Handling Negative Comments On Your Blog Post. Transparency and participation are hallmarks of today’s Web, but what do organizations and individuals do when users leave negative comments on blogs, social networking websites, message boards, etc.?
According to JupiterResearch, only 12% of Internet users have left negative comments about a company or product online, however, these people tend to be influencers and so this is a valid concern. Here are some suggestions for dealing with the negative. Stay Informed. Monitor your blog comments and social networking profiles so that you are aware if you have received negative feedback and can be ready to respond to it. Run periodic Technorati vanity searches (search for your url) to see what people in the blogosphere are saying about you.Moderate with Discretion. Want more suggestions? 7 Strategies for Increasing Your Blog Comments. There’s nothing worse than writing something you think is important, posting it on your blog, and then waiting for comments … and waiting … and waiting.
Conversely, there are few things more rewarding than having people comment on your post and engaging directly with your readers. More than any single factor, I think it is the one thing that has kept me blogging for all these years. Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com/Kronick. Create your own recent comments widgets here! Since many of you would prefer to have different features for your "Recent Comments" widgets, I've decided to post this widget generator.
Using this tool means you can customize your recent posts widget to your personal preferences and then automatically insert the widget into your Blogger blog! Simply choose your preferences in the boxes below, click "Apply" and then "Add Widget to my Blog" when you are ready. I've tested this in both IE and Firefox and the widgets seem to appear fine. Please get in touch if you experience any problems using this widget generator. Backtype Brings Your Comments Back to Life Backtype Brings Your Comments Back to Life Backtype Brings Your Comments Back to Life Nov 28, 2008 Aug 19, 2013 A service getting a lot of attention lately is Backtype.
Some people think of Backtype as a competitor to blog commenting systems like Disqus and Intense Debate, but this is just not the case. Daniel at Disqus made it pretty clear:Backtype is a different service altogether. Your friends don't even need an account in order for you to follow them as Backtype indexes their comments anyway. Not only can you follow the comments from individuals, but you can create Alerts. Backtype definitely looks like it will be useful for anyone serious about their content and comments. You can see my Backtype profile here. Revising My Commenting Policy - Keywords Gone! Comment spam. Dear readers, I guess it's a measure of popularity, but comment spam on this blog has gotten a bit out of control in recent months.
For those who don't know the term, comment spam refers to comments that are blatantly promotional and link back to the commenter. They say things like "Visit my pharmaceutical site" and "WOW power-leveller. " Comment spam is an unethical way for web-based businesses to raise their rankings in the search engines. It does not refer to comments that legitimately address the ideas in the blog post, however controversial those may be.
As this blog gets a fair amount of traffic, it seems to have become a target. So, reluctantly, I am instituting some weed-control measures. I hope that this extra step will not discourage you from commenting on this blog. Best regards, Dave Keep in touch! If I keep using Twitter, I'll go blind! - Download Squad. We're starting something new at Download Squad: guest bloggers.
This week, we're proud to welcome Saul Colt to the Download Squad family. Saul is "Head of Magic" at FreshBooks, a company which managed to bring the most boring task in the world -- accounts receivable -- to the web, and make it almost fun in the process. I am very lucky because I have great parents who tried very hard to raise me with proper manners and values. I wasn't always the best kid and had to hear the following two warnings from my parents far more than I should have: "unlock the door or you will go blind" and "put the keyboard down...you are ruining any chance you might have for beautiful penmanship".
Penmanship was a big deal in my house because even though my Dad is 6'4" and looks like a retired NBA All Star he has the kind of handwriting that Mavis Beacon could only dream of having. My parents meant well but were only half right; I never went blind, but yes, I have horrible handwriting. Give up?