Comments on: One Comment is NOT Enough

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:07:29 +0000

@Jaclyn – Glad you are diggin’ the videos. I’m starting to wonder who Matt hasn’t recently connected with? I love it. I’m looking forward to some of the new things you have planned Jaclyn, keep me in the loop and let me know if there’s anything I can do to help.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:07:17 +0000

@Jason – I think your approach to comments is spot on. If I suspect someone is just furthering their own agenda, it’s doubtful I’ll respond, and I try my best to respond to everyone who takes the time to engage me here. I think that’s only fair.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:06:16 +0000

@Matt – I agree. I think some of those features could potentially work well here. Remind me, and we’ll have that conversation. I don’t think I want Disqus, but I do think the subscribe to comments feature could work on my “smaller blog,” and I like when my most recent post is featured, so I bet my readers might as well.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:05:13 +0000

@Brian – That’s a pretty good point, but I think it depends on the medium. There are a lot of times that I will leave a comment on a blog (not necessarily asking a question, but trying to add value), and I won’t always venture back. This is especially true if I’ve left 12-15 comments places, and spent 3+ minutes on each.

Time is no man’s friend and I understand that it catches up with us all.

If someone actually asks a question though, then yeah, I think they should come back and see if the admin answered their question. I’ve found that if you just be courteous and try to contribute solid value the relationship aspect of it all will take care of itself.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:04:22 +0000

@Jun – Keep us on our toes Jun. Looking forward to learning more from you and connecting Sunday. I’ll send those questions back first chance I get.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:04:01 +0000

@Maria – Thanks so much for stopping by and contributing to this discussion. I do not think there’s -anything- wrong with lurking, and agree that you should listen first, before chiming in. My point is that once you go to engage, you might as well do it appropriately.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:03:45 +0000

@Brian – If they comment first, and I reply, I’m okay with no follow-up. I just don’t want someone to expect me to go out of my way to get back to them when they left one line that didn’t add any value to my post, network, discussion, etc.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:03:28 +0000

@Rebecca – Thanks so much for the comment. I’ve evened up the video count now, your turn!

I would love to respond to everyone, and I try to, but sometimes I get swamped with other things, and if it wasn’t a very compelling comment is gets lost in the shuffle.

I don’t waste my time with, “Good post,” but sometimes I know people are genuinely trying and I want to get back to them, but forget. When your name starts showing up on that ‘Top Commentators’ section though, typically I notice OR if you say something that adds to the conversation, makes me thing, is intriguing, etc.

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