Comments on: Why Your Comments Section Should Be Like A Forum

By: Darren L Carter

Darren L Carter — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:49:12 +0000

Hey James,

Another great post. I actually went and put a top commentors plugin on my blog right after I read your recommendation! Thanks.

Peace,
Darren L Carter
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By: Gurl

Gurl — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:55:10 +0000

I disagree with you Steve. Unless it’s somewhere that gets hundreds of comments per post, getting those extra emails is no biggie. Plus it allows you to comment on NEW comments that weren’t there when you added your two cents. It helps the conversation grow, and allows you to particapate in all the commenting going on without having to check back a million times to see what everyone is saying.

Both systems have there good and bad sides. I prefer to get all comments, so I can reply to those I find interesting and/or find new people to engage with, blogs to read, etc.
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By: theinfopreneur

theinfopreneur — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:17:41 +0000

Yeah having interaction is awesome and you’re right it builds the strength of the site, the comments only improve the quality of the post

By: Jarrod@ Optimistic Journey

Jarrod@ Optimistic Journey — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:54:22 +0000

I love comments and I do see the importance of having a community at the end of a post. There is something about a new blog that I find, that has a load of comments on it. That says life to me.

The lively hood of your blog increases when there is a lot of community interaction. One of the things I look for when I find a new blog that helps me determine the credibility of it is the interaction between the readers AND the author.

Great post and thanks for sharing!

By: Ganapathy

Ganapathy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:26:42 +0000

I have started a blog and have a 100 subscribers. But yet to build a forum around the blog. Good I read this article. Thanks
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By: theinfopreneur

theinfopreneur — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:13:56 +0000

That sounds like a good idea, I love the way forums work, the forum for this site is going well and the sense of community is fantastic

By: Flippa Chick

Flippa Chick — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:07:12 +0000

While I like to think of my comment section as a mini-forum, I’ve actually been debating quite a bit about creating a full-fledged forum on my blog for a specific course I’m running. I love to foster communication when possible and believe that creating an even closer community via a forum fosters more communication as well.

By: theinfopreneur

theinfopreneur — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:36:20 +0000

Hey Jade, thanks the people here are like a really tight family network.

By: JadeDragon@innovativepassiveincome

JadeDragon@innovativepassiveincome — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:00:17 +0000

Yes – comments make a blog look alive. So comment on – and very impressive comment numbers – WOW.

By: theinfopreneur

theinfopreneur — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:47:57 +0000

Hey,

That is a hell of a lot of comments for one post, must have taken an age to read through them all!