Comments on: 11 Tips for Building a Community

By: Kenneth Crawford

Kenneth Crawford — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:05:58 +0000

Great tips Deb. Two that really stand out are allowing some of the negative comments and replying back to your readers. Yea there are trolls out there but there are more people looking for honest conversation and an exchange of ideas.

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By: Fran Civile

Fran Civile — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:05:57 +0000

Those are all very good ideas Deb, I long for
response from my readers…for a conversation.

I appreciate the tips for how to get there,

Dheers, Fran

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By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:47:20 +0000

Love the tips. Love the bit about Oprah and crying on the couch even more.

Askimet is a lifesaver for me. I started a MySpace for the blog I’m working on, but because of connection problems I lost touch with it. How do you feel about using MySpace as a community tool? Is it worth it?

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By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:09:29 +0000

Thanks, guys. @ Susan – My spam plugin (Askimet) weeds out most of the spam plus I have it set up so that any comment with more than one link is held for moderation. This way I can zap anything that’s too spammy.

By: Susan J.

Susan J. — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:37:48 +0000

These are some good tips, Deb! I wondered about moderating comments… it looks like you don’t get too many off-topic comments or commetns that are overtly marketing-oriented. Is that because you delete them or do you just not have that issue? Some of the blogs I manage get dozens of spam comments a day and we’re experimenting with adding a captcha, but I don’t want to make it harder for people with real comments to join in the conversation.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:16:24 +0000

great post!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:59:04 +0000

Thanks Deb… these are great tips!