Blogging 101Tips for Christian Bloggers
Comments and resulting discussion can add many dimensions to a post but most people do not comment. No one comments on this blog but I don’t mind. I don’t really write much here. It’s more of a place to share posts from other blogs.
My other blogs Heart of Wisdom and Heart at Home receive between 500 and 1000 hits a day, but usually only a hand full of comments (unless there is a contest or controversy). I wish there was more interaction. I’ll be working on it and posting articles I find here. Meanwhile, the Fine Art of Blogging has a good post on this topic:
There is every indication that blogsphere - vibrant and unique community with its own criteria – is gaining greater influence as the number of blogs is exponentially growing and awareness of the form is becoming widespread.
One feature that distinguishes weblogs from static websites, making them more interactive, is that they allow instant comments by others. This is a matter of choice for bloggers, though. They can disallow other visitors to comment on weblogs or single entries or can authorize comments for all internet users, for members, or make their blogs as read-only. Generally speaking, comments are what most keep most bloggers (including me) going.
Read the full article on The Fine Art of Blogging
February 6th, 2008 at 7:46 am
Hi Robin,
I look forward to reading tips on how to get readers to comment…this is also a struggle at my website..and the point is so true..that comments are what keep us (ME!!) going. Blessings to you,
Deanne
February 6th, 2008 at 10:55 am
I agree. Keep on trekking! Leinani
February 6th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I agree, and like most, suffer from the same problem. While I get many visits a day the only comments I receive are from close friends. I rely heavily on their comments to help me grow as a writer. If I were to receive less biased opinions I feel I would benefit even more.
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:20 am
This is a great article about commenting; It’s been difficult to figure out ways to gently ask for comments particularly since feedback really helps to know what is working and what isn’t working and it’s not just an ego-thing either.
Many times there is something wrong with how the website is loading and I have no clue only to hear later on,”oh yeah, I’m glad someone finally said something because I had that probrably earlier…doh!” Lol
For me…commenting helps me know if an idea broach in a post is worth re-visiting in a more indepth post later on, it keeps me updated to website failures or successes so I know what to tweak and what not tweak and it helps just for the overall, am I interesting enough to keep the attention or have I put people to sleep without knowing it.