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Lemme put some comments here as well :D hahaha
come comment on my blog as well la XD thanks..
I also like posing a question at the end of the article to encourage comments, and also the dofollow plugin or the u comment I follow is a good one too. If the blog has turned off the rel=nofollow the commenter actually gets something positive for leaving a comment.
Scott
I do not mind to comments on people blogs although I din get any comments from them. For me, I leave a comment on other blogs because I really want to say something on their posts..
This might sound silly, but it's true, thus, remind your readers to comment & welcome them to comment.
Thanks for subscribing to my RSS Feed. I hope you will like my upcoming posts.
Yes, some blogs has this kind of weird policies but maybe this is one of their quality control process but it makes me leave their blogs.
@ Noddegamra
Thanks for visiting and you're welcome.
@ GD
The comment numbers sometimes shows what your visitors like and what your visitors don't. Try to post more of what they like and your comments will always be at 20 or more. :wink:
@ clement
I do have a link in my feed which will link you to my comment section. I know the function to comment right through a feed reader will be a great move for Feedburner. I am waiting for it as well.
@ yung .
I always went to your site and your posts are never short of comments. :mrgreen: If you can get comments even on a sponsored post, it will be a great achievement.
@ Michael Woo
Thanks for commenting. You definitely will be seeing me at your blog. :wink:
@ Sean
I guess you should bloghop more. Bloghopping and commenting is my major ways of getting visitors and commentators. Malaysia have so many personal bloggers and to be honest, you can't even finish bloghopping all Malaysian personal blogs in 24 hours.
Try discovering at least a new personal blog everyday.
@ Edward
Your blog is great. Full stop! :mrgreen: Lots of comments... I have just voted on your blog and guess what I have voted for. :wink:
@ kljs
Most bloggers love comments. You are a special one but I do agree with you that blogging is more than just commenting.
@ Ed Kohler
I find my finger so tired after the scrolling. This is how I find the point. :lol:
@ McBilly
Thanks for subscribing!
I got tricked once or twice and I don't quite like it when a blog with many comments do that. The next day I wake up, my inbox will be full of mails with just comments.
@ Kitkat
As you said, go out and socialize. :smile: Some people tend to reciprocate comments. You don't comment on their blog, they won't comment on yours.
@ Scott
The two has actually been incorporated into my post under the headlines "Difficult to Comment" and "Enhance Your Comment Environment".
Thanks for giving the points.
@ Steven
I know many want it but I do know some that doesn't bother about it.
@ keeyit
This is the correct attitude. 100% correct. I comment because I enjoy to but it is kind of "potong steam" (ending the excitement in English) sometimes when I am expecting an answer from a blogger and he/she doesn't reply.
@ Chris
Is this equivalent to asking question or spamming my visitors mail box to ask them for comment? :lol:
You made a point here. Hmm, how can I remind my readers to make a comment? A delayed pop-up maybe...
I have the passion to type a lot. This is why you see me everywhere. Don't make me feel like I am haunting the blogosphere. :lol:
@ david
Thanks for your comment!
Yes and sometimes if big blogs do this to me, I will be so angry because I will be seeing 40 over mails in my inbox because of the comments they received.
One thing I sometimes do (I did this earlier this week) was take a question that somebody left as a comment and rather than answering it in the comments section I make a brand new post about it and I mention the commenter and link to him. This really shows readers that you are listening to them.
-Nish
If I have to register in order to comment I leave the site and usually never return.
Good article!
but this didn't take too long.
I use the number of comments or lack of as metric to measure how popular a post was. At least I know what sort of posts my readers like and probably write more of such posts.
Thanks.
@ brad
Commenting is really a good way to network and a great way to get traffic. You don't need to comment much, maybe on just 5 blogs a day... :wink:
@ Andrew
Yes, this is how some bloggers measure their posts' quality. There are other aspects like permalink views and so on though...
Chanya, Wayne's right - you have the rights to comment. Just be tactful.
Yes, there might be other factors as well. Sometimes they thought their writings is not good and they switch their style,which might become a worse style. :cry:
@ Tay
Thanks for that. I am proud to be featured on a big blog like yours. :mrgreen:
Also, do you try commenting on other sites? Your blog is a personal blog so bloghopping to other personal blogs will help a lot. If you comment on their blogs, they tend to reciprocate with you.
If you still find both of it won't help, you seriously need to review your articles, see what attract most of the comments and what fails to attract anything. Post more of those what people like and go out to market it in forums or places that you will find people with similar interests.
I hope all the tips above help. If you have any doubts about it, feel free to ask. :wink:
This is my pure work but I won't say that others have not post it before since I entered this niche quite late.
I can assure you that this article has been written originally by me but whether you believe it or not, it will still up to you.
Just nudge me any time if you want any advice. I will try my best. :wink:
@ Dave
I can one comment in two of your posts there. Maybe you can take some times to reply their comments and they might be back commenting next time.
Thanks for visiting and commenting. :wink:
I don't comment on blogs that ask me to signup.
I do comment in a blog if I have something to say, or in return for someone who leave a comment in my blog. And I always want to be notified about the comments that came after my comments, because maybe I get an answer. That’s why I like that the input "notify me of ..." to be checked by default, because I leave many comments and it bothers me to check all the time. So in my blog, this input is checked by default. If someone doesn’t want to view the followup comments, a single click is enough :razz:
I do my part, if I like the topic I might comment :smile:
I am sure in real life you can see people that can talk a lot with others but if you listen to what he says carefully, all of them are crap. :twisted: (Just an example)
Some people do know how to capture the world with their interpersonal skills. :wink:
btw i go this tips from michael martine's blog
Anyway, keeping the number of fields to be filled up low will help to increase the number of comments though.
Sometimes an article just says everything and I just have nothing more to say!
I also hate it when when comments are very slow to load, I just end up turning off my computer because it has frozen (Hi, John Chow!) and make a point of never ever returning to the blog in question (Bye bye John Chow!)
Well, slow loading comment space might happen if a blog uses the threaded comment like John. I don't use them for this reason and another reason will be, I don't want you all to ignore me by chatting among yourselves. :mrgreen:
i also intend to write something about comments and commenting but in another perspective.
I reckon the average commenting rate for Sciencebase (not counting my responses) is one comment per every two posts, but some posts will garner 20-30 or so over time.
Ironic that you have "notify me" set to default on your posts when you suggest that's one thing that might deter comments in the first place.
db
Hope you will do well with the post of yours. :wink:
@ David
You can try commenting on other blogs so that the bloggers feel "obligated" to comment on yours. Ask some questions and they might give you some replies.
Okay, so I posted a list of the posts that had had the most comments already, what do you think? What do those posts have in common?
db
I think I spotted an error for this. Where is your comment link? I can't see it anywhere. Not having the link will give the impression to readers that your blog does not allow readers to comment. Unless they reach your blog via your posts' permalinks, they will have such thoughts in their minds.
Another important thing is about your comment count. It can be shown beside comment link. A comment count shows that a discussion is happening under an article, giving rise to curiosity of a reader on what is being discussed. A "read more" link is good allows a reader to reach a post's permalink but not everyone will click to read more if they are not interested in your excerpts.
Sometimes, after reading, a reader might not know what to say. However, if they scanned through a comment that might have different views from your articles or asking a question, they might be enticed to write a comment.
db
I guess my blog seldom have comments because it's new and more of a personal blog. :sad: *need to get more ideas to write more interesting post*
Happy Chinese New Year to you!! Cheers
Not enough time. -_-
I prefer to comment sincerely and because of that my comments can be quite lengthy at times.
Have you realized from the reasons above why your visitors are not commenting?
Of course. :)
I would love it if you decide to comment in this article of mine.
Well, I just did. ;)
To add in my thoughts regarding this subject:
Just because a person did not comment on an article, does not mean that person did not read that article.
This is of course, based on your first point - Nothing to Say.
Many people seems to have forgotten about this though.
If there is a subject I want to comment on, and it requires me to register, it just angers me. If you're that worried about spam, install an anti-spam plugin.
I personally dislike using anti-spam plugin that requires readers to fill in one more blank in the comment form that requires them to squeeze their eyeballs to identify numbers with crazy form.
This equals to a registration before commenting as well.
@ Kissmi
Stalking is just a humor word to plead for comments by bloggers I guess. Anyway, comments is just a blog performance measurement metric and this is why bloggers want it.
It might be because I have a somewhat facetious, tongue-in cheek writing style and perhaps people think I might insult them or something.
As you mentioned, replying is a good tactic. I have been doing this and it does help a little.
I think the number of comments is important. Once people see quite a few comments on a blog already, they are more likely to join in. It's getting to that point that's the hard part ...
I think I saw your blog. Well, if you think your blog post might be seen by your readers as unfriendly, try to interact with those who commented, especially by commenting on their blog so that they come back to comment.
When these returning commentators return to leave their comments, it will pursue more readers to comment because the 0 is not showing under every post of yours anymore.
I hope this helps. ;-)
@ Rob
Why don't you try to make them talk by asking questions, giving sarcastic statements to them (do this at your own risk) or beg for them (this works!)?
Sometimes, you should try to seed your comment section to present a established discussion place to your readers so that they are more prompted to leave a comment.
Thanks by your tips,