I have been managing my blogs on WordPress platform for a few years now. I got started with WordPress in 2004, and I have stuck with it, really not having any reason to consider any other platform. But WordPress’ comment system leaves something to be desired. It’s not terrible, but you can manage things more effectively across the web by using third-party comment management services such as Disqus. Disqus is a super comment management system that allows you to keep track of comments on your site easily and even connect your blog to Facebook and Friendfeed as well.

There are many comment management solutions out there, but Disqus is a great one to consider if you own a WordPress blog and are tired of jumping through the hoops to moderate your comments and build your own community. Here is why I am hooked on Disqus:

• Comment Ratings: you can rate comments. That can be done with plug-ins on WordPress, but I rather Disqus handle it all.
• Comment Management Tools: you can flag comments, get rid of trolls, and handle threaded comments.
• Enable your visitors to become a real community: your visitors can track their comments, develop a reputation online, and get more involved.
• Mobile/Email tools: you can moderate comments from your phone or via e-mail. A nice feature to have.
• More comments: I didn’t pay attention to this at first, but folks who use Disqus are more likely to comment on sites that use Disqus. That’s just a no brainer. Disqus makes it so easy for folks to track what they have said, and how what said has been perceived by others. The old way of commenting is so 90′s.
• Facebook/Seesmic/FriendFeed Integration: Disqus allows you to integrate Facebook, Friendfeed, and video comments right into your WP blog. Now that’s cool!

There are probably many other reasons that you should use Disqus to manage your WordPress comments. At the end of the day, Disqus save you time and makes you more productive. That should be a good enough reason.