Comments on: Care to Comment? http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:57:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Frank Reed http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Frank Reed Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:25:53 +0000 http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/#comment-63 Carrie, Thanks for stopping by. I am trying to follow the advice given earlier to respond to folks like yourself who will comment. I suspect it's other blogger types in most cases but it's cool to get some form of a "dialogue" going. If you don't mind me asking, how did you get here? Frank Frank Reeds last blog post..<a href="http://www.frankthinking.com/face-it-yahoo-you-are-not-a-search-engine/" rel="nofollow">Face It Yahoo - You Are NOT A Search Engine!</a> Carrie,

Thanks for stopping by. I am trying to follow the advice given earlier to respond to folks like yourself who will comment. I suspect it’s other blogger types in most cases but it’s cool to get some form of a “dialogue” going. If you don’t mind me asking, how did you get here?

Frank

Frank Reeds last blog post..Face It Yahoo – You Are NOT A Search Engine!

]]> By: Carrie Jaffe-Pickett http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Carrie Jaffe-Pickett Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:15:43 +0000 http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/#comment-62 Hi Frank, I can relate to the commenting issue...I have had a lot of people tell me they love my writing and yet they do not comment or subscribe. I read recently that there's nothing wrong with commenting on your own blog to get the ball rolling, but I think this would look funny. I wonder if those who do get a lot of comments are more controversial, or just have a bigger network of readers? In any case, hang in there because people can surprise you sometimes. Maybe you can find a moment to comment on my blog, musingsbyapple.blogspot.com, or we can arrange reciprocal links, this can help increase readership. Good luck! Hi Frank, I can relate to the commenting issue…I have had a lot of people tell me they love my writing and yet they do not comment or subscribe. I read recently that there’s nothing wrong with commenting on your own blog to get the ball rolling, but I think this would look funny. I wonder if those who do get a lot of comments are more controversial, or just have a bigger network of readers? In any case, hang in there because people can surprise you sometimes. Maybe you can find a moment to comment on my blog, musingsbyapple.blogspot.com, or we can arrange reciprocal links, this can help increase readership. Good luck!

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Andy Beal Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:44:41 +0000 http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/#comment-61 Almost forgot. #5. Reply to each comment individually, and ask the commenter a follow-up question. ;-) #6. Install the "subscribe to comments" plugin, so a commenter knows new comments have been added, and so likely to return. PS. Don't ask me a follow-up question! You don't have the above plugin, so I won't see it anyway! :-P Andy Beals last blog post..<a href="http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/07/yahoo-still-fighting-the-good-fight.html" rel="nofollow">Yahoo Still Fighting the Good Fight</a> Almost forgot.

#5. Reply to each comment individually, and ask the commenter a follow-up question. ;-)

#6. Install the “subscribe to comments” plugin, so a commenter knows new comments have been added, and so likely to return.

PS. Don’t ask me a follow-up question! You don’t have the above plugin, so I won’t see it anyway! :-P

Andy Beals last blog post..Yahoo Still Fighting the Good Fight

]]> By: Frank Reed http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Frank Reed Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:53:03 +0000 http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/#comment-60 Andy and Matt, Thanks for the tips! I am ALWAYS open for any suggestions or helpful hints. Matt, the "built in" audience of family and friends still wonder what I do for a living so I suspect I will have to "grind it out" and build this the old fashioned way. Andy, You know that it's more #3 with me ;-). As for finishing with a question....that makes perfect sense. Funny how things that seem so simple elude us rookies. Thanks for reading guys. Frank Reeds last blog post..<a href="http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/" rel="nofollow">Care to Comment?</a> Andy and Matt,

Thanks for the tips! I am ALWAYS open for any suggestions or helpful hints.

Matt, the “built in” audience of family and friends still wonder what I do for a living so I suspect I will have to “grind it out” and build this the old fashioned way.

Andy, You know that it’s more #3 with me ;-) . As for finishing with a question….that makes perfect sense. Funny how things that seem so simple elude us rookies.

Thanks for reading guys.

Frank Reeds last blog post..Care to Comment?

]]> By: Matt McGee http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Matt McGee Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:21:54 +0000 http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/#comment-59 It took me many, many months before I ever started getting even somewhat consistent comments on my blog. I think that is pretty common for most new blogs, unless the blogger has a built-in audience already who will follow him/her to the new blog. For me, comments never even took off until two months ago when I stopped forcing people to register and let any visitor on the blog leave a comment. Best thing I ever did. :) It took me many, many months before I ever started getting even somewhat consistent comments on my blog. I think that is pretty common for most new blogs, unless the blogger has a built-in audience already who will follow him/her to the new blog.

For me, comments never even took off until two months ago when I stopped forcing people to register and let any visitor on the blog leave a comment. Best thing I ever did. :)

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Andy Beal Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:19:57 +0000 http://www.frankthinking.com/care-to-comment/#comment-58 Maybe 2 and 3. :-) We never had much comment activity on MP, until we changed things up. Here's what I do that helps to encourage comments. 1. Polarize the post--when you stand on one side of the fence, your readers can join you or oppose you. 2. Be 80% perfect--when you answer all the questions and cover all the angles, what's left for the reader? 3. Finish with a question--many readers are paralyzed by the many commenting angles, so don't. When you direct them to a specific question, you make it easier for them to comment. I hope that helps, and thanks for contributing to MP. The number of comments on your posts for MP, suggests #4. Only a small percentage of readers comment, so you need A LOT of readers. ;-) Andy Beals last blog post..<a href="http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/07/yahoo-still-fighting-the-good-fight.html" rel="nofollow">Yahoo Still Fighting the Good Fight</a> Maybe 2 and 3. :-)

We never had much comment activity on MP, until we changed things up. Here’s what I do that helps to encourage comments.

1. Polarize the post–when you stand on one side of the fence, your readers can join you or oppose you.
2. Be 80% perfect–when you answer all the questions and cover all the angles, what’s left for the reader?
3. Finish with a question–many readers are paralyzed by the many commenting angles, so don’t. When you direct them to a specific question, you make it easier for them to comment.

I hope that helps, and thanks for contributing to MP. The number of comments on your posts for MP, suggests #4. Only a small percentage of readers comment, so you need A LOT of readers. ;-)

Andy Beals last blog post..Yahoo Still Fighting the Good Fight

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