John chow does not like Comments or Interactions, he Means Business

Posted by: Sapna on February 11, 2013 in Blogging 131 Comments

This post is dedicated to the Commenting tribe and I being one of them, to learn from John Chow what he actually stands for, he does not believe in Comments or interacting with anyone. His purpose of the life is to Earn Money and more money, without caring for
anything else.

.Johnchow does not like comments he means business

Photocredit – Divya

Now its your turn:

There are two things I’m very interested to know about:

1. Naive Blogger was amazed to see whose TUMTUM or truck?

2. What does John Chow stands for, Business or Comments?

You are requested to share your thoughts in comments.

Thanks for taking your time and reading this.

 

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131 comments

  1. Shalu Sharma
    February 11, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    I am a great fan of John Chow and often frequent his blog. He always has some money making schemes and most of them are good stuff. I have learnt good things from him. He does not respond to comments that much but if you ask him a question, he will answer.
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 2:46 am

      HI Shalu Jee

      I have been following his blog for the last 3 months and I’m regular commentator on his blog as well. I appreciate all his money making skills but he should interact more with his audience to make his blog look more interesting and lively.

      He has now COMMENTED on my blog to CLARIFY that.

      Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  2. I. C. Daniel
    February 11, 2013 at 6:07 pm

    There is no blogging without comments in my opinion. Best regards from Romania!

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  3. sandi
    February 11, 2013 at 6:34 pm

    The comments are part of blog and sometimes more interesting than the blog.
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 2:52 am

      Hi Sandi

      Comments are the part and parcel of blogging and if you don’t have comments it shows 2 things:

      1. Either you don’t have the community to support you
      2. You don’t have a writing to support you.

      John Chow has now COMMENTED on my blog to CLARIFY that.

      Thanks for your comments.

      Sapna

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  4. Fabrizio
    February 11, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    When you’re as big as John Chow you don’t need to give two hoots about comments. bu like sandi, these days comments and engagement make a blog more interesting. And if the author interacts with the comments it makes it even more interesting.
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  5. golive
    February 12, 2013 at 1:42 am

    There is no blogging without comments in my opinion
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  6. Harleena Singh
    February 12, 2013 at 2:56 am

    Another interesting one Sapna!

    Well, I do agree with what others are saying that when you reach the level of such people, you don’t need to reply to comments. However, I personally would never do such a thing because I value each commentator who takes out their time to visit my blog and leaves me a comment. If they can do that much, the least we can do is reply their comments – and being busy is no excuse whatsoever I feel, nor are the reasons to think that we have reached ‘that level’ where we don’t need to respond to comments.

    Besides the above reasons, I think when you receive comments you get to know how people have liked your work, the pros and cons etc., and similarly when you visit blogs and leave comments, you are reciprocating and telling the blog owners what you feel about their work. Commenting is a major part of Blogging I feel, and should always be there, though I agree, it is time consuming and often times we slacken in covering all the blogs we want to. But somehow we need to chalk out ways – isn’t it?

    Thanks for sharing, and Divya sure is getting better with her cute cartoons. :)
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 3:23 am

      HI Harleena Di

      Di I will go with you.The day I will feel that I’m unable to reply to the comments I will close the comments section for sure so it is either I’m fully into this or completely out of that. I cannot be choosy because person has taken his time out and commented but at times people don’t leave related comments and I infact delete those or mark them as SPAM.

      It is through comments only the initial interaction starts and which gets converted into a great relationship, how can one think of ignoring this facts.

      Thanks Di for sharing your valuable thoughts.
      John Chow has now COMMENTED on my blog to CLARIFY that.

      Sapna

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      • Harleena Singh
        February 13, 2013 at 3:43 am

        I agree with you there Sapna! I too wait and take my time to reply to the comments, and the day I can’t, I will stop the comments altogether. :)

        Yes, sometimes spam comments have to be deleted,though we can lessen those out by using various plugins. I too believe in building relationships first, rather than thinking of making money – I guess it’s our personal choices.

        Nice to see john Chow here, and I guess he has his own way of working things out and that’s his key to success. But I don’t think it’s not something I can do on my blog, as you already know the length of the comments and my replies to them too, which I just can’t cut short! Again – a lot depends on the kind of content you share and the interaction you need.

        Thanks once again. :)
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  7. Steve
    February 12, 2013 at 3:05 am

    He seems like a really decent fun loving guy, I haven’t seen this side of him at all. Maybe I need to comment more on his blog than I have in the past and see what happens.
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  8. Aaron Andrews
    February 12, 2013 at 3:08 am

    I agree with a couple of the commenters above. Commenting on blogs makes things much more interesting. I’ve only had my blog for a week but I hope to build an atmosphere of engagement and community. Nice post!
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  9. HIMANSHU KHANNA
    February 12, 2013 at 5:25 am

    A budding blogger waits for new comments on his blog and a pro blogger just have a truck loaded of it :P Well, you seem a big fan of John Chow. Have u read Blogging with John Chow? If Yes, would you share is it valuable or not?
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 3:31 am

      HI Himanshu

      I’m a great fan of his money making schemes but never bought anything from him yet as he doesn’t interacts a lot via his comments so couldn’t make out whether those will helpful or not.

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts via comments.

      Sapna

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  10. Mitch Mitchell
    February 12, 2013 at 7:21 am

    Whereas I’m one of those people who believes bloggers should respond to comments, if you read back on Chow’s blog he came into it a rich guy who said he wanted to prove that he could make money by blogging, and that’s what he’s done. He never said he wanted to do anything else, so I think we got what we should expect. During his “personal” period when he was putting up lots of stuff about his family, he was responding to comments, but otherwise… he’ll answer questions, as someone above said, but otherwise that’s about it. It’s one reason I stopped checking him out I must admit.
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 5:31 am

      HI Mitch

      Responding to the comments give the feel good factor to the commentator as well and he would come back again, after all we are human being who are governed by sentiments and emotions and want to be treated in a best possible way.
      What’s wrong if community is formed as a byproduct in business. I truly believe that engagement with reader is very important and if that is not possible then let’s our blog be like SETH Godin where there is no commenting system.

      Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  11. Shorya Bist
    February 12, 2013 at 10:39 am

    Hi sapna Ji,

    Again nice infrographic .Here i agree with Harleena ji ,what she said that they are at a position where they dont need to be commenting back.I know it dont look nice.

    But i can take this as he dont comment because he have something bigger to spend time ,its simple we do things according to priorities.

    Thank you
    Shorya Bist
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 5:41 am

      HI Shorya

      Thank you Shorya, Harleena di has perfectly pointed out the issue. Engagement is very important and that will help our blog to grow and at the same time enrich us as well.
      John Chow has now COMMENTED on my blog to CLARIFY his point of view.

      Thank for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  12. Lisa
    February 12, 2013 at 12:21 pm

    I would agree with Harleena, I would hate to not respond to people. That would be a little rude no matter how rich or famous you become. Comments had depth to a blog and form a community too. It helps us to get to know one another better. Love your infographic, so imaginative!
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 5:47 am

      HI Lisa

      Perfectly said and same goes with me as well. We are human beings first and then bloggers.
      If a person has left a comment on our blog and that too a meaningful one in the context of our post and he has been a regular visitor as well, so what’s wrong in replying back.
      John Chow has now COMMENTED on my blog to CLARIFY his point of view.

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts and adding value.

      Sapna

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  13. Babanature
    February 12, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    Hello Sapna,
    Nice inforgraphic, John chow is a famous blogger and the name “famous” might be running through his head. But still he normally replies to questions (but not all). Thanks
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 5:53 am

      Hi Babanature

      He is one of the best who knows the art and craft of minting money, but when it comes to interaction with the bloggers he tries to alienate himself for the reasons best known to him.

      John Chow has now COMMENTED on my blog to CLARIFY his point of view.

      Thanks for your views and for your comments.

      Sapna

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  14. Michael Belk
    February 12, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    I am impressed with John Chow’s success, but I agree with most of the opinions here. It is great to be producing things that sell, but what happens when people stop visiting your blog because you do not seem to care about their needs.

    In blogging, public opinion is everything. John Chow needs to read this post to be snapped back into reality.

    I bet when he started he commented on almost every comment.
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 6:01 am

      Hi Michael,

      Very well said. I’m fan of his money making skills and I think the Entire world is, but when it comes to engagement with the readers he falters. Having said that, I’m still commenting on his blog. I feel John has read your comments and he is there on the blog to clarify that.

      Thanks Michael for all your support and appreciate your comments.

      Sapna

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  15. anant
    February 12, 2013 at 3:30 pm

    HI Sapna,

    Commenting is good, but at the same time, the traffic to blogs need to be increased with other fruitful ideas.

    Thanks,
    Anant
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  16. Hossain
    February 12, 2013 at 4:05 pm

    Comment is the most important award for blogger. Google also decides the quality of a blog by analyzing the comments quality.
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 6:12 am

      HI Hossain

      Engagement actually starts with the commenting only, Am I correct on this?
      Google algo is very tough to decipher but yes commenting is one of the things for sure.

      John Chow has now COMMENTED on my blog to CLARIFY his point of view.

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  17. Theodore Nwangene
    February 12, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    Hi Sapna,
    John Chow is really a business man. He was one of my favorite when i started blogging, but when i noticed his not interacting with his readers, i took to my heels.

    Blogging is more than making money, you have to be showing your readers some care and interest to make them feel special which will equally make them to keep coming.

    Thanks for sharing.
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 6:18 am

      HI Theodore

      John Chow is a business man and he is craftsman for sure when it comes to minting money.But when blogger does not interact with the readers it’s in fact a detrimental for everyone.

      We all are working towards making blogosphere a learning and enjoyable space and not ONLY “Selling space”.

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts and commenting.

      Sapna

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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 6:24 am

      HI Theodore

      John Chow has now COMMENTED on my blog to CLARIFY his point of view.

      Thanks

      Sapna

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  18. Ehsan from The Bloggers Community
    February 12, 2013 at 5:00 pm

    Responding to every comment on your blog is of course a daunting task and can take time. They say that you don’t need to reply to comments, It isn’t necessary while responding to every comment on your blog worth your time. Loved the Infographic.

    Sapna, I’ve plugged in Daniel Scocco to add knowledge through a comment in my post on buying/selling blogs where you asked few questions, you’re suggested to go and read his comment (also respond).

    Thanks.
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 6:30 am

      HI Ehsan

      You have been performing the dauting task very well Ehsan and I know that. You are taking care of the readers and the naive blogger like me in the best possible way.

      John Chow has now COMMENTED on my blog to CLARIFY his point of view.

      Thanks for all your support and I appreciate that.

      Sapna

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    • Mark
      March 23, 2013 at 10:49 am

      Most of the readers won’t comment. But the ones who do will give blogger something new to think about. Thats why comments are very important…

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  19. Muhammad Kaif
    February 12, 2013 at 5:09 pm

    Admiring the hard work you put into your site and detailed information you provide.
    It’s nice to come across a blog every once in a while that isn’t the same outdated rehashed information.
    Wonderful read! I’ve bookmarked your site and I’m including your RSS feeds to my Google account.

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  20. Neamat Tawadrous
    February 12, 2013 at 6:19 pm

    Hi Sapna,

    Another interesting and great Infographic Sapna!

    I admire John Chow and his success, but that is not an excuse for him not to respond to his commentators. I have to agree with Harleena that commentators are valuable and should be responded to for taking the time to visit and comment on my blog. I think that’s what is blogging is all about.

    Thanks for sharing this great post Sapna and once again Divya did a fabulous job.

    Be Blessed,

    Neamat
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 6:38 am

      HI Neamat

      Thanks for all your support. John Chow has been great when it comes to minting money and entire world knows about that.But when it comes to engagement he does not feel to be interested in.He needs to understand that stakeholders in the business are not only the products but people as well. He surely could add more millions to his existing billons by doing so.

      John Chow has now COMMENTED on my blog to CLARIFY his point of view.

      Sapna

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  21. Shahzad
    February 12, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    Real truth Sapna!!
    He used to promote crap websites and services on his blog. Even you can search for JohnChow scam on Google. You can see a big list there :)
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 6:42 am

      Hi Shahzad

      The focus is on engagement on his blog and he is needs to focus more on that aspect of his blogging as well. He is best so far as the minting money is concerned and no one come close to him.

      Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 6:45 am

      HI Shahzad

      John Chow has now COMMENTED on my blog to CLARIFY his point of view.

      Thanks

      Sapna

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  22. Sue Neal
    February 12, 2013 at 8:07 pm

    I guess John Chow must be an expert in SEO who doesn’t think he needs comments on his blog because he gets so much search engine traffic? I suspect not all internet marketers see themselves as ‘bloggers’, in which case they’re less likely to value comments – but they’re making a big mistake, in my view, if they don’t encourage and respond to comments from their customers.

    Another very entertaining infographic, Sapna – love the pictures!

    Sue
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 6:53 am

      HI Sue

      He is no doubt an expert in SEO as well it seems, along with his money minting skills. A lethal combination so to say. As you said I really value comments and that has to be encouraged as well. How can you become better if you don’t engage with your audience and customers.Like your recent post says its all about Stats and excel.

      Thanks Sue for stopping by and sharing your thoughts as always.
      John Chow has now COMMENTED on my blog to CLARIFY his point of view.

      Sapna

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  23. John Chow
    February 12, 2013 at 11:30 pm

    If a commenter leaves a question in my comment section, I will reply to it. However, if the commenter doesn’t ask a question or makes a general comment, I don’t reply. I see very little value is saying “Thanks for the comment”
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 8:19 am

      HI John

      You are welcome here. You are the master of your trade and I truly appreciate that. I have been a very regular commentator on your blog from the time I started blogging.

      I personally feel that there should be more engagement on the blog to make it more lively and vivacious .
      I very well know that you are too busy with your other engagements and replying to the comments is a daunting task as Ehsan pointed out here but still I would request you to engage ocassionally with people who are making effort to be associated with you and ME included, you have the luxury of having resources at your disposal which most naive bloggers don’t have.

      I’m a Naive blogger and learning everything from possibly everywhere and everyone, and standing up against something which is not good for the community at large.

      Open the doors and the flood gates of people will open up.

      MY APOLOGIES if you felt offended by my post but the idea was to present the things in the most funniest way possible.

      Thanks for coming from all the way from US to INDIA and clarifying your stand.

      Sapna

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    • Joe Gonzalez
      March 6, 2013 at 1:34 am

      Sapna,
      I’ve been reading these posts and am starting to believe what many of these folks are saying. I guess it’s true, that when you run a very, very successful blog – it’s difficult to respond in a meaningful way to each and every comment. I’ve requested the ‘Free WordPress Plug-In’ that he promotes after purchasing the ‘Blogging With John Chow’ (which truly seems very informative) but it’s been a few days and have heard nothing back. I’m new at this – does anyone out there have some practical suggestions?
      Thanks,
      Joe

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  24. Lola Stoney
    February 13, 2013 at 12:06 am

    Blogging and commenting go together. I always read comments after reading the main post. It may be impossible to respond to every comment when you become ‘famous’, but then, putting aside a little time to do this can make a lot of difference to your readers, and I am sure they will appreciate it.
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 8:23 am

      HI Lola

      I think you have rightly said and that little time can always be taken for those people who have been a regular visitor to your blog.

      Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  25. Enchanted Jewelry by Laura
    February 13, 2013 at 6:53 am

    I think he is an expert but always remember we learn from comments… thanks…

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  26. Enchanted Jewelry by Laura
    February 13, 2013 at 8:48 am

    your welcome

    you know what i listened all comments before… and i learn!, i apply all comments in my business “Enchanted Jewelry by Laura” http://www.mydiycraftstore.com in gods well my business runs good.

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  27. Tim Bonner
    February 13, 2013 at 9:55 am

    Hey Sapna

    Very amusing infographic.

    I always respond to comments, even if it takes a couple of days.

    I’ve never followed John Chow and more than likely never will because it’s relationships with other bloggers that I’m after not getting rich quick schemes. Been there, done that!
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 12:20 pm

      HI Tim

      Yes same goes me as well. I prefer to mark the comments as SPAM which are out of context and which I don’t want to reply, I wont show that comment on my post.

      John Chow was all about money till yesterday for me, but he came here and commented suggests that he cares about the comments, but now how he applies himself only time will tell.

      Thanks Tim for taking your time out and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  28. Mayura
    February 13, 2013 at 1:55 pm

    Hi Sapna,

    Oops… What is TumTum dear? :)

    I’ve heard of John Chow but haven’t really explored about him though :) Mmm… Sometimes it might be not what we see actually dear. When it comes to popular ones, they are tend to be more busy and have to prioritize their tasks dear. I’ve seen some fans almost trying to get a reply from reputed personalities for valid questions but then get angry that they didn’t get a response at all.

    Even it applies if we get more attention and lead to success, ’cause even you achieved your long term objectives, you can’t stop right there :) More and more work to do and have to sacrifice a lot of time than you imagine. It’s a choice though. When it comes to that level, that blogger may mostly think about the value he offers and engagement comes next as I feel. Well, we have to go there to experience what really it is though :)

    Imagine you have 400 comments on a post to take care of and you didn’t reply mine as I just share my opinion. I can say “Sapna should engage more with people and reply my comment” ;) But it’s what I think but the real scenario is you are even busy to respond all of them as you need to work on writing next posts and take care of your kids.

    But I think if they can’t reply, it’s best to show off a valid reason there that they read all comments but respond only who need it the most :) However if they able to manage the engagement eventhough it takes time to reply all of ‘em, they might get People’s Choice Award ;) Anyway we all have to change strategies as we move on.

    So I think John Chow may not wrong there but he can think about alternatives on engagement. The other aspect is as he has built his reputation, he might think the value alone is enough as people always follow him to achieve success :)

    Unless he was a successive character, you wouldn’t find his blog and comment at all, right? :) It’s a broader topic to think about in this matter Sapna. Just imagine what if you were John Chow and how you would spend your time ;)

    Cheers…
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    • Sapna
      February 13, 2013 at 2:43 pm

      HI Mayura

      TumTum as per wikipedia is, a carriage drawn by one or more horses to carry people or cargo.

      Before I reply to your comment, I would request you to visit his blog and see the number of comments and please don’t take this as RANT, it is totally related to ethics and principles which can be easily be defined in Comment policy. Just let me know once you have gone through his blog and get the fair idea of # of comments he has to reply for.

      Thanks and waiting for your response.

      Sapna

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      • Mayura
        February 13, 2013 at 4:58 pm

        No, not at all Sapna :)

        As I never been there, I was suppose to see over 50+ comments or something which he needs to address the needy ones, but the number of comments there is easily manageable as I feel.

        Anyway I can see he’s posting valuable content for audience everyday which is a very helpful technique on generating more traffic :) Not comments though. Also you can see some popular blogs that focus on generating content and gets comments too but not getting replies for ‘em. Quite a business approach :)

        I’ve got to know you through commenting as I value engagement with the audience, but same attitude may not goes with everyone else Sapna. You know, it matters to hang out with like minded folks.

        However I won’t mind not getting replies at John Chow’s place after all, if he’s not up for it dear :) We can’t force or blame on someone. It’s their choice and let it be. I may read it and comment if I need to point out something and back to my work.

        May be the priority he gives to his blog and the community is low. I don’t know whether he works somewhere else and busy enough to keep up with all.

        Try asking a question in each of your comment so he will reply to you after all :D lol…

        Cheers…
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        • Sapna
          February 13, 2013 at 5:37 pm

          HI Mayura,

          After visiting his blog you could easily make out that the engagement is very less.I don’t have any issues with anything else except his being very choosy in replying.

          I can fully understand when the engagement is really too much to handle. I can’t force anyone and who am I to do so, but I can surely without any fear point out and say that this sort of issue is not really good and it goes with everyone around whosoever is practicing this stuff.

          You have rightly said his priority for the community is very low but we need to give him sometime after this discussion probably a change can be expected from him now, keeping my fingers crossed.

          Thanks Mayura for taking your precious time and sharing your thoughts not once but twice.

          Sapna

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  29. Reaz
    February 13, 2013 at 2:04 pm

    For me, Blog commenting is the best system for getting backlinks with good traffic.
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  30. bennix
    February 13, 2013 at 6:13 pm

    hahaha.A funny bash for JC…To point, He doesn’t need more backlinks from comments anyway believing his a giant.Note, that you get nothing from there, his comment box is not do-follow and full of spams.lols

    The only thing I learn from J.C is when you blog do not look for money you will be frustrated.Just forget it, blog blog and money will just comes next..
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    • Sapna
      February 14, 2013 at 2:42 am

      Hi Bennix

      Glad it could make you laugh. Right you are, he doesn’t need backlinks and that is for sure.
      You have a point here blog X 3 and money will come like what John has been doing, but add to this some caring attitude towards your readers and so as to make a connection with them and that can do wonders.

      Thanks Bennix for sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  31. Kevin Muldoon
    February 13, 2013 at 11:17 pm

    Hi Sapna,

    I’m not sure if you wrote this post as link bait in order to get traffic or if you are genuinely peeved with him not replying to his comments.

    There are two sides to every story. I think you need to understand that top bloggers such as John Chow just don’t have the time to reply to every single comment. It’s a very time consuming thing to do and is the reason why some top bloggers such as Seth Godin have removed comments altogether.

    I speak to John frequently on Google chat and I will tell you this – he’s one of the hardest working bloggers I know. In addition to running several large websites and blogs pretty much single handedly, he also has a wife to spend time with and a small child to take care of. What do you think is his priority? His family, or, to reply to every single comment that is left on his blog.

    I spent 30 minutes today replying to comments on my own blog and my blog has about 1% of the traffic John Chow. I suspect he’d have to spend at least 5 hours a week replying to comments in order to connect with all commenters. It just isn’t practical.

    You need to realise how busy top bloggers are. They need to prioritise their work and replying to comments and social media mentions is never going to be top of their list.

    For the record, in my experience John is very active in replying to comments when compared to most other top bloggers.

    :)

    Kevin
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    • Sapna
      February 14, 2013 at 3:15 am

      HI Kevin

      You are welcome on my blog.
      To your first point I would say that I have not shared link of this infographic with anyone, and the discussion has been limited to my blog only.

      You need to appreciate the fact that I have kept the discussion limited to his engagement on his Blog and I have not gone overboard on any other stuff and at the same time praising his money minting skills as well.

      I believe Seth Godin has set a great example to follow. Now going forward I would PREFER the commenting policy on the blog should make it very clear and at his level or for that matter for all great bloggers who have been very choosy in replying back. The commenting policy should make it very clear that replying back is “MY PREROGATIVE”.

      Commenting and replying back is the daunting task and I FULLY agree with you and also it is matter of choice as well as priorty, person wants to build the relationship or want to go in for sales pitch.

      Glad to know that you have a great experience with John Chow and I also expect the same for me in near future.

      Thanks for taking your time out and Sharing your thoughts, I appreciate that.

      Sapna

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  32. Mosam Gor
    February 14, 2013 at 3:16 am

    Hi Sapna Ma’am,

    First, First, I apologize for late Commenting… Btw! Great Infographic.. Blog Commenting is the best Strategy for improve Blog traffic… I’m Not Sure About John Chow for Blog Commenting.. thanks for this Nice Information with Funny Infographic :)

    Mosam
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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 6:27 pm

      HI Mosam

      Please you don’t need to feel sorry, at times there are always other more important things in life and I understand that.

      Thanks for all your support, I really appreciate that.

      Sapna

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  33. Romy Singh
    February 14, 2013 at 11:23 am

    Hi Sapna,

    If I know perfectly then according to my point of view every business needs some kind of interaction, it doesn’t matter how big or small your business is, you can’t run a successful business by keeping your mouth shut. Business is all about interaction and relationship. And opening up to people is the best way to establish a connection, a relation.

    I know lots of bigwig blogger’s who cares about their readers, they always have time in their plan to get back to their readers, because they know, because of their readers their blog exists. it’s as simple as that.

    And if they don’t care about me then hell I’d care about you. There are lots of other blogs out there and some are much better than yours, if you show your cold attitude then deleting your blog from my list is only going to take a second, not more than that. And I’d be more than happy to do that. :)

    Care for your reader, and their opinions.
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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 6:59 pm

      HI Romy

      Amazingly, Inspite of not engaging with the community, this guy is really doing a great business. A Case study so to say.

      You have backed your statements by the strong emotions and that really says it all.

      Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  34. Siegfried
    February 14, 2013 at 11:38 am

    What would be blogs without commenting? another set of empty, dead places. so thanks god for comments :)
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  35. Justin
    February 14, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    Hi Sapna,
    I can see that this post created a lot of buzz. I used to comment on John’s blog during the first year of my blog and like he said, he only replies if someone asks him a question.

    So one time he wrote a “how to” post about setting up caching on your blog I believe, and in it he was telling us to do something that I did not know how to do. So I asked John in the comments if he could write another post describing “how to do” what I asked him about in my comment.

    Sure enough John replied back to me in the comments that he would write a post about it and sure enough the next day he did write a post about it.
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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 6:37 pm

      HI Justin

      I didn’t have such a great experience with John as you had.
      But what I believe is if you are pitching for sales to your readers and at the same time you are not interested in engagement, it really does not make sense to me.

      Thanks for sharing your experience and taking your time out for commenting here.

      Sapna

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  36. Adrienne
    February 14, 2013 at 5:19 pm

    I don’t visit John Chow’s blog so I really can’t say since I don’t know the guy but I do know that you don’t have to have a blog in order to make money. It’s a tool to meet people and build relationships.

    Obviously John took a different route but in order for him to get more people interested in what he has to share he has started blogging. He’s probably so big now that you’ll never see him responding to comments and some people can do that because of where they are in their business and the name they’ve already made for themselves.

    Unfortunately, we aren’t of a John Chow stature. At least not yet!

    Cute infographic as always Sapna… Happy Valentine’s Day!

    ~Adrienne
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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 6:49 pm

      Hi Adrienne

      Thank you for everything and you have been a true support. I truly appreciate that.

      Thanks for taking your time out and by making this post special by commenting.

      Sapna

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  37. Mary Stephenson
    February 14, 2013 at 11:45 pm

    Hi Sapna

    Love your infographic. Well you got John Chow over to your blog. That is quite an accomplishment. Bravo for that. I agree with you, interaction is really important. Unless someone has a ton of funds available to them or they are super famous, well the rest of us have to connect or we just don’t get very far. I kind of like it to anything else in life…did you forget where you came from. Some people get so big and famous they disregard the ones that helped them get there or others that were like them.

    Good for you to raise a little ruckus!

    Mary
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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 6:22 pm

      HI Mary,

      Thank you Mary.
      I totally believe that engagement on the blog can give a way to the great relationship. I don’t know why the attitude when one is pitching or making a sale to one of us only.

      By disregarding others and showing arrogance one is not going to gain anything for sure when internet marketing is all about relationship and making connections.

      Thanks Mary for sharing your thoughts and commenting.

      Sapna

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  38. Tonya Stephens
    February 15, 2013 at 2:20 am

    Hi Sapna,
    Well I’m learning something new everyday. I did go over to check out Chow’s blog since I’ve never heard of him. He is kinda like the Super Store. Anytime you become “Corp” you lose that huggy feely thing. I think there’s room for everyone on the internet Big Fish and small fish.
    Personally at this time in my fresh career online I’m loving the relationships I’m building and also learning so much from eveyone.
    I especially love the commenting because that is how we connect and build that relationship.
    I guess if you have thousands of “customers” your focus changes.
    Great infographic as usually…they are always very entertaining.
    Tonya
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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 6:12 pm

      HI Tonya

      Very rightly said, he is more of Super store and I think you have a great point here, when one become corp the feeling of relationship goes off.

      I’m also cherishing my presence online and it has been through this only I have been able to make great friends. I don’t want to loose anyone of them and this is really now the purpose of my blogging.

      Thank you so much for your inspiring comments.

      Sapna

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  39. Jason Mathes
    February 15, 2013 at 3:07 pm

    LOL John Chow is for making money. He doesn’t lie about it or beat around the bush. He is very straight forward. But what he lacks in “micro” interactions (comments on his posts) he makes up for in his free presentations that he has through podcasts, interviews, youtube videos etc. He tells you how he does it.

    The only issue I have isn’t even with him – its just the fact that he is able to be so successful because he is already successful. The hard part is how to get off the ground to begin with!
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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 5:55 pm

      HI Jason,

      I think I can now very well equate John Chow with money. He is far off from the concept of relationship marketing.Those micro interaction Jason at times are really very interesting and can take the blog to the next level.

      You are already off the ground now and keep on doing this consistently.

      Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  40. Rupali
    February 15, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    comment is a reward to a blogger for his services and to intract with community. i always looking for a comment on my blog. But i also agree that after a limit it looks like a burden for famous bloggers.

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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 5:39 pm

      HI Rupali

      Comment really gives a way to engagement which further becomes a great platform to know about your readers as well. Most of the readers who have commented here really love engagement and so do I.
      I will be visiting your blog very soon.

      Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  41. Akos Fintor
    February 15, 2013 at 7:19 pm

    I think a blog is just too alive (not like a static website) that comments, interacting with readers is just a big part of the blogging process.

    thanks for the share, Sapna!

    Akos
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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 5:28 pm

      HI Akos

      Welcome back to my blog.
      Very well said and I fully subscribe to your point of view.It is the engagement which really gives a life to the blog otherwise it becomes an online book nothing more than that.

      Thanks Akos for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  42. Samuel Jeffery
    February 15, 2013 at 11:51 pm

    I think comments are an important part of blogging; however, I’m most interested in receiving comments from regular readers who are not necessarily bloggers.
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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 5:22 pm

      HI Samuel

      True comments are the integral part of blogging, they are the lifeline of the blog for sure.

      Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  43. Yeremi Akpan
    February 16, 2013 at 1:30 am

    Hi Sapna,
    Great infographic as usual.

    I actually understand John Chow. When your blog business scales to that level, you either employ a Virtual Assistant to respond to comments or you respond to only those that need a response from you.

    It’s a numbers game, you know…
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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 5:18 pm

      HI Yeremi

      Thank you Yeremi for the appreciation.
      I would prefer Virtual Assistant if the things are beyond my control because for me it the relationship that matters at the end.

      Thanks Yeremi for taking your time out and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  44. REGHILESH
    February 16, 2013 at 7:41 am

    Don’t worry, He is always posting some duplicate contents in his blog and that will get his future DOWN!…

    Anyway i’m from KERALA, INDIA with 6+ years of marketing experience with gogole ranking talents (An SEO Specialist & Internet Marketer) going to beat the blogging world with unique design and idea.I just started and bought an 13 year old domain… And i will give opportunity to advertise your website on my blog for free.

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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 5:10 pm

      HI Reghilesh

      I would say he should improve on his engagement and that will help him in future as well. He has nothing to lose and everything to gain for.

      Great to know about you and my best of wishes for the same.Thank you for giving me an opportunity and I really appreciate that. What I need to do for that?

      Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

      Sapna

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  45. Aditya
    February 16, 2013 at 8:47 am

    Ummm, I just know the name John Chow but I don’t read his blog and I don’t really know the state of affairs with his blog.

    So, I’ll say I enjoyed the infographic.

    Aditya
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  46. Main Uddin
    February 16, 2013 at 1:16 pm

    John Chow is not only the man who don’t like comments and interaction among online community but one of my idol and guru Seth Godin also dislike the same .As per his blog post says that comment and interaction affects own thinking and writing goes as online community wants which fully destroys the fundamental or root thinkings of own mind.
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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 5:02 pm

      HI Main Uddin

      Seth Godin is my husband’s idol as well. Seth Godin has blocked his comment system which is much better for the community as well, they very well know iin advance that they won’t be able to comment.But what if the comment system is enabled and still it’s one way street?

      Thanks Main Uddin for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  47. Pauline
    February 16, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    Hi Sapna
    I have not visited John’s blog before (but will head over for a visit after this) but I agree with so many of your readers that it is rude to ignore comments, your readers have taken time out to read your post and to write a comment, if he does not have the time to reply then hire someone to do it for him if he is that successful or do not allow comments full stop!
    I know he has come over and left you a comment but maybe it was because you have created a lot of attention to the fact that he does not reply….
    Another great infographic Sapna, I am so looking forward to reading a post from you that is all text, are you considering doing this in the future?
    Hope you are enjoying your weekend
    Pauline
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    • Sapna
      February 16, 2013 at 4:54 pm

      HI Pauline

      Yes Pauline, I’m of the similar view as well, if one has no time to reply to the comments, then it’s better to disable the comment system.

      Thanks a lot Pauline for the appreciation. Yes I’m planning to come up with all text post and that too very soon.

      Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.

      Sapna

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  48. Kabenlah Cudjoe
    February 16, 2013 at 10:12 pm

    I simply do think you’re being unfair to John Chow.

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  49. Rehmat
    February 17, 2013 at 6:00 pm

    Hi Sapna, nice blog. I reached here from Ehsan’s blog. I also receive much less comments on my blog and the reason behind this is the less interactivity with fellow bloggers. Will try to increase comments on my blog in future.
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  50. Smita
    February 18, 2013 at 10:47 am

    Hi Sapna,

    I agree with you. Blog without comments reply looks like that only persons are speaking alone. I don’t like this kinda attitude. Love your infographics

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  51. VJ
    February 18, 2013 at 11:31 am

    I think John Chow doesn’t have enough time to read through hundreds of comments he is getting daily. I am amazed by how you take time in answering every single comment over here. I would also recommend that you get a commenting plugin like disqus or livefyre.
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  52. Praveen Rajarao
    February 19, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    John Chow might have made it big with his own techniques (which are awesome by the way), but a “naive” blogger must have to resort to commenting no matter what. There is no easier way to get noticed and promote your articles.

    Once you reach a stage, then I think you will think twice before commenting, the reason being “lack of time” maybe.
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  53. charmie
    February 20, 2013 at 5:38 am

    Dear Sapna Ma’am,
    The info-graphic has really worked in a beautiful way to deliver and serve your purpose behind it.
    According to me you must not be a “MONEY ORIENTED PERSON”. Your customers are your everything. Its because of them you are able to sustain into the markets. Such perception gives only a short term success. With passing of time you will lose them because acknowledgement process works only when it is executed from both the sides. Even your customers contribute a lot in making up your IDENTITY.
    Really an awesome article. :)

    Keep updating.
    Charmie
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  54. WPStuffs
    February 20, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    John Chow definitely means his business than his audience…Once I was subscribed to his newsletter but I received hell a lot of emails to sell products..from then I never visited his blog.
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  55. Polo duffle bag, Caprese handbags
    February 21, 2013 at 7:52 am

    I like you carton..
    There is no blogging without comments in my opinion..
    Your Blog’s Information is really useful, After read your blog I know this.I like this.

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  56. Moin Ramiz
    February 21, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    hahahah. John Chow get it :)

    Reply
  57. Shazida Khatun
    February 22, 2013 at 5:25 am

    Informative info graphics Sapna . Commenting and interaction online are the two sides of a coin (head/tail) which controls our thinking and writing skills .So I don’t think , it is better practice to continue .
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  58. Tecnigar
    February 22, 2013 at 5:47 am

    gr8 article, but in my opinion there is no blogging without comment. and glad that indian women like blogging. i jst bookmarked your site spna mam.

    Reply
  59. Enstine Muki
    February 22, 2013 at 4:54 pm

    In the days when John Chow started blogging, commenting was not as it is today. I think that’s why he’s no that much into it
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  60. Olukunle Moses
    February 22, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    Honestly, commenting is part of what makes blogging interesting. I think John Chow is damn too busy, and gets afraid to reply to loads of commentators lol!
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  61. Viola Tam
    February 24, 2013 at 3:00 am

    Hi Sapna,

    Very impressive infrographics! I enjoyed reading the comments too. I guess there is no right or wrong thing. As Adrienne Smith says, John is taking a different route from those who values cultivating relationships.

    Personally I value each commentator who takes out their time to visit my blog and leaves me a comment. My highest value is in sharing experiences and knowledge. By replying others, I get to share more.

    Thanks, Sapna, for this great discussion!

    Viola The Business Mum
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  62. Krishna
    February 24, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    This is interesting, in my view comments are very important. they help the author and reader a chance to get views of each other. I don’t heard about John Chow before, but I learned something new from this, thanks for the nice post
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  63. M Nirmal Anandh
    March 6, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    Hi Sapna,

    Nice Comments from the bloggers. Actually, my point here is, John Chow has to read all the above comments to clarify his blog. That’s all.
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  64. Neha
    March 8, 2013 at 1:52 pm

    hi sapna, There is no blogging without comments in my opinion. Best regards from Romania!
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  65. Shan
    March 18, 2013 at 7:52 pm

    Hi,

    Nice topic and article , I also think, it is necessary to comment on other blogs and also reply to comments if you have in your blog. Blogging is not only for money but also building trust and friendship. Without commenting , this may not be possible

    Thanks
    Shan
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  66. adi kurniawan
    April 19, 2013 at 11:54 am

    i wonder how the story end
    i don’t get it

    i like the way you post it’s always funny
    from now on i like infographic
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  67. prabhat
    April 20, 2013 at 6:55 am

    once again, a great infographic. i am a fan of john chow and i visit his blog more often so i can say that he is really a great blogger and marketer…making big money is not easy but he writes great articles on these topics thats why i follow him
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  68. Prakash
    April 25, 2013 at 1:57 pm

    A great blogger, I am a regular visitor of Johnchow and the articles are really awesome. How he managed to make such a big amount of money is worth reading.
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  69. anis
    May 2, 2013 at 11:03 am

    wow this was a great infographic thanks for sharing it

    :D
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  70. Michael
    May 8, 2013 at 10:13 pm

    John Chow is business.

    Reply
  71. Kuper
    May 15, 2013 at 8:14 am

    I don’t read john’s blog anymore he is too much after money there is a limit of making money and greed and when you look at his blog you will feel that he just want one thing and that is money when you join his free newsletter for a free ebook your inbox going to be full with all those advertisments of ebook he has written claiming to teach you a method to make your earn like him but wait, there is no such thing like make money quick.
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