Well, my Do it Yourself Marketing month has come to an end. I really hope you have enjoyed the over 20 articles and guides I have posted over the past month to help anybody out there tackle marketing their brands. If there is one thing I hope people are able to take away from this series of articles is the fact that you don’t need a fancy degree or a million dollar budget to sell your products or yourself to the public. All you really need is just a little creativity.
So this is what I want from you, please feel free to post your feedback (in the comments) about the past month’s articles here! I would love to hear what you have to say and what you might like to see more of in the future.
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When you are marketing, it is important to keep your finger on the pulse of what the people want, need and love. So, what is the most effective way to find out what that might be? Do not make it too complicated on yourself, just ask them.
I always like looking at ways to add new user functionality to any web site out there, and Jotabl does provide that. How so? By the power of Twitter (not to be confused with the power of Greyskull) it gives you a free embeddable shoutbox for your web site. 
Always looking for a better way to get the thoughts of the crowd, I ran across 
A Not So Flattering Review of DISQUS
As you might of (or might not have, depending on how often you visit) noticed, I had DISQUS powering the comments on Mitchelaneous, the Web Hosting Show and Firefox Facts. However, “had” is the important word. This morning I removed DISQUS across the board.
Now I’ll cut to the chase, and tell you why. It seems that no matter how I tweaked around with WordPress, I could never get DISQUS to pick up on all my trackbacks and comments. One or two a day would get stuck going to the internal WordPress comment engine (which is practically blocked from you after you install DISQUS).
Having grown tired of checking two places for spam and comments, I decided things were simpler before DISQUS was brought into the picture. It might be an alright comment system for some, but for me – it was just a little more trouble than it was worth. Just my two cents here, so if you have an opinion that is either positive or negative about DISQUS post it in the comments.
Update: I have recently had a change of heart, and have decided Disqus is doing a much better job now, than ever before. Before you make up your mind, be sure to check out my re-review and troubleshooting tips of Disqus.