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7 Ways To Get More Comments On Your Blog

A blog without comments is like a teacher without students, you’ll just talk to the wind and get no response in return, that’s cruel and not fun at all right? Comments are good to your blog, when you write a blog post, commentators will be sharing their experiences or point of views, they will be also giving valuable critique on particular matter. With that said, the comments help in improving yourself as well as your blog.

There many blogs out there don’t get any comments on any of their blog posts, there is few factors that cause this happened, but that’s not the matter that we’re going to discuss in this post. Comments are good to your blog, here I’ll share about ways to encourage your readers to leave comments.

7 Ways To Increase Participation Rate

  1. Use CommentLuv Plugin: There are many wordpress plugins that would help to increase participation rate in your blog. Commentluv is a wordpress plugin that displays the latest blog post from the commentators in the comments. In this way, readers who want to promote their latest blog posts to drive more traffic to their blog, they may want to leave a comment.
  2. Use KeywordLuv Plugin: KeywordLuv is another wordpress plugin that encourage readers to leave a comment. It enables commentator to get a backlink with their preferrable keyword in the name section. Who doesn’t like keyword backlink, right?
  3. Use Top Commentator Plugin: This plugin has been used by many bloggers and many people like this feature. As the name of plugin, blog owner places a top commentator widget on the blog to shows the commentators who leave the most comments, usually top 5 of them. Usually the links in Top Commentator section are dofollow, people who likes dofollow backlink would want to compete with each other and get into the top commentator section.
  4. Make Your Blog Dofollow: People looks at dofollow blog is like bees see the honey, everyone likes dofollow blog and would like to get a dofollow backlink from the blog, don’t you? Making your blog dofollow definitely increases the participation rate. When I first made my blog dofollow, I can obviously saw the number of comments increased day by day, of course I became strict in moderating comments, some of them were valuable comment while some of them were spam.
  5. Call To Action: If you want your readers to leave comment, then you should have quality content on your blog. Try not to be too serious or technical in the blog post, people would find difficulty in leaving a comment. Also, ask a simple question at the end of the post, that’s what we called “Call To Action”. Readers would be happy to answer your question.
  6. Comment In Other Blogs: Have you heard about “You comment, I comment back”? When you’re leaving a comment in other blogs, the blog owners might be more comfortable to visit your blog and leave a comment in return. Not all blog owners will do that but no harm for you to leave a comment in other blogs, remember the concept “Give before you take”.
  7. Commenting Contest: That’s the most effective way to drive you tons of comment on every blog post in your blog. Holding a commenting contest, rewarding great prizes such as cash, banner advertisement, logo design and the like, for readers who leave the most comments on your blog. I’ve seen a few bloggers held commenting contest which gave out $100 cash on their blog, they simply received up to 100 comments in every blog post. However, that would lead to huge unspecific comments to the blog because everyone wants to win the contest.

Group Reflection

Comments are important and good to our blog, but the quality of the comments used to be more important. I’m pretty sure that you prefer quality over quantity.

What do you think? Besides of the above methods, what method that you used to increase the participation rate on your blog?

Lee Ka Hoong

Lee Ka Hoong writes at MyBlog2Day and Theme Blogger. Lee shares blogging tips, traffic building tips, SEO strategies, etc. Visit his blog and learn how to make money online from your blog. Follow him on twitter @myblog2day. Lee Ka Hoong has 1 post(s) at Site Sketch 101

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  1. February 10, 2010

    Tom | Build That List said:

    Commenting is a derivative of the community that you build for your blog. Judging by the amount of comments here – there is a successful and strong community.

    I have implemented most of these strategies, but am currently trying to focus on my calls to action.
    My Latest Blog Post: Do Your Dreams Pass The ‘Wet Manure’ Test?


    • February 10, 2010

      Nicholas Cardot said:

      It is a derivative of the community. That is completely true. And it takes a lot to build up that community. Although these are great tips, remember that it takes more than just incentives. It requires great content and real value that attracts people to rally around the material and form a community.
      My Latest Blog Post: The 25 Most Beautiful Blogs in 2010


      • February 10, 2010

        gautam hans said:

        Along with the content and the community, you need to ask questions in each post. Also you need to bring more traffic using marketing strategies
        My Latest Blog Post: The Comment Marathon Commenting Contest


  2. February 10, 2010

    Lindsay said:

    I have actually seen this same darn list a thousand times on a million different other blogs.. I have found that all of those things only work IF you already have a community.

    I get hundreds of page views a day on one of my blogs and rarely get a comment.. As much as I wanted to have comments on that blog, I just gave in to the fact that the content doesn’t really translate into discussion.

    THEN I started this new blog.. A blog in which I was hoping I would incite some discussion. One that was based on a more personal level.. But still no comments.

    I have found that the KEY to getting commentors was TIME.. Slowly building a community and really working hard to interact with people on ALL mediums. That means you should regularly engage in conversations on twitter, facebook, OTHER blogs and of coarse your own blog. By doing this you become a part of a community and eventually will create a community around yourself who;s main connection is YOU and what YOU have to say..

    Without this, you can spend hours commenting on other random blogs with the same content that you have, you can spend DAYS figuring out why people might visit and not comment.. but the point is, the only time people comment is when the either have such a STRONG opinion about something that they just MUST say it (generally with policial/social blogs) or they feel a personal connection with the writer and just feel the need to stop by and say hi and chit chat.

    I like to hope that I have a personal feel on my blog. I connect ith people regularly on twitter and some other blogs that I frequent.. I also like to let people know that I am an email away or a comment away.

    I ALWAYS RESPOND TO COMMENTS when someone asks of me.. or they post a comment that warrants a response.. that is another thing that was left off of the list.

    Just my .02 but I think it might have a little more weight that this list that I have seen everwhere..
    My Latest Blog Post: Should I change my logo?


    • February 10, 2010

      Nicholas Cardot said:

      I think it’s funny that you write that because I was just discussing this with a few of my friends about 2 hours ago. I mentioned to them that I probably won’t be accepting guest posts on this topic again in the near future. It seems that every person that submits a guest post here seems to choose this topic.

      I mean, this is a great list for people who are brand new to blogging. They’re good tactics and it’s put together well. And it’s good to glance at these concepts once in a while for the sake of people who are brand new to the blogging discussion.

      But real conversation is, as you say, more than just comment baiting. It’s building the discussions and rallying around the issues. Just like the comment that you left here today.

      I despise comments that simply say “Hey, great post. Thanks.” I delete every one of them. I only want comments that are actually adding something to the conversation. I’m not looking for white noise any more than the next guy.

      We really do need to take it up a notch. Comments will come when we provide content that inspires people to actually comment. That’s the key.

      What say you?
      My Latest Blog Post: The 25 Most Beautiful Blogs in 2010


      • February 10, 2010

        Lindsay said:

        I feel that this type of post (no offence to the original author) completely brings the whole feel of the blog down. Its one of a million posts on the same subject that resides on those crappy “MAKE YOUR BLOG SUCCESSFUL” blogs.. A blog about blogging.. and that’s all it is.

        I do feel that your posts should be more involving.. LESS LISTS and more concepts and ideas.. I would LOVE for someone to do a study on bounce rates based on design. An amateur crappy blog design with the same content as a design that is nicely and professional done. Do some more comparissons on different types of reactions of visitors based on design, layout, content, placement.. THAT would be awesome IMHO
        My Latest Blog Post: Should I change my logo?


        • February 10, 2010

          Nicholas Cardot said:

          I think those are great ideas. I think that a study on something like that would be great. I personally think that I already know the answer to which site would perform the best of two with the same content and one good design and one poor design. Maybe you could do that study and write up a post for us. ;)

          You should consider hitting me up on skype. My username is NCardot. I would love to learn from you. You seem to view this entire blogging concept from a way that could really create a legitimate blog with good content.
          My Latest Blog Post: The 25 Most Beautiful Blogs in 2010


          • February 10, 2010

            Lindsay said:

            I also am pretty confident I know which will win in the bounce rate as well. Unfortunately I am SO swamped right now with work (not that I am complaining) that I dont have time. I would definitely be willing to try it with one of my current blogs.. I just done have time to clean up the site and it’s content to make the GOOD version of it.. haha..

            IF i do have time to do something like this, and it IS something I do intend to do, I will definitely offer it as a blog post here.

            It would be a great read for bloggers AND non-bloggers alike.
            My Latest Blog Post: Should I change my logo?


            • February 10, 2010

              Nicholas Cardot said:

              I understand that feeling of being swamped. I work 50 hours a week in the United States Army and I try to balance this blog. It can be difficult sometimes but I’m committed to stepping up to the plate and improving my content.
              My Latest Blog Post: The 25 Most Beautiful Blogs in 2010


              • February 10, 2010

                Lindsay said:

                Me too.. which is why, right now, I am working on MY blog.. Sorry, but as much as I love this community, I do have to put content out to my blog.. Not to mention I run my own business and have about 30 projects on my desk with absolutely NO free time in between

                A project like that is a month or longer project of building first, and doing statistics second.

                I will one day get to it, but right now I need to finish this one piece of art for my blog.. then get back to the three or so PAID projects that are due this week and the get to work on the others due next week and so on.

                Oh.. and did i mention i’m trying to actually start a workout routine?? WHATS WRONG WITH ME!

                Anyways i will be happy to help when I can, but right now all you can get from me is ideas because its all I have time to type!

                ahh and people think working from home is FUN and RELAXING!
                My Latest Blog Post: Should I change my logo?


                • February 10, 2010

                  Nicholas Cardot said:

                  Don’t worry about offending me. I understand. I barely get the chance to get out and get involved on other blogs as much as I would like to. We have lives and we have to prioritize what we focus on in order to provide the best quality possible to our readers.

                  I didn’t mean to sound like I was trying to pressure you into writing it. I’m all about supporting you and your ideas are awesome.
                  My Latest Blog Post: The 25 Most Beautiful Blogs in 2010


          • February 10, 2010

            Lindsay said:

            Ohh. my Skype is lindsayanng. I cant get on now, but add me and say HI if you see me.

            I am really working on three projects as once right now. THIS is my “fun time” right here
            My Latest Blog Post: Should I change my logo?


            • February 10, 2010

              Derek Jensen said:

              I enjoyed reading the first comment made by you Lindsay and then reading your conversation with Nick.

              These are the type of comments that build a community and are of quality and quantity.

              Not only, when reading the comments, did I get your view on this post but I got a view on who you are as a person and any additional thoughts.

              You create a community to have comments and then the comments grow the community. If you do not create a community through conversations outside the blog then your comments are either going to be very limited or at very low quality.
              My Latest Blog Post: Crush It at College: Creating a Positive Mindset (Part 2)


              • February 10, 2010

                Lindsay said:

                Well then that means that you will likely AT LEAST check out my blog (hopefully) because you get to see me as a person on another blog and maybe check out what I am up to on MY blog.. Now, just because you see me on another blog and are curious doesn’t mean you will post. I mean, if my blog posts are lame or don’t really have anything to do with your interests, you STILL wont comment even though I followed everything on this list. That just goes to show that this list really won’t yield the results most people desire.
                My Latest Blog Post: Should I change my logo?


                • February 12, 2010

                  Eric said:

                  I agree with Derek. I feel that through this conversation I really got to know you as a person and what your point of view was on comments and why you should and how you can gain more value from them.

                  I am going over to read your blog right now… Good article I must say though and I think that you can do everything on this list but if your content isn’t what someone wants or has any interest in, they’re not going to comment. There’s a bunch of factors key to this and you illustrate those well… Just that it’s more than these alone.

                  What do you think?
                  My Latest Blog Post: Real Or Robot


        • February 10, 2010

          Lee Ka Hoong said:

          It goes same to Nick, I would love to learn more from you about blogging guides, seems that you have a strong passion in blogging and must be having a lot of excellent knowledge.

          In my point of view, these tips are only worked for certain niche blogs, you probably won’t be getting any comment or less comment in a technical blog which people is complicated to understand what are you trying to share. That doesn’t help even though you have interacted well with the community, I believe that there is something to do with the niche.

          How about a personal blog? But doesn’t get comment or discuss as well? It depends, somehow people doesn’t like to read about your life, except your friends or your family. It goes same to me, I don’t read personal life blog except that’s my friend or family, I believe that others would think the same. At least that’s what in my mind.

          Anyway Lindsay, glad to receive your comment and share you thoughts, I appreciate and would like to learn more from you. Perhaps a guest post in SiteSketch101 for further discussion, I’ll always be here.

          Regards,
          Lee


          • February 10, 2010

            Lindsay said:

            Actually, the personal blogs are the ones who are getting a lot of traffic and comments.. Just take Mommy Bloggers for instance. All they do is write goofy stories about family life and they are exploding like crazy. People are very voyeuristic, they like to see what people are doing in every day life and that’s been proven many times by reality TV. So long as your posts are entertaining, people DO want to read about your personal life..

            They DONT want to read that you went to Aruba on vacation, but they do want to read about the wacky guy you bumped into getting off of the plane on your way to a layover which ended up making you late.. You see the difference??
            My Latest Blog Post: Should I change my logo?


    • February 10, 2010

      gautam hans said:

      I agree with you on the point of replying to comments. It just shows that you as a blogger are a part of the discussion and also helps readers to ask questions and comment.

      Building a community is a really difficult task, but once it is established, it will surely help in increasing the comment counter.


    • February 10, 2010

      Ron Leyba said:

      That was a good point Lindsay. Sometimes it works sometimes not. Starting or having a good community and building relationship with them can really make your blog comment worthy.
      My Latest Blog Post: Sikat Ang Pinoy


  3. February 10, 2010

    chandan said:

    If we get good comment on our blog the main benefit is we can get some good content from other user to our blog which is help for SEO.

    Hi all of my friends how are you? I have come back back to my work again.
    My Latest Blog Post: The Super Bowl 2010


    • February 10, 2010

      Lindsay said:

      that is so sad.. You clearly have been reading the wrong book of blogging.. or the current “SEO GURU” whom you are following is one of “those” guys who just spews crap for the sake of making some money and giving one’s self the “guru” title

      Thereare a lot more benefits than just SEO.. as a matter of fact, comments are going to do very little for SEO especially if they are DoFollow.. So maybe its time to rethink that concept
      My Latest Blog Post: Should I change my logo?


      • February 10, 2010

        gautam hans said:

        Lindsay, nice conversation. The concept getting a study that gives more credibility to your point is a really valid point. I agree that you need to be a little different in terms of the blogging you do. I will take your point and will be doing something related to it.


    • February 10, 2010

      Nicholas Cardot said:

      I strongly disagree with you, friend. The best benefit is not the search engine related benefits. The best benefit from comments is creating a real discussion around a topic that allows the readers and the author to learn and explore the truth.

      Simply adding comments for the sake of fluffing Google’s opinion of it is absolutely worthless in my opinion.
      My Latest Blog Post: The 25 Most Beautiful Blogs in 2010


  4. February 10, 2010

    Ron Leyba said:

    Controversy works and it will always work. I have seen those kinds of tactics even before. Some bloggers tend to blog something negative or just contradict other bloggers post or opinion, thus creating a widespread buzz and welcome or attracting new comments (as well as links).

    Just my 0.02 cents.
    My Latest Blog Post: Sikat Ang Pinoy


    • February 10, 2010

      Nicholas Cardot said:

      Controversy is good if your really standing for something that you believe in but if you’re just being controversial to lure some people into visiting your site then you’re just producing more noise onto the internet. It’s really important to be genuine with people and produce topics that you are passionate about. That will help you in luring comments.
      My Latest Blog Post: The 25 Most Beautiful Blogs in 2010


      • February 10, 2010

        Ron Leyba said:

        I agree Nick. Unfortunately, some bloggers really jump into those false things and accusations to attract some comments. Sad but true.
        My Latest Blog Post: Sikat Ang Pinoy


  5. February 10, 2010

    Keith said:

    Where is the reference to creating content that people are compelled to comment on? I use most of these techniques too, but have been brainstorming ideas to get people to comment that have never commented before (whether on my blog, or on any blog) because most of the tactics you listed have zero affect on non-bloggers…
    My Latest Blog Post: A-List Bloggers


    • February 10, 2010

      Nicholas Cardot said:

      That’s a great mindset to have. We should be targeting those users who don’t comment. What does it take to get them to step up and interact with our content? What does it take to break them away from there routine and become a part of the ongoing conversation?
      My Latest Blog Post: The 25 Most Beautiful Blogs in 2010


  6. February 10, 2010

    Dana @ Blogging Update said:

    In my opinion, the best way to get comment in blog is commenting in other blogs. It is working great for my blog though.
    My Latest Blog Post: This Blog Officially is in Atahualpa 3.4.5 Now


    • February 11, 2010

      Ron Leyba said:

      It works if you guys have same niche.Your comments on other blogs will attract comments to your blog if you are into the same subject. I guess, its how well you delivered your comments that works best.
      My Latest Blog Post: Sikat Ang Pinoy


  7. February 10, 2010

    Omer Greenwald said:

    Commenting in other blogs may have 2 positive effects on your blog.
    The first is having the blog owner to comment in your blog, but this is rarely the case when the blog you comment on is highly popular.

    On the other hand, if it’s highly popular, the 2nd effect occurs – that is, increasing traffic to your blog by the other blog’s visitors, which will eventually comment (as well as retweets, RSS subscribers, etc.)
    My Latest Blog Post: Why You Should Create a Test Environment for Your WordPress Blog


    • February 12, 2010

      Olusegun said:

      Well said Omeer.

      I do not blame the top dog bloggers who have as many as 500+ comments. How will any one find the time to reply to all?

      Besides, a blog like SS101 has the potential to get you more visitors to your blog when people know that you always post valuable commnets
      My Latest Blog Post: 10 Commandments of Change


      • February 12, 2010

        Omer Greenwald said:

        @Olusegun – when a blogger has so many comments it is indeed justifiable not to respond each and every comment.

        You are right regarding this blog because when the number of comments is still manageable (like right now when this post has 49 comments) – each comment is more powerful and may actually contribute to the discussion.
        My Latest Blog Post: Why You Should Create a Test Environment for Your WordPress Blog


        • February 12, 2010

          Nicholas Cardot said:

          Omer Greenwald » Sometimes even 49 can be overwhelming for me though, because I work an average of 50 hours a week at a job and I have a lot of other responsibilities on my plate. But as you can see, I try to interact as much as possible.


          • February 12, 2010

            Omer Greenwald said:

            @Nicholas – this is absolutely understandable and I wasn’t implying that you don’t interact with people commenting here :-)
            My Latest Blog Post: Why You Should Create a Test Environment for Your WordPress Blog


            • February 12, 2010

              Nicholas Cardot said:

              Omer Greenwald » I didn’t think that you were and I do find it incredibly important to interact with readers and to develop people into more than readers…into friends. This is how communities and tribes are built online. I completely agree with what you said and I sure apologize if I came across as defensive.


              • February 13, 2010

                Omer Greenwald said:

                No problem at all, man.
                My Latest Blog Post: Why You Should Create a Test Environment for Your WordPress Blog


  8. February 10, 2010

    Reza Winandar said:

    Wow, this blog seems not active for a long time and now it’s back with its content. Well, personally I already use some of the tricks above and it works very well. I think you should remove the date from the post header because it will make your post immortal (should I say that?).
    My Latest Blog Post: This is blog is now Do Follow


    • February 10, 2010

      Lee Ka Hoong said:

      Are you sure that this blog is not active for a long time? ;) Do you mean your blog or SiteSketch101?


  9. February 10, 2010

    Ed said:

    Thanks for the great tips…making the switch to wordpress soon and I will take this advise with me…Keep up the great work Nic and nice post LEE KA HOONG !

    PS. Nic nice new email feature on the blog


  10. February 10, 2010

    Johnny said:

    Great tips there! I noticed putting commentLUV on my blog has worked wonders as well.

    Here’s a good post to show you how to remove the NOFOLLOW from your Wordpress blog without hacking into your theme.
    My Latest Blog Post: Wordpress Tips You Really Should Know, Part II: Speeding Up Your Blog


  11. February 10, 2010

    Lindsay said:

    Another thing I wanted to comment on that TARGETING MARKETING and targeted blog commenting will drive the right traffic to your website. It means nothing for me if I get 400 page views a day of people looking for “How to put together Ikea Furniture” (yes i get a LOT of those) because thats really not what my blog is about although I have written a post about the perils of putting together this furniture.

    That is why I do a lot of advertising and link exchanges on blogs who will have readers SIMILAR to mine but not the same. I dont want to advertise on the SAME blogs because thats redundant – people likely don’t want to join another comminity thats the same, but they will join something that will be in their interest set.

    So for me, although I am not a fashion blog, I post about my clothes and what I wear, but more specifically I post on good design and stuff like that.. A lot of people who like fashion also appreciate good design, so it’s a win win.. So I market to those people..
    My Latest Blog Post: Should I change my logo?


    • February 10, 2010

      Lee Ka Hoong said:

      You’re absolutely right, when you post your photo and good design, people who loves graphic and design stuff may interest to read your blog.

      Between Lindsay, you have a lot of great photos in your blog. What camera that you use? I’m a DSLR lover but have yet to own one, I’m not a designer nor people who is good in graphic and design stuff, but I love to see nice photo which is taken by DSLR.

      Glad to know you and you’ve shared a lot of your great thoughts in this post.

      Regards,
      Lee


      • February 10, 2010

        Lindsay said:

        Thanks Lee, my husband is actually a professional photographer. (his blog is here: http://bscphoto.com/blog). Some of the pictures are taken by myself and some taken by my husband. I use just a Canon Rebel XTI and my husband uses a Canon 1D MKIII – the holy grail..

        The studio shots that you see are obviously him, others are me.. its a good mix between the two.
        My Latest Blog Post: Should I change my logo?


      • February 10, 2010

        Lindsay said:

        I meant to note that clearly you visited my blog yet you did not comment. Clearly either what I wrote about did not tap into your personal interests or there was some other reason?
        My Latest Blog Post: Should I change my logo?


        • February 11, 2010

          Lee Ka Hoong said:

          I just visited your husband blog, many great photos there – I’m sure your husband is a great photographer!

          Hmm..when it comes to a personal blog..I have really less interest to know someone who I doesn’t really know (This can be corrected when we get to know longer in future), I mean reading the blog, I don’t mean that I have no interest to know someone know, I like interacting with people and make new friend.

          Another thing is your content area, the font size, perhaps the structure. Your font is too small and one paragraph is too long, you know even I visit a blog that is in the same niche, I won’t be reading further if the content structure is bad because it’s difficult to read and it makes me sleepy and tired in seconds.

          That’s what in my mind, perhaps others don’t feel the same with me.

          Who knows I’m interested to read your blog and catch up with you in comment in coming days? ;)

          Keep in touch Lindsay!

          Cheers,
          Lee


          • February 11, 2010

            Lindsay said:

            I appreciate the honest critique. I know that personal blogs aren’t for everyone, but they are something that can really REALLY take off.

            My font size is something I have struggled with because I am a designer and I tend to like form over function.. and you (the user) CAN increase font size.

            I know run on paragraphs are bad and I am working on my writing skills.. Its hard because I have always been long-winded in type.
            My Latest Blog Post: I heart… Valentine’s Day


            • February 11, 2010

              Nicholas Cardot said:

              Lindsay » Yes but you can have both. I have large font here at Site Sketch 101 and I think that it provides both form and function. I’ve hacked this website’s template to shreds modifying it and getting this site to look the way that it does.


  12. February 10, 2010

    izzat aziz said:

    no 6 is the best method ever, i use it from very start of my blog.. and the result.. well i pretty happy with my comment numbers, it not much but it two digit most the time.

    i think the fact that, i will visit all my commentator back is another reason why, some people keep coming to leave their thought about what i wrote.

    another way to get comment is research. study what kind of post people tend to give their opinion.. for example – comparing two products is received more comment compare to just review one product.

    and Nicholas he is been great, he reply to comments and that the reason why his blog getting numbers of comment. so bear that in mind.
    My Latest Blog Post: Blog redesign, and more


  13. February 10, 2010

    Olusegun said:

    Hi Lindasy you are one frank lady and i can see the impact of your energy on this blog already.

    I love the fact that you work form home too.

    Now to the blog commenting/traffic thing.

    While not have anyone read your blog is very discouraging, you also have to have a sustainable model and focus on more important things like adding genuine value to people.

    By this, i mean actually making a definite impact in someone’s life – and the best way to do this is to first be friends with the person.

    I’m sure the big boys had a “big picture ” thinking when they started their blogs and then came the traffic organically.

    cheers
    My Latest Blog Post: Broke-Ass Blogger or MSI Blogger – Which One Are You?


  14. February 10, 2010

    Davor Gasparevic @ Internet marketing ebooks said:

    Well, the first 3 methods don’t apply to me because I am on Blogger (yea, now taunt me). I was receiving a spike of traffic and a spike of comments for the last 3-4 weeks, excluding this week and the last one. January was really awesome for me considering increase in traffic and comments. However, now all that traffic is mainly gone, and the comments began to fade away. I regularly receive 5-10 spam comments, it’s still not too much so I can handle them manually, but I will surely have to find some automation tool or widget for Blogger to get rid of this time consuming hassle.

    Apart from the still insignificant traffic to my blog, I’ve realized that call to action is useless without having at least good quality blog post about a specific topic.
    My Latest Blog Post: Niche/money making ebook #11 – How to become a successful public speaker!


    • February 11, 2010

      gautam hans said:

      I think quality content binds the readers to your blog and hence increase the chances of getting comments.

      By the way blogger doesn’t have spam filtering but you can always try alternative commenting systems
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  15. February 11, 2010

    Thomas Levin said:

    I think there is some very good tips here. But one thing I do find are these are the 7 tips that are repeated again and again.

    But a few of these tips rely on your audience being bloggers too, is it only people who have websites the only people that can be encouraged to comment?

    In my niche there is so many of my readers that don’t have a website and are the forums are a huge draw for many readers. But the challenge I am having is trying to draw the plenty of readers that I have, to actually get involved in the discussion as well.

    I do find that those with websites are more likely to leave a comment, but surely there is a way of during others to do the same?
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  16. February 13, 2010

    Olusegun said:

    Blog promotion should be done with the end in mind.

    After the exposure, what is you next goal?
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  17. February 14, 2010

    Top Commentator said:

    Taking the time to comment yourself is definitely the way to go from what I can see! I will be installing some of the plugins you’ve mentioned in this post. Great discussion in the comments above btw ;)
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  18. February 15, 2010

    K. Praslowicz said:

    I figured I’d let you should know that the comment layout in your site is quite messed up in Opera Browser. Both the form and previous comments.

    I’m totally aware that I am in a tiny minority here of quirky web users. Though having to switch up a browser just to leave a comment usually results in no comment for the post author. Something to consider.
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    • February 16, 2010

      Nicholas Cardot said:

      K. Praslowicz » Thanks for letting me know about that. I’ll definitely be sure to look into what might be causing that issue. I appreciate that feedback.


  19. February 16, 2010

    rabsin_d said:

    So this is the reason why there is a current post below my comments…lol
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  20. February 18, 2010

    Michael Newman said:

    Interesting comments.Thanks.Commenting is very powerful because it facilitates engagement and an opportunity for self-expression.I will implement commenting,but,I am currently using blogger,any ideas for the blogger platform.I hope to migrate to WP later.
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  21. March 4, 2010

    Jason Houk said:

    Love the post Great Job! Very informative about the plugins. Thanks again
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