Is it better to have or not have the comment box on your HP?
Does the page look more professional without the comments? Do the comments give you a better score?
I think its is better to have a comments box on your hub.
Firstly, Internet users love to interact and that can help build trust between writers and readers.
Also, I believe the comments act as more fresh content for the page. This is what the search engines like to see and they reward it by putting your page on a higher search results page.
The comments should continue the theme of the hub and add further value to the reader who finds the it on the engines, etc.
Comments like "great hub" add no value to the reader. Maybe comments like that can be put in the fan mail.
If you write a Hub you should always invite comments from your peers, else why bother writing at all ?
Not all will agree with your views and they should be given the right to express themselves, as long as they do it fairly and without resorting to rudeness and abuse.
Personally, I welcome the comments, both good and bad from friend or advesary how else can I judge if what I write about makes any sense to anyone other than myself !
Having a comment box is much better. You cannot please everyone and your readers will have varying opinions on the topic that you have.
With the additional ideas that you readers can input about the topic, information will grow.
Constructive criticisms are welcome so that you will also know where you can improve.
Generally I would think that having a comment box is helpful as far as receiving feedback and to be able to gauge how well received your writing is.
by Mark dos Anjos, DVM 2 years ago
Since this feature was deleted, HP staff have told us that this would be reinstated. It does not matter to all of us, but I know that in my case the readers find it very helpful. A former staff member told me last year that this would become a reality in June of 2021. That did not happen. If it is...
by johnnyco12 11 years ago
Do you approve negative comments that readers make about your hubs?It's great to have readers compliment your hubs, brag on you for a job well done,but what those about those readers that disagree with you on what you've written written or have less than constructive criticism about your writing...
by Daniel Mollat 7 years ago
I now have 17 articles published and most are in niche sites. Why am I not getting comments from readers? I have very few comments so far. Is this related to quantity of impressions, where the more impressions I rack up I could get more comments coming in?Appreciate any ideas.
by Sherri 15 years ago
I'm sure there are many reasons for and against responding to comments left by your readers. What do you think?
by David Stillwell 12 years ago
How important is it to have a comment section on your hubs, or How important is it to respond?I was going through some of the hubs that belong to some of the top paid hubbers ( info found on the success story page) and a lot of those people do not respond to comments. In fact, many of their...
by Anti-Valentine 13 years ago
There are two issues that have led me to make this suggestion. One is that I recently received an email from a person who claimed he couldn't find the comment box on one of my hubs. The other issue is that some claim that scrolling all the way down the page to the comment box at the bottom might...
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