You have a blog, or comment on blogs, or hang around on Facebook and Twitter for a reason. Usually, it is because you want to get noticed. So you can sell your book, or get customers, or find business leads, or whatever your goal is for being on social media. I have written before about…
When I think about my vision for the Cat’s Eye blog, I usually think of two words: community and inclusive. I care about and appreciate my lurkers just as much as my active commenters. Some people just want to get the information and run. Others like the back and forth and new friendships made with…
The number one reason I switched to the livefyre commenting system was to enable deeper conversations and make the Cat’s Eye community stronger and healthier. I’ve been hearing from a few of you lately and I think it’s time for another check of the heartbeat. Some of you do not have a blog yet—or are…
A few months ago, I decided to give Livefyre a spin on this blog. Technically, according to livefyre CEO Jordan Kretchmer, livefyre is a “community platform,” not a commenting system. “It’s about building new ways for people to interact in real time,” he said, “and connecting all the chatter around the web about each piece…
A while back, I told a story about what I learned at recess. I was a teacher and my kids continually taught me about what it means to be human. One lesson was that it is much easier to find the bad in someone than recognize the good. At the end of my post, I…
Are blogs getting fewer reader comments these days? Are other social media platforms to blame? And can real-time commenting systems fix the problem?
A guest post by Ollin Morales
When you blog consistently, sooner or later you are going to rub someone the wrong way—and that someone is going slap you with a negative comment.
Learn how to deal with a negative comment in a productive, positive way, so that comment doesn’t become one of the biggest downers of your week.
Everyone tells you to stay focused on your blogging niche. But you can get more readers and become a better blogger by escaping the niche trap. Find out how.
Are we always “too busy”? Are there other reasons why we don’t leave comments on blogs? Grant Griffiths, founder of the WordPress premium theme Headway, recently wrote a guest post on David Risley’s blog. It was about what bloggers can do to get more comments. The post ended with tips for leaving better comments. He concluded with, “If…
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