On the other hand, I don’t feel that people who routinely comment on your blog are “advertisers,” as they probably don’t get a whole lot out of the site, other than being able to interact/share thoughts with others and possibly getting into the “frequent commenters” list. This is what comments were meant to do, rather than create a spam-infested comments area.

On the other hand, I don’t feel that people who routinely comment on your blog are “advertisers,” as they probably don’t get a whole lot out of the site, other than being able to interact/share thoughts with others and possibly getting into the “frequent commenters” list. This is what comments were meant to do, rather than create a spam-infested comments area.

I get very few comments (it may be a reflection of what I have to say or the way I say it… too boring to comment on), but most of the people who comment are regular bloggers who’ve been commenting at my site for years – and I feel that they are friends and appreciate hearing from them.

When I get comments because people found me in a search for something else, I wonder why they’re commenting – especially when it’s something I wrote about a year ago. I wonder if I’m supposed to be answering them. I wonder if they’re just spamming for their own sites. It’s funny because there are all these tools to gain more awareness of your site, and yet one-time commenters really don’t mean anything to me.

I get very few comments (it may be a reflection of what I have to say or the way I say it… too boring to comment on), but most of the people who comment are regular bloggers who’ve been commenting at my site for years – and I feel that they are friends and appreciate hearing from them.

When I get comments because people found me in a search for something else, I wonder why they’re commenting – especially when it’s something I wrote about a year ago. I wonder if I’m supposed to be answering them. I wonder if they’re just spamming for their own sites. It’s funny because there are all these tools to gain more awareness of your site, and yet one-time commenters really don’t mean anything to me.

In turn, you could also relate every single thing we do to advertising – each impacts the way we feel about something else, “marketing” the way we react to further events throughout our daily lives.

However, when you take the general scope of leaving comments, it isn’t for advertising (although from the spammer’s perspective it is), but for sharing thoughts and creating relationships/connections with people who share similar interests.

In turn, you could also relate every single thing we do to advertising – each impacts the way we feel about something else, “marketing” the way we react to further events throughout our daily lives.

However, when you take the general scope of leaving comments, it isn’t for advertising (although from the spammer’s perspective it is), but for sharing thoughts and creating relationships/connections with people who share similar interests.