Most people consider allowing comments to their blog as simply the way you do things. But, there are some very important things to consider. Here's a few of my own thoughts:

• If you have a website under your company name, or a company website, comments can reflect upon your company.


• If you want to allow comments: you may want to check the setting so that you have to approve them first before they are made public.


• Some social media fans/proponents feel you should allow all comments to come in live to encourage community, sharing, and interaction. If you have a business blog, I really don't think this is a good idea. What is said on that blog can and will reflect on you and your company.

2 top bloggers do NOT allow comments on their sites. Zen Habits and Seth Godin do not allow comments on their blogs. AND - these are among two of the biggest blogs out there!

Here's a page that presents a debate on whether to allow or not allow comments.

http://thinktraffic.net/debate-should-you-allow-comments-on-your-blog-find-out-what-two-remarkably-popular-bloggers-think