Rewarding The Best Blog Comment With Pinterest
While blog comments aren’t everything they are certainly appreciated here and I’ve been looking for a way to show that appreciation for a while. Back in October I thought about rewarding the best blog comments with gifts but that just didn’t take off. With the recent explosion on Pinterest I think I’ve found a unique solution. We’re pinning great blog comments to a “Great Blog Comments” board we created on Pinterest.
Pin A Quote
Since it takes an image or video to be pinned, we’re using Pin A Quote to save and upload the (partial) comments directly to Pinterest. Each pin will include a link to the comment author’s website.
There are other apps and extensions that convert text to images but Pin A Quote seems to be working for now, I even upgraded to Pro in order to customize the colors. The one drawback to Pin A Quote is the image is saved to pinaquote.com before uploading to Pinterest so the source credit goes to Pin A Quote. I then have to edit the image to change the source back to the blog post page from where the comment was shared. Perhaps Pin A Quote will correct this one day, along with the self-serving ads above each image (even for Pro customers).
What Is A Great Blog Comment?
So what does it take to be considered a great comment here? All I look for in a great comment is one that stands out, makes me think or generates some interaction. What I’m not looking for is comments full of praises and compliments, which just smacks of blog comment spam to me.
So what do you think?
Is this a nice idea or would you try something else? What are you doing to recognize great blog comments on your blog? Would you recommend a better text to image to Pinterest tool than Pin A Quote?
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rewarding is the great way to show your appreciation to the readers who like commenting and reading blog
Thanks Praneet, agreed.
Great idea. The reason people comment on blogs is to expose their site to the world. Now they have a ever bigger and better incentive to post. It is a great way to show that you care.
And care we do Steve, I appreciate that.
BRILLIANT idea, Brian – I finally have a viable doable way of using Pinterest!
(And yes, it means I am stealing this idea from you, lol.)
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Thanks Ana, feel free to use anything I share here. That’s one way for me to know I’m on the right track.
Brian,
This concept is brilliant! Pinterest has truly become an avenue for more than just recipes and design ideas. Several professors of mine use Pinterest for class involvement/participation and for assignment posts. I understand the drawbacks that you explained, but the fact that users are becoming more involved makes them all worth while.
Thank you for sharing,
Molly
Thanks Molly, I can see how Pinterest can help in the classroom and I’m sure it even comes up in a few boardrooms. Any marketing tool is welcome in business as soon as they realize how marketing is changing overall.
I have read some articles about this PinAQuote but i havent tried it yet
..well, I guess I should now.. Thanks Brian for this heads up and I agreed with Praneet too, giving a reward it a great way to show appreciation, I guess acknowledging them IMO is awesome too 
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Let me know how it works for you Herbert. Thanks for sharing.
Honestly, the best “reward” anyone can give me for a great comment is to follow the breadcrumbs back to my blog, read something they enjoy, and leave me a great comment of their own.
Of course, you’ve already done that! (You’re always welcome to do it again, though. As often as you like, Brian.)
To me, a “great comment” is one that shows me the visitor is a reader. They don’t have to like or agree with what they read – I’m much more interested in their honesty. If they come back again, or bless their hearts – become regular readers – that’s really the BEST reward for me.
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Thanks for the invite Holly, I always enjoy your posts. I never comment unless I read the post, that’s a sure way of looking crazy.
I agree about a great comment not always agreeing with us. In fact, the first comment I pinned was pretty much the reader telling me I was wrong. I appreciated the fact that they read the post and took the time to leave an honest opinion; that’s always welcome here.
What a great way to give appreciation to your reader. I actually appreciate authors who are spending time to answer back to their commenter. Thanks!
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Teyona is a cool name.
I get way behind sometimes when things get really hectic around here but I do try to reply. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
I think that it would be nice to somehow reward people who gives relevant and sensible comments. It just makes you more interactive with your readers. But, of course, it would be wise to filter the good ones from the bad ones if you know what I mean.
Interaction is what it’s all about Mike, great point.
I’m new to Pinterest. And what a great way to encourage newbies like me. Great thought!
Thanks Jane, I should have had readers list their Pinterest profile links.
Thanks for your post, I haven’t heard Pin A Quote till now. I’ve tried it and it’s quote addicting. Now I could make my fave quotes into image and has plans to upgrade in PRO.
You’re idea about pinning the best comment would be great! Audience love appreciation and rewards are great example of it. I’ll definitely look forward to this idea!
Thanks Anthony, it really is all about appreciation.
This is great way to reward comments, and honestly I heard now from you about pin a quote. But still maybe gifts are the better solution, thanks for sharing Brian.
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I have just created my own account on Pinterest, and now I’m just starting learning all its opportunities. And as about your ideas about encouraging)
That is one great idea! This will be deeply appreciated by the people who comment on your blog. Hopefully, this will also increase the number of quality comments. A win-win solution!
This is an interesting approach. Maybe this could work for a brand on Facebook, the most creative/funny comment gets pinned on brand’s page. A little variation on the fan of the week photo promotion.
Your approach Incentivized me enough to make this comment!
Very interesting idea. This pushes comments to be more accurate and have a better quality overall which is surely a good idea for a blog. As in real life, hard workers need to be awarded, and this is a good way of doing it!
Brian, pinterest is one of my favourite forms of social media at present along with google+. I think this is a great way to reward people, it is very visual and is a great platform for getting visibility. Well done!
I think using Pinterest is a marvelous idea. I’m never more happy than when someone leaves a meaningful comment on my blog. I may have to steal this idea too!
I guess this could give great chances to those blogger commentators who really want to improve their exposure online. At least they have other options that can give credit to what they are doing.
This is a very creative idea. It is the perfect illustration that sometimes you don’t need money or physical products to reward someone. Keep up the great work and I’m looking forward to your next unique ideas.
Seems like awesome and unique idea. i was counting comments to reward bloggers.
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This is something new and exciting! I guess that this is an excellent way to reward commentators
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In true late-to-the-game fashion, I have recently fallen in love with Pinterest!
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What a fabulous idea Brian!
I always encourage people to leave comments that have some actual value. Instead of just leaving a “great job” comment add to the conversation. Share an opinion. Give a different take on the subject. Not only will the blog owner appreciate your contribution (like you obviously do) but others can benefit from it, too.
And thanks for the heads up on PinQuote. I came across it not long ago but I’d totally forgotten about it!
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Great idea, Pinterest has really been taking off lately!
Really good, innovative idea. Rewarding commenters is a great way to gain regular and loyal readers. While you do mention blog comments isn’t everything, it really is a must for new bloggers.
Hye brian, I think this is really interesting idea from your side to reward your commentators and get your conversations started. I think Hot Blog Tips is just awesome doing great job.
This article was very enlightening. I started using Pinterest myself and now I’m hooked! I even created a blog to share my pictures. If you havae time it’s called Pinteresting Pics.
hi brian, Pin A Quote is the best when you have no image for your post and you want to pin it on pinterest as well as your favorite quote pinning.
Hey Brain I really appreciate the fact of rewarding regular readers with something worthwhile. I think you are a very innovative blogger and people get to learn these things with the passage of time. I would say its really a rocking idea to attract more commentators.
The Pin a Quote plugin is something quite interesting. I always thought images do well on Pinterest, but I can be wrong too.
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