Comments on: 5 Minutes To Build Your Own Blog Community

By: Pacquiao vs Margarito

Pacquiao vs Margarito — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:40:00 +0000

I personally don’t find them distracting, seeing as it sits as a relatively small footer and citing successful blogs like Mashable using them proves it can be effective.

By: Carissa

Carissa — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:03:20 +0000

I have been following Market like a Chick on Twitter for some time now, and I love it! I just started a blog about blogging and social media for a class. The posts I read from you, like this one, are sure to help. Thank you!
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By: carissabennett

carissabennett — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:03:20 +0000

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By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:58:44 +0000

Holy crap thanks for reminding me! I'm able to buy one now; just gotta decide which…

By: Coree

Coree — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:22:49 +0000

Sweet! Glad I get your seal of approval. I know you are honest and vocal about your opinions so that means a ton to me!

And, yeah…I mean chat room when I say real time. Although, I am looking forward to meeting you in “real life” one day, Dennis. You know you promised to show me your Poken at our first conference.

By: Coree

Coree — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:19:42 +0000

You're right, the toolbar does kind of blend in and that's what I wanted. Hopefully the more people are used to seeing it around the more they will be comfortable with all the features.

I am sooo not an analytics person, but lately I've kicked myself in the butt for not checking my stats more often. It just seems so confusing. But this is simple to quickly check and see what visitors are most interested in on my blog. Gives me a great idea of what I should be writing about to keep everyone coming back.

Good luck, Natalie. Let me know how you like the toolbar on your blog.

By: Coree

Coree — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:15:42 +0000

Awesome! I think the grey scheme looks great on your blog, almost like you designed it to be there from the get go.

We are going to have to dig in to the chat room opportunity and see how that works out. Keep me posted on how things go on your end and I'll do the same!

Oh, just joined your Facebook Fan Club from your Wibiya toolbar.

By: Coree

Coree — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:10:27 +0000

You're right about the countless plugins for Wordpress, Ben. What I like about Wibiya is that it may actually allow me to get rid of some of the ones I already have installed with functions that Wibiya can now handle.

Such as TweetMeme. I read an article this week that said this plugin is one of the biggest culprits of a slow loading blog because of the call issue. The only thing I would miss is the large number display right on the post that shows how many times the article has been retweeted.

The nicest thing about the toolbar is that it's not distracting. It's slim and it's color coordinated to blend in with my color scheme. The only lightbox that pops up without the user actually clicking on it is the Live Notification window that loads with the first page view, and that can be uninstalled from your Wibiya dashboard if you don't like it.

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:14:26 +0000

Now this is how it'[s done. I've HATED everyone up to this post where you actually reviewed and explained it all, thanks!

As for chatting it up in real time, you mean the chat room, right?