I have been focusing on blog commenting for the last few posts. It started with 3 ways to get more comments and I wanted to add to that list from my own experiences and from some of the comments that were left.

Doug Champigny wrote

The only one I can think of you didn’t include here Mike is posting the link to Twitter and asking for comments…

For the most part, as mentors we have to make sure that our audience knows the benefits of blog commenting and distinguishes between do-follow blogs, especially those with CommentLuv, and the traditional no-follow blog setups.

It saddens me to see 50 or 100 comments on a no-follow blog and 5-10 on a do-follow; it just shows that 90% of marketers are wasting what could be valuable SEO time.
.-= Doug Champigny´s last blog ..Shut Up, Buck Up, Buckle Down and Get On With It! =-.

Earl Netwal wrote

I think Asking is the biggest and most obvious way, perhaps only exceeded by actually responding to people who do post on the blog, something that I personally don’t take seriously enough.
.-= Earl Netwal´s last blog ..What Are The Advantages in Niche Marketing? =-.

As to ways to get comments, I’ve been told that doing contests can be a good way, as well as asking people to rank their opinions on a specific set of 3 or more options.
.-= Earl Netwal´s last blog ..What Are The Advantages in Niche Marketing? =-.

So lets discuss the three as they are good ways to get more comments.

Like Doug said asking your followers on Twitter to come comment is an excellent way. On another note you should be using Twitter with your blog as it is the perfect way to add even more interaction. If you are not sure how to use Twitter properly for your marketing check out Doug’s Advanced Twitter Marketing. I highly recommend it.

Far and away the one thing that will probably do more for getting comments is actually responding to people that do comment. I am often lax but it is definitely a great way to get people commenting and discussions started.

I have not run contests per se for commenting myself but have seen them used as part of contests on other blogs. A contest can be a great way to improve traffic to your blog and get the word spread. Takes a bit to track it and most of the contests I have seen usually give you points not just for commenting but for tweets, trackbacks, signing up for updates, subscribing to the rss feed, etc.

Another good way, and I have used this on occasion, is to provide the first part of good content and not release the next part until there have been x number of comments.

Robert Plank used this to make his blog very active as he would not post anything else until he had 10 comments and trained his readers that if they expected him to continue to give away good quality information for free they would need to comment for it to continue.

Got any other tips YOU would like to add? Leave your comments below and let me know what are your favorite ways to get more comments on your blog?

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