I'll have some of what he's smoking...
Seth Godin appears to have sparked a minor storm with his post explaining why he doesn't have comments on his blog, a post published immediately after his "how to get traffic for your blog" post.
Looking at the rules for getting traffic the following two stand out when thinking about comments:
Rule 27: Include comments so your blog becomes a virtual water cooler that feeds itself.
Rule 34: Don't include comments, people will cross post their responses.
I suspect the "how to get traffic post" is supposed to be taken as satirical, and the "no comments" post is some variant on Rule 10 - manipulate Technorati (by writing something controversial) and with the help of your readers.
I was almost tempted not to link, but hey, that was last month's route to sparking a controversy.
Tags: Seth Godin
Looking at the rules for getting traffic the following two stand out when thinking about comments:
Rule 27: Include comments so your blog becomes a virtual water cooler that feeds itself.
Rule 34: Don't include comments, people will cross post their responses.
I suspect the "how to get traffic post" is supposed to be taken as satirical, and the "no comments" post is some variant on Rule 10 - manipulate Technorati (by writing something controversial) and with the help of your readers.
I was almost tempted not to link, but hey, that was last month's route to sparking a controversy.
Tags: Seth Godin
posted by Steve Newson at 10:36 AM
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