how to get more comments

[queerunity]

how do you work to get more people commenting on your blog? i get a lot of visitors but not so many comments. i make sure to comment on other blogs and leave my link otherwise i dunno.

[MarketLeverage]

Ask a question as the title of your post. That will inspire your reader thinking while they are reading your post. Then they will want to give their opinion.
Example: Where Do You Think Video Blogging Will Be in 2 Years?

[rodaniel]

And you also just have to accept that some of the blog posts that you're most proud of or were most certain would generate some responses will be the very ones that seem to go largely ignored. It just happens that way.

You can pour your heart & soul into a finely-crafted post that's the cultimnation of weeks of effort and get nary a peep, yet some fluff post about a t-shirt you won in a radio contest might get a dozen comments on the first day!

Life goes on...

[Pinyo]

1. Ask question
2. Write something controversial
3. Do a giveaway that focuses on comments. I am doing this now on Moolanomy -- $50 gift certificate for one commenter at the end of April. :-)
4. Write something completely wrong -- people likes to correct other people, but I don't recommend this.

[Giamatti]

comment to niche articles and point others at your own article.

[Ferox]

I've noticed a few things about the posts I write that seem to generate the most comments.

1. controversy. If I write about dog euthanasia or pet's overdosing on illegal drugs I get comments.
2. Kittens. If there's a picture of a kitten, someone will comment. Without fail.

[CaffinePhil]

2. Kittens. Pure class - I love it.

queerunity - whats the link to your blog?

[KatyInLasVegas]

Reply to the comments that you receive and provide the option for your commentators to subscribe to future comments. Also, using the Top Commentator plugin is inspiring as well because it gives your commentators a prominent link back to their blog.

[CaffinePhil]

I noticed by replying to 2 comments that were made resulted in another 2 comments from the same users. It also made someone link back to my blog.

[OwenCutajar]

I too believe that replying to comments is a great way to stimulate conversation on your blog and get even more comments ..

I've written a plugin for WordPress that lets you comment on your blog and automatically sends an email to the original commentor to drag him back to your blog:

http://www.u-g-h.com/index.php/wordp...ail-responder/

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