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<h2><span class="avoidwrap">Looking for an</span> <span class="avoidwrap">alternative free</span> <span class="avoidwrap">comment system?</span></h2>
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<h2><span class="avoidwrap">Did you know free</span> <span class="avoidwrap">comment systems</span> <span class="avoidwrap">track you and your visitors?</span></h2>
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They force you to trade privacy and data to use their platform.
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Tracking is used for targeted advertisements and each day <b>your privacy and data is being sold</b> to people and companies.
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This practice <b>costs you real money and reputation</b>.
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Let me explain — the ads and tracking scripts they use:
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<li>trigger hundreds of extra requests which slow down your page load speeds</li>
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<li>distract readers from your content and cause them to bounce from your page</li>
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<li>are out of your control and could hurt your brand and image</li>
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<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13636741" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">But</a>
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<a href="https://notes.ayushsharma.in/2017/09/im-killing-disqus-comments-on-my-blog-heres-why" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">don't</a>
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<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5220072" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">take</a>
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my
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<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14028667" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">word</a>
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for
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<a href="https://blog.disqus.com/security-alert-user-info-breach" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">it</a>.
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The timeless adage <b>"There is no such thing as a free lunch"</b> communicates the idea that it is impossible to get something for nothing.
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In this case you pay for these "free comment services" through the direct sale of your privacy, content, and audience.
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Here at Remarkbox we respect your privacy and never serve ads. In fact, we only <span class="avoidwrap"><b>promote your message</b></span> because we work for you, not them!
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<h4>they also purposefully create distracting and misleading user interfaces?</h4>
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<h4>They also purposefully mislead your readers ...</h4>
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Free commenting systems often have a cluttered and distracting user experience.
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These distractions cause your visitors to bounce, but it gets worse ...
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Most of the major "platforms" are actively trying to pull your readers away from your site!
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You create original content and earn organic traffic while they skim off the top for their own gain.
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One major platform displays a <b>fake</b> "1 notification" to your unauthenticated readers —
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tempting your readers into leaving your site!
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These "free comment systems" do not have your best interest in mind.
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If you're anything like me, you demand a better way ...
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<h3 style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px">Remarkbox is the Hosted Comment Alternative</h3>
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<h5 style="padding: 0px;">that works for the site owner, not against them.</h5>
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<img src="https://russell.ballestrini.net/uploads/profile/russell-ballestrini-2020.jpg" align="left" style="margin-right: 40px; margin-top: 5px; border-radius: 12px; width: 300px;">
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Hey there, my name is <a href="https://russell.ballestrini.net/about">Russell</a> and I started working on Remarkbox back in 2014 to solve a problem I had after moving my Wordpress blog to a <b>static site</b>.
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Static sites don't have comments and I knew my readers would still want to communicate with me so I started a search for the perfect <span class="avoidwrap"><b>hosted comment system</b></span> to promote discussion.
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My research found products which would slow down my site, or worse, serve ads! That very day, I set out to build my own solution because -
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<img src="/static/img/remarkbox-instant-preview-of-comments.gif" style="background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #e5927c, #ab8b98); float:right; width:340px; margin-left: 40px; padding: 10px;" alt="Remarkbox Demo animated gif">
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<blockquote>"How long could it take to build a comment system?"</blockquote>
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3 years later, I'm finally ready to share Remarkbox: a hosted comment service that <span class="avoidwrap"><b>embeds in your pages</b></span> to keep the conversation in the same place as your content.
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Remarkbox <b>increases user engagement</b> because it:
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<li>allows a visitor to discuss your content right away without an account</li>
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<li>supports <b>Markdown</b> with real-time comment previews</li>
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<li>supports deeply nested replies with an orderly interface</li>
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... and the best part —
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<span class="avoidwrap">fast page load speeds</span> and absolutely <b>NO ADS!</b>
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Are you ready to try on your site now?
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<a href="https://my.remarkbox.com/setup" class="button red">Yes, Host My Comments, not their Ads!</a>
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risk free, no card required
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<h4>Remarkbox Demo <span style="font-size: .65em; margin-left: 10px;">try it out! </span></h4>
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<h4><span class="avoidwrap">Remarkbox is</span> <span class="avoidwrap"> ready, are you?</span></h4>
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Try on your site, risk free, no card required.
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Remarkbox ©2016-2022 | USA, Connecticut, New London | <a href="https://twitter.com/RussellBal" target="_blank">@russellbal</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/remarkbox" target="_blank">@Remarkbox</a>
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