Ideas for Generating More Blog Comments
Monday, January 1st, 2007Looking for some ways to generate more comments on your blog? Here are 3 articles listing tips to jump-start your comments:
- Ten tips for attracting more comments (Performancing.com)
- 10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog (ProBlogger.net)
- Ten tips for getting more blog comments (BloggerTalk.net)
The tips basically boil down to 2 things: traffic and interaction. You have to get eyeballs to your blog first, and then you need to interact with your readers.
Here are quick ideas for generating more blog comments.
- Caption contest - post a picture and invite readers to come up with captions to describe it. See examples here and here.
- Ask a simple question - e.g. “what are your New Years resolutions?”
- Reply to comments - readers will be encouraged to comment again if they know you’re listening. Replying sooner than later is always best.
- Comment contests - Got some extra schwag lying around? Give it away to one of your lucky readers by holding a comment contest. Pick a random winner from people who comment on your blog.
Happy New Year!
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