Comments on: Community Effort: How to Get People Commenting on Blog Posts http://blogidy.com/2009/11/community-efforts-how-to-get-people-commenting-on-blog-posts/ Blogging, blogs, social media and everything in between Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:56:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bloggeri http://blogidy.com/2009/11/community-efforts-how-to-get-people-commenting-on-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-106 bloggeri Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:56:22 +0000 http://blogidy.com/?p=324#comment-106 Thanks for the comment and welcome to the community. :) Many people have been talking about the "call to action". I have been trying it for sometime now, and it seems to work great. Thanks for the comment and welcome to the community. :)

Many people have been talking about the “call to action”. I have been trying it for sometime now, and it seems to work great.

]]> By: Karl Foxley http://blogidy.com/2009/11/community-efforts-how-to-get-people-commenting-on-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Karl Foxley Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:04:36 +0000 http://blogidy.com/?p=324#comment-105 Asking a question (or even asking your readers to do something) at the end of a post is very powerful and yet often overlooked. Asking your readers to do something is your call to action, sometimes you really do just have to ask! :) Great collection of tips. Karl .-= Karl Foxley´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fmsseo/~3/2u_YwPVTy9s/">13 Ways To Encourage Blog Comments</a> =-. Asking a question (or even asking your readers to do something) at the end of a post is very powerful and yet often overlooked. Asking your readers to do something is your call to action, sometimes you really do just have to ask! :)

Great collection of tips.

Karl
Karl Foxley´s last blog ..13 Ways To Encourage Blog Comments My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: bloggeri http://blogidy.com/2009/11/community-efforts-how-to-get-people-commenting-on-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-54 bloggeri Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:13:31 +0000 http://blogidy.com/?p=324#comment-54 Thanks for your comments Gordon. The top commentator-list and the free offers sound great, thanks for the tips. Thanks for your comments Gordon. The top commentator-list and the free offers sound great, thanks for the tips.

]]> By: BLOGitse http://blogidy.com/2009/11/community-efforts-how-to-get-people-commenting-on-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-51 BLOGitse Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:44:03 +0000 http://blogidy.com/?p=324#comment-51 ooh, Gordon, you said it! WHY people love freebies? We have enough everything. (Now I don't mean help, hosting, template etc) but other stuff. I've noticed how a blogger gets huge traffic during freebie time but is mostly empty of comments after that. Is that really the point of this all? To be active > only leave a comment if you get something free? Shouldn't this all bee interaction between people? To find new worlds, ideas, perhaps nice human beings? ooh, Gordon, you said it!
WHY people love freebies? We have enough everything. (Now I don’t mean help, hosting, template etc) but other stuff. I’ve noticed how a blogger gets huge traffic during freebie time but is mostly empty of comments after that. Is that really the point of this all?

To be active > only leave a comment if you get something free?
Shouldn’t this all bee interaction between people? To find new worlds, ideas, perhaps nice human beings?

]]> By: Gordon http://blogidy.com/2009/11/community-efforts-how-to-get-people-commenting-on-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Gordon Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:48:58 +0000 http://blogidy.com/?p=324#comment-50 There are many ways to do it. You can organize posts like these where you are doing research. It is also a good move to directly ask people to comment like you did on Twitter. Plugins such as CommentLuv and DoFollow Top 5 Commentator lists are also a great idea. A contest where every person that comments has a chance to win something, a free template, free hosting, free coupon on a vector graphics store. People love freebies. There are my 2 cents, just things off the top of my head I could remember at the moment. Cheers! There are many ways to do it. You can organize posts like these where you are doing research. It is also a good move to directly ask people to comment like you did on Twitter. Plugins such as CommentLuv and DoFollow Top 5 Commentator lists are also a great idea. A contest where every person that comments has a chance to win something, a free template, free hosting, free coupon on a vector graphics store. People love freebies.

There are my 2 cents, just things off the top of my head I could remember at the moment. Cheers!

]]> By: bloggeri http://blogidy.com/2009/11/community-efforts-how-to-get-people-commenting-on-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-48 bloggeri Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:31:30 +0000 http://blogidy.com/?p=324#comment-48 Dofollow means that your site provides value for the links that point out of your site. In essence google counts them as votes towards the site that you link to. Read more about the <a href="http://blogidy.com/2009/10/the-difference-with-dofollow-and-nofollow-links/">Difference with dofollow and nofollow links</a> I myself do not appreaciate the hi, visited here comments. Why not use twitter for it or something else. I see a blog beign about specific subject and I like that people stick to the content of the site. The comments must provide value for the actual post. <strong>But on the other hand for a more personal blog like yours the "Just wanted to say hi" comments are probably great. They just do not fit every site.</strong> :) Beign personal does not mean that you tell what you ate last night. It should be personal, but something that relates to the blogs topic. Hope this clears things out, feel free to ask more if you are still puzzled. Dofollow means that your site provides value for the links that point out of your site. In essence google counts them as votes towards the site that you link to. Read more about the Difference with dofollow and nofollow links

I myself do not appreaciate the hi, visited here comments. Why not use twitter for it or something else. I see a blog beign about specific subject and I like that people stick to the content of the site. The comments must provide value for the actual post. But on the other hand for a more personal blog like yours the “Just wanted to say hi” comments are probably great. They just do not fit every site. :)

Beign personal does not mean that you tell what you ate last night. It should be personal, but something that relates to the blogs topic.

Hope this clears things out, feel free to ask more if you are still puzzled.

]]> By: bloggeri http://blogidy.com/2009/11/community-efforts-how-to-get-people-commenting-on-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-47 bloggeri Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:02:44 +0000 http://blogidy.com/?p=324#comment-47 Great to read your comments, thanks. The whole interaction with the community seems pretty vital. Just the same things apply with Twitter. No interaction and nobody will be interested. Great to read your comments, thanks. The whole interaction with the community seems pretty vital. Just the same things apply with Twitter. No interaction and nobody will be interested.

]]> By: bloggeri http://blogidy.com/2009/11/community-efforts-how-to-get-people-commenting-on-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-46 bloggeri Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:58:57 +0000 http://blogidy.com/?p=324#comment-46 Thanks for the comment. You're probably right. Personal story and relating with your readers will atleast increase the chance of someone commenting... Thanks for the comment. You’re probably right. Personal story and relating with your readers will atleast increase the chance of someone commenting…

]]> By: bloggeri http://blogidy.com/2009/11/community-efforts-how-to-get-people-commenting-on-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-45 bloggeri Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:56:50 +0000 http://blogidy.com/?p=324#comment-45 Great list man. Just added your excellent ideas to the post. Great list man. Just added your excellent ideas to the post.

]]> By: BLOGitse http://blogidy.com/2009/11/community-efforts-how-to-get-people-commenting-on-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-44 BLOGitse Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:46:04 +0000 http://blogidy.com/?p=324#comment-44 dofollow!? yes, I've read about it but...I don't know enough to change the settings...What if something goes wrong? I'd get traffic I didn't want to? personal story. Yes, I've noticed how the comment boxes get filled... but what is the point to get once a zillion comments but rest of the week/month/year it's dead silent? Why is it so difficult to say just 'Hi!' or 'Visited here, have a nice day!' - much better than silence... I don't understand why 'personal' is so f... interesting? If I had a dinner with president xxxx - how would it change your life? (reader's life I mean) Or I met Oprah and xxxxx - what's that got to do with your (reader's) life? You (the reader) can spread around the gossip that SHE/HE knows X who met the president/Oprah... Oh, my... Have I miss something relevant? important? Okay guys. It's your turn to comment on my blog! You first and I'll follow you....after you gentlemen! :-) dofollow!? yes, I’ve read about it but…I don’t know enough to change the settings…What if something goes wrong? I’d get traffic I didn’t want to?

personal story. Yes, I’ve noticed how the comment boxes get filled…
but
what is the point to get once a zillion comments but rest of the week/month/year it’s dead silent?

Why is it so difficult to say just ‘Hi!’ or ‘Visited here, have a nice day!’ – much better than silence…

I don’t understand why ‘personal’ is so f… interesting?
If I had a dinner with president xxxx – how would it change your life? (reader’s life I mean)
Or
I met Oprah and xxxxx – what’s that got to do with your (reader’s) life?
You (the reader) can spread around the gossip that SHE/HE knows X who met the president/Oprah…
Oh, my…

Have I miss something relevant? important?

Okay guys. It’s your turn to comment on my blog! You first and I’ll follow you….after you gentlemen! :-)

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