Suba @ Wealth Informatics said:

I don't know about RSS promotion, I do use "Subscribe to comments" plugin.

http://wordpress.org/extend/pl.....-comments/

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Hi Suba!
 

Is that how you get the "Notify me of follow-up Comments via Email" below the comment box? I am looking for a better looking one then the one I have.

 

Thanks!

Amanda, yes thats the plugin. You can change the words to whatever you like, I have not. I think I should write something funny.

I forgot, I have been using Comment Redirect for the last couple of weeks as well.  first time commenters see this landing page:

http://realizedreturns.com/tha.....t-comment/

It's a bit of a thank you and a soft sell on subscribing.

 

I'm a bit of a stickler about how I like my user experience.  I try to keep it as simple as possible, since offending even the smallest amount of traffic, IMO, isn't worth only a couple of subscribers.

OT:  I LOVE your site design, so simple and easy to use.  Awesome use of white space...something that seems to be disappearing as time goes on.  

I don't know about RSS promotion, I do use "Subscribe to comments" plugin.

http://wordpress.org/extend/pl.....-comments/

Is that how you get the "Notify me of follow-up Comments via Email" below the comment box? I am looking for a better looking one then the one I have.

Thanks!

I forgot, I have been using Comment Redirect for the last couple of weeks as well.  first time commenters see this landing page:

http://realizedreturns.com/tha.....t-comment/

It's a bit of a thank you and a soft sell on subscribing.

 

Invest It Wisely said:

So far, I've had a few people personally thank me for the "Thank me later" but nobody has complained. I was exposed to it from another blog and I thought "wow, this is neat". It's a nice touch... BUT, I think it's very important to send the email ONCE and not for every time. Just send it the first time.

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interesting!  Maybe I will have to consider giving it a try!  I am probably more anal than most, but my inbox is sort of sacred and I try to keep unecceasry emails out.  But just because I don't like them doesn't mean most other people wouldn't..  I need to stop letting my personal tastes override that of my potential readers.  You seem to have evidence that people don't mind getting the thank-you emails though..  hmmm..
 

http://realizedreturns.com/tha.....t-comment/

It's a bit of a thank you and a soft sell on subscribing.

Invest It Wisely said:

So far, I've had a few people personally thank me for the "Thank me later" but nobody has complained. I was exposed to it from another blog and I thought "wow, this is neat". It's a nice touch... BUT, I think it's very important to send the email ONCE and not for every time. Just send it the first time.

Subscribe to comments, on the other hand, actually adds value for the visitor.  They can choose to be alerted to comments and opt out at a later time.

I thought about the Thank Me Later thing...so many blogs are using it now, and I'm not sure about it.  I don't ever read the emails I get when I comment, maybe some do.  Have you noticed an increase in traffic from email accounts?

http://wordpress.org/extend/pl.....-comments/

Anyone have any suggestions/care to share which plug-ins they use for these purposes?  I appreciate any input you might have.