Comments on: The BEST websites are an ongoing conversation . . . http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2007/03/the-best-websites-are-an-ongoing-conversation/ Kickass info re CSS, WordPress Themes, ModX Templates, CubeCart Templates, CMS Templates, WebDev News, and occasional weird personal observations. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Vc http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2007/03/the-best-websites-are-an-ongoing-conversation/#comment-5928 Vc Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:38:25 +0000 http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2007/03/the-best-websites-are-an-ongoing-conversation/#comment-5928 Well gee.... now I REALLY wanna see Scott Buel's site! Well gee…. now I REALLY wanna see Scott Buel’s site!

]]> By: Scott Buel http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2007/03/the-best-websites-are-an-ongoing-conversation/#comment-5873 Scott Buel Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:57:36 +0000 http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2007/03/the-best-websites-are-an-ongoing-conversation/#comment-5873 Um, wow. I know this post wasn't ABOUT me, but it is cool to see my name in an actual blog post anyway! Nothing like pouring on the pressure, BJ. I SWEAR I am almost there... You'll be the first to know. By the way, congratulations on your success, Robin! I look forward to checking out your book. Oh, and maybe winning some of your chocolate. Do you make it yourself? Um, wow. I know this post wasn’t ABOUT me, but it is cool to see my name in an actual blog post anyway! Nothing like pouring on the pressure, BJ. I SWEAR I am almost there… You’ll be the first to know.

By the way, congratulations on your success, Robin! I look forward to checking out your book. Oh, and maybe winning some of your chocolate. Do you make it yourself?

]]> By: Vc http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2007/03/the-best-websites-are-an-ongoing-conversation/#comment-5872 Vc Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:24:43 +0000 http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2007/03/the-best-websites-are-an-ongoing-conversation/#comment-5872 I fully agree with BJ on that one Robin. Controversy is not only unavoidable, it's honestly preferable to the "big ZERO" reaction. But you do NOT have to give them any "goodies". I fully agree with BJ on that one Robin. Controversy is not only unavoidable, it’s honestly preferable to the “big ZERO” reaction.

But you do NOT have to give them any “goodies”.

]]> By: BJ http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2007/03/the-best-websites-are-an-ongoing-conversation/#comment-5868 BJ Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:45:59 +0000 http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2007/03/the-best-websites-are-an-ongoing-conversation/#comment-5868 I thought that was a lightbulb moment! Well, it may have been me who lit the match, but you're the one who fed the fire! Speaking of fires and thinking of possible future bookburnings, one more piece of advice. In future after your highly controversial book comes out, there will be some (maybe even many) visitors who disagree with you. I know it will be tempting to hit the delete button on those. Don't do it. Let your rowdy, brainy, and talented crew take them on. The result should end up being spectacular. My suggestion (which some people will disagree with) is to simply delete the links back to their sites. :) You do want to acknowledge that there is another viewpoint, but that doesn't mean you have to allow them to benefit from your traffic. I thought that was a lightbulb moment! Well, it may have been me who lit the match, but you’re the one who fed the fire!

Speaking of fires and thinking of possible future bookburnings, one more piece of advice. In future after your highly controversial book comes out, there will be some (maybe even many) visitors who disagree with you. I know it will be tempting to hit the delete button on those. Don’t do it. Let your rowdy, brainy, and talented crew take them on. The result should end up being spectacular.

My suggestion (which some people will disagree with) is to simply delete the links back to their sites. :) You do want to acknowledge that there is another viewpoint, but that doesn’t mean you have to allow them to benefit from your traffic.

]]> By: Robin Brande http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2007/03/the-best-websites-are-an-ongoing-conversation/#comment-5867 Robin Brande Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:45:37 +0000 http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2007/03/the-best-websites-are-an-ongoing-conversation/#comment-5867 No, you did not tell me to come over here and comment, but I can't just let this go. You're absolutely right about that lightbulb moment for me when you told me to stop writing you e-mails about your comments, and instead answer you on the blog. Der. It never occurred to me until you said that. And now that's my favorite part of blogging--this interaction between me and the readers, and even more fun, their interaction with each other. I love it when commenters start engaging in comment conversation with each other. I get to just sit back and read and enjoy. Thank you, BJ, not only for the kickass site, but also for all your advice about how to make the site fun--not just for my readers, but (shock!) for me, too. No, you did not tell me to come over here and comment, but I can’t just let this go.

You’re absolutely right about that lightbulb moment for me when you told me to stop writing you e-mails about your comments, and instead answer you on the blog. Der. It never occurred to me until you said that.

And now that’s my favorite part of blogging–this interaction between me and the readers, and even more fun, their interaction with each other. I love it when commenters start engaging in comment conversation with each other. I get to just sit back and read and enjoy.

Thank you, BJ, not only for the kickass site, but also for all your advice about how to make the site fun–not just for my readers, but (shock!) for me, too.

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