Ways To Encourage Comments on Your Blog
August 14th 2009 09:16
Most people who visit your blog won't necessarily subscribe - let along engage in active discourse if your blog simply talks at them.
Fellow bloggers and transient visitors (in the main) like to be involved in conversation, so get people involved in your blog. They want to feel that their thoughts matter just as much as yours do.
Ask a question at the end of your posts.
Ask if people feel the same way, have more suggestions in the area or what’s working for them.
Share and ask for help.
As a blogger, you should try to make it easy for readers to join the conversation.
Respond to comments and develop networks and friendships - and remember to do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Don't respond to every random spammer or troll either - it's simply not worth the time or effort.
Write about something interesting and universal - it sounds obvious - but while it's great to have a small legion of committed readers - you need to sometimes diversify - if only occassionally to keep things fresh.
Make it clear that you pay attention to what people say on your blog and that you value their input.
And for what it's worth - keep it real. Serious bloggers can spot a fake a mile off. Keeping up a false persona will only hurt you in the long run.
Who knows - your readership may even turn into new friends.
Enjoy!
Fellow bloggers and transient visitors (in the main) like to be involved in conversation, so get people involved in your blog. They want to feel that their thoughts matter just as much as yours do.
Ask a question at the end of your posts.
Ask if people feel the same way, have more suggestions in the area or what’s working for them.
Share and ask for help.
As a blogger, you should try to make it easy for readers to join the conversation.
Respond to comments and develop networks and friendships - and remember to do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Don't respond to every random spammer or troll either - it's simply not worth the time or effort.
Write about something interesting and universal - it sounds obvious - but while it's great to have a small legion of committed readers - you need to sometimes diversify - if only occassionally to keep things fresh.
Make it clear that you pay attention to what people say on your blog and that you value their input.
And for what it's worth - keep it real. Serious bloggers can spot a fake a mile off. Keeping up a false persona will only hurt you in the long run.
Who knows - your readership may even turn into new friends.
Enjoy!
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Comment by Morgan Bell
Deep Pencil
Business News
Movie Train
i find people really appreciate it when you take the time to respond to them individually
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Pop Rock Factory
Couldn't agree more.
Comment by Someone
Evil Pleasures
Random Musings on Life, Love and Everything
Let's Get Down To Business
From a marketing perspective, it's a fairly easy way to encourage a lot of hits/comments. I liken them to the ads I see on TV for those stupid love calculators. Those ads obviously aren't focused on repeat business, the company isn't even mentioned. They just want as many hits/calls as possible, before interest dies and they move on to the next one.
It's not how I'd choose to do business, but obviously there's some money in it.
Comment by Lara M
Love Speaks
Food Slate
I think it also depends on the type of blogs and posts; whether you can actually comment on it -- maybe you really have *nothing* to say...or does it not matter?
Comment by Cinema Rat
Rat Chat
What did you think about todays Trailers Trash & Treasures I posted PC ? =o)
Comment by Jason King
Sydney Table
Salty Popcorn
Total Randomness
One thing that really makes me not happy is people who spam their crap into their comments. If it's a similarly posted blog article then absolutley - a mutual article link to each other is not only smart but friendly to expand the article or debate.
Nice one MNG - what did you think of my comment?
Comment by Dianna G
I Wish This Was 42
Fictional Worlds
All very true. You know, while I wish more people were reading my blog for a number of reasons, I'm kind of glad I don't have the kind of popularity that means I regularly get spam comments.
~Dianna
Comment by Carolyn Cordon
Light Within
How do You Express Your Creativity?
Food Leaf
I know it's important to post to a blog often, but what is not often enough. Or does it depend on a million things, and there's no hard and fast rule?
What do others think?
Comment by Wilson Pon
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Fun Places 2 Travel
You're 100 percent correct, Mr. Nice Guy. Believe it or not, I makes a lot of new friends, thanks to blogging during my spare times!
Comment by The wonderful Peter Yang
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