I’d like to encourage you to engage more with me and this forum by leaving blog comments on Donald Hunter Financial.  But it really concerns me because I’m seeing lots of blog comments that don’t relate to the purpose and intent of my finance, financing, and growing your business marketplace.

 

What I’m seeing is that there is a variety of ways in which you view and use the comments feature on my blog.

 

Comments have ranged from people who never make a “peep” to those who leave abusive rants. Then some racy commentators automatically post thousands of self serving and irrelevant comments with links to crude sites.

 I’m here for you to talk about scaling up businesses fast for profitability not body parts. You should go somewhere else for that kind of conversation.

 

Blog Comments Policy

I’m okay with different approaches you may have when you make comments. You know it’s up to you how you want to be recognized for what you say. However I want to communicate to you where I stand:

 

1. I cheer when you comment on my blog articles.  Your finance, financing, and business knowledge, experiences, and insights are important to my blog readership as what I write. They can add greatly to the perspectives and facts that I put forth.

 

If you want to remark on what I write then you’re more than welcome. Whether you’re an upstart or an expert, feel free to express your thoughts on any theme I write about. You can ask for more information or clarifications too.

 

2. You should know I remove spam right away. My spam filters automatically catch the majority of automated spam comments. I don’t put up with unrelated advertising or remarks which don’t add to my conversation topic. By design, the usual Facebook remarks like “great sharing” and “I love it” will be rejected by my spam filters straightaway.

 

3. You know your relevant links in comments are actively encouraged. If you leave a statement on my blog and want to point to a link on your own or some other site that is relevant to the subject then you should do so. This adds to the overall discussion and uplifts the dialogue. And it helps you get answers quickly to any questions you may have about any topic about finance, financing, and growing your business.

 

If someone comes to my blog and likes what you say in your commentary I’m happy to allow you to provide that information for them. And you know it helps you attract more visitors to your own site too.

 

4. Okay now. You know irrelevant links are not encouraged. If you leave a comment with a link in it that has no relevance to the blog post you’re commenting on that it will be deleted immediately.

This is a silly trend that I see happening increasingly on blogs. If you engage in this nonsensical link building practice I would encourage you to think about the impact that this has upon your online reputation and your company.

 

Now you’re welcome to build your blog’s identity through genuine interactions and participation in the Donald Hunter Financial community by all means. But know that spam comments and links do more damage to your online character than you may realize.

 

Now I don’t want to come off as being “heavy-handed” with my blog comments policy. And I also don’t want to waste anyone’s time who reads your remarks and receive no real value. This is not Facebook.

 

But there’s a fine line in how you moderate comments and I want to be open regarding my position. I hope by me outlining my policy, you’ll feel much better knowing your comments will be read by others who visit Donald Hunter Financial when you add your point of view which adds to the finance, financing, and growing your business conversation going on here.

 

Online Personas

I want you to know when you comment on blogs, it’s like you’re visiting the blog owner’s castle when you submit your “two cents.” Comments have the ability to build up or tear down your reputation. They are a permanent record of who you are and what you stand for.

 

So be sure to carefully ponder what you want to say. And my recommendation for you is to make sure your words add value not only to the blog you’re visiting but also to your own online persona.

 

Peace out.

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