Yes, you have plucked up the courage to complete the little box at the end of the post. You have hit submit… What happens next?
If you have a web savvy blogmistress, you may get directed to a thank you page 
Comments are the lifeblood of a blog, it encourages a community to form. Where you see comments (like on this blog) you know the advice is good.
So encouraging comments is something I am going to explore over the next few blog posts, and you can download them and try them and see which works for your blog. Remember, not everything works for everyone.
So back to thanking first time commenters, you can download the Comment Redirect plugin here
When installed, after the comment has been made it will redirect the commenter to another page. This can be where you thank them for taking the time to comment, encourage them to come back often and subscribe to your RSS feeds.
This isn’t the place for selling your ebooks or other products, but a welcoming page where your community starts to grow from. You will therefore need to create a New Page and then set that page in the Comment Redirect option under Plugins.
The great thing I like about this plugin is, your regular commenters won’t even notice it, so it won’t interfere with the smooth running of your blog, for your regulars it is business as usual.
As always, if you like this post – tell a few people and let us know how you get on with it
Sarah
About Sarah
Sarah Arrow is a UK blogger with some crazy ideas, she also is the director of communications for a same day courier company based in Essex. You can add her to the
"Says something useful circle" on G+
So you make your first comment on a blog…
Yes, you have plucked up the courage to complete the little box at the end of the post. You have hit submit… What happens next?
If you have a web savvy blogmistress, you may get directed to a thank you page
Comments are the lifeblood of a blog, it encourages a community to form. Where you see comments (like on this blog) you know the advice is good.
So encouraging comments is something I am going to explore over the next few blog posts, and you can download them and try them and see which works for your blog. Remember, not everything works for everyone.
So back to thanking first time commenters, you can download the Comment Redirect plugin here
When installed, after the comment has been made it will redirect the commenter to another page. This can be where you thank them for taking the time to comment, encourage them to come back often and subscribe to your RSS feeds.
This isn’t the place for selling your ebooks or other products, but a welcoming page where your community starts to grow from. You will therefore need to create a New Page and then set that page in the Comment Redirect option under Plugins.
The great thing I like about this plugin is, your regular commenters won’t even notice it, so it won’t interfere with the smooth running of your blog, for your regulars it is business as usual.
As always, if you like this post – tell a few people and let us know how you get on with it
Sarah
About Sarah
Sarah Arrow is a UK blogger with some crazy ideas, she also is the director of communications for a same day courier company based in Essex. You can add her to the "Says something useful circle" on G+