Increasing Comments on Your Blog

[watdawat]

How do you encourage or increase comments on your blog? Or what strategies do you use to achieve this?

[QuirkyJessi]

One of the simplest things you can do is write 'to' your readers, not 'at' them. The difference? Make it sound like you're talking to them...or even 'with' them. Ask questions...ask their opinions....give them something to say back to you. Don't just put words on the page and throw 'em 'at' your readers.

[watdawat]

I need to go back to my posts to see if I am doing this. Thanks Jessi

[itrush07]

I definitely agree with you QuirkyJessi.

[QuirkyJessi]

Once you have your blog written to encourage comments, you can do things like hold contests. You should try commenting on other blogs, too, as most people will follow your comment back to your blog...and might decide to return the favor of commenting.

[Longover]

That is very good advice Quirky Jessi, Thanks

[sizzler_chetan]

Originally Posted by QuirkyJessi

One of the simplest things you can do is write 'to' your readers, not 'at' them. The difference? Make it sound like you're talking to them...or even 'with' them. Ask questions...ask their opinions....give them something to say back to you. Don't just put words on the page and throw 'em 'at' your readers.

actually this will surely do work if your blog is a bit well known and established but for a new blog, it will be hard to see people come and answer to your questions..

[QuirkyJessi]

Originally Posted by sizzler_chetan

actually this will surely do work if your blog is a bit well known and established but for a new blog, it will be hard to see people come and answer to your questions..

Of course, but once people start showing up or being sent there, then they need to be invited and encouraged to comment. It may seem lonely to start with or like you're talking to yourself, but you want it to be inviting from the get-go.

[The University Kid]

Asking questions (especially ending your post with a question) is one of the best ways to get commenters. Another good thing to do is offer a prize for one of the top commenters by the end of the month; nothing major, but something that readers can look at as a bonus.

If you have a PR domain, use the Dofollow plugin for comments and put up a Top Comentators widget in the sidebar - that would help

[sizzler_chetan]

Originally Posted by The University Kid

Asking questions (especially ending your post with a question) is one of the best ways to get commenters. Another good thing to do is offer a prize for one of the top commenters by the end of the month; nothing major, but something that readers can look at as a bonus.

If you have a PR domain, use the Dofollow plugin for comments and put up a Top Comentators widget in the sidebar - that would help

Yeah Jason, top commentators plugin helps And just installed it in my blog too.