Comments on: Why Even Your BEST Posts Don’t Get Many Comments http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/ 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: Vanessa http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-133830 Vanessa Fri, 09 May 2008 17:23:38 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-133830 I've been to a lot of sites over the years and seen many sites with so much advertising you had to find the post. In fact some of the top 100 blogs (according to Technorati) are good examples. But I also notice people comment anyway if the site is popular and has a lot of links and traffic---I wonder why? I don't think ads have much to do with it. People will comment if they want to or not. But it is nice when visitors let you know there is something technically wrong with your comment box and they are unable to comment. I do agree some of us have been sidebar addicts and our sites need cleaning up every now and then. Nice post! I've been to a lot of sites over the years and seen many sites with so much advertising you had to find the post. In fact some of the top 100 blogs (according to Technorati) are good examples.

But I also notice people comment anyway if the site is popular and has a lot of links and traffic—I wonder why? I don't think ads have much to do with it. People will comment if they want to or not. But it is nice when visitors let you know there is something technically wrong with your comment box and they are unable to comment.

I do agree some of us have been sidebar addicts and our sites need cleaning up every now and then. Nice post!

]]> By: Judge http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-61607 Judge Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:12:28 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-61607 Thanks for this post. I had to take a hard look at my site and decided that a lot of the ads (and stuff that looked like ads) had to be cleaned up. Since I am the only one who even remotely cares what my blog is worth, I pulled that widget. I removed one of the google adsense ads (since they arent making money for me anyway) and also removed the image that showed our support for the WGA. (we still support them, but I didnt feel the need to keep the image on the site if they werent paying me). Negative space is key and its too easy to go overboard with widgets and ads. Thanks for the boot to the head. Thanks for this post. I had to take a hard look at my site and decided that a lot of the ads (and stuff that looked like ads) had to be cleaned up.

Since I am the only one who even remotely cares what my blog is worth, I pulled that widget. I removed one of the google adsense ads (since they arent making money for me anyway) and also removed the image that showed our support for the WGA. (we still support them, but I didnt feel the need to keep the image on the site if they werent paying me).

Negative space is key and its too easy to go overboard with widgets and ads.

Thanks for the boot to the head.

]]> By: Zygos Community Links http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-60799 Zygos Community Links Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:46:31 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-60799 <strong>Why do you think twice before linking to someone ?...</strong> I’m unsure how by metrics am I going to depict this, but it is surely a remarkable reference. Some would agree and some ould not, just as it should be. What are the things that you’d take into consideration before linking to a site?If we were to di... Why do you think twice before linking to someone ?…

I’m unsure how by metrics am I going to depict this, but it is surely a remarkable reference. Some would agree and some ould not, just as it should be. What are the things that you’d take into consideration before linking to a site?If we were to di…

]]> By: Chris Vincent http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-60493 Chris Vincent Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:55:16 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-60493 Sometimes i don't post on <b>popular websites</b> because i don't usually get any people coming back to my own blog, but this doesn't apply to my favourite blogs. Sometimes i don't post on popular websites because i don't usually get any people coming back to my own blog, but this doesn't apply to my favourite blogs.

]]> By: Stylish Girl http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-60386 Stylish Girl Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:38:47 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-60386 Too many ads :???: too few ads :sad: looks hard . I'm wonder ... I have too many ? Too many ads :???: too few ads :sad: looks hard . I'm wonder … I have too many ?

]]> By: Online Community Bui http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-60222 Online Community Bui Sun, 20 Jan 2008 07:46:46 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-60222 Many blogs I come across have articles with a low number of comments, and after a little investigation I find they have the link for the comments form at the beginning of an article rather than at the end. This is such a silly mistake to make - the comment link should always be at the end of an article rather than at the beginning; why would anyone want to comment before they read a post? - Martin Reed Many blogs I come across have articles with a low number of comments, and after a little investigation I find they have the link for the comments form at the beginning of an article rather than at the end. This is such a silly mistake to make – the comment link should always be at the end of an article rather than at the beginning; why would anyone want to comment before they read a post?

- Martin Reed

]]> By: Ramkarthik http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-60019 Ramkarthik Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:40:22 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-60019 Michael, You're right. Sometimes people don't have anything to add to the post because the author has written everything. I have few times received comments like "You covered all the points and you have left nothing for me tell". I would think "Oh did I cover all of them? Really, did I?" :) But anyway good point. Mark, I agree with you on the point of inviting your reader to comment and also make him feel like home so that he will comment. :) Michael, You're right. Sometimes people don't have anything to add to the post because the author has written everything. I have few times received comments like "You covered all the points and you have left nothing for me tell". I would think "Oh did I cover all of them? Really, did I?" :) But anyway good point.

Mark, I agree with you on the point of inviting your reader to comment and also make him feel like home so that he will comment. :)

]]> By: Michael Martine http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-59878 Michael Martine Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:36:50 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-59878 Great post, Ramkarthik. Another reason why you don't have any comments is that you didn't leave an opening for anyone to add anything else (which you have nicely done on this post :) ). Great post, Ramkarthik. Another reason why you don’t have any comments is that you didn’t leave an opening for anyone to add anything else (which you have nicely done on this post :) ).

]]> By: Mark Dykeman http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-59899 Mark Dykeman Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:01:22 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/19/why-even-your-best-posts-dont-get-many-comments/#comment-59899 Ramkarthik (and Michael), good points on why one might not be getting comments on your best blog posts. However, I think it's possible to write a wonderful blog post that just doesn't lend itself to comments because there's no invitation to the reader to comment or no call to action. You can still write a great post without including those last two points. Ramkarthik (and Michael), good points on why one might not be getting comments on your best blog posts.

However, I think it's possible to write a wonderful blog post that just doesn't lend itself to comments because there's no invitation to the reader to comment or no call to action. You can still write a great post without including those last two points.

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