Now that I’ve been blogging for about 9 months, I’ve realized it’s time to get creative. Although content and graphics are important, so is reader feedback.
I stumbled upon the free tools WordPress offers to help readers provide feedback to bloggers on how they’re doing. And they are very simple and useful.
I’ve incorporated all 3 tools:
(1) Comments & Likes
- Allow your readers to “Like” each of your posts
- Provide the ability for them to reply with comments
- Shows your WP user name / blog
(2) Ratings
- Create a rating system for readers to provide a numerical reference (e.g. scale of 1 to 5) on how great or poor the post was
- Private / Blind – no one knows it was you who provided the rating
(3) Polls
- Add polls to allow readers to provide specific feedback on things like book reviews, film reviews or general blog posts
- Private / Blind – no one knows it was you who provided the rating
I’ve incorporated all three of these items into every post, allowing the reader to choose what they feel comfortable providing or not providing. I check the results each week to see what everyone is saying. Two key take-a-ways:
(A) You can provide feedback to me on what you like or don’t like, and in turn, I can improve my blog and site. Have fun participating!
(B) You can use these tools on your own site. If you need help building them into your posts, private message me or comment on this post. I’m glad to help anyone out.
Thanks for listening and providing feedback. It’s very helpful and I love connecting with everyone.
About Me
I’m Jay. I am 40 and live in NYC. By profession, I work in technology. By passion, I work in writing. Each week, I will post a summary of a trip I’ve taken somewhere in the world. I’ll cover the transportation, hotel, restaurants, activities, who, what, when, where and why… and let you decide for yourself if it’s a trip worth taking.
Once you hit my site “ThisIsMyTruthNow” at https://thisismytruthnow.com, you can join the fun and see my blog and various site content. You’ll find book reviews, published and in-progress fiction, TV/Film reviews, favorite vacation spots and my own version of the “365 Daily Challenge.” Since March 13, 2017, I’ve posted a characteristic either I currently embody or one I’d like to embody in the future. 365 days of reflection to discover who I am and what I want out of life… see how you compare!
Feel free to like, rate, comment or take the poll for each post. Tell me what you think.