nullToday it felt like a good day to bring up this subject, I have been learning ways myself to encourage more comments and today is your lucky day if you want to do the same! So far these have worked great for me and be sure to comment below if you know of any other ways!

Alright, so we know that creating a community on our blog is important but how do we actually go about doing it? That’s what we are going to learn today, come along and be sure to write these down or print them on so you never forget!

Idea 1. The first thing to do is simply Ask for them, believe it or not people will be more inclined to comment on a post if you give them a reason to. Ask them to give you more opinions / ideas in the comments. Oh and don’t be afraid of a little heat in the comments area either, people will still visit your blog even if they hate your guts just so they can give there opinions! I have seen bloggers who can barely spell and who have only 25 subscribers but all of them comment because they like to correct the poster and it makes them feel important. It doesn’t matter how you get comments so long as you do!

Idea 2. Another way to get more comments is by commenting first. If you write a post don’t be afraid to post a comment right after you make the initial post saying something like “Oh, I forgot to mention…” it gets things going and again you can ask a question on that first comment to get things going.

Idea 3. One way I have found to get more comments is by simply offering a prize to the top commenter each month. Sure you can run a cold hard cash contest and I have but I’m finding that those people come on for a couple weeks then leave until you have another cold hard cash contest, id rather offer a prize pack of like ebooks or a wordpress theme to the top commenter. Something they can really sink there teeth into you know?

Idea 4. I also have found that videos spark a lot of interest in blog posts as well as comments. By posting a video you could get more comments because people can comment on what you did in the video, what you were wearing etc…

Idea 5. My final and last tip is to be active on your own blog commenting. In idea 2 I suggested being the first commenter but I also recommend that you comment on what your commenter’s say. The threaded comments plugin works good for this but I don’t use the plugin for other reasons. However its a good plugin if you want to create a real sense of community!

How about the rest of you? What are some of your ideas to get more comments on your blog? I am always open to more ideas so please comment below and tell me what you think!

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