Comments on: How to make inactive readers to comment? http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/ Blog Themes, Blog Design & Daily Blog Tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dear Blog… « Alex Davies http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-280494 Dear Blog… « Alex Davies Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:41:45 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-280494 [...] found a blogging site giving tips on how to encourage readers to comment and make blogs more active. The general advice [...] [...] found a blogging site giving tips on how to encourage readers to comment and make blogs more active. The general advice [...]

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]]> By: PaulS http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-34797 PaulS Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:48:48 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-34797 Interestingly, very few comments for this post. Did you not apply your own principles to it? Why do you want people to comment anyway? Just to grab their email addresses? Quite thoughtprovoking though so thanks for that. Interestingly, very few comments for this post. Did you not apply your own principles to it? Why do you want people to comment anyway? Just to grab their email addresses? Quite thoughtprovoking though so thanks for that.

]]> By: More Merchant http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4959 More Merchant Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:24:01 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4959 Comments used to be easy to come by when I was one of the few bloggers out there in late 90's and early 2000. Now they are harder and with the terrible invention of the feed reader, comments are even harder to get. I try very hard to comment on other blogs to help their site out. If I read something I try to comment. Comments used to be easy to come by when I was one of the few bloggers out there in late 90's and early 2000.

Now they are harder and with the terrible invention of the feed reader, comments are even harder to get.

I try very hard to comment on other blogs to help their site out.

If I read something I try to comment.

]]> By: Cash Quests http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4855 Cash Quests Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:34:58 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4855 To clarify - I just meant that there are lot of posts being written about increasing comments and rewarding those comment through widgets and links. Don't all of these posts alienate the 97% of visitors who don't commentate? To clarify – I just meant that there are lot of posts being written about increasing comments and rewarding those comment through widgets and links. Don't all of these posts alienate the 97% of visitors who don't commentate?

]]> By: Michael Fultz http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4836 Michael Fultz Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:17:17 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4836 I was looking at the Technorati 100 and was surprised at all the high-traffic blogs that had so few comments. I would say less than 1% comment. Comments are fun, though, because blogging is all about interaction, at least to me, and I also let folks offering Viagra from Tijuana to post their comments as well. It's all good. I was looking at the Technorati 100 and was surprised at all the high-traffic blogs that had so few comments. I would say less than 1% comment. Comments are fun, though, because blogging is all about interaction, at least to me, and I also let folks offering Viagra from Tijuana to post their comments as well. It's all good.

]]> By: Your Stars Under A Project http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4810 Your Stars Under A Project Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:31:01 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4810 [...] How to make inactive readers to comment?Most(excluding the regular commenters) of the comments came from people with a total of 1-3 comments on blogging tips. Which means that that particular article managed to provoke those passive readers who are most unlikely to comment to … [...] [...] How to make inactive readers to comment?Most(excluding the regular commenters) of the comments came from people with a total of 1-3 comments on blogging tips. Which means that that particular article managed to provoke those passive readers who are most unlikely to comment to … [...]

]]> By: Mani Karthik http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4829 Mani Karthik Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:33:13 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4829 <blockquote>But frankly, the reason I have not been commenting prior to that post was due to there being no comments at all to post.</blockquote> :D Isn't that's a silly excuse? <blockquote>how are you positively rewarding them for that effort of theirs?</blockquote> As the comments come in, they are getting rewarded for it(in fact anyone who comments), just like the other commenters. :)

But frankly, the reason I have not been commenting prior to that post was due to there being no comments at all to post.

:D Isn't that's a silly excuse?

how are you positively rewarding them for that effort of theirs?

As the comments come in, they are getting rewarded for it(in fact anyone who comments), just like the other commenters. :)

]]> By: pablopabla http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4820 pablopabla Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:49:49 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4820 Well then, since some of your previously passive readers have started commenting, how are you positively rewarding them for that effort of theirs? :lol: But frankly, the reason I have not been commenting prior to that post was due to there being no comments at all to post. What more when some of the subjects posted by you are not familiar to me. Hence, better keep quiet than to subject self to embarassment. :lol: Well then, since some of your previously passive readers have started commenting, how are you positively rewarding them for that effort of theirs? :lol:

But frankly, the reason I have not been commenting prior to that post was due to there being no comments at all to post. What more when some of the subjects posted by you are not familiar to me. Hence, better keep quiet than to subject self to embarassment. :lol:

]]> By: Powerful posts 29 July 2007 » Online Community Building http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4795 Powerful posts 29 July 2007 » Online Community Building Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:14:38 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4795 [...] Karthik from Blogging Tips offers advice on how to get inactive readers to comment. The article is focussed towards blogs, but the advice offered is equally applicable to all online [...] [...] Karthik from Blogging Tips offers advice on how to get inactive readers to comment. The article is focussed towards blogs, but the advice offered is equally applicable to all online [...]

]]> By: Mike Olbinski http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4792 Mike Olbinski Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:56:28 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4792 Thanks Kevin, I figured it was a plugin of some kind...thanks for that. Thanks Kevin, I figured it was a plugin of some kind…thanks for that.

]]> By: Mani Karthik http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4774 Mani Karthik Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:28:47 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4774 I agree Kevin. It was an experiment and I think the result is mixed. I think Kumiko is talking about - Why give so much importance to comments? Kumiko,could you please clarify? I agree Kevin. It was an experiment and I think the result is mixed.

I think Kumiko is talking about – Why give so much importance to comments? Kumiko,could you please clarify?

]]> By: Kevin http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4770 Kevin Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:19:43 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4770 'I think a more important question to ask is why so much attention and site space is given to such a minority.' - Could you clarify this point Kumiko :) Mike Olbinski - Yes this blog uses wordpress. The number of comments from authors is generated by a plugin called 'Featuring CountComments'. You can download it from <a href="http://www.neotrinity.at/projects/" rel="nofollow">this page</a>. With regards to this post, I want to comment on how comments were 'provoked' in your last post. I think that calling readers losers in a post title can be a little risky. Sure, it may generate some comments but there is also a risk of alientating your regular readers. I think this may have happened in your article. In your post you wrote why you called readers losers and had a smilie like this :grin: With that line it was clear to myself that the title of the post was tongue in cheek and the purpose of the title was to grab everyones attention, which it did. However, I think some readers did not realise that the title was tongue in cheek and were not too happy about being labelled a loser. I think one of the biggest problems with doing something like this is how the tone of the post is intepreted. It's very easy for the tone of a post to be misintepreted, readers come from all over the world and we all have a different sense of humour therefore a post can backfire. You bring up some interesting points in your post though :) 'I think a more important question to ask is why so much attention and site space is given to such a minority.' – Could you clarify this point Kumiko :)

Mike Olbinski – Yes this blog uses wordpress. The number of comments from authors is generated by a plugin called 'Featuring CountComments'. You can download it from this page.

With regards to this post, I want to comment on how comments were 'provoked' in your last post. I think that calling readers losers in a post title can be a little risky. Sure, it may generate some comments but there is also a risk of alientating your regular readers.

I think this may have happened in your article. In your post you wrote why you called readers losers and had a smilie like this :grin:

With that line it was clear to myself that the title of the post was tongue in cheek and the purpose of the title was to grab everyones attention, which it did. However, I think some readers did not realise that the title was tongue in cheek and were not too happy about being labelled a loser.

I think one of the biggest problems with doing something like this is how the tone of the post is intepreted. It's very easy for the tone of a post to be misintepreted, readers come from all over the world and we all have a different sense of humour therefore a post can backfire.

You bring up some interesting points in your post though :)

]]> By: Mike Olbinski http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4753 Mike Olbinski Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:11:52 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4753 This comment will be pretty ironic, because your first point said no one would comment if your writing was bad, and I just wanted to point out how horrible the grammar and spelling and capitalization is in this post :) I'm sure it's because you wrote it late on a Saturday night, so I understand :) This comment will be pretty ironic, because your first point said no one would comment if your writing was bad, and I just wanted to point out how horrible the grammar and spelling and capitalization is in this post :)

I’m sure it’s because you wrote it late on a Saturday night, so I understand :)

]]> By: Mani Karthik http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4769 Mani Karthik Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:00:49 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/07/29/how-to-make-inactive-readers-to-comment/#comment-4769 Kumiko - No calculations there.Made a guess - and i was wrong. Thanks for the details.The idea remains the same with the details you provided, right? :) Mike - I am an average writer. Still, I think I made the idea clear. Thanks for the heads up :D >> How did I track the total comments? It shows right next to your name in any comment (right here.)You've made 4 comments so far. :) Cheers! Mani Kumiko – No calculations there.Made a guess – and i was wrong. Thanks for the details.The idea remains the same with the details you provided, right? :)

Mike – I am an average writer. Still, I think I made the idea clear. Thanks for the heads up :D

>> How did I track the total comments? It shows right next to your name in any comment (right here.)You've made 4 comments so far. :)

Cheers!

Mani

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