They call it the suicide lane for a reason: it’s the intersection of big, shiny metal objects traveling 40+ mph in opposite directions – legally.
Lisa asks “Is Your Blog A Two Way Street?” and while Jan answers that he hopes it’s two ways with six lanes in either direction, I’m just hoping traffic flows both ways.
I guess a lot of folks start out thinking, “Build it [the blog] and they will come.” I started out thinking it was easier than firing up notepad and revamping my static HTML web site whenever I wanted to freshen up a bit. Yeah, of course, I’m an attention wh—er, eager to attract readers and fans like anyone else, but I’ve always thought it was a two-way street, and the comments shouted by passersby as I stand in the suicide lane, waggling white-gloved fingers in a confusing display of pseudo-traffic-direction, daring them to hit each other is half the fun.
Naaah, would I do that?
Y’all don’t get to hit each other. Not till you’ve donned the inflatable Rock ‘em, Sock ‘em Robot boxing gloves, anyway. Don’t want any bloggers harmed in the making of this little farce.
Lisa discusses several options bloggers have, now, for comment systems. I’ve tried several, but have always returned to the barebones system built into WordPress, myself. Still, you might be thinking about adding Disqus or Livefyre or some other commenting system to your blog, and Lisa brings up some of the pros and cons you ought to consider before bothering.
Be sure to read the other posts in this series:
They call it the suicide lane for a reason: it’s the intersection of big, shiny metal objects traveling 40+ mph in opposite directions – legally.
Lisa asks “Is Your Blog A Two Way Street?” and while Jan answers that he hopes it’s two ways with six lanes in either direction, I’m just hoping traffic flows both ways.
I guess a lot of folks start out thinking, “Build it [the blog] and they will come.” I started out thinking it was easier than firing up notepad and revamping my static HTML web site whenever I wanted to freshen up a bit. Yeah, of course, I’m an attention wh—er, eager to attract readers and fans like anyone else, but I’ve always thought it was a two-way street, and the comments shouted by passersby as I stand in the suicide lane, waggling white-gloved fingers in a confusing display of pseudo-traffic-direction, daring them to hit each other is half the fun.
Naaah, would I do that?
Y’all don’t get to hit each other. Not till you’ve donned the inflatable Rock ‘em, Sock ‘em Robot boxing gloves, anyway. Don’t want any bloggers harmed in the making of this little farce.
Lisa discusses several options bloggers have, now, for comment systems. I’ve tried several, but have always returned to the barebones system built into WordPress, myself. Still, you might be thinking about adding Disqus or Livefyre or some other commenting system to your blog, and Lisa brings up some of the pros and cons you ought to consider before bothering.
Be sure to read the other posts in this series: