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Re: 7 ways to get more blog comments

Free Acai Berries — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:16:19 -0000

Thanks for the information, keep sharing.

Re: 7 ways to get more blog comments

Paul Lear — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:39:18 -0000

Hi John,

I have found that simply commenting on other peoples blogs, can encourage comments from the author of the blog which you commented on.

Great tips, I'm already doing quite a few of them. I should probably try and ask more questions in my post though, so that's something I've taken from this post.

Thanks, and take care.

Paul.

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johannabartley — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:11:05 -0000

I'm a bit of a procrastinator so reading a site I actually wanted to read leads me to some other sites I see on those pages. This way I end up reading about all sort of things and I always feel the need to comment on something. Many times there isn't a comment option. That's where those site/blog owners loose a lot.
Trianz

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Business Cards — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:09:09 -0000

Classic proven marketing, awesome example. Why is it that all these sorts of tools to encourage comments work better on wordpress than blogger?

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Buy_Acai_Berry — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:27:54 -0000

Yeah it does work well, for most people.

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Custom Printed T-Shirts — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:19:34 -0000

having the disqus app on your blog helps like you have too ;)

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nigel007 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:28:03 -0000

Great Blog Article John, leanrt a lot from this. Keep up the good work:)

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nigel007 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:26:28 -0000

Great Article, blogging def is the way forward.I have learnt so much here John, very well done, added you to my favourites:)

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ATV WEB SOLUTION — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:26:59 -0000

I just created my first blog and set it to only be viewed by my friends. Two of my friends have left a comment and told me it said it had to be approved by me.

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printing — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:35:18 -0000

What can I do to promote my blogs? I already belong to several blog groups and I comment on other people's blogs in hopes they'll check mine out. I don't do random, impersonal blog invites though, and I never will.

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Justin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:07:34 -0000

These are great ideas to making your blog more interactive and bringing more traffic. Very useful.

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Jared Young — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:47:23 -0000

John, I was writing a post about this just the other day and I left out the "humaness" part... thanks for the reminder! People are ALWAYS more likely to comment when they feel like it's a conversation.

A few extras: don't forget plugins like "no-follow-free," Twitter links (so people can Tweet their comment), and Gravatars (helps make it more human and personal).

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Tischenko Irina — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:20:26 -0000

Nice stuff, great reading. I have blog on my website but I don't know I get lots of people asking for comment addition give link reference to some adult or porn site. These really makes me sad, what should i do to avoid it?

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kristr — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:09:02 -0000

Nice advice, I will start to follow you now onwards..

Thank You

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Jed Chua — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:06:23 -0000

Hi! I have tried some of these techniques already and yet nothing seems to work. By the way, does sezwho increase comments?

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Kenneth — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:24:52 -0000

I agree that it's important to find comments on your blog ways to increase the number of because when you have really good posts on your blog, it bothers you when you don’t get as much feedback as you’d hoped! Sometimes, all you really want is to feel appreciated buy your readers.

All the points you've shared, John, are really really important.
I'd say asking specific questions is one of the most powerful way. On the blog itself, ask specifically, "Now tell us, what can this technique do for your business?"
Be sure to ask specific questions, and not to just say, "Tell us what you think". Email your readers (nicely), or ask them directly on your blog.

Another beautiful tactic is what I call "strategic ass-kissing".

If you want to get the attention of other bloggers, write about them. For example, you could write about Seth Godin in your post and hopefully, either through track back or through a search engine, he’ll find your post and leave a comment on your blog.

I think you’d agree that it’s cool to have Seth Godin leave a note in your comment box. I think it’s a pretty neat way to attract their attention.

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free surveys mentor — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:15:51 -0000

"5) Stir the pot from time to time"
I love this one the best.
Im using it all the time and really works! You will have a passionate group of followers and yeah... some haters also, but who cares, they also help to keep up the conversation and fame.

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ducttape — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:51:03 -0000

@Tony - I agree - when I do workshops and teleseminars nobody likes to be the first to ask a question.

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Tony Eyles — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:49:33 -0000

Thanks John - and isn't getting comments so rewarding. Knowing you are engaging people enough to stimulate a response given the thousands of alternative sites they can choose to interact with. I think also comments attract comments - people can see the site is more vital (such as yours) and viewed.

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Work At Home Mom Blog — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:59:11 -0000

Excellent tips! I can use some myself!

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Monavie Acai Berry — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:03:30 -0000

Removing the rel="nofollow" is also great. Though you have to be sure the comments are worth while other wise delete them.

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Diane — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:50:56 -0000

Sometimes I'm inspired to add a comment after a lovely photograph, sometimes after I've felt moved to an emotion by an article. Doesn't matter if it's love or hate, getting that emotion to the surface causes me to write!

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CoreyKGraham — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:53:28 -0000

I found that when I write a slightly personalized email with a link to my post. When i choose persons whom i know it might really connect with, esp if it relates to a particular passion of theirs the comments are almost automatic without asking for them.
At the same time its also a good way to reach out to persons you have not been in contact with for some time. Let them know you value their opinion and you want to hear their thoughts on the post. Once you don't do it every week you will sound sincere. :-)

Re: 7 ways to get more blog comments

Roger — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:51:55 -0000

John,

I'm going to apply several of your suggestions on my new web based business. I'd be interested in knowing if you or your readers regularly comment on blogs to help drive traffic the own site or increase their Google ranking. Seems like a no brainier but does it work? Is it worth the required time?

Re: 7 ways to get more blog comments

Troy Bingham — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:32:46 -0000

number 7 is key for me. there are so many blogs out there that you have to register and sign up for all kinds of things, before you can comment. The blogs like this that remember you and make it easy to post will always get my comments.