Comments on: Signatures. Having the last word on your comments. http://imjustcreative.com/signatures-having-the-last-word-on-your-comments/2008/02/17/ ImJustCreative - freelance logo & brand identity blog and portfolio. Articles on logomark design, freelancing and typography. Graham has 25 years experience in: logo, identity, graphic design, typography, commercial print & reprographics. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:32:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Article Reviews #6: From Around The Net http://imjustcreative.com/signatures-having-the-last-word-on-your-comments/2008/02/17/#comment-21474 Article Reviews #6: From Around The Net Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:58:44 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/signatures-having-the-last-word-on-your-comments/2008/02/16/#comment-21474 [...] of ImJustCreative wrote some compelling reasons to include signatures on your comments. This is especially true if you use keywords instead of your name as the comment author. Besides, [...] [...] of ImJustCreative wrote some compelling reasons to include signatures on your comments. This is especially true if you use keywords instead of your name as the comment author. Besides, [...]

]]> By: ForceTrainer http://imjustcreative.com/signatures-having-the-last-word-on-your-comments/2008/02/17/#comment-3199 ForceTrainer Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:32:05 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/signatures-having-the-last-word-on-your-comments/2008/02/16/#comment-3199 I was having somewhat of a crisis about the whole leaving a signature in comments because at many of the larger blogs where I spend my time (mostly Gawker media sites) I don't see much of it. I thought it might be a bad idea, but at the same time I don't comment often on these sites, and when I do it's because I have something that I really want to say (and hopefully I'm adding to the value of the site). I'm not one for the "first post" thing with my comment. Just today I left what would amount to probably a 3 page comment on LifeHacker - I spent a lot of time writing what I posted, so I sure as hell am going to leave my blog address! I try and follow RT's model as well - if I comment multiple times I just leave my sig on the first one. People don't need to see it a million times. So far no one has complained and it has resulted in additional traffic coming to my site. If people comment on my blog they are more than welcome to leave their own links if they contribute to the discussion. With that said, I enjoy some sigs! --------- ForceTrainer Check out how two geeks get into shape without killing themselves at www.hardbodygeeks.com! ForceTrainers last blog post..<a href="http://www.hardbodygeeks.com/2008/07/week-7-repeat.html" rel="nofollow">Week 7 Repeat</a> I was having somewhat of a crisis about the whole leaving a signature in comments because at many of the larger blogs where I spend my time (mostly Gawker media sites) I don’t see much of it. I thought it might be a bad idea, but at the same time I don’t comment often on these sites, and when I do it’s because I have something that I really want to say (and hopefully I’m adding to the value of the site). I’m not one for the “first post” thing with my comment. Just today I left what would amount to probably a 3 page comment on LifeHacker – I spent a lot of time writing what I posted, so I sure as hell am going to leave my blog address!

I try and follow RT’s model as well – if I comment multiple times I just leave my sig on the first one. People don’t need to see it a million times.

So far no one has complained and it has resulted in additional traffic coming to my site. If people comment on my blog they are more than welcome to leave their own links if they contribute to the discussion.

With that said, I enjoy some sigs!

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ForceTrainer
Check out how two geeks get into shape without killing themselves at http://www.hardbodygeeks.com!

ForceTrainers last blog post..Week 7 Repeat

]]> By: Graham http://imjustcreative.com/signatures-having-the-last-word-on-your-comments/2008/02/17/#comment-214 Graham Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:58:38 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/signatures-having-the-last-word-on-your-comments/2008/02/16/#comment-214 RT> Yup, very valid point. In fact I tend not to do that myself on a chain of comments, although it's a habit for me. I try to at least not include the link for the very reason you say with spamming. As you say once is enough on the same thread. Using my analogies above, that would be like going for a business meeting, dropping your business card on the table before you go to the toilet, then come back, chat some more, leave the table to get a drink and... drop another card on the table before you do that. The first card was appropriate, the second card just over hedging your bets. Yada yada. :0) The point really is to get over the importance of branding yourself at every opportunity. You can fine tune it as appropriate but at the end of the day, leaving comments is a real chance to help 'market aware' your own Blog name etc. As long as it's done tastefully then I just feel more people ought to consider it. For me, because I know I only tend to leave essay length comments, Im ok with leaving a signature. For the one liners, or the 'great site', yes, maybe not so appropriate. It's like working to earn the right to 'advertise yourself'. So this yes, could be abused, but then this is why the author can at least moderate the piss taking amongst us. Cruel but harsh. :) From my perspective-and this is the important thing, I would of visited your site sooner had I seen your Blog name on your comment. This is such a strong visual clue and incentive for other readers. I do like checking out the Blogs of people who leave comments, but with no visual clue as to what they are about other than a name, I really feel a simple opportunity is being wasted. I guess for Blog's and authors who already have a more established Blog, going to all these lengths can be tiresome. But not one Blogger I know would miss the opportunity to spread some links, so why not, at least, your Blog Title associated with your name. It's just a mind set thing I guess. So here's a idea for a plug-in. Along with the required NAME, EMAIL and WEBSITE. An option to leave your Blog Name (which gets shown alongside your name in the comments), then this way it's all controlled by the site owner, and may encourage this self branding on a more consistent level. You can see I got the Top Commentators up now, although not working perfect it, also added the Comment Feed option for each post which I was amazed was not a standard option. I only just found this out myself on my site. Oppps. Anywho, that's me waffling again. RT>
Yup, very valid point. In fact I tend not to do that myself on a chain of comments, although it’s a habit for me. I try to at least not include the link for the very reason you say with spamming. As you say once is enough on the same thread.

Using my analogies above, that would be like going for a business meeting, dropping your business card on the table before you go to the toilet, then come back, chat some more, leave the table to get a drink and… drop another card on the table before you do that. The first card was appropriate, the second card just over hedging your bets. Yada yada. :0)

The point really is to get over the importance of branding yourself at every opportunity. You can fine tune it as appropriate but at the end of the day, leaving comments is a real chance to help ‘market aware’ your own Blog name etc.

As long as it’s done tastefully then I just feel more people ought to consider it. For me, because I know I only tend to leave essay length comments, Im ok with leaving a signature. For the one liners, or the ‘great site’, yes, maybe not so appropriate. It’s like working to earn the right to ‘advertise yourself’. So this yes, could be abused, but then this is why the author can at least moderate the piss taking amongst us. Cruel but harsh. :)

From my perspective-and this is the important thing, I would of visited your site sooner had I seen your Blog name on your comment. This is such a strong visual clue and incentive for other readers. I do like checking out the Blogs of people who leave comments, but with no visual clue as to what they are about other than a name, I really feel a simple opportunity is being wasted.

I guess for Blog’s and authors who already have a more established Blog, going to all these lengths can be tiresome. But not one Blogger I know would miss the opportunity to spread some links, so why not, at least, your Blog Title associated with your name. It’s just a mind set thing I guess.

So here’s a idea for a plug-in. Along with the required NAME, EMAIL and WEBSITE. An option to leave your Blog Name (which gets shown alongside your name in the comments), then this way it’s all controlled by the site owner, and may encourage this self branding on a more consistent level.

You can see I got the Top Commentators up now, although not working perfect it, also added the Comment Feed option for each post which I was amazed was not a standard option. I only just found this out myself on my site. Oppps.

Anywho, that’s me waffling again.

]]> By: RT Cunningham http://imjustcreative.com/signatures-having-the-last-word-on-your-comments/2008/02/17/#comment-213 RT Cunningham Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:12:13 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/signatures-having-the-last-word-on-your-comments/2008/02/16/#comment-213 Graham, the signature thing doesn't bother me, although I rarely do it. Something you may want to consider when leaving multiple comments on the same thread, is that the "calling card" doesn't need to be dropped each time, especially if the comments are within close proximity to each other. Because then, it just looks like signature spam. Once per thread is ideal as far as I'm concerned. Graham, the signature thing doesn’t bother me, although I rarely do it. Something you may want to consider when leaving multiple comments on the same thread, is that the “calling card” doesn’t need to be dropped each time, especially if the comments are within close proximity to each other.

Because then, it just looks like signature spam. Once per thread is ideal as far as I’m concerned.

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