Site Comments vs. Site Feedback — What’s the Real Difference?

byJDGresham

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1 month ago

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When I first came back to Wealthy Affiliate — I never really left, just slacked off for a while — I wanted to ensure I was using every tool correctly.
That’s how this post started — trying to understand exactly how Site Comments and Site Feedback differ, and whether there’s a limit to how often you can give feedback on someone’s site.

After digging through community posts and older training articles, here’s what I found.

Site Comments — The Daily Practice

Comments are your everyday engagement tool.
They’re what you leave on blog posts or pages through the SiteComments platform.

The goal isn’t to critique — it’s to add conversation value:

• Offer encouragement, a personal insight, or a question that shows you read the post.
• Never include links or self-promotion (that’s a strict rule).
• Usually, one good comment per post is enough.
• If the author replies to or updates the post, a follow-up comment is sensible.

Experienced members recommend spending 10–15 minutes a day, leaving thoughtful comments, and replying to your own. That’s how you build visibility and trust over time.

Site Feedback — The Formal Review

Feedback is a different tool altogether — it’s structured and more formal.
You’re asked to look at the site itself, not just a single post.

That means things like:

• Design clarity
• Navigation and layout
• Readability and focus
• Whether the content feels ready for visitors

The point is to help someone see their site through a visitor’s eyes, not to rewrite it for them.

Frequency and Limits

Here’s where the confusion starts:

Nowhere in the public help materials or blogs does it clearly say you can only give site feedback once per website. What members seem to agree on is this:

• You should only leave new feedback if the site has changed — new theme, structure, or major rebuild.
• If nothing big has changed, repeating feedback doesn’t add value.

That’s a good practical standard until WA posts something official.

The Certified Commenter Benchmark

One of the older WA blogs says that after three months, you should aim for about 50 quality, approved comments in 30 days to reach “Certified Commenter” status.
That’s not an official rule, but a good working target.

The real key isn’t the number — it’s consistency.
Ten minutes of solid, genuine comments a day can do more for your growth here than chasing badges.

What This Means for Me

My takeaway is simple:
I’ll keep using Site Comments daily to engage, learn, and build trust.
And I’ll use Site Feedback when it’s genuinely needed — especially when a site has changed enough to justify new eyes.

Both tools serve the same bigger goal: community and credibility.
You give, you learn, and you grow together.

What I’d Like to Know

Has anyone ever seen an official WA rule limiting how often you can leave Site Feedback on the same site?
If you have, drop the link — it would help everyone to have clarity.

In the meantime, I’ll keep this simple rule in mind:
Comment often. Feedback when it matters.

JD