Comments on: I’m dropping your blog! http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i-am-dropping-your-blog.html Conversion Rate Optimization Blog Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:07:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: ayat http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i-am-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-948 ayat Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:21:14 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i%e2%80%99m-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-948 I agree completely Lucio. My blog wasn't targeted at commentators, because like you said, if the topic and content is of interest, visitors will feel compelled to comment. And yes, if I feel that someone has dedicated the time to make a thoughtful comment on my blog, I feel obliged to respond. I agree completely Lucio. My blog wasn’t targeted at commentators, because like you said, if the topic and content is of interest, visitors will feel compelled to comment. And yes, if I feel that someone has dedicated the time to make a thoughtful comment on my blog, I feel obliged to respond.

]]> By: Lucio http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i-am-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-945 Lucio Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:55:59 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i%e2%80%99m-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-945 Ayat, no and no, I feed my reader with content. Sometimes the bloggers do not have time or do not need to answer my comments fo any given reason. Actually the way I see, comments are an idicative way about the successful subject. Lack of comment can either: - indicate that you post is not interesting - be so complete that your users do not feel they need to comment. Particularly I don't feel like answering all my comments. I do it though as a matter of respect for those who had a moment dedicated to write me. See Ya Lucio Ayat, no and no,
I feed my reader with content. Sometimes the bloggers do not have time or do not need to answer my comments fo any given reason.
Actually the way I see, comments are an idicative way about the successful subject.
Lack of comment can either:
- indicate that you post is not interesting
- be so complete that your users do not feel they need to comment.

Particularly I don’t feel like answering all my comments. I do it though as a matter of respect for those who had a moment dedicated to write me.
See Ya
Lucio

]]> By: Ayat http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i-am-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-919 Ayat Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:21:19 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i%e2%80%99m-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-919 Laura, it's difficult to respond to a blog if it hasn't impacted you or provoked some ideas or thoughts that you can share with others. And I hate leaving comments that merely state "great post!" or something along those lines. If I have nothing meaningful to add I generally refrain from commenting. Additionally, the entire discussion about commenting became relevant to me after I started blogging and responding to commentators on my blogs. Laura, it’s difficult to respond to a blog if it hasn’t impacted you or provoked some ideas or thoughts that you can share with others. And I hate leaving comments that merely state “great post!” or something along those lines. If I have nothing meaningful to add I generally refrain from commenting. Additionally, the entire discussion about commenting became relevant to me after I started blogging and responding to commentators on my blogs.

]]> By: Laura http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i-am-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-918 Laura Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:59:21 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i%e2%80%99m-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-918 Ayat: I read a lot of blogs without leaving any comments at all because the blog just doesn’t “hit” me in a way that I feel a need to say anything back to the author. I also may just glance at a blog and really read the comments in depth just to see what people are saying about the subject. Do I expect an author to respond back to a comment that I have left? Not necessarily, particularly if the comment that I have left is mundane. I don’t expect a comment back if the comment that I have left is “Thanks for the great information,” for example. However, if I have put a lot of thought into the comment and I have not jumped on the bandwagon after a gazillion other people have, I hope that the author, or even some of the other people who are commenting, will respond. Ayat:

I read a lot of blogs without leaving any comments at all because the blog just doesn’t “hit” me in a way that I feel a need to say anything back to the author. I also may just glance at a blog and really read the comments in depth just to see what people are saying about the subject.

Do I expect an author to respond back to a comment that I have left? Not necessarily, particularly if the comment that I have left is mundane. I don’t expect a comment back if the comment that I have left is “Thanks for the great information,” for example. However, if I have put a lot of thought into the comment and I have not jumped on the bandwagon after a gazillion other people have, I hope that the author, or even some of the other people who are commenting, will respond.

]]> By: Crenk http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i-am-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-915 Crenk Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:19:36 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i%e2%80%99m-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-915 Yeh sometimes it can be.. information overload. It is a little like the concept of web2.0, it gives everyone the ability to express their own opinion, but sometimes u have to wade through a lot of crap to get to the expert speak in the corner. If you know what i mean Yeh sometimes it can be.. information overload. It is a little like the concept of web2.0, it gives everyone the ability to express their own opinion, but sometimes u have to wade through a lot of crap to get to the expert speak in the corner. If you know what i mean

]]> By: Ayat http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i-am-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-914 Ayat Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:10:28 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i%e2%80%99m-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-914 Crenk - is a surplus in comments an "issue"? Crenk – is a surplus in comments an “issue”?

]]> By: Crenk http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i-am-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-910 Crenk Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:41:50 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i%e2%80%99m-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-910 It all depends on the blog. But there is def can be an over comment issue. Maybe this is when you start to transfer comments into a forum type format. It all depends on the blog. But there is def can be an over comment issue. Maybe this is when you start to transfer comments into a forum type format.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i-am-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-909 Matthew Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:29:14 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i%e2%80%99m-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-909 drop some other blogs and get with ours! :) drop some other blogs and get with ours! :)

]]> By: Ayat http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i-am-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-907 Ayat Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:01:22 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i%e2%80%99m-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-907 You raise some great points Bryan. I did not make the distinction between bloggers and professionals. It's true, professionals have other responsibilities besides blogging and responding to comments. However, many subscribers comment on a blog expecting some response and the silence on the other end may discourage that reader to make future comments. If comments are of value to a blog, responding is important. You raise some great points Bryan. I did not make the distinction between bloggers and professionals. It’s true, professionals have other responsibilities besides blogging and responding to comments. However, many subscribers comment on a blog expecting some response and the silence on the other end may discourage that reader to make future comments. If comments are of value to a blog, responding is important.

]]> By: Bryan Eisenberg http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i-am-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-902 Bryan Eisenberg Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:11:35 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/blogging/i%e2%80%99m-dropping-your-blog.html#comment-902 Ayat, You ask some really great questions. I think we need to seperate from a professional blogger to a professional who blogs. The professional blogger's job is their blog. The professional who blogs has another job to tend to first. I try to respond to as many comments as possible. However, the daily job often gets in the way. I'll add a comment back if I think it adds value to the conversation. In our case I often get comments from older posts as well as our latest so the volume occasionally gets out of hand. Some of my staff are better than others with follow up comments - depending on their work load. The question if you should drop it or not really depends on if you are getting value from the content first and second even if the blogger doesn't respond doesn't mean he doesn't value your contribution to the discussion. Ayat,

You ask some really great questions. I think we need to seperate from a professional blogger to a professional who blogs. The professional blogger’s job is their blog. The professional who blogs has another job to tend to first.

I try to respond to as many comments as possible. However, the daily job often gets in the way. I’ll add a comment back if I think it adds value to the conversation. In our case I often get comments from older posts as well as our latest so the volume occasionally gets out of hand. Some of my staff are better than others with follow up comments – depending on their work load.

The question if you should drop it or not really depends on if you are getting value from the content first and second even if the blogger doesn’t respond doesn’t mean he doesn’t value your contribution to the discussion.

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