Comments on: Why Comments Build Community On A Blog

By: lawmacs

lawmacs — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:41:05 +0000

You are right keith there are lots of benefits from leaving comments on other blogs once your comment appears valuble the author will a some point follows the link over to your blog and may even some of his readers in effect your are indirectly building a community of your own.

By: Marriage Playground Information

Marriage Playground Information — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:14:35 +0000

Couldn’t agree more Tiger. The link back to your blog in the comment should be used to direct fellow readers and commenter to your blog (or one of them) which might be of interest to them – not to a product landing page.
It’s another reason why I like commentluv so much – it makes it easier to see who’s a blogger and what they’ve said recently.

By: Ari Herzog@Social Media

Ari Herzog@Social Media — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:59:32 +0000

I see you use the CommentLuv plugin. That’s an easy way to encourage people to visit your blog. If I see two identical blogs, one with the plugin and one without, I opt for the one with it.

Oh, btw, as much as I also enjoy receiving subsequent comments by email, I’d suggest making that box be unchecked by default if possible. Encourage people to check the box; don’t assume they want followups.

By: chandan

chandan — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:47:22 +0000

Commenting can really help us building a healthy community among us. Well for me I have subscribed to some blogs that from which I can get some good blogging information and I am learning new blogging tips from those blogs.

By: Sire

Sire — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:46:25 +0000

@Keith, Actually, I believe they do get it, but perhaps are not willing to go that extra yard and instead use the old ‘I’m too busy” line.

By: Mom

Mom — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:20:14 +0000

Excellent blog you have here. I’m a long time reader, but haven’t commented before, I just had to say how much I enjoy the site. Where did you get this WordPress theme? Is it custom? I really like it.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:51:24 +0000

@Glen, actually, your type of site can get readers from almost any site you comments on. I enjoy your site, just haven’t had as much time to comment as I would like, should be better after the holidays pass….

Thanks for dropping by!

By: Glen

Glen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:45:19 +0000

I feel like a fish out of water commenting on posts like this one.
I write stories and I kind of feel like I’m commenting on sites that are about sales most of the time.
Frankly I don’t expect to get new readers when I comment on sites like yours.
I just like reading the articles.

I’m glad I found your site. You seem like a really down to earth kind of guy..

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:32:01 +0000

@Rose, Absolutely with you on this. The comments are a vital part of any blog and I’ve often seen posts where the discussions going on in the comments are just as interesting as the post itself.
And for the author, it’s always great to get feedback. Comments can inspire great ideas for new posts.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:27:12 +0000

@Jay Zuck, Great comment Jay! I like the “pack” reference too. Thanks for dropping by, I hope you like it here. Headed over to your site now….