Pressing Publish Means You’re Half Done

by Aaron on September 23, 2009

@photomatt (Matt Mullenweg)This past weekend, I attended WordCamp Portland, a conference on blogging and the WordPress platform. Founding developer Matt Mullenweg led a Q&A discussion with the audience, and one thing he said struck a chord with me and my view on blogging, comments, and conversation.

A couple of months ago, I said that if you’re blogging without comments, don’t. During Matt’s talk, at one point he noted that when he hits the “Publish” button a blog post, he considers that post half done. The other half is the conversation and comments that result. I agree 100%.

What do you think?

Photo by natronics, used by permission

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  • I agree with this thought. While the comments are something out of your own control, you need to have the comments enabled. I find it so frustrating when I cannot comment on a blog these days. I could always email that person but it's not the same.
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