"Thanks for Commenting" and Standing Out in the Crowd
It’s common knowledge that you are less likely to be remembered if you are just like everyone else. To stand out in the massive online landscape (or anywhere else), you need to be unique.
On the subject of standing out in the crowd, I’m curious if anyone is using some sort of custom “thanks for commenting” page as a way to increase engagement with those visitors that go through the process of leaving a comment on your blog?
I left a comment on Alexis Grant’s blog the other day and was redirected to this page that included a humorous photo of her.
That strategy of engagement brought me one step closer to her because it was a different and unique approach I don’t see employed on blogs very often (and I comment quite a bit). If you like that tactic and want to try it, are using WordPress, you can use the comment redirect plugin.
What are you doing to stand out? How are you and your website unique?
Iuliana Corca
Posted at 10:00h, 14 SeptemberCommenting on blog articles is pretty new to me and it’s the first time that I heard of this 🙂 The method illustrated above is more than likely to make you stand out in the crowd 😀
Matthew Collis
Posted at 14:20h, 14 SeptemberI think comments are great (and it’s good to encourage people to leave comments) but I think there is a danger in focusing too much on this. Look at your readership numbers month over month and stats like bounce back rate. These are good stats, in my opinion, for measuring the success of your blog 🙂
Matthew Collis
http://blog.ixactcontact.com
Alexis Grant
Posted at 15:00h, 14 SeptemberDrew — Thanks for the shout-out! I sometimes forget that page is there because it’s hidden on my site, but then I get a lot of feedback from first-time commenters who appreciate it. Just goes to show that if you put in some effort on the front end, it pays off later!
Brad Yzermans
Posted at 07:16h, 15 SeptemberI like this idea….first i have heard of it. I kind of feel people are not engaging on blog sites anymore due to the popularity of other social media sites where it is so much easier to create community and share comments and ideas. I have a decent amount of traffic on my site and have had maybe only 10 comments in 2 years. If a consumer has a question, they just call or email……they don’t comment.
Brandon
Posted at 14:48h, 15 SeptemberThis is a great idea. Or an automated e-mail response. I will quickly search for a smiling face of myself…