undefined | Better HN

0 pointsSkyMarshal5y ago0 comments

>Want to leave me a comment? Email me or go away.

The common alternative these days is to have no comment section on your blog, but to post your blog posts to Twitter/Reddit/etc and have the discussion there.

That still builds community and drives traffic to your blog, but with greater potential network effects, and no tech/security overhead or need to be responsible for rando's comments.

0 comments

2 comments · 2 top-level

jonnycomputer5y ago

Yes, but then your community becomes subject to the whims of Twitter/Reddit/etc.

I've been feeling it these days, helping my spouse with their art career.

MisterTea5y ago

You make a good point I should have added. Outsource the community to an external platform and let someone else handle the comments, spam, moderation, etc.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse