Kumiko from Cash Quests recently turned off her comments for a week to see what difference it made to her blog. She has decided to keep comments switched off for the time being.
This is an interesting topic which I have read some posts on recently. Kumiko’s decision to switch off blog comments gives me a good live example of the pros and comments of doing this. 
Why Kumiko has decided to switch her comments off
Kumiko has explained her reasons for switching off her comments however I disagree with some of those reasons. Below…
I read a post a month or so ago which suggested that removing the datestamp from blog posts was a good idea. I’ve not been able to locate this post so I’m unable to provide you all with a link however I do recall that one of the the author’s main reasons for removing the datestamp was so that blog posts do not become outdated.
You may have read some blogs encouraging you to remove the datestamp from your posts but I strongly discourage you to do this. If you have…
Today Feedburner announced that two features previously only available to pro users are now available to free account holders as well.
FeedBurner Stats PRO
The first new feature is called ‘FeedBurner Stats PRO’ and provides you with you some additional stats that free feedburner doesn’t.
MyBrand
The MyBrand option lets you change the feedburner url to match the url of your domain. As they put it, rather than using feeds.feedburner.com/MyFeedName, your MyBrand-ed feed address can be feeds.myexcellentdomain.net/MyFeedName.
The full announcement from Feedburner regarding all of this can be found here.
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Regular readers of Blogging Tips will know that i link to older articles quite a lot in my posts. There are a lot of reasons why i do this :
- It saves me from duplicating what i have already wrote. It’s much easier to refer to a post i did about a certain subject than repeat myself again.
- It stops good posts from being lost in the archives. Sometimes good posts dont get a lot of comments when they are published but if you link back to your good posts on…
A good relationship with your readers can play a huge part in your blogs success. They will help you, give you feedback and above all support you through the good times and the bad. Having a good relationship with your readers isn’t something that happens overnight but if you take the time to give something back to them every week you will surely develop a good relationship with your regular commentators and readers.
Here are some ways in which you can develop a good relationship with your readers :
