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I've noticed a number of Yakezie blogs with these two features.  I've been scouting out a few, but most of what I've read is old information.

 

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

I use "Subscribe to Comments" and "Thank Me Later". Essential plugins IMO!

As a reader and commenter, I personally don't like the Thank me later.  If I drop a comment and want to check back I will either check back or subscribe to comments.  The thank me later is just a junk email that I quickly delete.

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 currently use "subscribe to comments" and "comment redirect" for comments. For RSS, I have the subscription widget in my right sidebar. Sometimes I will put a link to my RSS feed at the end of an article. Oh, I also use WWSGD.

Jaymus (RealizedReturns) said:

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..
 

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I guess if you have the comment redirect that fills the same role. I agree that if you get the email more than once it can get annoying, but the first time can be a nice touch. Actually, what I like is that with the email it's a bit of a pleasant surprise and reminds you of the site. I personally tend to notice the comment redirects less though I think they're a nice touch, too. I have configured my thank me later to send the email only once to try and hit the best benefit while hopefully annoying the least people possible. ;)

Jaymus (RealizedReturns) said:

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.

 

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Do you have analytics on that page?  Does it convert well?

 

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.  

Susbcribe to comments as well.