Join The iReply Movement

by Mark Sierra on June 30, 2007

A recent post of mine was meant to encourage blog owners to reply to their visitors who leave comments. I see this as a critical factor in a blog’s success.

That post echoed one Mike wrote last week. Since then, he, Brown Baron and myself had a quick brainstorming session this morning. And thanks to Mike’s graphic skills, he came up with a great looking symbol to promote the concept. So I’m pleased to announce the iReply movement!

I understand that we, as blog owners, can’t always commit to replying to every single comment that is made. As far as problems go, you have to admit that it’s a good problem to have, but that’s not what this movement is about. The overall motivation here is to simply tell your visitors that you have an interactive place and that you encourage discussion.

So if you feel inclined, please feel free to download the image to your server, post it on your blog, and help us spread the word.

Though not a requirement to use the image or even join the movement, but perhaps you might consider linking back to this post when you do. :)

[tags]iReply,community,blogging,bloggers[/tags]

{ 75 comments }

Mike (143 comments.) June 30, 2007 at 2:09 pm

Viva le revolucion! Or something like that :mrgreen:

Mark June 30, 2007 at 2:13 pm

Woo-hoo! :grin:

Brown Baron (192 comments.) June 30, 2007 at 2:14 pm

What if people actually comment on my post? You know I’m shy :lol:

Mark June 30, 2007 at 3:23 pm

But don’t breathe too fast — can’t have you hyperventilating! I’m sure we can find you a support group somewhere if the need arises. :lol:

Mike (143 comments.) June 30, 2007 at 2:23 pm

Just take a deep breath and start tapping away on the keyboard. It doesn’t necessarily have to be coherent :P

Adam Donkus (4 comments.) June 30, 2007 at 2:35 pm

Sounds like a brilliant idea to me…right up there with the “Do Follow” movement.

Mark June 30, 2007 at 3:24 pm

Hi Adam, thanks for the kind words!

Hey everybody: be sure to check out Adam’s blog, I got a kick out of his rotating head. :lol:

Grace (32 comments.) June 30, 2007 at 2:43 pm

And I wasn’t in it? Awww… :mrgreen:

Grace (32 comments.) June 30, 2007 at 2:44 pm

Brown Baron- It’s okay. Take a deep breath like Mike said. :grin:
Mike- I think it’s vive le révolution. :grin:

Mark June 30, 2007 at 3:26 pm

Thanks for helping these guys out. :smile:

And thanks for sticking around!

Brown Baron (192 comments.) July 1, 2007 at 12:26 am

Deep breathing is different from heavy breathing right? Hey it’s the weekend and I get confused easily :mrgreen:

Mike (143 comments.) June 30, 2007 at 2:59 pm

Ehh…I’m a blogger not a linguist…lol. I was close :mrgreen:

Benedict Herold (27 comments.) June 30, 2007 at 6:17 pm

hurray… you know im already in :-)

Mark June 30, 2007 at 7:12 pm

I had a feeling you would be. ;)

Benedict Herold (27 comments.) June 30, 2007 at 9:21 pm

I’m always with you for anything Mark since you have already flattered me :-)

Snoskred (2 comments.) July 1, 2007 at 1:35 am

Hi, I’m reading you via the No Nofollow | I Follow | DoFollow Community at Bumpzee, on the RSS feed.

This is a great idea. I’ve put the image in my sidebar, and I’ll give it a try. ;) Always ready to look for ways to improve.. ;)

Looking forward to reading more from you. :)

Snoskred
http://snoskred.blogspot.com/

Mark July 1, 2007 at 1:42 am

Hi Snoskred! Thanks for posting the logo! :wink:

Brown Baron (192 comments.) July 1, 2007 at 2:27 am

Welcome to the iReply Liberation Army Community!

Mark July 1, 2007 at 9:56 am

Gosh, now that you make it sound so official, it sounds like we need letterhead and business cards.

Mike? ;)

Mike (143 comments.) July 1, 2007 at 11:17 am

Can’t do it. Today is Sunday. May day off from the internet and all things blogging. Oh wait….forget I was here…

Jamaipanese (2 comments.) July 1, 2007 at 8:23 am

i’m in ^_^ great idea

Mark July 1, 2007 at 9:39 am

Hey there Jamaipanese, glad to have your support! :wink:

Bob (5 comments.) July 1, 2007 at 1:09 pm

So, what if you don’t reply? Any logo available for that ?:)

Mark July 1, 2007 at 1:24 pm

Hehe…smartypants. :razz:

Vicente Jr. Tapungot (2 comments.) July 2, 2007 at 12:26 am

I really like the idea about this iReply Movement :!:

Mark July 2, 2007 at 12:29 am

Hi Vicente, I appreciate you stopping by and commenting. I hope you’ll decide to help us spread the word, and possibly even upload the logo to your blog. :)

Vicente Jr. Tapungot (2 comments.) July 2, 2007 at 1:00 am

Can you teach me how?

Mark July 2, 2007 at 6:33 am

Sure thing. It’ll be just like the other things you’ve added to your sidebar. Just right-click on the iReply logo and select “Save image as” to save it somewhere on your desktop. Then just upload it like you’ve done for things like your Amazon widget. ;)

Matt Keegan (2 comments.) July 5, 2007 at 5:01 am

Back and forth comments is an excellent way to build up a blog. All those added comments stretch out the article, making them link juice for the search engines including Google.

Mark July 5, 2007 at 6:58 am

Hi Matt, thanks for the kind words and your support. :wink:

Brown Baron (192 comments.) July 5, 2007 at 10:54 am

So how do I join this secret society? Is there a secret handshake? :mrgreen:

Mark July 5, 2007 at 6:54 pm

LOL :D I’ll have to send you the details via carrier pigeon. It’s really the only safe way, you know. ;)

ForumeR (1 comments.) July 20, 2007 at 3:31 pm

I think, for bloggers, it’s better to reply at his / her blog. Example i came here comment, then as a reply u comment at my blog. now that means co operate between bloggers. If we reply in our blog, it’s looks like we just think of ourselves :D

So for bloggers, it’s better reply at commentor’s blog, but for plain visitors, it’s ok to reply at our own blog

Best regards
:)

Mark July 21, 2007 at 2:48 am

That’s something I haven’t thought about. Thanks for stopping by! :)

ladynred (1 comments.) July 26, 2007 at 10:43 pm

This is great idea. Thanks! I’m grabbing the logo now!

Mark July 26, 2007 at 10:52 pm

Hi ladynred! Thanks so much for your support. :)

Carol (2 comments.) September 5, 2007 at 8:27 am

I am in on this with you all!

Mark September 5, 2007 at 11:11 am

Hi Carol! I hope you’ve been keeping out of trouble. :wink: Good to see you here and to have your support in this revolution.

Raquel (1 comments.) September 6, 2007 at 10:01 am

I am grabbing the logo…thanks. :razz:

Mark September 7, 2007 at 10:13 pm

Hi Raquel, thanks for your support! And thanks for stopping by! :)

Starfeeder (1 comments.) September 9, 2007 at 12:16 pm

Cool, I’ll make my post and link to the 3 of you. :mrgreen:

Mark September 9, 2007 at 12:25 pm

@Starfeeder: that’s very kind of you. Thanks for joining iReply! :)

Rose (6 comments.) September 28, 2007 at 11:51 am

I think the ireply movement was a good idea, but I have commented on numerous blogs that are part of this movement only to find that they are NOT replying.

Mark September 29, 2007 at 7:17 am

@Rose: as I posted on Blog About Your Blog, I would like to think that your experiences are few and far between. My experiences have been more positive, so I surmise that you just hit some bloggers while they were swamped with other things. You’ll always get a response here though! Thanks for stopping by! :smile:

Rolando (2 comments.) October 11, 2007 at 8:41 am

Sign me up! Thanks for creating the movement!

Mark October 11, 2007 at 8:03 pm

Hi Rolando, I’m glad to have your support! And thanks for stopping by. :)

Rolando (2 comments.) October 13, 2007 at 4:44 pm

No problem Mark, glad to support the cause! :)

pelf (2 comments.) October 19, 2007 at 4:01 am

I noticed the “I Reply” movement quite some time ago, but only today I am able to track it down to the person who started it :)

I’m placing it up on my blog! :D

pelf’s last blog post..PhotoShow: 100 meters

Mark October 19, 2007 at 6:28 am

@pelf:
It was me and my two buddies. Thanks so much for your support!

belinha (1 comments.) October 24, 2007 at 3:31 am

I will use the badge! :idea:

belinha’s last blog post is: #183_HORA DO CHÁ_TEA TIME

Mark October 24, 2007 at 6:23 am

@belinha
Thank you for supporting iReply! :)

Toinker (1 comments.) December 14, 2007 at 4:57 pm

What a brilliant idea you started. Im going to join this new blogging revolution. :grin:

Mark (844 comments.) December 14, 2007 at 5:11 pm

@Toinker
Glad to have you! Thanks for your support. :)

CyberCelt (1 comments.) January 6, 2008 at 10:39 am

I always reply to commenters on my blog. It may take a day or week or two, but I try to answer any questions immediately. I absolutely hate the comment answered in an email.

I will post the badge and link to this post. Thanks for sharing.

CyberCelt’s last blog post..Blog Your Blessings : Maps

Mark (844 comments.) January 6, 2008 at 10:42 am

@CyberCelt
Very cool! Thanks for supporting this. :)

Jon (1 comments.) January 31, 2008 at 1:10 am

I just came across the ireply movement and I must say it’s a great idea for everyone. I’m looking forward to implement this on my Forex blog in order to benefit everyone.
I will definetely use your logo and help spread the word.

Jon’s last blog post..Chinese Currency Forecast To Rise 9% In 2008

Mark (844 comments.) January 31, 2008 at 7:29 am

@Jon
It’s great to have your support. Thanks! :)

Eve (1 comments.) March 9, 2008 at 9:31 am

I think this is a great idea. I have put your button with a link back to this page on my sidebar. I sometimes need to be reminded to do the polite thing and reply to my visitors. Thanks.

Eve’s last blog post..Photo Hunt 6: Different

Mark (844 comments.) March 9, 2008 at 9:40 am

@Eve
Welcome to MeAndMyDrum! :)

I’m glad to have your support in iReply. Thanks so much!

Jennifer (1 comments.) May 9, 2008 at 3:12 pm

Hi,
I saw your movement on Eve’s website and felt that it was a good idea. I am a college student and I am studying internet’s impact on communication. I totally think bloggers are the next wave of communication. It’s personal. It’s open. It’s a great way to bring people together without money to travel the world. Blog on bloggers!

I have added your badge to my blog.

Seriously, great idea!

Jennifer

Jennifers last blog post..We Gotta Have More Cowbell

Mark (844 comments.) May 9, 2008 at 8:12 pm

@Jennifer
Welcome to MeAndMyDrum! :) Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment and for supporting the iReply Movement. I wish you the best of luck with your studies! ;)

Isles Tech (2 comments.) May 12, 2008 at 2:31 am

However, some (most?) readers do not bother to follow up (and won’t check the checkbox button for follow up via email). So, for example, it seems pointless to reply to someone who just stumbled upon the page, found it interesting, and left a comment as a way of thanking the blogger.

Isles Techs last blog post..Free eBook widget

Mark (844 comments.) May 13, 2008 at 7:17 am

@Isles Tech
Well, I prefer to err on the side of “just in case they do happen to monitor the comments”. There’s always a possibility that they might.

Good to see you here!

Dark Angel (1 comments.) June 3, 2008 at 4:49 am

Hope I’m not too late to join the movement. Very nice idea!

Dark Angels last blog post..Little girls doing business

Mark (844 comments.) June 3, 2008 at 6:24 am

@Dark Angel
Hey there! Thanks for stopping by. It’s never too late to join iReply! Thank you for your support.

Gina (1 comments.) June 20, 2008 at 1:55 pm

Awesome idea. I found you via Foster Me. Testing…testing…

Mark (844 comments.) June 21, 2008 at 9:06 am

@Gina
Hi Gina, welcome to MeAndMyDrum! And thanks so much for taking the time to comment here. I’m glad to have your support for iReply!

Digital I.T Blog (1 comments.) July 3, 2008 at 10:24 am

Hi mark you have a nice blog and whenever i will get time for next post i will sure join this movements .This the the best way to get more quality readers as well as visitors too .

Digital I.T Blogs last blog post..Make moeny with Digitalmail

Mark (844 comments.) July 5, 2008 at 3:23 pm

@Digital IT Blog
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment. I really appreciated it and thanks for supporting iReply!

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