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How Can You Increase The Number Of Comments on Your Blogs?
Posted on June 15th, 2008 by Alan Thomas Normally, the vast majority of visitors to your blog will leave without making a comment. So here I’m going to suggest some ways in which you can increase the level of comments that people leave. Extra comments will give your blog more authority, both to the viewer and to the search engines. Increasing The Number Of Comments on Your Blogs: 1. Ask Questions : Try to include specific questions within the post. This gets people thinking, and they will often want to answer it for you. Including questions in your headings can be a particularly good way to get more comments, as well as getting the readers attention initially. This seems to work by getting the question in their mind early on. 2. Interact with any comments given : If you’re not willing to use your own comments section why would your readers? When someone leaves a comment for you, make the effort to interact with them. As your blog grows this will get more difficult, but in the early days of your blog it is especially important as it shows readers that you value their comments. This can develop a climate of interaction, and other readers will get the impression that your comments section is an active place that you as the host values highly. Later on, as the activity in your comments section grows you should find that you need to be slightly less active, as your readers will start to take over from you, answering questions and creating a sense of community. But don’t completely ignore your comment threads! 3. Be humble : You will find that readers respond very well to posts that show your own failings and weaknesses, and the gaps in your own knowledge, rather than the type of post in which you come across as already knowing everything about a topic. People are much more attracted to humility, and they are more likely to respond to it than if you had posted with a tone of someone who might harshly respond to their comments. 4. Invite Comments - Have you noticed that when you specifically ask for comments, that people will leave them in much larger numbers than when you don’t? I know I have found this to be the case. This might sound surprising, as most of your readers probably know that they can leave comments on any post. Perhaps inviting a comment just triggers a response within the readers brain. You should also remember that new readers or those that are unfamiliar with blogging won’t always know about comments. They may not know what the word means or how to use them. So a well laid out and easy to use comments system is important in helping them participate. 5. Be gracious : This is related to humility. There may be times where you as the blogger will get things wrong in your posts. Maybe it will be grammar or spelling, maybe it could be the crux of your argument or some other aspect of your blogging. When someone leaves a comment that shows up your faults, it can be very easy to respond agressively, or in a defensive manner. We’ve all seen the raging arguements that can follow. It can be difficult, but a graceful approach to comments, where you admit that you made a mistake and that others have made a valid point, can encourage people who are a little timid, and make them feel a little safer in leaving comments. In closing, what do you think? Have you more valuable tips to increase the number of comments on your blogs? |
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Greetings! Truly appreciate this posting -- am quite the newbie to blogging and EVEN my closest friends and associates aren't responding!!!!! I immediately changed the format/intro blurb for my 'gonna be' most popular blog -- all because of your thoughtfulness to share!!! YE is Here!
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Ye, Thanks for your comment, glad you got something out of it. Alan
All of these are good ideas. I'll try and see if it works.
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Hi Julie, Thanks for the feedback, I hope you found that post useful. I find that comments are really helpful to me. Alan
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