Who needs Askablogr?

Q : Who needs Askablogr?
Posted by Chris DeVore

A: Everyone! (just kidding). But we think anyone who has a blog and enjoys connecting with their blog readers will see value in pulling at least some of those conversations out of the comments field and into the posts themselves. For this audience, the biggest benefits we see are:

• Inline Q&A: Askablogr combines reader questions and blogger replies into a single post which (if you choose "full install" during signup) are published to your blog automagically, with clear Q&A formatting to make these posts stand out for your readers.
• More exposure for your blog and content: Every Askablogr Q&A exchange is posted first to your blog, and then to the Askablogr site with direct links back to your blog. Every participating blogger also gets an Askablogr profile page summarizing their Q&A history, and frequent and highly-rated posters are also featured on the Askablogr home page. The more you and your readers use Askablogr, the easier it will be for other Web users to find you.
• Readers are people too: Once they've asked their first question, blog readers also get a permanent profile on our site, including a picture, links to their blog or site, and all the Q&A they've participated in on any Askablogr-powered blog. We embed a link to this profile in every question they ask, so you can always get a sense for the person behind the question, even if they don't have a blog of their own.
• Spam-proof: with Askablogr you don't have to put your email address on your blog for spammers to grab. We handle message routing between bloggers and their readers anonymously, and require email authentication of anyone who wants to submit a question. Bloggers can also permanently block questions from specific members, so bad actors can be turned off as soon as they show their hand.
  
• Fun: Maybe it's just us, be we think it would be cool to be able to see what kinds of questions are being asked and answered across the blogosphere. We included tagging on the Askablogr question form to make it easy for people to browse Q&A by topic, making it easy to discover new and unrelated blogs that are discussing the same thing.