Comments on: How to Automatically Thank Commenters http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/ Build your business by sharing what you know Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: MDB http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4546 MDB Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:56:29 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4546 Think my level of commentators is such that I can do it all personally at the moment, I have some way to go to compete with the level of comments here. I guess I can give time to the personal approach right! Think my level of commentators is such that I can do it all personally at the moment, I have some way to go to compete with the level of comments here. I guess I can give time to the personal approach right!

]]> By: MDB http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16622 MDB Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:56:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16622 Think my level of commentators is such that I can do it all personally at the moment, I have some way to go to compete with the level of comments here. I guess I can give time to the personal approach right! Think my level of commentators is such that I can do it all personally at the moment, I have some way to go to compete with the level of comments here. I guess I can give time to the personal approach right!

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4504 Chris Garrett Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:16:10 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4504 @Patrick - Somehow I missed it too until that forum thread :) @Ashish - Yeah I get compliments from it too :) @George - It's a nice reminder, especially as I could be using one of a few computers when I leave the comment @Adam - I only installed it on this one, just in case it blows up (if it will have problems it will be this one with all the comments it gets) @mark - The personal touch is always better :) @Kate - I will keep an eye on it but so far no crashes ... at least none that I know of. I do get a lot of comments, perhaps it is partly down to the web host? @Blogging Experiment - Great stuff :D @Jason - Glad to be of service :) @Skellie - I would always go for the personal approach but this is the best I can do unless my number of comments reduces - after all I do answer them personally in the comment area :) @LAChick - Ah, nice :) @Patrick – Somehow I missed it too until that forum thread :)

@Ashish – Yeah I get compliments from it too :)

@George – It’s a nice reminder, especially as I could be using one of a few computers when I leave the comment

@Adam – I only installed it on this one, just in case it blows up (if it will have problems it will be this one with all the comments it gets)

@mark – The personal touch is always better :)

@Kate – I will keep an eye on it but so far no crashes … at least none that I know of. I do get a lot of comments, perhaps it is partly down to the web host?

@Blogging Experiment – Great stuff :D

@Jason – Glad to be of service :)

@Skellie – I would always go for the personal approach but this is the best I can do unless my number of comments reduces – after all I do answer them personally in the comment area :)

@LAChick – Ah, nice :)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16621 Chris Garrett Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:16:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16621 @Patrick - Somehow I missed it too until that forum thread :) @Ashish - Yeah I get compliments from it too :) @George - It's a nice reminder, especially as I could be using one of a few computers when I leave the comment @Adam - I only installed it on this one, just in case it blows up (if it will have problems it will be this one with all the comments it gets) @mark - The personal touch is always better :) @Kate - I will keep an eye on it but so far no crashes ... at least none that I know of. I do get a lot of comments, perhaps it is partly down to the web host? @Blogging Experiment - Great stuff :D @Jason - Glad to be of service :) @Skellie - I would always go for the personal approach but this is the best I can do unless my number of comments reduces - after all I do answer them personally in the comment area :) @LAChick - Ah, nice :) @Patrick – Somehow I missed it too until that forum thread :)

@Ashish – Yeah I get compliments from it too :)

@George – It’s a nice reminder, especially as I could be using one of a few computers when I leave the comment

@Adam – I only installed it on this one, just in case it blows up (if it will have problems it will be this one with all the comments it gets)

@mark – The personal touch is always better :)

@Kate – I will keep an eye on it but so far no crashes … at least none that I know of. I do get a lot of comments, perhaps it is partly down to the web host?

@Blogging Experiment – Great stuff :D

@Jason – Glad to be of service :)

@Skellie – I would always go for the personal approach but this is the best I can do unless my number of comments reduces – after all I do answer them personally in the comment area :)

@LAChick – Ah, nice :)

]]> By: LAChick http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4503 LAChick Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:10:09 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4503 While we're on this topic of automated responses. I saw a printed 'with compliments' slip yesterday which takes this concept to a whole new level. There were several boxes down the side with things like 'invoice enclosed' or 'please pay your account' and the last box was for 'thank you'. Laughed for ages about that one. While we’re on this topic of automated responses. I saw a printed ‘with compliments’ slip yesterday which takes this concept to a whole new level.

There were several boxes down the side with things like ‘invoice enclosed’ or ‘please pay your account’ and the last box was for ‘thank you’. Laughed for ages about that one.

]]> By: LAChick http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16620 LAChick Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:10:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16620 While we're on this topic of automated responses. I saw a printed 'with compliments' slip yesterday which takes this concept to a whole new level. There were several boxes down the side with things like 'invoice enclosed' or 'please pay your account' and the last box was for 'thank you'. Laughed for ages about that one. While we’re on this topic of automated responses. I saw a printed ‘with compliments’ slip yesterday which takes this concept to a whole new level.

There were several boxes down the side with things like ‘invoice enclosed’ or ‘please pay your account’ and the last box was for ‘thank you’. Laughed for ages about that one.

]]> By: Skellie http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4501 Skellie Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:53:12 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4501 I'm not sure I agree with the effectiveness of this. Most of us can tell the difference between an automated thank you and a personal one. The reason why thank you e-mails from bloggers work is because you appreciate that they've taken the time to thank you personally for your comment. An automated e-mail is just a nicety sent by a computer. It's probably better than nothing but I wouldn't appreciate it as much as a real response. I think a better strategy would be to create a generic template you can copy and paste into the e-mail and then just add a sentence or so responding to the reader's comment. It'd seem just like an original response even though it takes 20% of the work. I’m not sure I agree with the effectiveness of this.

Most of us can tell the difference between an automated thank you and a personal one. The reason why thank you e-mails from bloggers work is because you appreciate that they’ve taken the time to thank you personally for your comment. An automated e-mail is just a nicety sent by a computer.

It’s probably better than nothing but I wouldn’t appreciate it as much as a real response.

I think a better strategy would be to create a generic template you can copy and paste into the e-mail and then just add a sentence or so responding to the reader’s comment. It’d seem just like an original response even though it takes 20% of the work.

]]> By: Skellie http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16619 Skellie Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:53:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16619 I'm not sure I agree with the effectiveness of this. Most of us can tell the difference between an automated thank you and a personal one. The reason why thank you e-mails from bloggers work is because you appreciate that they've taken the time to thank you personally for your comment. An automated e-mail is just a nicety sent by a computer. It's probably better than nothing but I wouldn't appreciate it as much as a real response. I think a better strategy would be to create a generic template you can copy and paste into the e-mail and then just add a sentence or so responding to the reader's comment. It'd seem just like an original response even though it takes 20% of the work. I’m not sure I agree with the effectiveness of this.

Most of us can tell the difference between an automated thank you and a personal one. The reason why thank you e-mails from bloggers work is because you appreciate that they’ve taken the time to thank you personally for your comment. An automated e-mail is just a nicety sent by a computer.

It’s probably better than nothing but I wouldn’t appreciate it as much as a real response.

I think a better strategy would be to create a generic template you can copy and paste into the e-mail and then just add a sentence or so responding to the reader’s comment. It’d seem just like an original response even though it takes 20% of the work.

]]> By: Jason http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4496 Jason Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:35:14 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4496 Aha! So that's what it's called. Thanks. Aha! So that’s what it’s called. Thanks.

]]> By: Jason http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16618 Jason Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:35:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16618 Aha! So that's what it's called. Thanks. Aha! So that’s what it’s called. Thanks.

]]> By: Blogging Experiment http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4494 Blogging Experiment Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:48:07 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4494 Chris, thanks for the mention and the link, I've since found the solution to my problem. I posted about it here (<a href="http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/comment-relish-back-in-action.php">Comment Relish Back in Action</a>) and owe Patchlog.com a bit debt of gratitude. Chris, thanks for the mention and the link, I’ve since found the solution to my problem. I posted about it here (Comment Relish Back in Action) and owe Patchlog.com a bit debt of gratitude.

]]> By: Blogging Experiment http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16617 Blogging Experiment Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:48:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16617 Chris, thanks for the mention and the link, I've since found the solution to my problem. I posted about it here (<a href="http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/comment-relish-back-in-action.php" rel="nofollow">Comment Relish Back in Action</a>) and owe Patchlog.com a bit debt of gratitude. Chris, thanks for the mention and the link, I’ve since found the solution to my problem. I posted about it here (Comment Relish Back in Action) and owe Patchlog.com a bit debt of gratitude.

]]> By: Kate Davis http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4492 Kate Davis Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:56:54 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4492 I used this on my site about a month and a half ago and it worked great, but after a week or so crashed my site. It took me a while to identify the cause of the crash particularly because the problem seemed to be intermittent with the plugin working fine at times. I decided in the end to uninstall it though. John Chow also wrote about the problems he had with this plugin, but that was because of the number of comments he has on his site http://www.johnchow.com/misbehaving-comment-relish-plugin/ Chris, hope it keeps working fine for you. I used this on my site about a month and a half ago and it worked great, but after a week or so crashed my site. It took me a while to identify the cause of the crash particularly because the problem seemed to be intermittent with the plugin working fine at times. I decided in the end to uninstall it though.

John Chow also wrote about the problems he had with this plugin, but that was because of the number of comments he has on his site http://www.johnchow.com/misbehaving-comment-relish-plugin/

Chris, hope it keeps working fine for you.

]]> By: Kate Davis http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16616 Kate Davis Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:56:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16616 I used this on my site about a month and a half ago and it worked great, but after a week or so crashed my site. It took me a while to identify the cause of the crash particularly because the problem seemed to be intermittent with the plugin working fine at times. I decided in the end to uninstall it though. John Chow also wrote about the problems he had with this plugin, but that was because of the number of comments he has on his site http://www.johnchow.com/misbehaving-comment-relish-plugin/ Chris, hope it keeps working fine for you. I used this on my site about a month and a half ago and it worked great, but after a week or so crashed my site. It took me a while to identify the cause of the crash particularly because the problem seemed to be intermittent with the plugin working fine at times. I decided in the end to uninstall it though.

John Chow also wrote about the problems he had with this plugin, but that was because of the number of comments he has on his site http://www.johnchow.com/misbehaving-comment-relish-plugin/

Chris, hope it keeps working fine for you.

]]> By: mark http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4491 mark Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:45:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4491 Now you tell me Chris! I sent first time commenters welcome emails all by hand! I did that the first three months then just couldn't keep up with it - now I find this! Now you tell me Chris!
I sent first time commenters welcome emails all by hand! I did that the first three months then just couldn’t keep up with it – now I find this!

]]> By: mark http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16615 mark Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:45:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16615 Now you tell me Chris! I sent first time commenters welcome emails all by hand! I did that the first three months then just couldn't keep up with it - now I find this! Now you tell me Chris!
I sent first time commenters welcome emails all by hand! I did that the first three months then just couldn’t keep up with it – now I find this!

]]> By: Adam Snider http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4489 Adam Snider Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:16:47 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4489 I sort of forgot about this plug-in after reading that thread on the forums. Thanks for reminding me about it, Chris. I think I'll install it on both of my blogs. It could be a good tool for the corporate blog I'm working on, too. Another way of engaging customers, and making them feel that we do care about their business (because, we do!). I sort of forgot about this plug-in after reading that thread on the forums. Thanks for reminding me about it, Chris. I think I’ll install it on both of my blogs.

It could be a good tool for the corporate blog I’m working on, too. Another way of engaging customers, and making them feel that we do care about their business (because, we do!).

]]> By: Adam Snider http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16614 Adam Snider Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:16:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16614 I sort of forgot about this plug-in after reading that thread on the forums. Thanks for reminding me about it, Chris. I think I'll install it on both of my blogs. It could be a good tool for the corporate blog I'm working on, too. Another way of engaging customers, and making them feel that we do care about their business (because, we do!). I sort of forgot about this plug-in after reading that thread on the forums. Thanks for reminding me about it, Chris. I think I’ll install it on both of my blogs.

It could be a good tool for the corporate blog I’m working on, too. Another way of engaging customers, and making them feel that we do care about their business (because, we do!).

]]> By: George http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4486 George Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:10:30 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-4486 I have received a lot of those automated emails welcoming me to blogs. I didn't know what plug-in was being used. Thanks for the information. Whenever I get the welcome emails I feel more obligated to go back and visit the blogs. I am curious to know what your email looks like... I have received a lot of those automated emails welcoming me to blogs. I didn’t know what plug-in was being used. Thanks for the information.

Whenever I get the welcome emails I feel more obligated to go back and visit the blogs. I am curious to know what your email looks like…

]]> By: George http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16613 George Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:10:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/how-to-automatically-thank-commenters/#comment-16613 I have received a lot of those automated emails welcoming me to blogs. I didn't know what plug-in was being used. Thanks for the information. Whenever I get the welcome emails I feel more obligated to go back and visit the blogs. I am curious to know what your email looks like... I have received a lot of those automated emails welcoming me to blogs. I didn’t know what plug-in was being used. Thanks for the information.

Whenever I get the welcome emails I feel more obligated to go back and visit the blogs. I am curious to know what your email looks like…

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