I really like feedback and critique for this blog. I even like to actually work on it and fix things . :)
One of my main pet targets is making Skribit (service for taking suggestions form readers) work. So far it was complete disaster. I hated widget for being 300+Kb in size and links to my Skribit page received no attention at all.
But! Yesterday I got email with instructions for beta version of new widget which I immediately implemented as you can see in my sidebar under Skribit Suggestions.
What was fixed and improved
- New widget’s size is 4.6Kb (14Kb uncompressed) which is sixty times less than it was.
- Comes as WordPress plugin , easy setup as WordPress widget.
- Completely CSS-customizable.
Code is bit rough (normal for beta) with some validation errors and customization is limited to writing CSS manually. Still totally worth all that waiting. :)
Why you should suggest something to me
- I will totally worship you for helping me to break ice of suggestion making.
- I will try my best to make good post on your suggestion (with link to your site or blog if you have one in profile you make suggestion with).
- You will get some visibility on Skribit.com home page that showcases suggestions.
- I can’t think of more good stuff so just believe me it will be fun and useful action. :)
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Hey Rarst,
What is this Skribit? Saw the site and got it like a digg or something like this.
Is this your project? but i don’t see your name in Team of that.
Concept looks to be good.But already we have many sites like this i guess.
No, it’s nothing like digg. It’s not promotion service, it’s service for bloggers to receive suggestion from their readers.
Like
1. reader has a question
2. he punches that question in widget
3. suggestion is shown in widget and on skribit site – people can add comments and discuss it
3. blogger does post on that suggestion and reader gets email notification (if not anonymous) that his question was answered
I am not employed by Skribit in any way, I simply like the idea. :) I think it’s showing readers that you not only willing to listen, but that you actually want to listen and to solve their problems by your blogging.
Ha just read a moment back. Idea is cool.
I’ve put it on my blog too. Haven’t customized it though.
@Ky
Customization is nice but I mostly wanted it to be lighter. :) It’s weird when single widget is two times larger than rest of blog combined like first version is.
Now it’s only a matter of making readers use it. I don’t lose hope – I mean I do get comments unlike first month or two. :)
Nice concept. I will also try adding it.
@Nihar
Good luck with getting suggestions. :) The more blogs use it the more attention it will get. It’s like RSS all over again – good stuff but hard to make people notice and use.