In all the time I’ve been blogging, one truth has remained constant. The hardest part of building your site, and your community, is building up an active community of commenters. I’ve had sites that pulled in millions of visitors a month and it was like pulling teeth to keep the comments flowing.
Another truth is, in nearly all the blogs I’ve ever ran, at one point or another, I’ve had friends or acquaintances that read my blogs fairly regularly. I often found myself in the position of seeing these people days or even weeks after I’ve written a particular post and having them say to me, “oh, I read that post you wrote about FILL IN THE BLANK and INSERT COMMENT HERE.”
It can be frustrating. Everyone has opinions. Everyone who reads your site has an opinion on what you write. The problem is getting them to voice their opinion in a comment rather than waiting to see you in person. The truth is, when it comes to your comment community, friends probably aren’t the best source to rely on, for a few reasons.
Disqus Comments on WordPress
Plus, once you start commenting, not only on this blog, but on any blog or site using Disqus, even if you’re not a member now, you can sign up at Disqus and claim all of your comments which are stored in a blog format. It’s basically a great way for people to follow your train of though as you leave your mark around the web.
If you’re interested on using Disqus comments on your WordPress site, you should definitely check out the new and improved plugin. It’s incredibly easy to install and even has full integration with your existing WordPress comments. All of my old comments were automatically imported into the new system.
Please, feel free to give it a try and leave a comment or three. Although I must say I am finicky and while I sort of dig it now, I reserve the right to revert back to WordPress comments at any time.
Has anyone else with a WordPress blog made the switch to Disqus? Would love to hear your thoughts about it.