Comments on: Do You Turn Comments Off? http://www.imjustsharing.com/do-you-turn-comments-off/ Social Media, Blogging, Writing, Affiliate Marketing and anything else that tickles my fancy. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:49:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Peterson http://www.imjustsharing.com/do-you-turn-comments-off/#comment-8290 Chris Peterson Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:42:50 +0000 http://www.imjustsharing.com/?p=1924#comment-8290 Agreed, that's the aim. You hit right on the nail. Its valuable to keep the interaction alive, if you don't want to mechanize the process & loose readers. Let me see how much you believe in what you said Agreed, that’s the aim. You hit right on the nail. Its valuable to keep the interaction alive, if you don’t want to mechanize the process & loose readers. Let me see how much you believe in what you said

]]> By: Mitch http://www.imjustsharing.com/do-you-turn-comments-off/#comment-8165 Mitch Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:15:17 +0000 http://www.imjustsharing.com/?p=1924#comment-8165 That's the problem with being on a Blogger blog, Wil. Well, that and other stuff. ;) That’s the problem with being on a Blogger blog, Wil. Well, that and other stuff. ;)

]]> By: wilhb81 http://www.imjustsharing.com/do-you-turn-comments-off/#comment-8163 wilhb81 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:58:29 +0000 http://www.imjustsharing.com/?p=1924#comment-8163 Well, Mitch. For preventing the spammers keep spamming my blog, I have no choice but turned on the "Waiting for approval" option. In this case, we can filter and delete those unwanted comments away... .-= wilhb81´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/wilhb81ez/~3/2Sh0lzp-mq4/useful-business-tips-41-5-tips-you-must.html">The Useful Business Tips 41: The 5 Tips You Must Know!</a> =-. Well, Mitch. For preventing the spammers keep spamming my blog, I have no choice but turned on the “Waiting for approval” option. In this case, we can filter and delete those unwanted comments away…
.-= wilhb81´s last blog ..The Useful Business Tips 41: The 5 Tips You Must Know! =-.

]]> By: Mitch http://www.imjustsharing.com/do-you-turn-comments-off/#comment-8161 Mitch Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:47:36 +0000 http://www.imjustsharing.com/?p=1924#comment-8161 Good move, John, although I did understand why you wanted to try it the other way. Good luck with it either way. Good move, John, although I did understand why you wanted to try it the other way. Good luck with it either way.

]]> By: John Dilbeck http://www.imjustsharing.com/do-you-turn-comments-off/#comment-8157 John Dilbeck Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:29:41 +0000 http://www.imjustsharing.com/?p=1924#comment-8157 Good morning, Mitch. After thinking about it since posting my last comment, this morning I went in and removed the time limitation on comments. In other words, I opened comments completely on my three major blogs. We'll see how it goes. Yes, Askimet does a great job of catching almost all the spam, but a few still sneak in occasionally. I have one blog where comments aren't appropriate and I'm leaving them turned off. It's just for announcements of new special offers and discount coupons. Act on your dream! JD .-= John Dilbeck´s last blog ..<a href="http://21stcenturyaffiliatemarketing.com/2009/08/10/goodbye-sfi-marketing-group/">Goodbye SFI Marketing Group</a> =-. Good morning, Mitch.

After thinking about it since posting my last comment, this morning I went in and removed the time limitation on comments. In other words, I opened comments completely on my three major blogs.

We’ll see how it goes. Yes, Askimet does a great job of catching almost all the spam, but a few still sneak in occasionally.

I have one blog where comments aren’t appropriate and I’m leaving them turned off. It’s just for announcements of new special offers and discount coupons.

Act on your dream!

JD
.-= John Dilbeck´s last blog ..Goodbye SFI Marketing Group =-.

]]> By: Mitch http://www.imjustsharing.com/do-you-turn-comments-off/#comment-8147 Mitch Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:07:16 +0000 http://www.imjustsharing.com/?p=1924#comment-8147 Luke, I'm the type of guy who likes keeping in touch with my readers. Now, if I ever get to the point where I'm getting thousands of comments a day, we'll see what I do then. Luke, I’m the type of guy who likes keeping in touch with my readers. Now, if I ever get to the point where I’m getting thousands of comments a day, we’ll see what I do then.

]]> By: Luke http://www.imjustsharing.com/do-you-turn-comments-off/#comment-8143 Luke Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:32:40 +0000 http://www.imjustsharing.com/?p=1924#comment-8143 I've read before that the main reason why some bloggers turned off their comments is because it's an additional work for their part to check all of their comments from time to time. For some owners, it is really tedious but for some it's their way to communicate with their readers. .-= Luke´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.articlesgarage.com/three-ways-to-grow-taller/">Three Ways to Grow Taller</a> =-. I’ve read before that the main reason why some bloggers turned off their comments is because it’s an additional work for their part to check all of their comments from time to time. For some owners, it is really tedious but for some it’s their way to communicate with their readers.
.-= Luke´s last blog ..Three Ways to Grow Taller =-.

]]> By: Mitch http://www.imjustsharing.com/do-you-turn-comments-off/#comment-8130 Mitch Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:36:25 +0000 http://www.imjustsharing.com/?p=1924#comment-8130 I'm with you on this one, Steve, but you're right, it's their blog, therefore not our call. At least we'll stick together on this one. I’m with you on this one, Steve, but you’re right, it’s their blog, therefore not our call. At least we’ll stick together on this one.

]]> By: Mitch http://www.imjustsharing.com/do-you-turn-comments-off/#comment-8129 Mitch Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:35:21 +0000 http://www.imjustsharing.com/?p=1924#comment-8129 I don't really care about the spam as much these days, John, since Askimet seems to work so well. And I do get some valid comments on older posts. I figure they give me the chance to keep reaching people, so I'm going to leave it as is. I don’t really care about the spam as much these days, John, since Askimet seems to work so well. And I do get some valid comments on older posts. I figure they give me the chance to keep reaching people, so I’m going to leave it as is.

]]> By: Trade Show Guru http://www.imjustsharing.com/do-you-turn-comments-off/#comment-8126 Trade Show Guru Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:36:48 +0000 http://www.imjustsharing.com/?p=1924#comment-8126 hey Mitch, To answer your question, NO. But I've seen this thing on a few blogs myself, and sometimes when I find a post via a search and want to ask a question and can't, it bugs me. But then, it's not my blog. You are right I think that the only reason some bloggers do this is because of spammers, but those people that find their posts via the search engines at a later date are the ones that suffer. With Akismet and Bad Behavior, I don't get many spam comments, and I have no problem deleting the ones I get. I wish these bloggers would just do the same thing, and not turn off comments. Oh well... steve, the trade show guru .-= Trade Show Guru´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.trade-show-guru.com/2009/08/trade-show-kinsella/">Trade Show Kinsella</a> =-. hey Mitch,
To answer your question, NO.
But I’ve seen this thing on a few blogs myself, and sometimes when I find a post via a search and want to ask a question and can’t, it bugs me. But then, it’s not my blog.
You are right I think that the only reason some bloggers do this is because of spammers, but those people that find their posts via the search engines at a later date are the ones that suffer. With Akismet and Bad Behavior, I don’t get many spam comments, and I have no problem deleting the ones I get. I wish these bloggers would just do the same thing, and not turn off comments. Oh well… steve, the trade show guru
.-= Trade Show Guru´s last blog ..Trade Show Kinsella =-.

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