hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to answer questions from
video I’m going to answer questions from
video I’m going to answer questions from my form administrator GT who kicked off
my form administrator GT who kicked off
my form administrator GT who kicked off a debate in our forms around the new
a debate in our forms around the new
a debate in our forms around the new post that he put up around should you
post that he put up around should you
post that he put up around should you allow blog comments on your blog or not
allow blog comments on your blog or not
allow blog comments on your blog or not so his exact post was I was just reading
so his exact post was I was just reading
so his exact post was I was just reading an article web pro news and one of the
an article web pro news and one of the
an article web pro news and one of the subjects covered is whether or not you
subjects covered is whether or not you
subjects covered is whether or not you should allow blog comments on your block
should allow blog comments on your block
should allow blog comments on your block one point of view is that they’re good
one point of view is that they’re good
one point of view is that they’re good because it provides user feedback and
because it provides user feedback and
because it provides user feedback and the opportunity to interact with
the opportunity to interact with
the opportunity to interact with visitors the other point of view is our
visitors the other point of view is our
visitors the other point of view is our comments add little value and can often
comments add little value and can often
comments add little value and can often have a negative impact on your site a
have a negative impact on your site a
have a negative impact on your site a Google engineer is quoted as saying that
Google engineer is quoted as saying that
Google engineer is quoted as saying that blog comments may possibly be diluting
blog comments may possibly be diluting
blog comments may possibly be diluting the quality score of a page so he’s
the quality score of a page so he’s
the quality score of a page so he’s wondering about it has to look into it
wondering about it has to look into it
wondering about it has to look into it too much and he was one in our thoughts
too much and he was one in our thoughts
too much and he was one in our thoughts should you allow block comments or not
should you allow block comments or not
should you allow block comments or not so here’s my take i do allow blog
so here’s my take i do allow blog
so here’s my take i do allow blog comments and i do it two different ways
comments and i do it two different ways
comments and i do it two different ways i’ll share my experiences and hopefully
i’ll share my experiences and hopefully
i’ll share my experiences and hopefully this can help everybody the first part
this can help everybody the first part
this can help everybody the first part is i really believe that you should
is i really believe that you should
is i really believe that you should allow blog comments on your site i like
allow blog comments on your site i like
allow blog comments on your site i like it because it allows you to start
it because it allows you to start
it because it allows you to start interacting with your customers and
interacting with your customers and
interacting with your customers and people who are coming to your site and
people who are coming to your site and
people who are coming to your site and they start interacting I’m more likely
they start interacting I’m more likely
they start interacting I’m more likely to hang around the more likely to sign
to hang around the more likely to sign
to hang around the more likely to sign up for your newsletter the more likely
up for your newsletter the more likely
up for your newsletter the more likely to buy your products and services so you
to buy your products and services so you
to buy your products and services so you want to encourage participation in
want to encourage participation in
want to encourage participation in interaction because it makes it a little
interaction because it makes it a little
interaction because it makes it a little more sticky ties into your brain and
more sticky ties into your brain and
more sticky ties into your brain and makes me want to come back if there’s no
makes me want to come back if there’s no
makes me want to come back if there’s no ability to comment then they’re less
ability to comment then they’re less
ability to comment then they’re less likely to come back and less likely to
likely to come back and less likely to
likely to come back and less likely to become a customer of your business so
become a customer of your business so
become a customer of your business so you definitely want to encourage people
you definitely want to encourage people
you definitely want to encourage people to participate in your business stay
to participate in your business stay
to participate in your business stay longer on your website and be able to
longer on your website and be able to
longer on your website and be able to take that next step if it’s sign up for
take that next step if it’s sign up for
take that next step if it’s sign up for news that are buying your product over
news that are buying your product over
news that are buying your product over it is the second thing is I think it
it is the second thing is I think it
it is the second thing is I think it provides a lot of valuable feedback for
provides a lot of valuable feedback for
provides a lot of valuable feedback for you so it tells you which post you’re
you so it tells you which post you’re
you so it tells you which post you’re creating are getting a lot of response
creating are getting a lot of response
creating are getting a lot of response it tells you people like the content
it tells you people like the content
it tells you people like the content you’re coming up with or not and people
you’re coming up with or not and people
you’re coming up with or not and people might also offer other suggestions for
might also offer other suggestions for
might also offer other suggestions for how you can make your blog better and as
how you can make your blog better and as
how you can make your blog better and as businesses if we want to become better
businesses if we want to become better
businesses if we want to become better entrepreneurs we need to make sure we’re
entrepreneurs we need to make sure we’re
entrepreneurs we need to make sure we’re listening to our customers listen to
listening to our customers listen to
listening to our customers listen to your feedback and try to take those
your feedback and try to take those
your feedback and try to take those advice that we get from them and and put
advice that we get from them and and put
advice that we get from them and and put it into our business to make it better
it into our business to make it better
it into our business to make it better so shutting off the ability of people to
so shutting off the ability of people to
so shutting off the ability of people to tell us what they think I don’t think
tell us what they think I don’t think
tell us what they think I don’t think it’s a really smart idea now the last
it’s a really smart idea now the last
it’s a really smart idea now the last part is
part is
part is you do run a blog and you are getting
you do run a blog and you are getting
you do run a blog and you are getting comments it can also add a lot of
comments it can also add a lot of
comments it can also add a lot of credibility to your website so when
credibility to your website so when
credibility to your website so when people first visit a blog one of the
people first visit a blog one of the
people first visit a blog one of the things you’ll see is how many comments
things you’ll see is how many comments
things you’ll see is how many comments are left on here and if it sees that
are left on here and if it sees that
are left on here and if it sees that there’s a lot of comments it looks like
there’s a lot of comments it looks like
there’s a lot of comments it looks like it’s an authority website and they’re
it’s an authority website and they’re
it’s an authority website and they’re more likely to read the content it to
more likely to read the content it to
more likely to read the content it to come to the site and see if there’s no
come to the site and see if there’s no
come to the site and see if there’s no comments a lot of people thank God I
comments a lot of people thank God I
comments a lot of people thank God I know if I want to trust this person or
know if I want to trust this person or
know if I want to trust this person or not and they may take off and go to a
not and they may take off and go to a
not and they may take off and go to a different site so if you do have a blog
different site so if you do have a blog
different site so if you do have a blog with a lot of comments it can add a lot
with a lot of comments it can add a lot
with a lot of comments it can add a lot of credibility which can help you with
of credibility which can help you with
of credibility which can help you with new customers coming in and also with
new customers coming in and also with
new customers coming in and also with media and partners and suppliers it
media and partners and suppliers it
media and partners and suppliers it makes you look a little more respectable
makes you look a little more respectable
makes you look a little more respectable so definitely try to encourage comments
so definitely try to encourage comments
so definitely try to encourage comments now that being said you do need to
now that being said you do need to
now that being said you do need to moderate them right you need to make
moderate them right you need to make
moderate them right you need to make sure that its value I type of comments
sure that its value I type of comments
sure that its value I type of comments that are being put into your blog posts
that are being put into your blog posts
that are being put into your blog posts and useful information right so it’s
and useful information right so it’s
and useful information right so it’s okay to help this different point of
okay to help this different point of
okay to help this different point of views but you have to make sure that
views but you have to make sure that
views but you have to make sure that it’s being added to the conversation
it’s being added to the conversation
it’s being added to the conversation it’s not just being spam so there are
it’s not just being spam so there are
it’s not just being spam so there are some plugins you can use especially if
some plugins you can use especially if
some plugins you can use especially if you’re on a wordpress back-end to help
you’re on a wordpress back-end to help
you’re on a wordpress back-end to help you moderate your comments but you
you moderate your comments but you
you moderate your comments but you definitely have to make sure you’re
definitely have to make sure you’re
definitely have to make sure you’re looking out for them the second part is
looking out for them the second part is
looking out for them the second part is if you’re really worried about the
if you’re really worried about the
if you’re really worried about the negative impact it might have the
negative impact it might have the
negative impact it might have the quality of comments aren’t great and you
quality of comments aren’t great and you
quality of comments aren’t great and you want to make sure it’s only your content
want to make sure it’s only your content
want to make sure it’s only your content that’s being indexed in Google another
that’s being indexed in Google another
that’s being indexed in Google another option you can use is facebook comments
option you can use is facebook comments
option you can use is facebook comments and some of the bigger blocks have moved
and some of the bigger blocks have moved
and some of the bigger blocks have moved to trying facebook comments and
to trying facebook comments and
to trying facebook comments and basically facebook gives you a plug-in
basically facebook gives you a plug-in
basically facebook gives you a plug-in to allow people to leave comments the
to allow people to leave comments the
to allow people to leave comments the facebook profile and it shows up on each
facebook profile and it shows up on each
facebook profile and it shows up on each individual blog post and this is good in
individual blog post and this is good in
individual blog post and this is good in the sense that you can still get
the sense that you can still get
the sense that you can still get participation from your readers it
participation from your readers it
participation from your readers it forces people to use their existing
forces people to use their existing
forces people to use their existing facebook account so it’s harder to post
facebook account so it’s harder to post
facebook account so it’s harder to post anonymous posts you have to use your own
anonymous posts you have to use your own
anonymous posts you have to use your own account and it might even get you a
account and it might even get you a
account and it might even get you a little bit more exposure for your blog
little bit more exposure for your blog
little bit more exposure for your blog post because when they do put a post on
post because when they do put a post on
post because when they do put a post on it sends it up to their friends that hey
it sends it up to their friends that hey
it sends it up to their friends that hey you know they just posted on this blog
you know they just posted on this blog
you know they just posted on this blog their friends might be interested in
their friends might be interested in
their friends might be interested in checking out the blog as well so it
checking out the blog as well so it
checking out the blog as well so it might give you some back to exposure at
might give you some back to exposure at
might give you some back to exposure at the same time it doesn’t show up in your
the same time it doesn’t show up in your
the same time it doesn’t show up in your HTML so the content of the the block
HTML so the content of the the block
HTML so the content of the the block comments don’t show up in your HTML so
comments don’t show up in your HTML so
comments don’t show up in your HTML so Google doesn’t crawl it so that can be
Google doesn’t crawl it so that can be
Google doesn’t crawl it so that can be good or bad if you’re worried about the
good or bad if you’re worried about the
good or bad if you’re worried about the the quality score then facebook comments
the quality score then facebook comments
the quality score then facebook comments is a great way to do it because it’s not
is a great way to do it because it’s not
is a great way to do it because it’s not going to show up in the code of your
going to show up in the code of your
going to show up in the code of your site so it’s google never get it
site so it’s google never get it
site so it’s google never get it so GT I hope that helps everybody else
so GT I hope that helps everybody else
so GT I hope that helps everybody else has been discussing in the farms I hope
has been discussing in the farms I hope
has been discussing in the farms I hope you found that useful that’s what I use
you found that useful that’s what I use
you found that useful that’s what I use on my blog I’ll use comments just like
on my blog I’ll use comments just like
on my blog I’ll use comments just like any other wordpress blog and then on my
any other wordpress blog and then on my
any other wordpress blog and then on my articles on the site will use facebook
articles on the site will use facebook
articles on the site will use facebook comments so we’ve kind of split it up
comments so we’ve kind of split it up
comments so we’ve kind of split it up between the two I love to hear what you
between the two I love to hear what you
between the two I love to hear what you guys have to think if you want to leave
guys have to think if you want to leave
guys have to think if you want to leave a comment below the video please do and
a comment below the video please do and
a comment below the video please do and please give the video a thumbs up
please give the video a thumbs up
please give the video a thumbs up encourages me to make more these types
encourages me to make more these types
encourages me to make more these types of videos and hopefully you’ll stay
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