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How to Get 40+ Comments on Every Post

August 26, 2010 - Last Modified: August 26, 2010 by Alex Whalley 1,171

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Whether it’s a comment, a Tweet, or clicking an affiliate link, learning how to promote engagement is the first step in the sales cycle and is vital to your online success. Comments create social proof – they foster community, and they help drive traffic. So how do we go about getting more?

In order to get comments you need traffic, that’s a given. But even if you’ve already got the traffic, getting them to comment is another story altogether, and it’s a process that starts long before you write that post.

I remember when I first started blogging I had no comments at all. This was OK because I also had no traffic. Then the traffic started to trickle, and then it started to flow. However, I still wasn’t getting comments. I had some, 100 after 20 posts to be exact, but some of them we’re probably spam (I was desperate 🙂 ) and at least 30 were mine. I needed to do something about the way I blogged, because clearly what I was doing wasn’t working.

I set about changing the way I blogged, both on the site and off of it, and now – with 69 posts and just over 2000 comments I think that whatever I did worked. I’ve looked at what it is that I think has had the most impact on the number of comments I receive and I have broken it down into three Key Elements that I think you need to have as a blogger. This is not about how to drive traffic, or the etiquette of commenting on blogs in general (if you want blog commenting tips check out the ‘Ultimate Guide to Effective Blog Commenting’ here) those topics are far too broad to be covered here anyway. No, this is about the way you blog, and learning to make the process more engaging.

The one not so secret secret to getting comments is engagement, and the key is to engage them in such a way as to promote INVOLVEMENT. Here are the three key elements to getting your readers involved

Personality

I could go on and on about personality, because it has so much pulling power in the blogosphere, and so many bloggers either don’t have it, or leave it at the door when they put their blog hat on. For the new blogger it is understandable, it takes a while to find your own voice amongst the screaming masses. But once you have settled in there is absolutely no excuse for blogging without personality, because what it does is create engaging content – instantly.

Personality is the one ingredient that makes your blog posts stand out. There are only so many topics one can discuss within a specific niche, and chances are someone has already blogged about it before, so the only thing you have left is personality.

The key is to make your readers feel like they have known you for years, because then they’ll happily tell you what they think, in fact they’ll WANT to tell you.

One of the ingredients I often see mentioned when trying to engage readers is to be somewhat controversial. I can understand the reasoning behind this but without personality it’s pointless. If I see a stranger being obnoxious I will go about my way and not worry too much about it, but if I know who that person is, then chances are I will say something.  If you haven’t first shown your readers who you are why are they going to give two hoots about what you think about XYZ? Write in whatever style you like – but make sure you inject some personality into it, otherwise chances are – I’ve seen that post before; and I already commented there.

Engage & Involve your readers

One of the reasons MacDonalds is so successful is that they engage their customers. Whether it’s a simple tray mat activity for the children or the ‘tell us what you think’ form at the counter – the whole process is designed to make you feel like you are a part of their brand, if even for a moment. You want this on your blog and the way to do it is through involvement. It is human nature to be a little tentative about doing something for the first time, in sales this is the reasoning behind the call to action – because it’s getting someone to do something the first time that’s the hard part.
But how do we capture this same ideology on our blog?

Ease them into it. Commenting is a pretty full on exercise if you think about it. You are giving up your email address, website (if applicable) and name so there is a lot for a new  commentator to go through. Provide them with other ways to engage and feel involved.

Polls and surveys are a plug-in away and are a great way to not only get your readers involved, but also to learn something as well. (I highly recommend PollDaddy plug-in, available through your WordPress Dashboard)

Link your posts and create post series. Getting readers into the habit of clicking links within articles is a great way to make them feel more at home when visiting your blog. It’s also a great way to ease them into the eventual affiliate link. Even though it is just clicking links, by including the links you are promoting a sense of involvement in your reader.

Ask questions at the end of the post. But ask open ended questions that provoke thought based on the post. If you just wrote about social bookmarking, for example – then end by asking what social bookmarking tools they recommend? Or what methods they employ? Don’t simply ask if they enjoyed the post.  We are all egocentric at heart, so

Give someone the chance to talk about themselves and you are increasing the likelihood of a response a hundred fold!

Blog layout, widgets, & plug-ins

Your overall blog needs to look inviting. You’d think this was a given, but I have been to many blogs that were going for the butterfly look but ended up with the moth. Making your content easy to find and your overall theme easy to navigate is important in general, but if you want to encourage comments you need to take it that one step further.

WordPress has a plethora of plug-ins designed to promote engagement on your blog so take advantage of them!  Plug-ins like the Top commentators plug-in to increase the link love and appreciation for the commentators, The Tweet MeMe and Digg Digg plugins that allow sharing with that big ol’ ‘look how easy it is to share me’ button – because let’s face it, people are lazy. And of course the now famous CommentLuv and KeywordLuv plug-ins which are VITAL to your blog if you want to encourage comments.

Creating a blog that encourages comments really only comes down to creating opportunities for them to become involved every chance that you get, and making it really easy for them to comment and share your content in the first place. Remember – everyone else wants to be noticed just as much as you do, so just give them a gently reminder that they are welcome to do so on your blog today.

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  1. benwaynet says:
    Wow you were very sucessful here getting comments. I like the idea of polls to increase reader comments. I've heard that same thing about getting RT's on twitter is to ask people to RT when you post your links
  2. Udegbunam Chukwudi says:
    I've done the best I can with regards increasing the amount fo comments on my blog posts and I'm somewhat of happy with the amount I'm getting now though somedays, it can get overwhelming and responding back becomes tedious.
  3. aatif says:
    Great tips , i even don't get 10 comments from now will try all your tips .
  4. tushar says:
    i agree man....encouraging your visitors to comment on the post is an art and a lot depends on how good your article is... if it arouses visitor to contribute his thoughts, it would be great
    • Alex says:
      Hey Tushar, You said it right there, encourage THAT contribution, almost like asking I guess :) Thanks for your comments
  5. Biodun from UK webmaster forum says:
    Good points, you should get involve with your readers, if you’re not willing to use your own comments section why would your readers? When you respond to comments it creates a culture of interactivity and also gives the impression that your comments section is an active place that you as the blogger values!
    • Alex says:
      Exactly right man! The comments thread should end up reading like a forum You can then learn just as much there as you can in the post
  6. bryan says:
    Alex, very relevant points you brought out right here. I think personality is what most bloggers are not showing. You are right to say that newbie bloggers will sort of hide behind a mask whenever they write their blog posts. But your readers really wanna know who you are and not just the ability to update your blog everyday with content only.
    • Alex says:
      Hey Bryan, Exactly right my friend. Thanks for your comments
  7. Mani Viswanathan says:
    All the points you mentioned are very important. Question's at the end of the post may seem to be repetitive but it does bring in some comments :-)
  8. AJ says:
    I think the plugins you talk about are probably the biggest reason why people are commenting. Take a look at this post...Most people are taking advantage of the keyword plugin to get some keywords in the link to their site. Although it is tough to argue whether they are taking advantage of keyword luv as they comment or if they are commenting to take advantage of the keyword luv...Personally, I think it is the latter.
  9. John Paul Aguiar says:
    Greta tips Alex... I say personality and engagement is the most important things you can bring to get more comments..
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Thanks JP, awesome of you to stop by and comment man. I think we can all learn a thing or two from you about engagement :) Take care man
      • John Paul Aguiar says:
        Anytime my friend. Yea it really is all about engagement. Something we do everyday in our "real" life yet online we all seem to miss the point.
  10. ZK says:
    Yes I am in need of more and more comments and your this post can help me out.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Awesome ZK, glad you enjoyed the post
  11. ashleypichea says:
    I've started getting more consistent comments lately, but the number of comments compared to the amount of traffic is small - less than 20% of visitors leave comments. Is this normal for most blogs? I try to comment on at least 75% of the blogs I visit.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Yeah I guess it depends on the type of blog you have, but as a general rule only about 25% of my traffic comments. Thanks for stopping by Ash :)
  12. Daniel Sharkov says:
    I can't agree more that having traffic and getting comments are two very different things. Blogging is all about engagement, but still getting people to leave a comment, sometimes proves a daunting task. Making a blog dofollow might boost the comment count, but the con is that a big number of those turn out to be spam. Getting rid of them can be pretty frustrating.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      YOu make a good point about the downside to the do follow blog, but agree - Traffic and commenting are two completely different things (I'd still rather traffic :) )
  13. Dean Saliba says:
    I have only had one post that pulled in more than 40 comments that was that one I wrote where I listed links to sponsored post web sites. Got 70 comments for that. :)
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Hey Dean! Awesome man, hope you took something from that. At least you know what it takes now.
  14. digiknowzone says:
    Awesome post! I would agree greatly on your points. I'm still working on how I could make those 40 comments. Your tips really are helpful, hope it works for me! Thanks!
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Thanks for the awesome feedback brother! Glad you found the post useful and I hope it helps with your future blogging efforts
      • digiknowzone says:
        No problem. Looking forward to more great posts from you!
  15. abhishek says:
    I do agree with the two points that personality and blog widgets are the key to getting comments for every post. But I would also say that this not only brings comments it also brings with them possibly loyal readers which are a key to success for any blog. I very well might use Top-commentator very soon on my blog as well.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Loyal readers are definitely the key to longevity in blogging success. Thanks for your input brother
  16. mijie says:
    i'm also using your method, install plugin top commentator and give them reward every month for top 3 leave the post with question and of course trafic it's important to gain more reader came to the blog
    • Alex Whalley says:
      That's a fantastic additional tip Mijie! Rewarding your contributors on a monthly basis can be a great way to build readership and loyalty! Awesome man, cheers!
  17. Jarret says:
    Good tips. Engaging your readers is important to the extent that they come back and become regular readers. Traffic is also key as you mentioned. Other than that, Commentluv and Keywordluv both help big-time. Most blogs that I read that generate massive amounts of comments have established regular readers that visit and share their thoughts daily.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Hey Jarret, "Most blogs that I read that generate massive amounts of comments have established regular readers that visit and share their thoughts daily." That's agood observation mate - cheers for sharing
  18. Robert says:
    No matter how many of these get more comments on your blog that I read, I still struggle big time, I've tried every trick in the book but it's just not working out for me :-(
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Robert, Looking at your URL I guess you are targeting a market and writing content that does not really lend itself to comments. I'll come over and change that :)
  19. Chadrack says:
    Truly useful and workable tips. I try most times to inject personality into my posts. But because I write much more like lecturing I find this really hard to do. I've really being taking a second look at my posts and I think I'll be doing more of this.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Awesome Chadrack, You commented over at my blog too and all of the comments showed personality. Just do the same in your content and you'll be cheering :)
  20. Julius says:
    Nice article Alex. I totally agree with you here. Yet there are also other ways to gain lots of comments. One of my most successful strategies has been to simply comment on someone else's blog. Now commenting on one blog won't help too much but if you do comment on many then you will be able to get a lot of comments back in return.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Hey Julius, Commenting on other blogs, as well as following up to the comments on your own are instrumental to your own comment success. Thanks for pointing that out man. Awesome.
  21. benwaynet says:
    Great post. I really struggle gettings comments on my sites. One of my sites get what I feel is good traffic, the other not so much. The funny thing is the one with the least traffice gets more comments!!
    • Alex Whalley says:
      That's an awesome stat to share man - just proves that comments and traffic numbers are not necessarily related! Awesome Ben :)
  22. Dev says:
    Hey Alex, Awesome to see you here. Kick-ass Post dude. You've made some awesome points. All tips are really awesome. Asking questions is really a great idea. Thanks for sharing this great Post man :).
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Ha! Hey Dev my man, look at you mr WP Kube! Awesome man, thanks for the support :)
  23. David Bain says:
    A really good post - I like the way you combine intangible content writing tips with technical specifics like using certain WordPress plugins. Engaging content is the key - it encourages participation.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      And I love the eloquence of your response! Awesome David, thanks for the feedback man.
  24. pumama says:
    This post is true.This post has 58 comments at now. I think it is useful for new bloggers like me Thanks
  25. Murlu says:
    In a very unscientfic and quick case study on you Alex, I've noticed this about how well you receive comments: 1. Your personality always comes through even when touching on very technical subjects - there's humor, expertise and a laid-back (but professional) approach in your writing. 2. Your posts often bring up real-world experience which goes a long way because anyone can write a theory post but when you're down in the trenches, telling how you're using it and how others can it gives it so much more value. I think those are your two main factors and, in reality, anyone can pick up on these skills - you just have to work toward them. Always try to inject your own personality into the post even if it's a tiny quip or comment, get down to the nitty-gritty of why you're telling others and how you actually use or would use it then always lead off with a question, comment or call-to-action to get people to comment :)
  26. Tinh says:
    I love leaving a question at the end of the post that can give readers for food for cook :-) Great article and at least this post has passed 40+ comments :-)
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Tinh! How are you? Good to see you again, you always make my day, today you did it with your translation of the expression. It's Food for thought. LOL! You're awesome Tinh, I think food for cook is better anyway. Can't think on an empty stomach now can you! Hahaha, nicely pointed out about the comments too :)
      • Tinh says:
        I am happy as you liked it :-)
  27. Cindy says:
    Its nice to let a little personality shine once in a while. At least readers know your human :), and you give honest opinions about the subject rather than giving out information straight even if its somewhat news related. And its nicer if what you say comes from what you really think and feel and not what should be said just to get their attention. You can sound genuine even if you disagree on a certain subject of your post.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Thanks for your thoughtful comments Cindy, I think it's all about showing that we are human. Awesome Cindy!
  28. The Bad Blogger says:
    You have given really good advice on getting more comments, I too had started to ask question for my post and putting up polls for commentator to get involve into discussion. One more thing I would like to add about is the way blogger write content, as far as unique content is concern, the way of writing style do make a big different such as the way I write my content, breaking up with sub-headline to make is as though ur reading a letter. Well... that makes it more personal then reading paragraph by paragraph, isn't it?
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Hey Bad Blogger. You're extra tip tells me that you aren't really a bad blogger at all :) Thanks for your comments.
  29. Andreas says:
    According to my own experience, a dofollow policy gets you much more comments than a nofollow policy, especially for new blogs that are just starting fresh. Many new quality nofollow blogs get hardly a comment while dofollow blogs, regardless of their quality, get swamped with comments.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      This is definitely true. Something I probably should have added to the post. Good on ya, where were you yesterday Andreas?! Thanks for the input man
  30. Dennis Edell says:
    100% right, engagement is #1 - the prime key. On my original marketing blog before recently starting things over, we had an awesome little community, with nearly 8000 comments on 200 posts. I'm looking forward to this again with the new network. :)
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Awesome Dennis! I'm looking forward to watching you do it brother! Thanks for stopping by Famous Bloggers mate, much appreciated :)
      • Dennis Edell says:
        No problem my friend, y'all keep posting commentable articles and I'll be here! (Don't steal my cool new word, lol)
  31. Alex Whalley says:
    Hahaha, sorry David, I feel bad now because my replies to the comments above you has pushed you over LOL! I still remember that you were here first though. Thanks for your comments man
  32. Mark says:
    Alex - first - congratulations on your first post here - it really is awesome! To get the blogger love out of the way - I've RT'd too Anyway, top tips there. I've been wondering myself why I don't get many comments, and know that the problem is at my control rather than anything else. The tips you mention on comment luv etc, are probably much more useful to bloggers. Bribe them to comment for a free back link - never hurt anyone. We're all guilty of it haha I find getting comments from readers just a whole different ball game. Maybe I'll follow your tips and get some more engagement with them - polls etc. As for personality - it's really important. What I like with your posts is that it really comes through. I should practice my writing - sometimes I think I'm too technical, and it's tricky to write sarcasm without [sarcasm][/sarcasm] lol
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Hahahahaha That's awesome man! You HTML coded the sarcasticon font! Brilliant man! I have been watching you grow your blog in the last month (it';s only been a month man!) and you are moving in leaps and bounds. Very soon you are going to be whinging about there being too many comments for you to respond to! Thanks for the Tweet, and the support. Coming from you it's gret - cause your post here at FB last week was not exactly 'OK' either mate - awesome! (im counting the RT's - the race is on man! LOL)
      • Mark says:
        Seriously supportive comments mate, really appreciated. Race on.. aww I've to get all competitive now! hah
  33. Tia Peterson says:
    Hey Alex, Soon as I saw your title I knew this was going to be a popular post. Giving advice on getting comments is *almost* as good as selling money. :) In the beginning I wasn't getting any comments either, and I certainly didn't have any traffic. But I knew that my topic was one of interest. So what I did was tailor my traffic. I didn't go looking for just anyone. I'd say that such things are 50% effort and 50% good fortune. Some bloggers have topics that are simply not going to encourage commenting because there is nothing to say. For example, on posts that are so thorough and there are few questions to ask, you might draw that many comments. Also, for bloggers whose readers are not bloggers, they are at a bit of a disadvantage. They can have high traffic blogs but not many comments since their readers either (1) don't know how/don't care to learn, or (2) don't get anything out of it. We who have a blogger audience are lucky.
    • Alex says:
      Hey Tia! Thanks, actually I just realised that I did not end this post with questions...whoops :) YOu make some good points, and although there was too much to cover, you are right - there are definitely some niches where all the engagement in the world is not going to get you comments - there is just nothing to say about crocheting a sock for example (I hope there is not much to say about that) Thanks for stopping by Tia - I am tying my best to be everywhere but you always seem to be there waiting already :)
      • Tia Peterson says:
        HAHAHA James from TheAverageGenuis.net says the same thing. He called me Tia aka Google. LOL We'll see.
  34. Libby Fisher says:
    Thanks for the tips! I just started a blog a few weeks ago and haven't had many comments yet, but I think with time and with using some of your tips, the comments will come... At this point, I am just happy with the traffic my blog gets - so I know people are reading it, even if they are not commenting! :-)
    • Alex says:
      Hey Libby! Thanks for the comments! You have the right attitude already which is good - too many bloggers get turned away after a month simply because there are no comments. I spent the first month apparently helping people with their college assignments LOL! Take care
  35. Mike says:
    Nice post, Alex :) Personality is surely a very important ingredient in attracting comments. I think blog is somewhat a personal thing and if you don't show your own voice in your own blog, your blog is just like those auto-blog out there. Besides that, I also think you can increase comments by giving the audience something to talk about, like you said, question them in the end of the post. It's very effective method.
    • Alex says:
      Thanks Mike! The language of your comment clearly shows personality! Awesome Mike, thanks for stopping by and commenting
  36. Lennart Heleander says:
    Hi Alex, Great article, I have a few small complement; provoke a little so people want to give back on you. You must be passionate about the subject you blog about. Decide before a red thread and not float out into different topics. Have do-follow on the comments. End your articles with comments; What do you think about this? Do you have any other thoughts on the subject? Please comment my idée’s.
    • alex says:
      Lennart Great additional tips! The do follow definitely helps, and starying focused on what you are reading about is obviously important too! Thanks for the value add
      • Lennart Heleander says:
        Hi Alex, And your article is right; you have more than 40+ Comments now.
  37. Michele says:
    All great tips Alex! I especially agree about personality. If you can manage to tap into your USP and speak in your voice then you have a good change of engaging your readers and creating a comfort zone for them to participate. And you may not please everyone, but that's ok, some people like apples, some like oranges. If your people like apples, then make some apple pie! Yes, I know, weird analogy. ;-) One thing to add though. Getting clear on what your readers are interested in and focusing a lot of your attention of those topics, help as well. I've noticed lately that certain topics I write about get more comments than others. Coincidence? Maybe. But definitely something to inquire into and see if there is a trend there. Thanks again!
    • Alex says:
      "creating a comfort zone for them to participate." I like that. Did I use that first...NO! Dagnabbit, nice Michele (W1L) You raise a very good point too about finding out what the readers are interested in as well - this way you an tailor not just the content but also the questions to their needs and definitely provoke even more responses Thanks for stopping by!
  38. Laura Davis says:
    What a nice thoughtful post Alex. I think many new bloggers are discouraged by the fact that they don't get comments immediately. Many don't understand the things they can do to encourage commenting or quickly get discouraged when they don't see results.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Thanks Laura! You summed up the problem with most new bloggers very well. It's about just ignoring the lows and plugging away, regardless of results - as you said :)
  39. Joy says:
    Alex, I love the analogy of the obnoxious person. I never thought of it that way before and you are correct. People I don't know anything about never cross my mind when they are doing something that i disagree with but others that I know will definitely strike a chord.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Thanks Joy! Glad it struck a chord with you :)
  40. Fred says:
    All great advice. This one tip that has helped me the most on my sites is to simply ask for people to comment. Rick above talked about begging. Well, I am not quite going that far, but you know I am not too proud for that too. Internet marketers are tell you that you need to ask for the sale. Well, this applies to asking people to comment on your sites too.
    • Rick LaPoint says:
      I was just joking about begging, of course. But I began to think about all the posts I have read and enjoyed, yet didn't leave a comment myself. There are times I feel I have nothing new to add to what has been said already, but there are other times when I could have been encouraging to a blogger pouring themselves into creating compelling content. Commenting is I great way to meet new people, too. So I'm going to commit to leaving a few words where I see good content, but few comments.
      • Alex Whalley says:
        I like that commitment Rick! If you want comments then I guess you have to start by leading by example
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Excellent point Fred! It's amazing how just asking can be the most effective method for getting anything. Weird that it's always the last thing people think of.
  41. Steve says:
    Alex, great tips as always. I would also say making your blog dofollow certainly encourages commenting and of course commenting back can sometimes even encourage a forum like "conversation" within comments. Add this to everything else and it can make quite an active blog.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Lifestyle design! I like it - that's better than steve scott anyway :) Nice addition Steve! Do follow is indeed a good way to increase the likelihood of comments, and of course replying to the comment is a given - but I guess I should have added it here. No, its part of the effective blog commenting guide - so get stuffed :) Thanks for stopping by mate
  42. Aminul Islam Sajib says:
    It's definitely hard. I've seen top blogs/sites like MakeUseOf or others that get a high amount of traffic every single day but not that much comments accordingly. My blog lacks comment too. I think it's trickier than anything else to get a visitor commenting on blog posts. unfortunately, I don't know the trick yet. :(
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Aminul! It is true that some niches and topics will never get comments, no matter what you do - but you just need to keep blogging. Soon you will be sick of comments - trust me.
  43. jhon says:
    Personality always is part of your spoken and written phrases. What you post on your blog is part of your personality and you have to really improve it. With good thinking , good writing appears.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      "With good thinking , good writing appears." That's a nice way of phrasing it!
  44. Rebecca says:
    Every time I get a comment, I feel as though an angel got his wings. Since I'm fairly new to the blogging world, I treasure each and every comment. I will definitely take these tips to foster more conversation and more engagement.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      That's a really awesome way to look at commenting. It shows you appreciate the effort and time it takes - and this reciprocity will not go unnoticed in the long run. Thanks for stopping by Rebecca
  45. Rick LaPoint says:
    My new site has been up for a couple weeks now and I feel like I'm talking to myself. I never thought about _commenting_ to myself though. I should give that a try :-) I have heard about the Poll Plugins, but wasn't sure how well they worked. I shall try one soon. Rick ps. I'm not too proud to beg, would that work? lol
    • Alex Whalley says:
      I love that song! Bell Biv Devoe aint too proud to beg - so you should definitely not be either (OK showing my age here :) ) Thanks for stopping by Rick, just popped over to say hi back actually - see you didn't need to beg after all
  46. Kissie says:
    I'm interested in knowing how you came up with the number 40. Is that based upon the traffic? Does that include responses? You said 40+ , I'm just curious. Thanks,
    • Hung says:
      That's Alex's tip (i am joking) Other tip is asking question in comment so that we will other response (comment).
      • Alex Whalley says:
        That's a good one Hung
      • Hieu Martin says:
        That a good idea to get more comment. Thanks Hung
    • Alex Whalley says:
      hahahah, too many questions! What I did was basically look at my posts and comments, removed the first 100/20 comments and then did the math. Worked out that I have an average of 45.7 comments per post - so I just took that number and rounded it down :) Besides, it's ALWAYS going to get clicked on more when a title is specific like that.
  47. Wayne Howard says:
    Definitely all solid tips, especially with the asking questions. I think I incorporate all that into my blog and more! One extra tip would be to make your blog DoFollow and tell people. This will definitely encourage more comments from who understand that concept. But overall like David mentioned, it is just about making your posts interesting and engaging your readers. Later!
    • Wayne Howard says:
      Oh, I don't think you mentioned also that when the comments start to come in, you actually have to RESPOND to them. It should be a given but a lot of people forget or don't pay close enough attention.
      • Alex Whalley says:
        True, thanks Wayne. Yeah I did not include it because this was more about how to blog in a more engaging way - as opposed to blog commenting etiquette, but I think you are right - people don't realise it IS part of the process of increasing comments and interaction on your blog - thanks mate
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Awesome Wayne - thanks. Just popped over to your blog and you definitely engage your readers well. I commented! LOL
  48. Colleen says:
    Engaging and involving the readers is a big one. I've noticed that writers who ask questions of their readers, and respond to comments left, are the blog articles that get the most comments.
    • Alex Whalley says:
      Summed up beautifully Colleen! Responding to comments is an integral part of the process of getting more
  49. David Leonhardt says:
    Basically, make your posts interesting. Glad I got in as one of the first 40 comments here. :-)

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