that I have read! In fact, I notice that I made a mistake on another comment on your blog!

Now, I don’t subscribe to many blogs, but this post has simply made me your fan!

By: Keith Davis

Keith Davis — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:32 +0000

Hi Nicholas
I do most of the points you’ve made and I get annoyed when people don’t follow the rules and start leaving links in the body of the post.

Guess not everyone knows the rules but this post sets it out pretty clearly.
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By: Nicholas Cardot

Nicholas Cardot — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:09:25 +0000

Eric » You’re exactly right, Eric. It really does feel much more personal which is exactly what we’re looking for as we work to connect with others.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:03:48 +0000

Nicholas,

I like addressing the author by name and letting them know I know them personally by this at the least.

I feel it shows a more personal tone to the comment and makes everything much more at home feeling. All great ideas here.

Proper English is also good practice and the more you learn how to use it the better you’ll get with it.
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By: Nicholas Cardot

Nicholas Cardot — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:08:37 +0000

Sort of… commenting on other sites is a great way to build links to your website which on any blog that uses DoFollow links will improve your standings with Google. Some sites will be a waste and some will help you.