I’ve succumbed to pressure
I received an email yesterday that turned into a bit of a back and forth debate. It wasn’t a heated debate, mind you, just a friendly discussion about my decision to turn off the comments on this blog.
Apparently, although this blogging peer has never chosen to comment here they took offense to the the fact that as of last week they were no longer allowed. Proving that absence does make the heart grow founder, I suppose.
Anyway, because I have frequently used the words, “social media” and “interactive marketing” with clients, I was called on the carpet for having negated even the chance of my blog being either by shutting off comments. I have to admit, I agree. I was wrong and I will correct my error by changing this blog back to comment-abled status as of this post.
I have been quite busy lately and I suppose my reasoning - that I didn’t want to the neglect commenters here - really wasn’t completely logical. First, it obviously hasn’t been a problem yet. Secondly, well does there even have to be a second reason. I mean, duh. I didn’t need to solve a problem that I didn’t even have.
The thing about blogs that are an appendage of a business blog is that each us is an expert in our own little way. We have knowledge to offer that we may not even realize is valuable to others. I’ve always told clients that they need to make themselves as accessible as possible though, yet I wasn’t following my own advice. I had turned this blog into a monalogue rather than a discussion. I apologize.
See I can admit when I’m wrong. I guess there’s a first time for everything. 
September 6th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
The use of comments is a personal decision, and has nothing to do with being a blogger. You can add my voice to the naysayers, and I get paid to teach it.
Bloggers should be involved in conversations, but those conversations can take place
between” blogs, as in linking, or off blogs, as in e-mails.
Comments can be useful, but it’s silly to say that you have to have comments in an age of comment spam.
Instapundit doesn’t have comments enabled - does that mean he’s not a blogger?
It all depends on your audience. Ignore the people who demand you have to blog their way. Most aren’t interested in using blogs for business. They want it to be a happy free for all of transparency and light, which sounds nice, but won’t help businesses communicate with the right audiences.
Stick to your guns - and tell you what - we’ll have a conversation about it between our blogs - me linking you, you linking back.
Tada! Social media at its finest.