Site Comments - Use Common Sense
Published on May 9, 2020
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I know a lot has been said about site comments. I remember reading many rants about the quality of comments or lack thereof.
I have had very good experience with site comments, usually request one for each of my new articles and receive between 3 to 5. Some are excellent. Some have so many typos or bad spelling or bad grammar that I have to correct them but I don't mind. I appreciate the effort.
Yesterday, I got 5 comments and I had to disapprove one for the first time ever. I did it kindly explaining the reason. And I'm writing this post to help new members understand the purpose and the way how to comment so they won't be disapproved.
Site comments are not a discussion forum. If I go to site comments and there is an article about diapers requesting comments, I skip it because it has nothing to do with me. If I didn't want to skip it, then I had to pretend that I'm a young mom looking for the answer the article provides.
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Or, let's look at another example. There might be an article about the top 10 android phones requesting site comments. I have an iPhone. So what will I write in my comment? That I don't like android phones?? Why would I look for the best android phones in google then?
It's always necessary to keep in mind that a site comment should look like a comment written by someone who would find your article in google. So if I write an article about retinol, the commenters should write something as if they were looking for the answer how retinol works, not saying that they don't support use of anti aging products.
I don't mind anyone having a different opinion at all. And I like questions. I would even be happy if someone wrote they have a bad experience with a product. But saying they are not interested or actually against it, that just doesn't make sense.
So please when you comment and you have a different opinion or are not interested in the subject, just skip the article and comment on something else. If you don't want to skip, pretend you are someone who is looking for this topic/product/answer.
Have a nice weekend, my friends!
Lenka
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