5 New And Surefire Ways To Make Readers Comment!

Encouraging readers to comment on your posts is advantageous for many reasons. To start with, it attracts different opinions and eventually provides a broader view of the topic then what a single person can think of. When writing the original blog post, you might end up missing a certain idea or point, but if your readership consists of knowledgeable commentators, you can afford to loosen up, because some of your readers will bring it up in next to no time.

Commenting also ensures that at least some readers will be coming back to see other people’s response, or else the reader is gone for good after going through the post, it is the comment section that keeps many a readers hooked, and keep them coming back to that particular page to check for the replies, and see what others have to say, who is agreeing with whom, and who holds a totally different opinion of the topic. It’s true that sometimes this dialogue can turn into a heated debate, not to mention that comments also attract trolls and spammers, but in spite of everything, good comments adds great value and they are probably the biggest source of inspiration that a blogger can get (apart from money, of course).

Even though, coming up with a comment doesn’t take much, still something as trivial as engaging people and making them comment doesn’t come easy. There’s not much you can offer in return of their comments, and most readers will just quickly sift through the post and leave, you can’t really do anything about that (or maybe we need a script that doesn’t let the readers leave without commenting).

Jokes aside, there are some certain elements that you can add to your posts and get more comments. Let’s take a look at those elements …

Play on the curiosity factor: Ask a question, leave a thought hanging, intentionally avoid giving a closure and let the commentators finish the job (even if it means stating the obvious). If you are a little biased, keep it that way, no need to accommodate all angles in a single post. Let other’s speak for themselves; don’t try to speak everybody’s mind.

Give your honest opinion if it means a little controversy: Nothing starts a discussion better than a little thought provoking idea or opinion that stirs people’s mind and force them speak out. Remember that being controversial doesn’t mean being a flamer (don’t worry; you will be getting plenty of those in your comment section anyway). Don’t try to go over the top with this, as it might get a little out of control; avoid using this technique for sensitive topics, like politics or religion.

Ask for their opinion: Encouraging people to think on their own and asking for their views explicitly, often works. The thing is that the majority of the readers always have a certain view, but very few bother to write, however when you will explicitly ask for the feedback, some of them won’t mind doing so.

Observe what’s hot: For those looking for more comments, and suffering from writer’s block at the same time, here’s an idea to kill two birds with one stone. Just visit other blogs on similar topic, forums, or even social networks to see which relevant topic is ‘hot’ and getting discussed. Writing on these topics will attract new readers, and most of these readers will be having plenty to say. However, you must try to put a fresh spin to that topic.

Respond to the comments, especially the thoughtful ones: No matter how many comments are there, try to respond to each and every one, make your commentators feel at home, In particular the commentators who are adding their own perspective. Failing to do so will make them feel a little desolated and they will be hesitant in commenting the next time.

Natasha is an internet marketing expert by profession, when she’s not working, she loves to work out, read, and even draw (though she shares her paintings with very few people who can contain their laughter). She works for New England Lifestyle, that makes classic bedroom furniture and chest of drawers .