Comments on: How to Kick off a Great Comment Thread by Targeting Previous Commenters

By: shab

shab — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:17:40 +0000

well i’m not sure about that.

By: Kawaii

Kawaii — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:46:55 +0000

Seems like a really good idea, I’ll have to try it out!

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:10:38 +0000

Good idea. What would you do with a site like mine that is somewhat like micro-blogging/digg?

By: SK

SK — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:25:03 +0000

Great way and sound so excellent.

How about correspondence by admin and comment poster, Like they put comment and you have a conversation with them, oh I forgot some people just leave comemnt without comeback to check it.

Sometime me too ^_^

By: 66tx

66tx — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:37:22 +0000

Interesting strategy, Darren.

By: CompuWorld

CompuWorld — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:29:09 +0000

@ Joanna: may be you are write that Darren was delibrate with that mistake but still I am not ready to believe you. He is damn honest (atleast I think that way) and I am sure he somehow totally missed linking to the post!!

By: mrloo

mrloo — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:25:44 +0000

I’ve tried that strategy few days ago before I received this feed from Problogger.net and it works for my blog.

Even though my blog is not as big as the commenters here.

Thanks Darren for all the tips. I wish that you can visit my blog. thnx

By: girly

girly — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:11:44 +0000

hmmm…thank your strategy. This is strategy is very nice

By: Max Powers

Max Powers — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:02:34 +0000

I call this the “personal” touch. People as a general rule love to feel appreciated and to be acknowledged and what better way to do this than what you have described.

I especially like the separate, personalized e-mails, as I usually delete any e-mails that look like part of a mass mailing using a “standard form” e-mail where my name has been inserted.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:16:14 +0000

That is a great strategy, but I am such a chicken that I couldn’t do it. My strategy would be more like go leave 10 comments on their sites and this usually works too.

By: Web Design Forum

Web Design Forum — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:05:37 +0000

A nice technique. It’s nice to get an email when posting on someone’s blog, although like you mention, don’t use too often.

By: Barbara Rozgonyi

Barbara Rozgonyi — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:09:52 +0000

Great strategy to encourage interaction. When a blogger emails me back to thank me for a comment, I’m always flattered and surprised. Responding right away to thoughtful contributors keeps the relationship going. Going after a group is even better. What if you selected best answers/comments ala LinkedIn on a few strategic posts?

By: Advice Network Writing contest

Advice Network Writing contest — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:43:51 +0000

Darren,

I find it hard to believe that you need this tactic. I never see a blog post of yours without a few dozen comments.

By: Karla Escolas- Chitika, Inc.

Karla Escolas- Chitika, Inc. — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:33:07 +0000

“10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog” seems to have this special invisible link I’m not able to click :( hehe.. great post Darren!

By: netvalar

netvalar — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:12:24 +0000

I like the strategy I have few enough commentors that I try to message each one and point to another post that they may be interested in based on their comment. This has led to 1 good E-Mail connection. If I had more commenters I would probaly pick one a day to respond to like this.

By: simon

simon — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:07:56 +0000

Darren

Simply technique yet effective, i will try that on my blog now.

but i agree that you cant do it ever post as you be dam busy and people might not appreciate it much….

By: Pinyo

Pinyo — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:02:54 +0000

I have never try the email strategy, but I found that posting a question that is fairly simple to answer, but where everyone has their own opinion about the “right” answer is a great way to draw comments.

I did this recently and got some very good and thoughtful responses. I even got some readers who never comment before to pitch in.

By: Debo Hobo

Debo Hobo — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:41:15 +0000

That is a great idea,if and when I use it I will steer clear of coming across spammy.

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:35:58 +0000

@CompuWorld – surely it’s deliberate, leading into the next post in the series: “how making a deliberate mistake and proving you don’t have don’t divine powers can kick off a great comment thread” :-)

Joanna

By: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:59:00 +0000

If you have a good post…people will comment if they are subscribed.