Earlier this year I signed up to be on the beta tester list for Livefyre comment system. Just last week I saw it live on @Dannybrown’s Blog and realized I still had the account so I went back to the site and re-signed up (just in case they’d forgotten about me!). Within 24 hours I received an update notice about the Livefyre comment system being in beta, so I sent a really professional request to be considered for this proving stage of the product:
“I’ve already signed up for the beta, hook me up please :)”
Within hours I received a message from @jkretch that he had sent me an invite. So I followed the link and started the task of migrating to this comment system. First I disabled Disqus, knowing that I would not want a conflict. I was preparing for the worst, I had no idea how difficult this Beta setup was going to be. When I clicked through the setup it auto-detected that WordPress was on my blog and gave me the option to import existing comments. The next screen was the actual instructions:
Livefyre Comment Installation Instructions
For anyone who knows WordPress at all will know the task they described pictured above is extremely simple and I think that is the best part about Livefyre so far. It is super easy to setup, after installing and activating the plugin I was DONE.
I am excited to try this comment system out here on my blog, it seems like it will take conversation capability to a new level. You can see who is currently participating as well as do all the other things you would expect.
So what do you think about the comment system? Please take a test drive and let me know your thoughts here.
Joe, we’re glad to have you as a part of Livefyre. We appreciate you taking to the time for an awesome write-up and do know this: whatever you need, you let me/us know and we’ll get you squared away.
Keep writing my man!
@JMattHicks that was quick Matt, thanks for dropping by to support the decision. Shows a solid commitment to the product success.
@hackmanj Hey Joe, I have nothing but good things to say about @Livefyre, and folks like @JMattHicks @jkretch and @JennaLanger just help confirm that.
Looking forward to seeing the platform grow, and seems to be some great things coming this way soon from them. 🙂
@DannyBrown @Livefyre @JMattHicks @jkretch @JennaLanger thanks Danny, I am learning a lot from you. LiveFyre is the latest, Arkayne before that. Great stuff! Thanks.
@hackmanj Thanks for the kind words Joe. We’re here to make sure you have as much success with your blog community as possible! And whatever you need from us in that regard, let us know.
And @dannybrown is far too kind. If you haven’t checked out his blog yet, hover over his avatar and visit him. He’s a got a real winner going that I’ve been able to learn a lot from.
@JMattHicks @dannybrown I am a fan of Danny’s work, he is a major influencer of mine. Couldn’t agree more Matt.
Hi Joe,
I’ve been seeing your newsletter mentions about SANS on Twitter. I do some SEO and Social Media for SANS and am also an SEO/Social Media consultant. 😉 Nice to “meet” you!
Thank you for the recommendation. Been trying to leave a comment here for a while LOL. This looks really cool though.
Look forward to connecting on Twitter and FB!
Dali
@DaliBurgado Great to meet you Dali and thanks for dropping by. SANS has been featured quite a lot in the daily, you guys are doing a good job of putting the content out there.
I look forward to keeping in touch,
Joe
I found this blog through @LiveFyre so hopefully that says something! How has it worked since you first implemented it?
@JonHearty I am very happy with it John, it has worked really well. I heard there might be an issue with iPad users but that has been passed along to the Livefyre guys. Thanks for letting me know, that’s great that you found me through Livefyre 🙂
Have a great one,
Joe
I can’t wait until they come out with LiveFyre for Blogger! I can already tell it’s better than Disqus, I Just hope it’s as good as the WordPress plugin. 🙂
@Gabriel Silva hopefully you won’t have to wait too long. It is a fantastic commenting system. I have been very pleased with it. I think above and beyond the system itself the company is very pro-active and really out there engaging with the people who are using it.
Thanks for dropping by and commenting Gabriel. I hope you had a nice weekend.
Joe
@hackmanj Yeah I just heard about Livefyre today, but already the company has answered the questions I had about it being for Blogger.
i found it more beneficial than disqus its really an helpful plugin for a begginers blog as well as for an enterprenuer