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Our Readers Trust in Us. What Are We Doing to Them?(7)

June 3, 2008

One of the most controversial topics in the blogging world is making money online. Actually not exactly making the money, but talking about how to make it. All kind of “experts” are raising their heads from the dark, claiming they have the absolute secret to the treasure chest, and giving it away for a measly [...]

Our Readers Trust in Us. What Are We Doing to Them?

Placing Readers First - Daniel Ha From Disqus

Niclas Darville writes in:

I recall you handing out awards for bloggers who made a heroic effort out of helping their readers and being good sports overall.

In that regard, I’d like to recommend the Disqus team and Daniel Ha in particular, who makes an insane effort out of answering and helping everyone on the site.

They/he may not be a blogger as such, as their real blog is a development blog for a comments system; they do, however have a support forum of sorts where Daniel Ha constantly rushes to answer and solve questions posed by the readers.

Placing Readers First - David Airey

Placing Readers First - David Airey

David Airey is a perfect example of a high-profile blogger and designer who goes above and beyond in the concept of reader appreciation. He responds to almost every comment, and loves the concept of reader feedback.

David is an example of ultimate blogger transparency and is highly approachable. And on top of it all, David is not in the least bit shy to show some love to his readers.