How To Get More Comments On Your Blog – Part I
Comments. Can’t live with them and can’t live without them. I am sure you have heard the complaints that some super-bloggers have about the amount of comments that they receive each day. But what those guys don’t realize is how many folks try so hard to get a handful of comments per each post. Why do comments matter? It’s very simple. You really don’t have a community around your blog unless you manage to get people engaged enough to comment on your posts. If you can’t encourage folks to leave comments and respond to your posts, then you must be doing something wrong. You are either providing too little value or your writing style is not stimulating enough.
If you are not getting enough comments on your blog, you may be suffering from one of the below issues:
- Too narrow niche: sometimes the problem is not your blog’s quality bur rather your niche. If you pick a niche that is too narrow, you may not have enough audience to get comments on your blog. If nobody’s searching for what you are writing, then you can’t expect anyone to leave a comment on your blog. In this case, you may need to broaden your horizon and go beyond your current niche.
- Too little traffic: you may have the best blog in the world, but if people are not finding you, you are not going to get comments. If you are slacking off and not promoting your blog as well as you should, it’s time to get down to business and promote your blogs heavily.
- Low quality posts: if you are getting traffic to your blog and still not getting any comments, you may want to look at your posts and see if you are providing enough value to your readers. Most readers appreciate useful posts and take time to thank you or comment on your posts. If they are not doing that, there is a chance they don’t find your posts useful enough.
- No call to action: Don’t be shy about asking folks to comment on your blog. Sometimes people just forget to comment and by mentioning that on your blog, you remind them to do just that.
- Not stimulating enough content: you know what sets apart Rush Limbaugh from some other conservative radio hosts? He knows how to convey information with his audience in an stimulating way. Don’t try to fit in the crowd. Stand out!
- Too difficult commenting process: sometimes the problem is not your content but your blog structure. If you make it too difficult for folks to post comments, there is a good chance they won’t. Don’t make folks register for an account or jump through hoops to leave a comment. Nobody likes that.
- Lazy audience: you may have the right blog structure and good content on your blog, but your audience could be too lazy to leave comments on your posts. Giving them an encouragement always help. By giving encouragements to your audience, you can tempt them to comment on your posts (see part II for more information).
Comments are not everything, but they are a good indication on how you are doing with your blog. Most top blogs get hundreds of comments per post. While you shouldn’t focus too much on getting comments (to avoid letting it affect your content’s quality), you should take time to encourage folks to comment and engage with others in your blog. If you manage to do that, you are going to have a stronger community, and your blog will be better for it.
- annajane89
