In a way, comments define blogging and the whole web 2.0 “movement”. From a personal perspective they represented my first victories in blogging. As a beginner blogger, each new comment I received was like a little thumbs up for my amateurish efforts.
So it’s fair to say that I have a soft spot for comments — although my blog tends to get quite a few these days, I still appreciate the input of my readers as much as I ever did and reply to the vast majority of them.
There are myriad ways to monetize your blog – from e-commerce themes to contextual advertising, and everything in between. But recently, the group at Disqus, the popular blog commenting plugin for WordPress, have thought up a new way to bring in revenue – your comments!
Disqus Discovery Box
The Disqus Discovery Box is a relatively new feature from the commenting platform which shows your viewers relevant content on you blog. The box shows up at the bottom of your discussion thread area, inside the Disqus Community Tab, and points your readers to other articles and comments they might be interested in reading.
