Comments on: Join the Conversation

By: LANDLORD BUILDING

LANDLORD BUILDING — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:30:47 +0000

This is cool man.! http://landlordbuilding.blogspot.com/

By: hellen

hellen — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:13:32 +0000

So nice.

By: PFNikolai

PFNikolai — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:23:00 +0000

I do wish they would add a third option for users who are posting comments for "Notify me of replies to my comments"–those are the emails I want. I made the mistake of checking the "Notify me of follow-up comments via email" box (thinking I would be notified of replies to my comments) and discovered that doing so causes it to send an email every time somebody comments on that blog post.

By: Christy O

Christy O — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:11:52 +0000

On blogs I read regularly, the commenter community is an important part of the experience for me. Discussion of a post really opens it up. I recently bought a (paper!) magazine subscription from a kid. As I read, I often find myself anticipating the "discussion" of the article and then I remember that there won't be one! (Of course, the article is probably posted online with comments, but I never go to the trouble to find it. ) But yes, long live blogs with comments.

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:31:52 +0000

Wow! That's impressive!

By: vicki_small

vicki_small — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:05:05 +0000

IntenseDebate Notification

Thanks for your input. I have more or less begged for readers to tell me what they thought, on only a few posts, and I got nothing. That was maybe three years ago. I'll try to remember to ask, more often, although my blog really doesn't exist to provoke controversy. That probably qualifies it as boring, to a lot of people, but, then, they probably aren't interested in the message I try to get out there.

By: Elaina_Avalos

Elaina_Avalos — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:47:36 +0000

Very cool!

By: TipsGoda

TipsGoda — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:41:49 +0000

i've just install IntenseDebate at my blog recently and it doubled my comments in less than 2 days..im loving it and it rocks!

congrats to you for your achievements…

By: photomatt

photomatt — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:20:01 +0000

Looking good.

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:57:30 +0000

I think the key to engaging readers is seeing your posts as a way to initiate a conversation. This means that you don’t have to make a speech or answer every question. Instead, you need to write something that is provocative and pulls your readers into the content. Ask them their opinion. Invite them to comment. My goal is to end every post in this way.

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:57:06 +0000

Re: vicki_small commented on Join the Conversation I think the key to engaging readers is seeing your posts as a way to initiate a conversation. This means that you don’t have to make a speech or answer every question. Instead, you need to write something that is provocative and pulls your readers into the content. Ask them their opinion. Invite them to comment. My goal is to end every post in this way.

By: vicki_small

vicki_small — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:42:30 +0000

Michael, I'm not sure how long you've been blogging. I got curious about the total number of comments on my blog, and now I'm really down! I've been blogging for a little over four years, and I'm not even going to tell you how few comments I have to show for it! I read a few other blogs where some discussions develop and that just hasn't happened on mine. Granted, I've stayed away from politics (a policy that I explained in my initial blog post), which would no doubt get more comments.

As much as anything, though, I probably need a new family and new friends. I get more comments on my blog posts by e-mail than I do on my blog. :o(

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:11:56 +0000

Test from Entourage

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:09:04 +0000

Test from Entourage

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By: loupage

loupage — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:07:44 +0000

Intense debate looks great. Just wanted to use this opportunity to say thanks for all the great info you share. It has helped me a bunch.

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:01:33 +0000

Test

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Michael Hyatt — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:56:07 +0000

Test

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By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:18:24 +0000

Great. I’m glad!

By: mvivas

mvivas — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:34:57 +0000

I like!! Good call on IntenseDebate. Keep up the good work!!!

By: Phillip Gibb

Phillip Gibb — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:09:55 +0000

whooa, 5000, that's insane. Well done

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:37:08 +0000

Re: Daniele_Beta commented on Join the Conversation Great. I’m glad!

By: Daniele_Beta

Daniele_Beta — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:33:07 +0000

And finally, I got a great suggestion from you..

By: Ryan Markel

Ryan Markel — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:13:18 +0000

I've been using IntenseDebate for a while on several sites, and I believe it's the best commenting solution I've seen so far. The integration with WordPress makes it an easy choice.

Good to see you finally got it up and running!

By: Chownage

Chownage — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:23:35 +0000

I love it. I think I'm gonna install it on my blog too! Thanks for the heads up.

By: thejeffbrown

thejeffbrown — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:53:07 +0000

Very impressive. I look forward to what IntenseDebate has to offer.

By: Gabe Taviano

Gabe Taviano — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:50:51 +0000

Sorry to reply thrice, but you were right Michael. It's a setting under your ID profile. Seems a bit annoying to me I guess.

By: Gabe Taviano

Gabe Taviano — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:47:03 +0000

Ok, so maybe I glanced over the fact that you were talking about comments and Twitter, not posts and Twitter. Guessing you have to install an add-on to ID to make the Twitter post work (since I don't see it by default)?

By: Gabe Taviano

Gabe Taviano — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:43:44 +0000

I could not be wrong, but I think IntenseDebate just manages comments and doesn't utilize Twitter at all. I'm pretty sure Twitter Tools and TweetSuite do that. Just wanted to make sure the new users weren't looking for that……or learn something new if I am wrong, lol. Glad you're using ID Michael!

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:28:55 +0000

I'm not sure it will grab your Twitter avatar. I think it only works with Gravatar, which is also owned by Automattic, the company that owns WordPress and IntenseDebate.

By: Douglas Schultz

Douglas Schultz — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:22:24 +0000

I really like the look of Blog 3.0 and how you've shared the tools you use and how well they work. I really appreciate that as I investigate moving to WordPress also.

By: PattiM

PattiM — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:36:41 +0000

Neat dropdown when you hover over the avatar of those registered at IntenseDebate I'm liking this addition Michael. Will take a look at it for my blogs.

By: PattiM

PattiM — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:26:21 +0000

IntenseDebate grabs avatars from Gravatar.com which Gail Hyatt kindly introduced me to the other day.

By: ButchWalker

ButchWalker — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:22:20 +0000

Saw your Tweet that this was coming and thought I'd check it out as possible plugin for my blog. Looks nice. Thanks for the tip.

By: @tonyramos

@tonyramos — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:19:15 +0000

Looking good. I am going to guess that IntenseDebate grabs my Twitter avatar automatically. Also, liking the new blog design as well. Keep up the good work!

By: myhatt

myhatt — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:14:07 +0000

Re: chrisdat commented on Join the Conversation Good luck!

By: myhatt

myhatt — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:11:08 +0000

Re: Christopher commented on Join the Conversation I think so, too. I like what I have seen so far.

By: human3rror

human3rror — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:06:14 +0000

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY~!

By: human3rror

human3rror — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:06:09 +0000

yes. word up!

By: chrisdat

chrisdat — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:05:55 +0000

Just commenting here so I can catch up with human3rror (in my lifetime).

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:05:01 +0000

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY~!

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:03:37 +0000

I think you are going to be happy with Intense Debate. It brings comment conversation to a whole new level.