Written on June 13th, 2007 at 12:06 am by Darren Rowse
Should I Add Fake Comments to My Blog?
Preston asks - “I started a new blog about a month ago. I got about 40 topics written. But only 2 comments. I’m thinking of faking comments, making a few users and get a nice sample of comments on some of the blog posts I’ve made.
Is this not a good use of my extra time, and i should do something else related to my blog? or spending some time doing this, is a good idea.”
Thanks Preston. Let me share a few thoughts.
Congratulations on your new blog and the 40 posts that you’ve written. 40 posts in two months is a great effort and if you can keep up that level of posting you’ll have a great foundation of content for your blog.
Don’t be too discouraged by the lack of comments to this point. For a month old blog I don’t think it’s too bad an achievement to have 2 comments. While I know you’d want more I’d encourage you to stick with it and be patient. Many month old blogs would probably not even have 2!
Fake comments. Hmmm - I think this one will cause some debate and I’d love to hear how many ProBlogger readers have written them in the starting of their blogs.
I’ll be honest and say that on my first blog I did do a few fake comments in the very very early days. I used them in the same way that you’re suggesting here - to get conversations going and to make the blog look a little more active.
So I understand the temptation to use them - however I can say from my experience of them that they didn’t work very well for me and the conversations that I had on my blogs in the early days that had a more lasting impact were natural ones with real readers. Instead of going with fake comments I’d really recommend that you work on the content on your blog and writing in a way that is engaging (Read more on the topic of generating comments).
A Word of Warning - while I can see why people go with fake comments (my suspicion is that if bloggers were honest that a majority of them probably have done it) there is of course some danger in it if you’re caught. Blogging is built upon transparency and honesty. I’ve seen a handful of bloggers exposed for fake comments and it probably set their blogs back a little.
What else could you do with the time you might put into fake comments?
- write an extra post a week
- email another blogger in an attempt to get to know them
- email a friend or family member to ask their opinion of a post you’ve written
- leave a comment on someone else’s blog
- think of a question to ask your readers
I’d suspect that all of these things have the potential to generate comments on your blog and build a sustainable readership for it.
Have you left fake comments on your blog? Why or Why Not? Are there times when they are OK?
136 Responses to “Should I Add Fake Comments to My Blog?”
JuliaxX
June 13th, 2007 12:19 am
People just don’t like to write comments, they like to read posts therefore there is no need to fake posts. Take ProBlogger for an example sometimes he is left with 20 comments a day sometimes he is left with 200 comments a day even tho he is getting 25K-30K visitors .
My blog for example has also been started 3 months ago and i get 3-5 comments a day, except on some posts i get 40-70 posts a day and that is totally normal.
So for got sake don’t fake posts, people tend to find that out.
Shane
June 13th, 2007 12:26 am
Instead of faking a comment, I choose to answer my own question. I asked a general
Hamlet Batista
June 13th, 2007 12:27 am
I guess I should feel really lucky. I have 32 posts, 71 comments and I just started blogging (my blog is only a couple of weeks old).
Actively participating and linking to top bloggers’ posts has help me a lot.
Ray Fowler
June 13th, 2007 12:28 am
I don’t think adding fake comments to one’s blog is a good idea. I can understand the rationale behind it, but I think it undercuts your efforts in the long run. I think Darren’s fourth suggestion above is a much better idea - real comments on other people’s blogs rather than fake ones on your own!
Shane
June 13th, 2007 12:29 am
Sorry, my computer cut out. I was saying that I asked a general quesiton of my readers and then start the ball rolling by answering in a comment my personal answer. No need to fake it, and the conversation starts.
Arjun Muralidharan
June 13th, 2007 12:34 am
I have honestly never done it, simply because the thought had never crossed my mind. I always felt that if I don’t get comments I have to improve my writing, so that’s always been a motivator.
Maybe it’s just my niche. Maybe students don’t like to comment. Maybe no-one likes me. Or as I said, I should just keep working on my posts. My subcribership jumped from 10 to 27 this last week! Yay!
geoffrey philp
June 13th, 2007 12:37 am
The one thing that a blogger has is integrity. You lose that, you lose everything.
Kelly
June 13th, 2007 12:50 am
I guess I don’t understand what generating fake comments would get you…
If I have something to say as an author, I say it in my posts or in response to reader comments. If I had something else to say, it would perhaps be a new post - but a fake comment, what would the point be?
And as a reader, I have to say that my comments are based on the blog post and are not influenced by the number of comments. I don’t think a post is better or worse because of the number of comments. And in fact, sometimes too many comments is a turn-off to leave another.
So I absolutely wouldn’t do it. It doesn’t make sense.
Tim
June 13th, 2007 12:52 am
I never even THOUGHT to do this!
And, if you look at the comment level on any of my blogs, you’ll know I don’t (just not good at engaging comments, I guess). But, I do spend a bit of time leaving comments on other blogs, and that nearly always brings me a little traffic.
Jeremy Steele
June 13th, 2007 12:52 am
Spend more time being nice to the users who visit your site and spend more time commenting on other blogs… much more rewarding.
Kumiko
June 13th, 2007 12:55 am
In the beginning - fake it! Sites that have repeated posts with ‘0 Comments’ just look unloved and unpopular.
It’s like how the more readers you display in your feedburner widget increases the amount of people who subscribe. Success breeds and success and the more comments there are (even if they’re fake) means you’ll get more comments.
Danielle
June 13th, 2007 12:56 am
In my early days I thought of doing the same thing but opted for posting a comment as myself offering a bit more on the topic. I gained more readers who comment through social networking sites, altering my tone, asking my readers questions and posting on the regular. Blogging for me is all about community. When I started out I wrote blog posts but didn’t read other blogs. Once I started reading blogs, commenting on interesting posts, offering support, and spreading link love only then did I start to receive comments. MyBlogLog is the most productive in terms of gaining readers for my site. You can discover blogs in your niche and comment on their community page as well as their blog.
I would definitely go against “creating” users just to comment. Usually the tone and feel of the comment will point a careful reader right back to you and if that happens you’ve lost a potential reader which is worse than a non commenting lurker.
diamondssaphire
June 13th, 2007 12:56 am
Wow..I never even thought about doing that. My blog is for my reflections on my day. If someone comments, links or mentions me on their blog, I feel like I have done a good enough job for the day. Sometimes I have a hard enough time deciding what I want to post about for the day, I have a ton of things that I could write about in my mind, but often choosing what I want to post about proves to be a challenge.
Rich Minx
June 13th, 2007 12:57 am
I can honestly say I haven’t faked comments. For me, reading real comments on my site is one of the most rewarding aspects of blogging. It shows someone has read my content and been compelled to respond in some way, even if part of the agenda is to promote their own blog. I think the best ways to generate comments are:
1. Ask for a response at the end of your post. “What do you think about…?”
2. Write a thoughtful post that people can relate to. The most comments I have generated from a single post so far was from writing about mediocre AdSense earnings, something most newbie bloggers can empathize with.
3. Link to other blogs. Those writers are likely to head over and read the post, maybe even leave a comment.
mark
June 13th, 2007 1:04 am
Very useful site man, congratulations!!!
About the fake comments, i think that isn’t necessary, ’cause the dialogs ‘ill come with the time and the relevancy of the topic. Make the blog more interesting is a good way to make the comments grow fast.
Hugs.
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Robert Hruzek
June 13th, 2007 1:08 am
I’m with Arun - I never thought of it either. Seems sortof, I don’t know, desparate to me.
I agree with Darren’s alternatives as something that will pay off far greater in the long run. And you need to take the long view, not the shortcut or it’ll bite you in the butt every time, sooner or later.
Patience, people! Patience! It’s worth the wait.
Matt
June 13th, 2007 1:09 am
My blog is 1 week old.
Theres around 8 comments or so in total across posts and static pages. However, i did add one fake comment to a news post about a grow operation in a swimming pool.
The comment was written to spark a minor discussion off with visitors (the actual comment is this: its amazing how much effort it takes to grow this stuff it must costs thousandss to setup a cannabis farm, you got rent, personal wage, equipment cost, electric all sorts!)
It did sort of work, as there were a couple more comments that day on that post. But they wernt really interacting with my fake comment like I had intended. Which leaves me wondering, if I didnt post the fake comment, would I still have had the other comments. Have I actually benefited at all?
Amanda
June 13th, 2007 1:11 am
Make friends with new sites I make my friends comment until I get readers.
Sara
June 13th, 2007 1:12 am
Adding a very clear “call to action” at the end of the post asking for comments is effective. Simply say, “If you have a reaction - good or bad - to this post, please tell me what you think. I’d love to know your thoughts. [additional pertinent question or two].” Very effective, usually, on nearly every post. I don’t think this is annoying, as the whole point of a post is to open up a discussion. Do this for a few weeks/few posts, and your readers will start participating without you even asking - or simply end your posts with a real question that you are genuinely curious about that relates to your writings. You have new readers every day, and they are not all necessarily the most blog-savvy - they sometimes need to be encouraged that their voice is what’s wanted.
Torsten
June 13th, 2007 1:13 am
I do have the same problem, my blog is one month old now, I have 40 posts and something like 5 comments or so. As well some few trackbacks which are the result from a blog carnival I entered with one of my first posts.
Sure it would be nice to get some more comments, but I think with improving writing skills and some more traffic it will come automatically.
Faking comments is something what I don’t think about. As for building a regular readership it is necessary that your readers have some trust in what you write and what you do. After finding out about faking comments it will definitely take longer to built up a trustworthy relationship with them.
Ari Shohat
June 13th, 2007 1:14 am
I wouldn’t really fake comments, as your time may be better spent actually posting elsewhere in other related communities.
However, there may be a middle ground where you can talk a few friends into participating on your site regularly. Tell them:
“hey guys, I really need to make this place look more alive, can you just try and comment whatever your heart desires on a lot of my posts until traffic goes up”.
I would think 2 to 4 people doing that is legit enough, and genuine, and will provide the effect you are looking for. I actually have done this in the Internet radio business many years ago, asking a few friends to listen so that the number of listeners registers just like comments does on blogs. After a few months other traffic picked up on its own, and my friends could relax and stop listening almost 24/7 :) Of course this assumes you still have quality posts coming all the time.
- Ari
Rhys
June 13th, 2007 1:15 am
It does seem desperate. Proper networking is the best way forward and more rewarding. My last post only has had one comment on it so far, but I’d much prefer that than 3 or 4 written by me.
Try doing what I do and nudge friends/relatives who know your blog to write a comment to try and stimulate conversation.
Matt Large
June 13th, 2007 1:15 am
I have to agree with what Shane suggested. If there are no comments on a post that I want comments on (a lot are throw away short posts that would never attract comments) then I go back to the post and add my own comment, updating something in the post or adding a new view to what I have written before. This can help get things rolling.
Another thing to do is always answer comments with your own comment. It raises the comment numbers and makes people feel like they are being listened to by the blogger. They are more likely to come back to check for further answers.
Finally, if you do get some comment traction on a post, after a while I try to either update the post itself (highlighted in an “Updated:” section at the bottom, with a summary of the comments or if there has been enough interest I add a new post about the comments. Again, if you mention commenters by name they feel more like their contribution was worth it.
Getting and retaining a strong commenting audience is a definite two way street of inclusion.
Finally on a technical note, if your blog has a feed you should add a “Post a comment” link to the bottom of each item (Feedburner can help with this). Make life as easy as possible for your users. That’s how I got to this post to comment. :)
derek
June 13th, 2007 1:23 am
I haven’t done the fake comments either and have experienced the lack of comments on my blogs. Something that I found helped increase activity were a few plugins that reward people for commenting and make commenting a little more like a discussion.
Try to participate in blog carnivals and get out there commenting on other people’s sites. You’ll likely have an increase in your own traffic and should see some new comments coming in as well.
Brian Auer
June 13th, 2007 1:24 am
Honestly, I’ve never even thought to do this. Sure comments are slow at first, but I don’t see any point in priming the conversation with fake comments. If you want to prime the conversation, do it in the blog post. Ask a question or ask for opinions — these types of things usually get people to comment a little more frequently. Then you can have a real conversation with them through the comments on your post.
Chase Roper
June 13th, 2007 1:30 am
On one hand, I am ashamed that I have also tried this. But on the other, I’m relieved that my peers have done the same thing at one point. I tried to add a comment that seemed argumentative against me hoping that it stir controversy and gain some attention. It didn’t work. It didn’t even get any other comments other my own fake comment. I’ve even considered deleting the whole post just so I don’t have to think about it anymore. I really like the suggestions of other things to do with your time here. Thanks!
Desty
June 13th, 2007 1:33 am
My blog isn’t even a month old and I have around 10 or so comments. My traffic count isn’t that great, but I guess people feel the need to comment on what they see. I suggest you promote your blog more and see if that helps. Linking to other blogs’ articles you enjoy, submitting posts to digg, joining mybloglog, etc. Its about getting out there and getting noticed.
BTW, my blog is still totally in its newbie stage. Still trying to get my writing style and niche down. If anyone can check me out at http://destyonline.blogspot.com and offer any suggestions, it would be appreciated. In the works is a domain name and a new template. I’ve been holding off on the domain name because I want to get my niche solid, but I figure I’d better get it down now.
Kathleen
June 13th, 2007 1:37 am
No, I haven’t left fake comments, but have commented on something I wanted to explain, after I posted. Also, just today, I asked my daughter to leave a comment, Pleeze!
Deb
June 13th, 2007 1:39 am
Never considered it, I guess it’s a sign of my ignorance to have not even thought the comments on others’ blog might not be “real”. Thanks for the wake-up call.
Simonne
June 13th, 2007 1:40 am
My blog was more than 6 months old when the first comments started to come. So Preston, I would say you are much better! As of leaving fake comments, yes, I did it a few times, because I read that this will attract other people to comment as well. In my case it was false. Besides, I was writing almost exclusively for people who were coming from search engine results pages, and I did not know why anybody would like to have comments on his blog. I even did not know that my blog was set up in such way that only subscribed people can leave comments :)
The Reviewer
June 13th, 2007 1:43 am
Wow fake comments? I never even thought of that. It doesn’t seem real to me, I wouldn’t want to do it, but I am a purest. I don’t download movies, I never use cheats on video games, and I always try to do things by the way that will show me the most exact level of performance.
Adam Snider
June 13th, 2007 1:47 am
I hadn’t even thought of fake comments until reading this, but I can definitely understand the temptation. Hell, I may have done that same thing in my earliest days of blogging had the idea occurred to me. I’m glad I didn’t, though, because I think the potential risks outweigh the gains.
If you get caught, your reputation will be tarnished. I can’t imagine anything worse than having your reputation destroyed before your blog has even gained momentum.
I’d say that it’s much better to follow Darren’s alternatives, especially commenting on other blogs. Integrate yourself into a community and you will find that your readership and comments will increase. It takes time to build, but it’s better than faking it and being called out for it if you get caught.
ourman
June 13th, 2007 1:49 am
I never ever thought to do it either. In general it seems a little sad.
Why not ask yourself instead, why people aren’t commenting? I often think that if people agree then they don’t comment. Be more challenging.
Also agree with the comment above - integrity is everything.
Don’t do it.
markowe
June 13th, 2007 1:50 am
Fake comments - no way! Honesty is always the best policy. Results got from cheating are no results at all. I would rather have few comments than false ones.
Having said that, I do sometimes follow up my own post if I think of something later that I forgot to mention.
Cecil
June 13th, 2007 1:55 am
When I started I thought about doing it but never did. I’ve been blogging for almost 3 months and have over 240 post and 57 comments. I would love to have more but they type of stuff I post some of it just doesn’t need to be commented on. I wouldn’t think it would be bad to comment on your own blog to trick people into commenting. There are other ways to get people to comment.
Hush
June 13th, 2007 2:01 am
I agree with most of the people here that posting fake comments would not be the best use of your time.
Another point is that, if you do fake comments, you will never find out what the TRUE potential of your blog might have been; and for some people, that’s important too.
Peter Cooper
June 13th, 2007 2:04 am
I’ve not done this on a blog at all, but this is a great tactic for forums where the posts are pretty much everything. The good thing about blogging is that comments are very ancillary to the whole process.. so you don’t need to fake it. You can even turn them off and just keep trackbacks on (a la Seth Godin) and few people really care (and if they do, they can blog a response and you get more linkjuice!)
Chris
June 13th, 2007 2:05 am
Wow - like others here, I’d never even considered the notion of faking comments.
Also like others here, I *have* left comments on my own posts to add extra details or to respond to a question I asked IN the post. But always as me.
I think if I found a blog I subscribed to was faking comments I’d probably wonder about credibility in general and unsub.
sunny
June 13th, 2007 2:05 am
I have found that when I write for appropriate blog carnivals, I usually get a lot of comments on my carnival posts. Another thing that helps sometimes is to end the post with a question. But I still have a long way to go
Erin Fogarty
June 13th, 2007 2:08 am
I would advise against leaving fake comments. Personally, I think that if you leave comments on other blogs, and you actually have something intelligent to say, people may just go to your page because you’ve intrigued them. Also, as Darren said, it would suck to get caught faking it! One thing that I always do is have a dialog within my own posts. If someone leaves me a comment, I respond to them in a comment on my own post. Sometimes when people leave comments they come back to see if you’ve responded.
I think that if you’re getting traffic to your site, though, comments shouldn’t matter too much. Remember, people are just feeling you out and getting to know you at this point. Just try not to get discouraged, and keep up the good pace on posts. I think most bloggers write posts that don’t get any comments sometimes, and it doesn’t mean that your readers don’t like what you’re saying. Maybe they’re so in awe by your post, they can’t come up with anything to say!
Henk ter Heide
June 13th, 2007 2:20 am
I would think that there are two possibilities. Either people will like your writing and over time will get to know your writing style and will recognize that you write comments on your own blog. Or they won’t like your writing and they won’t leave comments what ever you do.
pearl
June 13th, 2007 2:21 am
okay I admit, I did one fake comment under anonymous! and could feel it in my bones how the writing style was similar to the post and how anyone could tell.. may be no one could tell, but I couldn’t live with it! so decided to never do that..
my blog is less than six weeks old and I am getting fair amount of comments! I would rather spend time on making your content better than worry about faking comments! Also to let others know about your existence, leave comments on their posts, join social networking sites like mybloglog and join communities and network! Networking with other bloggers is the biggest aspect of blogging!
Darren: I love your honesty even when you have more than 20,000 readers!
so Preston.. its all about honesty!! and of course, patience!! ;)
David Culpepper
June 13th, 2007 2:23 am
I don’t think it is a very good idea. Just keep banging away with compelling content and the comments will come.
shedwa
June 13th, 2007 2:25 am
I’ve never posted ‘fake comments’, instead I make it a point to comment as myself after others have commented on my posts. This creates a nice dialogue between me and my readers, while also increasing the total number of comments on my posts.
60 in 3
June 13th, 2007 2:26 am
I’ve never even thought of doing something like that. I just focus on writing good content and the comments come in on their own.
Two things I did do were:
1. Answer every comment and engage in a conversation. Don’t just say “thanks for the comment”. Answer questions, ask follow ups, elaborate. Make sure you engage your readers.
2. Changed some settings on my blog. Initially, every comment would go through moderation. This discouraged readers from posting since comments wouldn’t show up right away.
Gal
Juggling Frogs
June 13th, 2007 2:28 am
Like many others above, I never thought of this, or that anyone else was doing it. I think it’s “not kosher” and probably not effective, either.
What I do appreciate, however, is the honesty of those who admit to doing it, and to Darren’s respectful response and his allowing the discussion to proceed, free of judgment and self-righteousness.
I think the general disapproval of the idea is more powerful in this context.
It’s also reassuring that others share the feeling of blogging to the void, feeling frustration at the lack of comments in a new blog. Just hearing others with similar concerns might comfort the person who sent in the question, and convince him not to waste time having a public conversation with himself.
(Comments on others’ blogs would serve his ends much better.)
Thank you.
redwall_hp
June 13th, 2007 2:30 am
I don’t do fake comments either.
Hey, on my first blog I did 61 posts in two months. Haha!
Trent
June 13th, 2007 2:38 am
I second Gal’s comments - early on, respond to every comment with a comment of your own and don’t sweat it that some posts don’t draw commentary. Instead, focus on good content and add links on your good articles to high-profile bloggers, who will likely notice your trackback or see you on Technorati.
pelf
June 13th, 2007 2:43 am
I swear I’ve never done it. Why? Because I’ve never thought of it!
I was sad when nobody left me comments when I started blogging, but I invested a lot of time reading up on “self help” articles, e.g. how to get people to leave you a comment kind of posts, and I slowly got the hang of it.
I’m still not a pro when it comes to blogging — in fact, my readership isn’t something to be shouted at, but I know I’ve improved considerably, thanks to blogs like ProBlogger :)
D
June 13th, 2007 2:46 am
I don’t see any reason to leave fake comments. There are well established ways of attracting readers and comments - most of which are regularly mention here on ProBlogger.
When I started an anonymous blog about a year ago, I spent a week working on 7 or 8 posts that covered topics that most people would have an opinion on. I then spent a couple of days reading and commenting on other blogs - when I had something to say. This was all it took to generate interest, comments, links, and a small core of regular readers.
My advice would simply be to follow the advice given here many times - good content, and be social when it comes to other blogs and bloggers. And as has been mentioned above - ALWAYS reply to comments. If you ignore people, they won’t come back.
Blogger Whale
June 13th, 2007 2:47 am
Hi Darren,
I have been regularly visiting your blog for quite a long time now.I first landed on your blog while searching for ‘Make money online’ about a year back.At that time you had a PR of 7,if my memory serves me right.Now you’re not even on the first page after the last PR update.How do you deal with such unexpected downs?,Are you making a conscious effort to get the position back?
karenlim
June 13th, 2007 2:54 am
I do not think leaving fake comments work
No matter what we do over the internet, the crucial thing we need to ask ourselves is “Are we benefiting our readers?”
My personal experience is when we engage readers to leave comment, ask a question, they normally will comment on our website.
Sometimes we get readers commenting our website at other social networking places except our sites, and this is what we do to share their comments with other readers:-
http://secretofunlimitedprosperity.com/55/reviews-what-others-say-about-us/
Cheers!
Jacqueline T Lynch
June 13th, 2007 2:57 am
If I posted comments on my own blog I might be very rude and argumentative, and start flame wars with myself, and then I’d have to ban myself from my blog. This is why I’d never do it.
JoLynn Braley
June 13th, 2007 2:59 am
I’ve never written fake comments on my blog, even when I had 0 comments when I first started. I don’t feel that it would be honest, and even if no one ever “found out”, I would know. If your blog is new, it’s new….why try to hide it?? Eventually it won’t be “new” anymore, and if you are writing valuable content for your readers, you will get comments and/or questions re: your content from your readers.
Congratulations on your 40 posts so far, keep on working on it and it will fall into place. :) We all have to start out somewhere, and I agree with Darren in the level of honesty that needs to be build with your readers….it is a vital component to your credibility and can be lost very easily by doing something like posting fake comments; it’s not worth it because once you lose it, how can you be trusted by your readers?
Joe
June 13th, 2007 2:59 am
Hey Darren,
I have a question for Preston, was one of the comments your own?
I have never faked a comment on my own blog, but I always try to answer/respond to any comment by a reader. Voilia… A Conversation ensues.
Just my .02
Jim Walton
June 13th, 2007 3:09 am
I did not fake comments when I first started my blog 2 1/2 years ago, but I had pretty low expectations, I guess. I didn’t start my blog with thoughts of it turning into something, I just did it because I was curious. At this point, I love getting comments. It does take time to build an audience but I agree that the key is honesty and transparency in your writing.
By the way, I’m not one to judge, so if you think faking a few comments will help, then go for it but I think there are better ways to begin a conversation, as Darren has suggested.
Stephanie
June 13th, 2007 3:13 am
Fake comments are tempting, but I would think doing it well would be more work than I’d care to do. It’s far easier to come up with a good comment on something someone else has written than it is to worry about if you’re sounding like yourself pretending to be someone else on your blog.
Joanna Young
June 13th, 2007 3:15 am
I’d definitely recommend leaving comments on other people’s blogs. Make them constructive and generous, in blogs that are related to your own - people will be curious about a new voice, pleased that you’re involved in the conversation, and will start dropping by and commenting on your own site.
Best wishes with it
Joanna
iqbal
June 13th, 2007 3:18 am
why don’t you use MYBLOGLOG. It will be helpful.
Barbara
June 13th, 2007 3:20 am
I’ve never faked a comment and have never considered it.
Personally, I read a lot of blogs and comment and if someone commenting has something interesting to say I usually go check out their blog, and if I like it, add to my rss feed, check and comment when something strikes me enough to comment. Case in point, this blog which I found yesterday through a different blog.
Read other blogs, comment when you have something relevant to add to the conversation, make sure to link to your blog in the website section and over time it will drive traffic to your site including comments.
Captoe
June 13th, 2007 3:22 am
Leaving fake comments sounds fundamentally dishonest to me.
Darren wrote:
“my suspicion is that if bloggers were honest that a majority of them probably have done it”
I’d say that if bloggers were truly honest, they would not leave comments intended to mislead.
And, Darren, the problem with being dishonest is not the possibility of getting caught. But, I suppose you know that.
Mike
Jerry @ Stogie Review
June 13th, 2007 3:37 am
I think there is no need to fake comments. As an earlier comment suggested, the only thing bloggers have is their integrity. You lose that, you lose your blog.
I only had a handful of comments for the first six months of my blog. It wasn’t until I started recording video cigar reviews that comments and traffic exploded.
Be patient, be yourself, be honest and the comments will come by themselves.
Brown Baron
June 13th, 2007 3:43 am
When I started my blog in February, I was tempted to put in a few fake comments but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. Having a lonely blog is better than having a blog where the only people talking are you and your imaginary friends. I just kept writing and eventually people started to comment.
Wallet Rehab - Ways to save money
June 13th, 2007 3:50 am
Most of my traffic comes from comments on other people’s blogs (like this one!) The traffic is high quality, and people who read comments tend to comment themselves!
Trula
June 13th, 2007 3:51 am
I find myself struggling to find time to comment in other people’s blogs…I don’t have time to do fake commenting in my own blogs. Sure I’d like more comments because I like the feedback but I know if post is getting viewed or not without the comment feedback, you know? and getting comments is not my intention with any of my blogs. I’ve also seen other bloggers who never turned on comments or turned them off who get an amazing amount of traffic, so I’m not too concerned with getting comments or know if I ever will be.
TeamTutorials
June 13th, 2007 4:07 am
I think in some cases it can help your blog become more popular. Some people will not comment unless there are other comments. I have tried it and really I don’t think it helped increase comments. As a wrote more quality posts, the comment increased.
terra
June 13th, 2007 4:34 am
I’ve never faked a comment on my blog, I am found that if the content is good or through-provoking, people will usually comment. I guess another good factor would be how much traffic you were getting to your blog… if you are keeping stats, you will be able to tell how many people came to your blog and did or didn’t comment.
Miracle
June 13th, 2007 4:50 am
I admit I’ve done it. I looked at my blogs pageviews and # of comments and saw that something didn’t add up. I figured if I started a little conversation that all the people who viewed the pages would be more inclined to leave comments. Nothing really happened. My experience with good posts is that many people would read an interesting post and think “I agree”, but who wants to add a comment saying “I agree”.
steve
June 13th, 2007 4:58 am
I have not created fake comments for my site, in all honesty I am not even sure of how many people (if any) read my blog/s but I think I would rather it comes naturally.
alwaysarousedgirl
June 13th, 2007 5:15 am
I haven’t done it, but there have been times I’ve left the first comment as a way to get the ball rolling.
I know of one blogger who regularly fakes comments. Word got around that she was responsible for many (if not most) of the comments on her blog. I can’t read her now without wondering if *any* of her comments are genuine.
It kills your credibility. Don’t do it. Go leave comments for others instead.
Jennifer
June 13th, 2007 5:19 am
Preston - You should consider spending some time on your site format and make the comments button stand out a bit. I don’t see a single comments button on your home page and your title mouse over is a strike-through, which doesn’t envoke one to want to click it.
If you want comments so badly, you should make it so so easy for people to make them.
As far as the fake comments, I think that isn’t real honest, but you know that. Do what you want, but I say to do things I try to teach my daughter to do and lying and faking isn’t that.
Webomatica
June 13th, 2007 5:40 am
I don’t think it’s a good idea to fake comments. One thing pretty much every blogger has right out of the gate as an inherent advantage is honesty and integrity.
I find the best solution to get people to comment on your blog is to do it yourself. If you visit other blogs and comment on them people will be moved to check out your blog and possibly comment, too. But it comes back to the content.
I choose to comment primarially based on the quality of the content not the number of comments.
A Tentative Personal Finance Blog
June 13th, 2007 5:58 am
I’ve really been tempted to make fake comments but I think it would seem like a fraud. Also, like Darren suggested, I could use that time to network or to create better content.
lovingvama
June 13th, 2007 6:00 am
Hello. I had the same problem. In the first 2 months, with almost 180 articles, I had only a few comments (15-20). I never thinked about faking ones.
Although, I wrote an article about the importance of the comments to a blogger, and the idea worked well.
Now, I have 286 articles and 549 comments. Pretty well, I think :)
Q at $1 Million to My Name
June 13th, 2007 6:21 am
I have not posted any fake comments. One thing to do is to create a topic for discussion. Ask a question and request input. Today I ask a rather silly question on my blog, but hopefully it will generate some interesting conversation.
Julia
June 13th, 2007 6:31 am
Funny idea, fake comments - it’s a bit like ventriloquism. Or fiction writing. Looking at it that way, I think it may even improve your writing, getting you to take up different points of view.
I guess it depends on the kind of blog you have. If it is fiction-oriented, fake comments may be quite useful and entertaining.
For a non-fiction blog, I don’t see the benefit. Okay, it may look more dynamic and “alive”, but there are a lot of blog readers who don’t care that much about comments and commenting.
Also, writing fake comments takes time and energy, and unless you really enjoy that aspect of impersonation (I wouldn’t), I guess the better option is to just write your own, very authentic comments in other peoples’ blogs.
Shazzer
June 13th, 2007 6:35 am
Add me to the “This never even occurred to me.” Club. I have (very rarely) added supplementary information to a post with via the commenting system…but I always identify myself when I do.
DIY PR Builder
June 13th, 2007 6:41 am
Great post again Darren!
What I have found to work for me is asking people for their opinions (just like you do) at the end of each blog post. It gets people stimulated and encourages them to write. Some blog owners do not try to get comments and use the blog as a way to position themselves as an expert in their field.
If, however, you want to get comments a simple way is to just ask for them! At the end of each post encourage the feedback of your readers!
I have also found that if you comment on other people’s blogs in an intelligent way and add value to their blog post they are likely to come and do the same to help you. Many of their other readers will also come over as well. I suspect that there is a pretty high correlation between people who comment across multiple blogs - ie if someone comments on one blog they are likely to do so on another so you can recruit commenters to your blog by replying to posts on other blogs.
Janet Green
June 13th, 2007 6:51 am
I don’t think leaving fake comments is a good idea, unless as someone suggested you comment as yourself just adding extra info to the post. (But then, why wouldn’t you just update the post itself with the addendum?) I find that posts come to my blog if I:
a. make an effort to actively comment intelligently on other peoples’ blogs;
b. post regularly; and
c. link out to others’ posts as often as possible.
Failing the above, I would rather see you invite a couple of your friends to comment on your posts to get the ball rolling. Yes you’ve invited/planted them there, but having real readers comment is better than the blogger posing as someone s/he’s not.
Expectant Father
June 13th, 2007 7:00 am
I write the posts; that’s where I encourage people to leave comments, through my writing and the topics I select to post about.
If you feel that you have to leave fake comments on your blog, maybe you should really look at how to change your writing to encourage people to leave real comments.
Molli Fire
June 13th, 2007 7:10 am
I have pondered this myself. My site is updated 3-7 times daily with the latest music news. I get very few comments on posts, and I worry that it makes my blog look unsuccessful. The traffic to my site is growing steadily. But even a post that gets clicked on 50 times in one day will receive 0 comments. I think this is because people don’t traditionally comment on news. One post that I wrote continue to get a steady stream of comments, but no one would know because it is so far buried now. What to do when writing a topic that does not inspire comments - I have straight up asked a question at the end of a post and received none! And, with a site that has new 3-7 new posts everyday? Posting frequency is not my choice (it’s my boss’) so I cannot post less posts with more quality.
Jonathan Franzone
June 13th, 2007 7:35 am
I read about faking comments in the early days (not too long ago) of my blog, but I just didn’t have the time to do it. I’m glad I didn’t because the comments that I DID get actually came in on blog posts that I didn’t suspect and posts that I wouldn’t have faked on. You never really know which articles you write will inspire a ton of comments.
Well… I did actually write one blog post with the intention of soliciting comments. It was a social experiment that put men against women and their points of view. It worked quite well. :)
Anyway, I would highly suggest not putting your efforts into writing your own comments. Put that into writing more good content. If you already have content for the day the save a post for the next day or keep it filed for that blogger’s block day. We all have them.
JJ
June 13th, 2007 8:27 am
In the early days I admit to having placed a couple on comments on my sports blog myself. But now I have nearly 400 posts in a year and well over that in comments I haven’t even thought about it since the early days. I rationalized doing it because I wanted to show people its easy and to not be shy, to go all out. Looking back I was new to the blogging world and I wish I had not done it. I certainly would not do it now. My blog has tons of street credibility and it has been quoted in papers on sports pages throughout the western states. I have been interviewed on ESPN radio and Fox Sports radio twice and my blog was given the coveted Sports Illustrated blog of the week in just its second month.
If I had to make an honest assessment on whether I needed to comment on my blog to get readership, regardless of the ethical questions, I would say that I did not need to. My content is what gave me all the legitimacy and credibility I needed. That is what put me over the top. I would say that to anyone who asked, and remember its coming from someone who did cross that ethical line. Please dont do it. You will regret it. Focus on your content period.
JJ
Matt Keegan
June 13th, 2007 8:32 am
Faking comments isn’t wise. Instead, visiting other blogs and leaving comments there will likely elicit visits to your own blog. Also, consider linking within a post to other blogs and you’ll bring in traffic that way too.
Happy blogging!
Franck Silvestre
June 13th, 2007 8:48 am
Personaly, I don’t like this practice, it’s lying. I don’t do it. And I don’t add false subscribers to my feeds ever.
Steven Fergus
June 13th, 2007 8:55 am
Honestly, I’ve never thought of doing this before, and I don’t think I will. I’m in the same boat as a lot of people that have commented: recently stated up my own blog, and thrive on receiving comments.
Also, not receiving any comments can mean that you posts aren’t of any interest to your readers, or they aren’t written all that well (that’s if you have any readers in the first place, which his hard to archive when starting up a new blog).
When you write a good post, receiving a comment makes it all worth while. It also lets you know you have readers, and readers who enjoy you posts.
Shaun
June 13th, 2007 9:41 am
Fake comments definatly risk your credibility as a blogger and that is half of the battle when it comes to owning a blog. If your readers don’t trust you, you basically don’t have a worthy blog. Commenting on other blogs often (comment on more than 10 a day) will get you some comments left back on your blog.
Shaun
June 13th, 2007 9:43 am
Commenting on your own blog is a bad idea. If you get caught you basically have 0 credibilty and that is half of the battle when it comes to owning a blog. Just comment on 10 other blogs on a daily basis and you will get some comments left on your blog.
Fat Lazy Guy
June 13th, 2007 10:07 am
Long time reader, first time commenter. Well, that’s not fair. I’ve only been reading for about a month now, but I’ve always wanted to comment. This is the first time I’ve felt like I could add something to the conversation.
Anyway, I’ve thought about doing this once or twice. Especially since coming back from a week of no blogging (had to leave for a week for a funeral, no internet access), I had a bit of lag in regards to getting some commenting back. But like many others have said, there are better, more honest, ways of generating comments. For me, as a new blogger, the best thing I’ve found I’ve done is to comment in other blogs similar to my own. Those people have then commented in mine, and we’ve created almost a comment-ring quite organically.
Rebecca
June 13th, 2007 10:10 am
Don’t fake comments. That’s what relatives are for! (BTW, I did forward Preston’s URL to a friend who should be very interested.)
mommy zabs
June 13th, 2007 10:29 am
I have never done it so I can not say whether it would work or not. I don’t want to sound self-righteous, because Lord knows I probably done thinge i should be ashamed of before, but I just think faking comments is dishonest. There are so many other ways to generate relationships. I think when your only goal is getting comments you forget the substantial reasons to be in the blogosphere. I feel like it is so easy to make relationships in the blogosphere and I have found other bloggers to be kind and helpful even when they are a virtual stranger. I have had bloggers help me set up my page and helped bloggers set theirs up. I think that these relationships are on a level that I would hate to be fake anything with any of them.
However, I imagine (i haven’t clicked the link) that being featured on pro-blogger you probably are getting a lot of traffic now, and comments! :) So kudos on that. AND that is a way of being transparent by asking if that is appropriate or not. So you also get cool points for that :)
Jeff Barson
June 13th, 2007 10:51 am
Comment on your own posts. You’ll need comments but it won’t matter where they’re coming from. My site at http://www.MedicalSpaMD.com has 20,000 uniques but only gets 10-15 comments a day. The best ‘comment bait’ is when I exchange comments with others or comment on my own post.
David
June 13th, 2007 11:14 am
You should never fake your comments. You are really not gaining anything and you put yourself at extreme risk of losing the integrity that is the foundation of any good blog.
Besides, there are alternatives.
I have blog that is only a couple of weeks old, and I have 37 comments as of today. I did two key things to drive up comments on my blog.
1. I disabling nofollow on my comments, rewarding those that leave a comment with link that search engines will follow. You can read about it on my post I Follow.
2. I wrote a post about joining I Follow. This attracted some people to come and comment.
My first comments were all about the I Follow, but now I am starting to get comments on my other posts.
David
Rob O.
June 13th, 2007 12:37 pm
I can certainly sympathize with the frustration felt by others who’re not getting many comments. I’ve been blogging with a fair consistency for over 3 years now and I still get few comments. Even in spite of trying to phrase my posts in a way that’ll prompt some input and leaving posts open-ended, I’m still not getting much participation.
Honestly, I’d never even thought of faking comments. I spend too much time trying to make sure I have actual content lined up to post (and fretting about the lack thereof when I’m in a dry spell) to mess with adding fake comments.
Make ya a deal. Visit my blog & leave me a comment or two and I’ll pay you back in kind - maybe even twice over. Fair enough?
SpragueD
June 13th, 2007 12:42 pm
… I’m betting he’s already done it. ;-)
It’s not fatal. If you’re a credible writer with something to say you won’t lose your credibility because you tried to kick start your blog conversation. Here’s the trick though — you don’t have to do it. The reason you aren’t getting comments is a simple matter of statistics. I found when launching Diary of a Rat that I needed to get about 300 visits before a comment appeared. Depending on the quality of traffic that number will go up or down (e.g., lower for return visitors, much higher for Stumbles or Reddit visitors).
You just need to build traffic and that will take time. Use the tips you find here and on sites like The Wrong Advices (http://thewrongadvices.com/) and give it time.
16 Laws of Women in Photographs
June 13th, 2007 12:44 pm
One word: Desperate.
Also, isn’t trying to get relatives to leave comments just for the sake of comments kind of pathetic as well?
How do you reply to “Nice writing honey bear! Don’t forget to take the trash out Tuesday.”?
Jermayn Parker
June 13th, 2007 2:12 pm
I have been guilty of slightly changing spam posts by getting rid of their website, change email etc and slightly change the post, does this count???
DPeach
June 13th, 2007 3:04 pm
Hmm, fake comments? I did not do it when I started, but maybe it is just because I did not think to do so. I was really desperate to get my site off the ground. But I never thought of that.
The people who comment most on my blog are other bloggers whose sites I comment on. I think just being out there and active in the blogging world will help.
WebUrbanist
June 13th, 2007 6:06 pm
I actually never did write fake comments on my first (now defunct) learning blog and rather regret it. I should have either disabled commenting or commented on my own posts. Not having comments showed potential readers that the blog was newish, I think, and discouraged them from bookmarking or subscribing to my page.
Daniel Condurachi
June 13th, 2007 6:32 pm
I think it is just lame to make fake comments on your blog. It is like selling something and in the same time you are the one that purchase your own products. I would not recommend to anyone to fake comments on his/her blog
tharsos
June 13th, 2007 7:05 pm
It might depend on the topic of blog as well. Also bloggers who encourage their readers to post comments will naturally have more comments.
Steve (www.wotzcool.com
June 13th, 2007 7:08 pm
I started my blog almost 3 months ago, and was never tempted to write fake comments. I was more interested in writing and getting readers to leave there comments.
I still don’t have too many comments, and every comment I receive gives me a buzz of excitement to think somebody actually has read my post and taken time to comment.
It’s well worth striving for those comments and that great feeling.
I’ve just started a second blog, and so far no comments, but i’ll keep striving and they will come.
http://www.sportzview.com/blog/
marriedmelody
June 13th, 2007 7:11 pm
I think that everyone who treats his blog seriously and binds his future with it will not fake any comments on his/her blog. It is too risky.
John Metcalfe
June 13th, 2007 7:27 pm
I think it would be big mistake to start posting fake comments on your blog as i see it as a form of being dishonest. I would say just let your blog develop naturally and encourage comments toward the end of each post and then once you start getting a decent amount of traffic you’ll increase the amount of comments you’ll get…
John
Wendy
June 13th, 2007 9:02 pm
I can see why the temptation is there to fake it, but honestly I usually only comment on smaller blogs. If there are dozens of comments before me I’m less likely to say anything at all, either because I don’t think my comment will be noticed or because multiple people have already said what I would have.
Be patient and work on promoting your blog in other ways.
S. Weasel
June 13th, 2007 10:11 pm
I would feel pretty…tacky faking comments, but I do comment on my own posts using my own name. Usually, it’s like a p.s. to the main post — adding a bit of interesting information that would’ve messed up the flow of the post. I never thought of it before, but it does seem to ’seed’ additional comments. I rarely have a post with zero comments any more (even when I’m not a commenter).
I wouldn’t have the courage to ask for comments though. What if nobody responded? Woooo. The Cheese Stands Alone.
Cindy Sue Causey
June 13th, 2007 11:15 pm
MHO :: Nope, don’t do it.. One less thing, the fear of exposure, to worry about in today’s fraught-fraught World.. :wink:
Mark Boudreau
June 13th, 2007 11:35 pm
Never even thought about it. Kinda goes against the whole point of a reader comment doesn’t it?
Jen / domestika
June 14th, 2007 12:23 am
And you know, after this discussion, a whole lot of people are going to be keeping a sharp eye out on comment threads, trying to catch the desperate comment-fakers!
No, there’s no need to talk to yourself. Address your comments to others, and they will comment back to you in time.
Michael Krotchie
June 14th, 2007 1:02 am
Fake comments are a waste of time; if you want audience interaction then be sure to write with that goal in mind. No use trying to get someone to talk if you aren’t interested.
James Taylor
June 14th, 2007 2:17 am
Definitely not. You can post comments as yourself, of course. You could post a comment containing something someone said to you, something someone emailed to you or just something that occurred to you after the post was written.
But please, don’t fake it.
JT
Gary
June 14th, 2007 3:16 am
I dont see the need in it. You shouldnt rely on comments for your blog. Whatever the blog is about you should be that interested in it to be able to write and voice your opinions on that subject. Most viewers dont go and read the comments anyway.
Michelle
June 14th, 2007 3:55 am
No way. I have, however, thought about simply disabling the comments altogether. I suspect the more that people read feeds, the fewer instances of commenting there will be. That said, stop on by!
joseph
June 14th, 2007 5:00 am
I never thought about fake comments, it made me laugh. What is the point? it is like adding yourself in your contacts on facebook, just puting a different mask and creating 20 different accounts. So what?
maybe you can even troll yourself. mental institution will see soon some new pathologies….
Sharkyx
June 14th, 2007 5:21 am
I have a 3 week blog, music related. I have 44 posts and 25 comments till now. I don’t fake comment because i don’t see the point, it won’t encourage any comments as long as the topic doesn’t encourage it. I try to write my posts with a more liberal style, more personal, often leaving room for debates ( not arguments ).
Jay Wilson
June 14th, 2007 6:37 am
You know, the thought of leaving a bogus comment has never crossed my mind. While i would love to get more, I dont think bogus ones are the answer - engaging content and marketing the blog are far more important.
Hannes Johnson
June 14th, 2007 7:31 am
I haven’t left fake comments on my blogs - I just tried to encourage my readers to leave comments and it didn’t take long for the comments to come in…
Sterling
June 14th, 2007 11:40 am
I hadn’t even through about fake comments, but I certainly can understand wanting to add them!
It’s kind of like eBay auctions; it usually takes one to get the process going.
I think ending a post with a question or writing a post in a way that makes readers want to comment is certainly more effective then leaving your own fake comment.
Laura Athavale Fitton
June 14th, 2007 1:22 pm
Gee, why not just start up a conversation? Reach out to other bloggers whose work you find useful, and ask them to talk about their experiences starting up. Especially reach out to bloggers with related subjects.
Also be sure that you are using trackbacks and links to get traffic to your site. The comments will eventually come, give it time…
AJ
June 14th, 2007 2:31 pm
My goodness! Am I the only one who occasionally leaves fake comments on my blog?
I have done it and it has helped to generate more comments. People visiting my blog are generally not bloggers and as a result are not likely to be the first person to comment. Therefore, I’ll leave one or two comments to get people to feel comfortable with commenting.
People are less likely to comment if there are no comments. It is simply a psychological response. People come to your blog, they dont see comments and as a result they dont comment themselves. People judge your site by the number of comments. Even if you have a really good post many people will refrain from commenting if there are no comments. They tend to question the quality of your post and begin to think that maybe your post isnt so good. Or worse, they tend to think “Am I the only one here reading this blog?” There have been many studies in the social arena to prove this in fact happens.
Havent you ever heard of the phrase “If you want to feel important then you should dress important”?
Its the same thing with faking comments on your blog. You are simply fighting the negative social labeling your blog gets because it doesnt have any comments.
Try it out. Add a few comments to a post you think is really good and you know people are reading and see if people start leaving comments.
Pear
June 14th, 2007 7:14 pm
I’ve been going two months - never faked a comment, never even thought of it. I’ve had about 160 comments.
My biggest suggestion would be to make sure you are letting your friends know about your blog and to encourage them to a) subscribe, via RSS or else email if their eyes glaze over at the mention of syndication and b) leave comments.
I think if you explain why you would like some comments (stimulate other potential comments; give you self-confidence that someone is reading your stuff), most good friends would be happy to help out. Mine have been.
Dan
June 16th, 2007 2:26 am
alright, I confess that I’ve done it before on some of my other blogs. But I would never do it consistently. Spend time doing other things to bring people in. Its true that sometimes people don’t want to be the first commenter, but enough people don’t care and so if you can get the traffic you’ll have less to worry about in this area.
Sunlust
June 16th, 2007 8:25 pm
In my own experience writing a controversial posts helped, I was blogging on my first blog for over a month without any comments, and then after submitting one controversial post to reddit I got 6 comments on it.
Dana
June 25th, 2007 6:00 am
I think time would be better spent commenting on some other sites. And when someone comments, answer their comment and visit their blog and leave a comment there, as well. After awhile, people realize that you do this and will come back just to see what your response was and you can get quite a conversation going.
At one time when I had more free time on my hands, I would visit sites I liked, visit their commenters’ sites and comment on them. People who already leave comments on sites are more likely to comment on yours, should they visit.
Some blogs I read do occasionally update in their comment box rather than in the post itself…like by adding links to other blogs, or including some other point they thought of. I never thought of it as “faking comments” but some do seem to frequently add a comment to the end of a post. Since they identify themselves, I never thought about it as faking or manipulative or anything. Of course, I did consider striking up conversations with myself in the early, very quiet days of blogging! Me talking to myself probably would have turned away anyone stumbling across my blog, however, and I resisted the urge.
Tine
June 28th, 2007 10:24 am
I’ve never even thought of fake comments till I read this. I naturally assumed that all of the comments I read on other blogs are authentic. Sometimes it’s best to give these bloggers (especially the new ones) the benefit of the doubt. I’ve been blogging for two years now, and the first year, I rarely get comments. It’s a matter of sticking around, and blogging because, above all else, you enjoy it. Don’t be too caught up in the comments and such. Do check your stats; you may have more readers than you think you do. A lot of readers I know are lurkers :)
A good way to gain readership and comments would be to comment on your favourite blogs consistently. Show them that you return to their blogs because you enjoy their content. More of than not, they’ll reciprocate. It is, after all, a blogging community :)
Matt
July 5th, 2007 1:39 pm
Although i am newer to the blogg sceen, i think that fakeing comments is more of a waste of time rather than a help for you blogg. there are thousands of things that you could better spend your resources on, like better content, making more posts etc. if you would like the satisfaction of seeing people
Matt
July 5th, 2007 1:42 pm
(Dang computer …)
Although I am newer to the blog scene, i think that faking comments is more of a waste of time rather than a help for you blog. There are thousands of things that you could better spend your resources on, like better content, making more posts etc. if you would like the satisfaction of seeing people read your blog try introducing your posts to Digg or any other social network.
info@aksiaal.ee
July 15th, 2007 11:42 pm
Heh, to TS- you is right!o
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