tecosystems: A Word on Comments
“Make no mistake; comments are a good thing, and to be actively courted whenever possible. But don’t make the mistake of making them out to be something they are not – a pass/fail metric for you efforts.”
Stephen O’Grady of Redmonk, blogging at Tecosystems, takes exception to my assertion that “comments are king.” I agree with his point that comments are not the be-all measure of success, and that too many comments can cause a loss of audience connection, and further, that comment counts are not a measure of one’s own commentary on other blogs. While Stephen gives a nod to metrics tools such as Google Analytics and Feedburner, I still think we’re both looking for a measure of merit that may not exist other than the satisfaction of good old fashioned writing, commentary, and interaction on our own terms. Good post, go read it.
David, thanks for providing this link, good stuff. I’ll never expect to get 10 or more comments on a single entry, which is fine by me. I’m just liking the feeling of putting stuff out there.
Many comments really only become important when you’re actually looking for a response…when you ask for it. Be it, getting some advice or running a poll on your blog.