Why encouraging comments matters to new bloggers
Dec 07
Hey, finally a subject that I can write about with a bit of authority … since I myself am a relatively new blogger.
photo credit: Sarchi
I’ll admit, I didn’t come up with this topic all on my own. Earlier today, I was reading an article where Skellie said “If you don’t have an authority-level subscriber count, your comments will need to tell the story you want them to.”
This makes perfect sense to me. And subconsciously, it’s actually something I was already doing … over the past couple of weeks I’ve installed several plugins, with the explicit intent of encouraging more reader participation. I really do want to know what you think.
Here’s why …
Since my chosen topic is relatively broad, when it comes to many specific subjects,
You Guys (and Girls) are Smarter than I am!
… I’d be pretty silly not to try to leverage that.
Not only that, but I find it much easier to write when it feels like
the start of a Conversation, rather than the beginning of a Lecture
I’ve always been a fan of Synergy.
Obviously, I hope that people will be interested in what I have to say.
But …
I know for a fact, that people are much more likely to be interested in what WE (collectively) have to say.
Quality is Quality … regardless of the source.
… and ultimately, quality is why people visit (and revisit) blogs in the first place.
So, in case I haven’t told you already … THANK YOU for reading, and THANK YOU for sharing.
lol, and now of course it’s your turn …
Do you think comments are important for a successful blog?
Why or Why not?
Keep havin FuN!
Todd
I think comments are extremely important. My son & daughter have started blogging. I have told them both that they need to comment more.
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oh, that’s cool that your kids blog. My son is more of a myspace junkie.
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce
It appears I am not unique in receiving the above comment.
I guess I should feel honored to have been visited by the infamous “idetrorce”?
Welcome to the Idetrorce club.
I am simply amazed by the viralness of this whole thing. When I discovered the beginning of the commenting tour de force I had no idea it would get this big.
Later on today I’ll be posting a follow-up to the phenomenon that is Idetrorce. (Hehe no I am not him or her)
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