8 Ways to Get More Blog Comments

July 22, 2010 - Last Modified: July 22, 2010 by Holly Jahangiri

We all want more comments. Comments reassure us that someone is out there reading what we write; comments are what keep blogging from being a pathetic, solo experience like–well, we all love comments. But how do we get more comments? Do we have to pay one of those back-alley comment guys? (Fedoras and trench coats don’t come cheap, y’know!)

NO! I have eight helpful tips right here, and I’m sure you can employ at least one of them right now, today, to dramatically increase the number of comments you receive on your blog.

8. Beg. Plead. Whimper. And turn off spam filtering, for gosh sakes! Soon, you’ll have more comments than you could ever imagine – spammers will be happy to oblige!

7. Install a Top Commenters (or Commentators) widget. (Don’t forget to turn spam filtering back ON, first, unless all your most valued commenters are named ‘Buy Viagra Now’ and ‘Cheap Web Hosting’!) Reward your most prolific conversationalists with some link love or a special post in their honor.

6. Host a “white elephant” exchange among commenters. The nth commenter gets the “white elephant” and has to pass it along to their nth commenter, and so on. (Possible variation: AVOID getting the “white elephant” by commenting AGAIN before five other people do.)

5. Run a commenting contest. Set some ground rules, first, like “Your comment must contain at least three words and it must indicate that you have read the post on which you are commenting.” (Careful not to give the pharmaceutical spammers a loophole by writing about rare diseases, guys named ED, allergies, depression, enhancements to anything, photographic enlargements – you get the picture.)

4. Ask a burning question or run a humorous poll (for example, “Is it ‘Top Commenters’ or ‘Top Common Taters,’ or ‘Top Commentators’?”) Humor puts people at ease and discourages flamewars, thus allowing you a good night’s sleep without resorting to the purchase of online pharmaceuticals.

3. Write a controversial post that makes it impossible for readers not to comment. (But first, make sure you’re wearing your flame-retardant asbestos blogging suit and aren’t easily sucked into arguments or intimidated by bullies.) This works best for insomniacs who are just itching to rip someone a new one – but it’s not a great “community builder.”

2. Do something utterly ridiculous on a dare, like eating balut or raw tripe. Post the video and see if it goes viral.

1. Install CommentLuv, then make the rounds, leaving intriguing and relevant comments on everyone else’s blogs. Be sure to use the drop-down menu to select the most appropriate post from your last ten – let’s not always see the same links! These are the “breadcrumbs” that will help new and regular visitors find their way back to your blog. Now, go serve your guests some tasty posts to keep them there!

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{ 110 Responses }

Shweta says:

I was desperetely looking for an article like this because its been 2 week I have created a blog and still hav 0 comments. thanks a lot
Mark says:

I forgot about the Top Commenters plugin for Wordpress. I am going to go install that now...:) Mark
Frieke Karlovits says:

Nice blog - i ncredible how many contorversial ideas you have put in - true to your philosophy. I wonder if this also works for more busienss like blogs? Cheers Frieke Karlovits
suraj says:

Great tips! I use commentluv and I think it is really helpful for getting more comments and no doubt that you will not get more comments without good content. :)
Abhishek says:

Hi This is awesome tips to get more comments.....really love it Thanks For Sharing -Abhishek
Ian from CommentFlock says:

Another very important thing a blogger can do is to respond to each comment. That way, the commenter feels heard and appreciated. Ian
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  I hear you, Ian! ;)
Murlu says:

Questions, questions, questions. I've always found if you can plant questions throughout a post people will either answer them or reply with their own questions. From there, if you can get into an actual discussion you can extend the comments on and on.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Indeed. Doesn't all this ever seem overly calculated, though?
  - Murlu says:
    
    Perhaps :) When you consider a blog as a "business", adding in these little subliminal notifiers are kind of like call-to-actions. You're giving that extra oompf to spark a conversation.
ashok says:

I do okay with comments - nothing great, but a few every post or so, and it is mainly steps 7 and 1 that help. I will say this: your "beg. plead. whimper" advice is more effective than most people would think. Pick a post you feel you want to turn into a conversation, and then contact your friends and blogging allies and ask them to comment and tell them where you think the conversation might go. You won't just get comments; you'll get readers writing your blog for you.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Great approach, Ashok! That can, indeed, be very effective. (Hey, case in point - this contest.) I try to limit the action items I give my friends, though - don't want them to start tuning me out. ;)
Sandeep says:

I would like to add one more point to the list. Commenting on other blogs in your niche helps you a lot. Btw, I like your idea about the White Elephant protection racket.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Ahh, you and Taia - "White Elephant protection racket." Too funny. I guess you're right, I didn't specifically suggest "other blogs in your niche." Then again... Remember that "in your niche" isn't necessarily "in your market." As a children's book author, does it do me more good to comment on other author's blogs or on mom and dad bloggers' blogs? (Trick question: The answer is "both.") Don't forget to form relationships with your CUSTOMERS, not just your competitors and colleagues.
  - Sandeep says:
    
    Yes, but it's not always the case. For some bloggers the niche is important and for others it is not. Anyway it doesn't matter as long as your comments are valid :)
Susanna Hess says:

This was really great! Thanks for throwing in all the humor, it was FUN and informative to read. You knocked it out of the park with this one. ;) Susanna
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Thank you, Susanna!! ::pats her ol' splintered Louisville Slugger and goes off in search of some Aspercreme:: I try. ;)
Sourav says:

Point No. 8 is simply awesome....you know what I mean. LOL . :) That's a great (and humorous) way to start the countdown. And then some very useful and excellent tips. Your post is a perfect example of how to get more comments.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Thanks, Sourav! :) I know what you mean. And haven't we all been there - ALMOST to the brink of doing #8?
Heather Kephart says:

Excellent (and funny!) article, Holly. Great tips there. I appreciate that you stuck to positive techniques, instead of drama-based ones. Go, girl!
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Oh, Heather - apparently you've never heard me beg. There can be a LOT of drama there! And #2 - are you saying my videos lacked - DRAMA?!? Harrrumph!! I'm hurt. Hurt, I tell you. The things I do for my art - I mean, geez, I ate balut! I got shot in the eye! I ate RAW tripe! And you say there's no drama. I'll show you DRAMA, woman!! (Although what I'm going to do for an encore after those, I don't know. Maybe the one where I sacrificed my son to Pele and made him climb OUT of the bottom of the volcano... although, the heavy breathing on my part was from exertion. It's not half as sexy as the soundtrack, alone, might imply.)
Nick W Bennett says:

Great post Holly. Writing a controversial post is always a great way to get people to leave a comment. I also like how you ran down the numbers instead of starting at one; kinda of off topic but I noticed it right away and loved it!
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Thanks, Nick! Y'know, sometimes, you're just in the mood for a good, old-fashioned flamewar. But these things are not for amateurs - I probably should've stressed that point. I think a minimum of three years' blogging before attempting posts on really hot-button topics (like "Unchoice" - http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977434449 - which really only highlights the fact that a flamewar can be amazingly civil and lead to a respectful friendship between two people who violently disagree and will NEVER be on the same side of an issue). Novices attempting #3 JUST to increase their blog traffic are apt to get in over their heads. I also don't recommend it to anyone who is on dial-up, library, or Internet cafe access. Glad you liked the "countdown" order of the list. More fun that way.
Brian says:

I thought that I had heard all of the "Get More Comments" tips out there. So you can imagine my surprise when I read #8 - #6 - and #2. These are great! I'll have to give em a try. Thanks Holly, Brian M Connole i-blogger.info
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  I can attest to the power of #2!! Wait, that didn't sound right... Thanks, Brian - glad I was able to surprise you. That was my goal - just like in commenting, blog posts ought to add something new to the conversation as well, don't you think? :)
jan geronimo says:

When a blog post is served with dollops of humor like this one it's more than likely to attract a lot of comments. Yes, it's meta, but the main thing is readers are entertained on top of being informed. Makes me want to read more, makes me want to follow this author more closely. Spare me from the maw of dreariness and I'd be forever grateful.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Aw, Jan, my former "blogging partner" (remember how we met?) if you follow me any more closely, I'm going to have to peel you off like a love bug on a Beetle. ::brake check!:: Just kidding. I don't see enough of you, these days. ::hint, hint:: I want to read more, too, you selfish man! You go and get the best domain name in the world, and stop blogging? Enjoying the bucolic life? (Just to give you a laugh, I plugged that word into Google - did you know that there are folks out there searching for "bucolic plague"? You might like this: http://www.cityfarmer.info/2010/06/17/the-bucolic-plague/ Here I thought searchers were just being stupid. Never assume anything! I may have to get this book, now, myself.) Thanks, Jan, for reading and commenting - always.
  - Holly Jahangiri says:
    
    Okay fine. It didn't eat my post. I just threw it into "pending" by adding that link. Sheesh! Spammed myself. That takes real talent. Ta-da!
  - jan geronimo says:
    
    Hey, that's a great link. And this book "I'm not myself these days" seems like a good read, too... A virulent strain of the bucolic plague hit me, I suppose. Time to part company with my beloved goats and get down dirty someplace else, preferably at the old blog.
    - Holly Jahangiri says:
      
      Yes, I think that would be good - "down at the old blog" - otherwise, I'm gonna have to hurt you for squatting on such a wonderful domain name.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  It ATE my reply. FamousBloggers just ATE my reply. Let this be a lesson to all you crazy common taters out there - always hit CTRL+A, CTRL+C (if you're on a Mac, you're on your own) before hitting Submit! @#$%!
  - Hesham says:
    
    It's probably because of the link you put in your comment! A good thing to do is to login to your account while replying! it will make difference!
    - Holly Jahangiri says:
      
      NOW you tell me.
      - Holly Jahangiri says:
        
        Oh, looky there! When I log in, I get to sport the Famous Bloggers brand on my b--er, comments! :)
Dean Saliba says:

Another way is to turn your blog from no-follow to do-follow. Worked wonders for me. :)
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  So true! I don't really follow the whole follow, no-follow, do-follow thing, but I dutifully installed a do-follow plug-in on my site, because I figure if you make it past the butler, Akismet, and into my little salon, you deserve bragging rights. ;) If do-follow does it for you, there you go. I even allow meaningful links in comments, but spammy ones will get you my itchy trigger finger, developed over years of forum moderation. I used to agonize over ever deletion - not so much, anymore.
The Bad Blogger says:

What do you mean by "white elephant?" Am I asking a stupid question, because I was thinking am I the one that doesn't know, can you explain it to me....
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  I knew that idiom would leave someone scratching their head. Thank you, "Bad Blogger," for being that kid everyone loves - the one brave enough to pipe up and ask, "What the heck are you TALKING about?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant A white elephant is, in short, the gift no one really wants. Sometimes, they're not even sure what it IS. Oh, sure - one man's "white elephant" is another's treasure. But it's usually a random gift-exchange kind of gift, meant to induce laughter and much debate over its real purpose in life. On a funny side note, I had a wicker elephant nightstand when I was a kid. My mom painted it white. Later, as a joke, we painted it pink. You really did not want to get drunk at our house. (Go do your own search for "pink elephant"!)
Lennart Heleander says:

Hi Holly, Great article, I have a few small complement; You must be passionate about the subject you blog about. Decide before a read thread and not float out into different topics. Not for large articles, (heavy reading) instead split them up over a couple of days. End your articles with a comments; What do you think about this. Do you have any other thoughts on the subject. Please comment my ideers. ect, ect.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Sounds like you have the start of a post of your own, there, Lennart. Good tips! I struggle with splitting up large articles (come back and read the second half tomorrow, if your eyes or brain are tired - I'm throwing the whole darned thing out there TODAY!) and with sticking to a narrowly focused topic. I CAN do these things, of course, but my rebellious nature kicks in whenever someone says, "This is how you must blog if you're to [be taken seriously, get gazillions of pageviews, be loved, grow hair, have better sex, lose weight]" - you get the picture.
Colleen says:

I've seen bloggers garner great results from blogging about personal stuff. Often times, conveying an opinion about something the blogger likes can result in opportunities in affiliate marketing.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Colleen, absolutely! No offense to anyone here, but I've never seen much point to a blog that just regurgitates what's been said a million times before. Put your own personal touches on it. If it's just a rehash of something said by a much larger publication, and doesn't include some unique and personal take on the matter - WHY should I care? I've probably already read it in the news, if I cared in the first place. And if I don't know you, and you haven't established a high level of credibility and trust, rehashing old news that's still news to me is just going to drive me away from your blog while I go to check it out with a trusted source. If you can't give me BREAKING news or something uniquely YOU, why bother filling up the pixels? (I know that my secret belief that we're going to run out of pixels is such 1980s thinking. I know that terabytes are no longer science fiction - you can now buy them in bulk, and they've been reduced to the size of a cigarette pack. But still - respect the pixels.)
DiTesco says:

This is just so funny, I am still LMAO, haha. I like the way you made the countdown, I was just hoping for a nice ending and it did. You had to put the "Balut" and the Tripe thing here right. BTW, #5 is just hilarious... Still laughing
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  DiTesco, I'm going to be milking the balut and tripe things for all they're worth - until I'm 93, if I'm still blogging, then. Lord knows, I deserve to get all the fun I can wring from those moments...
Julie says:

Thanks heaps for all the great tips!
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  You're welcome, Julie. Which one do you like best?
Julius says:

This is a nice article, Holly. I've read tons of articles about comments, how to get them and how to keep them coming, here in FB. This is an added treasure on the trove. Thanks for continuously writing such informative articles. :)
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Thank you, Julius. Always happy to be a treasure in the trove. Or, you know, contribute one. Or something. ;)
Taia says:

I like your idea about the White Elephant protection racket. Blog on!
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  LMAO, Taia!! Can I henceforth be known as the Godmother of Blogging?
Holly Jahangiri says:

So, I'm curious... Have we all just learned that hyperlinks are a minefield of crap and ads, and are we so wary we wouldn't follow one if our lives depended on it? In fact, are we so wary we won't even let the mouse SLIDE over, lest the ads pop up just from hovering over the link? I'm sad. There are no in-context ad links in this post. Hesham now lives within driving distance, and really doesn't want me showing up on his doorstep spitting mad. But there are a few fun links in here (no offense, Hesham - I'm referring to the ones I put in there, not the ones you added, but what the heck). I wish I could offer a prize to anyone who actually checks them all out and comments on them here. That'd be cool. But if you do, you'll be pretty special in my book.
- Stephanie Smith says:
  
  I thought "raw tripe" was redundant, but now know different. I had never heard of balut. Nice of you to fix those deficiencies in my education. I owe you for that.
  - Holly Jahangiri says:
    
    You owe me for that...somehow, the way you say it, I have this urge to don the Groucho glasses and change my name to Fred and start a new life in Costa Rica. You're not coming after me for that, are you? :) Thanks, Stephanie! Your comment made me smile.
Robert Mergupis says:

Hello first timer here, I like the way you write it is very simple to understand. Each step is great value and I thank you for it :>) To Your Journey
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Thank you, Robert! As a technical writer, it's important to write simply, clearly, and in a way that's easy to follow - and helps readers accomplish a task. What I don't get to do, on the day job, is inject humor. So when I write something like this, I hope it's useful, and I hope it makes you smile or laugh, too.
element321 says:

great post Holly, I have done all of the mention tips to get comments except turning off spam filters and allowing spammers to comments. I get way to many comments and I rather not have the SEO hit for having links to bad neighborhood / community sites linking from my site. For me, asking for comments, asking a question at the end of the post and comluv work the best.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Thanks, element321. You do know that was meant as a joke. :) I mean, it WILL work, but most of us figure out, pretty quickly, that there are worse things in life than too few comments.
  - element321 says:
    
    O I know it was a joke, but some may not realize you were joking or doing this right now and I wanted to point out why you wouldn't want to do this :)
    - Holly Jahangiri says:
      
      Oh. Oops. :)
lawmacs says:

Eight valuable tips another point to add is to comment on other blogs i found that this idea work well most bloggers will return the visit. Thanks for sharing and welcome to famous bloggers
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  lawmacs, I appreciate the warm welcome and all, but your memory's as bad as mine. We met here back in 2009, either on the Best of the Best Famous Bloggers Contest (https://famousbloggers.net/contest.html) or on WHOSE Money are You Making Online? (https://famousbloggers.net/whose-money-making-online.html - and Hesham, I think now that I'm registered and set up and everything, you should really change the author on that post to ME :P ) Yeah. I lurk a lot.
Laura Davis says:

These are some great tips. I'd just like to add that allowing do follow links in posts can help. This site has some great tactics as well. After 10 comments you get a do follow link to your site. They also encourage top commentator and you see how many they have. They also use KeywordLuv, which I hadn't seen before. That allows people who are targeting keywords to do so easily. Just make sure you're not being too lenient, or you'll get a lot of spammy comments and links. And the three quickest ways to make Google mad are by being affiliated with the three big no-nos.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  I can't seem to get KeywordLuv to work on my blog (actually blew my blog to smithereens just trying - though it's no fault of KeywordLuv). By the time I recovered the blog (and, in fact, the whole Web site) I'd had time to recover my sanity. I'd also had time to see other bloggers complaining of people not even having the courtesy to leave their name along with their keywords. All I had to do to quadruple my volume of spam was to (a) switch hosts (I do think that had something to do with it, but darned if I know why); and to (b) tell everyone that I'd allow even "spam" if the person leaving it was human being enough to leave a mostly on-topic comment. It's amazing what they can do with automated comment bots these days, isn't it? And the more I thought about it, the less I wanted to invite more of that. It's not the plug-in's fault - it's a nifty plug-in that could be a very nice and welcoming touch, but it seems to get a lot of abuse, too.
Joe Boyle says:

Love the idea of a "White elephant". I may try that, but maybe incorporate the whole contest idea with it. If you are the X commentator, I will give you a free copy of my eBook, plus give you permission to give it away on your site. Great post.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Thanks, Joe. Be sure to tell me how that "white elephant" thing works out, if you do it before I get a chance to try it - that was a new idea that just sort of sprang into my head while I wrote this, and struck me funny. I thought it had a lot of potential, though, precisely because it has NOT been done to death. It's also personal - it does require some real effort, so it's bound to keep your readers engaged and be something fun for them and for you.
Simon Liew says:

Thanks for sharing those great tips :-) Running on Commenting Contest definitely increase blog traffic. But it is tough to retain readers.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  The toughest thing, for me, would be monitoring the comments for spam. (Let's face it, some comments just aren't well-written or full of scintillating wit, but that doesn't mean they're spam, either. It's challenging, some days - seriously - to figure out which is which. Sometimes it comes back to whether the commenter's name, email, and/or web link match, and what kind of a web site it is.) I suspect the sheer volume of garbage posted during a commenting contest would just boggle the mind. Sushant earned my admiration for how well he did at screening out garbage and quickly moderating and approving real comments, when he ran the one I linked up there in the article as an example. (I even won a prize! Isn't that cool!? Helped that I was on a two week vacation - a "staycation" - at the time.)
Justin Germino says:

Humorous and engaging article with many true points, without spamfilter though I would have hundreds of spam comments per day fill up my posts, so I am stuck using spam filters. They aren't perfect and I still have to manually block or unapprove a dozen spam comments per week or so.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Thanks, Justin! I know - some of the tips are more funny than useful - removing spam filtering is probably only for the desperate. But there's a grain of truth in all of them. In fact, I get a lot less spam on my blog than I would assume many of the bloggers here get. Who seriously wants to try spamming a children's book author with Viagra ads or MMO products (now, work from home opportunities, on the other hand, are big - why not try?)? Not that spammers and sploggers have grown a conscience or good taste, but it just doesn't yield the returns they want, does it?
Phillip Gibb says:

ha ha ha, some funny ones there. No sure about allowing spam comments, although I have allowed a few reasonable ones through when I have gotten frustrated. I've tried running a competition, but that did not work for me, maybe I was not offering a good enough prize. I did have Intense Debate with it's top commentators in the sidebar but it just slowed the site down - maybe I can find a simpler solution, what do you use? The Top Commentators in the footer looks very cool.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Phillip, I wish I had the perfect answer. The best LOOKING Top Commenters widget I've found reported inaccurately, and I ended up having to remove it. Others work well but look UGLY. If you find the perfect widget, let me know! (I think Hesham's using the same one I used, and I suspect it's a disconnect, somewhere, between my blog and IntenseDebate that's making it weird out on my blog, but I didn't want to be crediting spammers that made it past the gate and NOT acknowledging the folks who had clearly left more comments than the spammers!)
Nabeel says:

I laughed when I read point number 8. "Beg. Plead. Whimper. And turn off spam filtering" lol. And regarding the other points, they seem good. They will surely increase the number of blog comments. Kindest, Nabeel
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Exactly. I'm not that desperate, yet. But they certainly will WORK. ;)
  - Holly Jahangiri says:
    
    I take it back. I'm not above begging and pleading.
Rob Pene says:

Thanks for the informative post! I like the going viral and the pleading LOL and I do have CommentLuv but it's not showing up when I leave a comment? Am I doing something wrong?
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  You mean on your own blog, Rob? It's set, by default, not to show up for the blog owner. Is it working for everyone ELSE who comments on your blog? If so, don't worry! (It seems to be working for you here, just fine.)
  - Rob Pene says:
    
    haha ya after I posted the comments I noticed that it works here but not on my own blog...that's ok, as long as it works elsewhere it's all good :)
    - Holly Jahangiri says:
      
      I do think there's a way to set it so you can use it on your own blog, but I'll be darned if I remember off the top of my head what that is. :) I get it on mine. But NOT showing on your own blog is definitely by design. It's not a bug.
- element321 says:
  
  If I understand correctly, you have comluv installed but when you comment it doesn't leave a comment. If this is correct, I had the same issue. For me my wordpress version was to old. For some reason, my wordpress version reverted back several version after my host transfer. Make sure you have the latest wordpress version 3.0 and the latest comluv plugin. Configure it and then test. If still doesn't work log into your comluv account on comluv.com and go the support section and create a ticket. Andy will look into your issue, research, test and help fix the issue. he is very quick. For my issue, it was only a few hours to resolve...
  - Rob Pene says:
    
    Thanks bro, I'll check it out, but do know I have WP 3.0
    - element321 says:
      
      O wait, I just went to your site to make a comment. You are using Disqus comment system. Last I checked Comluv does not work with Disqus. So if you want to use Comluv on your site and I recommend, you would have to use wordpress comment system or Intense Debate (not recommended).
      - Holly Jahangiri says:
        
        Right now, I use IntenseDebate for two very important (to me) reasons: 1) My theme, which is based on CoffeeDesk and highly customized with loving care by me, doesn't seem to want to work without it. Go figure. Without ID, any attempt to leave a comment brings up the Feedburner subscribe-by-email confirmation window. 2) With native WordPress comments, I cannot read comments on my not-so-smart phone using GMail; they display "unexpected end of message" errors. WITH ID installed, I can read them on my phone just fine. 3) Should I ever desperately not want to be joined at the hip with IntenseDebate (and should I ever ditch this theme for another and join the 21st century with a smart phone), all my comments are synchronized between my database and the one at IntenseDebate (I do periodically check to be sure, and I do have backups).
        
        element321 says:
        
        There aren't to many reasons, why would recommend intense debate over a wordpress comment system. But your issues are kind of like why I had to originally had to use intense debate. But I left it once it the system became unstable, intense debate scrambled the comments, lost them and the backup was almost useless. I lost at least 15 comments that I know of and the syncing feature never worked. Plus their support staff ignored my requests for help. Since you have to keep using intense debate, make sure your database and wordpress is syncing and at the first sign of trouble get a hold of support to get them to fix it and if they cant its time to leave them like I had to do...
        
        Holly Jahangiri says:
        
        Maybe I've just been lucky, but the few times I've had support issues, the ID team has responded pretty quickly and helpfully. Certainly in a reasonable time-frame for a free bit of software. (No one, yet, beats Andy Bailey in terms of responsiveness - in my experience. If you don't know about ComLuv and CommentLuv, you're living under a rock and need to check them out.)
Adsense Tips says:

Thanks for the great post, i run several blogs and comments or should i say genuine comments are always quite low. Might try running a comment contest and see how it goes.
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Thank you! Contests are always fun. People are competitive, by nature, and anything that invites more interaction with the blog's community is a good thing.
Jen (Jael Custom Designs) says:

Thank you for this post! I am in the process of reformatting my whole blog from , my niche, to design, and building traffic! I do have comment Luv installed and I plan to install the top commenter plug in and install a retweet button. I'll be blogging about this whole transition. *smiles*
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  My curiosity is piqued, now. I'm not sure what your niche is, but I'm wondering why you'd want to broaden the focus. Having redesigned my blog and agonized over just what my niche IS, I'm interested in reading more about your experiences - I'll be over for a peek in a bit.
Aaron says:

I have found good success in using CommentLuv on some of my blogs as well as making sure I comment on other blogs as well. I have received quite a few visits from other bloggers and readers of other blogs based on some of my comments. It would be a good #9 point to add for the next update to your list :)
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  What would be, Aaron? You want me to move #1 to #9? I'm confused.
DazzlinDonna says:

Oh Oh Oh! Can I be the top common tater? Puhleeze! :D Of course, some of those make me cringe in fear of the onslaught of spam, but hey, a comment is a comment! Numbers 4 and 1 would be my top choices, though, in all seriousness. And that's no common tater!
- Holly Jahangiri says:
  
  Why yes, Donna, I'd be delighted to crown you "Top Common Tater," but you'll have to come over to my blog and comment, first. I have no power in Hesham's Realm. ;)
  - DazzlinDonna says:
    
    Oh it doesn't need to be official. I'm happy to pretend to be the tater who sits on top of the common pile. :) But of course, I'll also comment on your blog too. Entirely different matter altogether, in my tater brain, though. :)
    - Holly Jahangiri says:
      
      I've been thinking about this, Donna. I think the "crown" for a common tater should be something like a garland of cilantro, or a wreath of radishes - what do you think?
      - DazzlinDonna says:
        
        Tough choice there - those are my 2 fave garden items. But since cilantro also smells awesome, I'd vote for the cilantro garland. Besides, the radish wreath wouldn't last long. I'd munch on them too quickly.
        
        Holly Jahangiri says:
        
        Well, being the Top Common Tater should have a few perks - so how about a cilantro garland and a feast of radishes? I can do that!
        
        DazzlinDonna says:
        
        That would make for one happy tater.

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