Imagine that you wrote a 500 word article and it started to generate comments. After a few months there are around 100 comments on that single post. Now when a new visitor comes to that page, he took 10 minutes to read the article and then he took 1 hour to read the comments. He posted another comment and then he came back again few hours later to check if there’s any new comment on that post.
-what just happened? Your 500 word article got bigger and more attractive because of those comments. Comments are different than the author’s voice this is why it could get very much informative. Most of the time comments become discussions where one reader interacts with another, not just the author. There’s nothing much to say why you need comments on your blog posts. You can attract a new visitor to your blog if there’s some comments on each of your posts. Here are some ways to get more comments on your blog,
1. Make it easier to comment
Use an easy interface to comment on your blog. If your comment system is not good, then use a third party comments system like Disqus. Don’t make it too hard to comment or don’t force your readers to ‘log in’ to comment on a post.
2. Ask for comments
If you ask for comments, they will comment. Put some questions after each of your posts and ask them to leave a comment. This way your readers will sure leave a response.
3. Leave some comments
You have to comment also if you want people to comment on you. Visit blogs you like and post nice comments on them. Post original comments, not just: ‘Nice blog, keep up the good work’ -type comments. If you put a good comment, the author will follow to your blog and will comment on you.
4. Reward your commentors
You can reward your commentors with a linkback to their blog. There are plug-ins where you can show off the top commentors on your blog with a link back. Making your blog comments ‘Do follow’ will help to attract more commentors.
5. Reply to comments
Once you got comments, don’t forget to reply to it. Thank him, help him or ask him an advice to let him leave another comment. If you reply to comments, you can also increase the total number of comments too. On the other hand, your readers will leave more comments on your blog.
6. Showcase your comments
There are many plug-ins and widgets on the internet where you can show off your latest comments. These will work well to get more comments. If you show off your comments, people will like to read those and they will post one more comment.
7. Your own idea…
How do you attract more comments on your blog? How many comments you are getting in your blog? Are you rewarding your commentors, tell me…
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Great post, but I was just wondering, what do people actually mean by ‘Do follow’ links? I’ve seen the term around a few times but I’m still unsure of what they are.
@Sean,
Hi Sean, I think Tamal covered the definition of DOFOLLOW quite well.
I just recently started using dofollow links on my blog but at first was a bit hesitant.
As time passed I found that it worked out well. Spam was much less than I thought. Readers were really engaged in my blog for conversation more than they were for spamming.
@Tony Lee, Few years ago google, wordpress and others teamed up to make blogs NoFollow to stop spam. After all these years, spam issue didn’t stopped but the comments still remained NoFollow.
It’s a good thing to give a link love to the contributors of your blog and this is why I love DoFollow!
@Sean: Comment section are usually set as “NoFollow” -meaning that search bots will not follow that link. But making blog comments DoFollow will create a backlink when you’ll comment and will give you a backlink.
By the way, I’ve made my comments DoFollow and you’ll get links for comments.
Tamal, is there a SEO penalty for making comments links DoFollow? Because if there isnt, why do people keep them NoFollow at all?
@krjx’s latest blog post..Hot Chocolate
The theme I use on my website only asks for Name and message when posting a comment. I see that yours requires an email address and website. Do you use a plugin to achieve this or did you add code for the extra form fields?
@krjx’s latest blog post..Hot Chocolate
@krjx: There’s no SEO penalties for making comments DoFollow, People makes their comments NoFollow to reduce spam comments.
#2 Sign out from wp-admin and see what the comment form looks like. Every template must ask name, email and web address -but if it doesn’t, then change the template.
I reply to every comment, this is a given for me. I search the comment section for blog post ideas – what are their concerns, problems, questions. And I make a post about it.
When readers leave a particularly helpful comment, I write about it and crediting the reader for his idea on the lead paragraph of the post. And of course I enlarge upon the idea – flesh it out more.
Most recent one I did is to promote a perceptive comment to the front page. I asked the reader if he’s comfortable with the idea of me putting his comment as a guest post. He agreed. We worked both on his comment – he added a few relevant points, and I suggested some modifications. It’s a success. And we’re both happy. And we became friends. :)
You’ve got valuable tips here yourself.
jan_geronimo’s latest blog post..Give Me an Insightful Comment and I’ll Promote You to Front Page
@jan_geronimo, That’s so cool! and I think now we’re friend, you made another connection :D a lot to learn from you.
@Tamal Anwar, Thanks. Couldn’t have found you if iit were not for twitter. Twitter is so cool. :)
Great article. Nice blog. Keep it coming. Mike
@Deutschland spot, thanks a lot
Hello. Great job. I did not expect this on a Wednesday. This is a great story. Thanks!
hey id like to talk with you about your blog. please email me – thanks.
@Jacob, email me anytime using the contact form located at: blogkori.com/contact
Nice article i think if you post informative article you got some comment over all good post thanks pal
Posting good comments on other bloggers blogs helps you build relationships with them as well as gets you good back links to your blog. Thanks Tamal, for sharing your knowledge & enriching ours.
By following these tips we can get huge comments to our blog posts.
Great tips, I am going to take a better look at how I can make commenting easier and more streamlined on my site.