Today I came across a blog and wanted to leave a comment for the author. I scrolled to the bottom and it contained a link that said "You must be a registered user to leave comments." So, naturally, I abandoned the site. Too much work.
If you want to allow comments on your blog make it very easy to do so. Don't require visitors to become a registered user or you will have many people like me quickly leave.
Blogs are casual devices for communication. Requiring users to register in order to leave feedback is like saying, "Yeah, I'd love to have a conversation with you but first fill out this paperwork, submit it to my secretary and they will get back to you with further instructions on how we can converse."
Yeah, right. Adios.
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