Comments on: Ask a Question: 10 Reasons Why Questions Work & 12 Tips on How to Ask Them [Day 25: 31DBBB]

By: ed hardy

ed hardy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:07:58 +0000

I always learn from Pro bloggers, and you’re actually one of them! Thanks for sharing Darren :)

your ten reasons for why we should ask questions to our readers to grow our blog are very amazing. people always curious about what are added following their answers to our questions. that one way to increase your blog pr.

By: Danielle Ingram

Danielle Ingram — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:46:30 +0000

I think the number of comments on this post goes to show that questions work!

I think questions are useful for any writing whether a blog, article headline etc. They are a great way to engage readers and as you said create a sense of community by bringing like minded people together!

Great post!

By: Justice44

Justice44 — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:48:55 +0000

Hi Darren,

Again excellent post. I will use this in my identity theft blogs. Actually, I plan to ask questions about being an identity theft victim.

I have used a lot of questions as threads in forum post. I was unsure if question blogs were appropriate. However, your reasons why they are valuable are convincing.

By: JayeL

JayeL — Sun, 10 May 2009 02:43:51 +0000

http://artquiltmaker.com/blog

My blog is about creativity, design and quilts.

The recent question I put to my readers was about the arrangement of a quilt. You can see it: http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2009/05/tarts-arrangement/

By: Kimberley Payne

Kimberley Payne — Sun, 10 May 2009 01:26:36 +0000

I followed the advice and plan to pose a question every Saturday. The first question I asked my readers today is whether they prefer to exercise at a gym or in their own home.

http://fitforfaith.blogspot.com/2009/05/exercise-at-gym-vs-at-home.html

By: mas-aripp

mas-aripp — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:17:21 +0000

How far we can ask a question to the visitors? If I ask them about something outside my posts for example politics, then visitors maybe dislike it. What is your opinion ?

By: العاب شمس

العاب شمس — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:15:12 +0000

Great post Dareen , I’m grateful to you , thanks a lot.

By: Sam sall

Sam sall — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:06:26 +0000

Hi,
In my post for this task is asked about what make you submit a post to social network service like digg it
http://www.speechstarter.com/when-do-you-dig-it/

By: Viviana

Viviana — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:27:25 +0000

I try to ask questions in a lot of my posts to get interaction with my readers but I must be doing something wrong as I don’t get many responses or comments.

This is my most recent post which does ask a question – any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

http://www.theleantimes.com/?p=556

By: elizof

elizof — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:55:42 +0000

I pose questions to my blog readers all the time and the challenge is getting them to actually respond to the questions. I have taken quite a lot of the tips I have learned here and applied them to the way I write my blogs. I now leave out the tendency to answer questions on every facet of my topic. This is something I must admit I used to do a lot but no longer do… I agree that asking questions and leaving room in the blog for thought and opinion is a great way to make people think and respond… Would love to hear from you!
Thanks Darren.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:21:29 +0000

I use questions in my travel blog almost every day. This, I have found is a good way to encourage people to respond with their comments.

Here’s a blog on “What to do in Sedona?” I used with a great amount of success: http://www.traveltothewest.com/?p=1174

I also did a current blog using current events – swine flu – and its effect on travel on another blog: http://www.traveltothewest.com/?p=1312

I would appreciate any comments you all have with these two.
Thank you,
Wayne

By: Elena

Elena — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:55:03 +0000

One thing I’ve learned from reading this is that a question has to be well thought out. If not, then you do run the risk of not having comments. Mine being a new blog has been very difficult to get any comments. In fact, I am surprised when I do get them. Still, the examples here are instrumental in making your blog more multi-dimensional. Have a great day.

By: Ecommerce Help - Tyrone Shum

Ecommerce Help - Tyrone Shum — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:17:15 +0000

To be truthful, I haven’t tried asking questions to my readers. Actually, I merely depend on their comments, feedbacks or suggestions on whether I should do this or that. Although, I will like to do so, since interaction and giving your readers a hint of apprecitation is always valuable if you want to obtain a user-friendly site and a site that is always frequented by visitors due to you being friendly. Apart from this, asking also brings about comments even a few on your first time.

By: Maddie Grant

Maddie Grant — Sun, 03 May 2009 20:47:24 +0000

I actually don't do this often enough, and I now have started a little list in draft of things I might want to ask people. But I did ask my Yapstars (Young Association Professionals) to tell me their story over on Yapstar.org, and that has turned out to be really really awesome.

By: Karen Chaffee

Karen Chaffee — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:55:05 +0000

I have asked readers questions at the end of each post for a while now. I genuinely like to know their point of view. And yes, it gets the reader to interact!

http://www.peacefulwmn9.com

By: Giovanni

Giovanni — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:42:57 +0000

You are totally right.
One of the first things I did with my blog is setting up a post page asking a question to my readers and.
The best part of it is that I am redirecting my subscribers to that page so that they can answer to my question.
What do I get? The answers are a mix of personal and buseness and allow me to get a good connection with my readers.
Thanks for this article.

By: Leisa Watkins

Leisa Watkins — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:04:18 +0000

I was working on a question post when I got your assignment. It did take me several days to finish however, due to problems with the poll plug-in I tried. I took my most popular post Top 100 Best Novels Of All Time - A Compilation of the Best Books and created a poll around it asking my readers to tell me what there 10 favorite novels from the list were. ( Readers Choice Poll: What is the Best Novel of All Time?) I also created another post asking them which books they think should be on the list.

By: Angel Taylor

Angel Taylor — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:56:15 +0000

This is a good idea, I hadn’t thought about doing this but it is a wonderful way to get your readers involved. I will definitly try this out on my own blog. Thanks

By: Seslichat

Seslichat — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:12:53 +0000

thkans

By: BeatlesTrivia

BeatlesTrivia — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:54:59 +0000

Every single post on my blog is a question! A trivia question, more specifically. The only thing is, I’m not asking for visitors to answer them. The answers are provided along with some additional info. The question format does seem to help with search engine queries when people type in a question similar to what I have asked. So #7 in your 10 Reasons list is especially fitting for my blog.