Most bloggers post their content in hope of receiving a lot of comments. Apart from being a potential source of feedback, comments reflect user interest and are one of the best indicators to gauge a reader’s reaction to a blog post. We all want people to love our work and engage in intense discussions about our brilliant ideas, right?
If you are struggling to get readers interested in a discussion, do not despair and give up blogging altogether. Blogging is an important way to bring in loyal visitors to your website, to build up your search engine ranking, and to generate ad revenue. So, instead of throwing out all of your hard work, try some of the following suggestions below for writing posts that encourage comments.
Regularly Scheduled Programs
One of the crucial elements of the success of a blog is traffic. Unless a blog gets ample traffic, people won’t know that the blog exists and obviously the blog won’t get any comments.
The best way to build traffic is to post on a regular schedule. Regular posting does several things for you:
- Provides consistent content for search engines - search engines like Google look for new content. The more you provide, the better for your rankings. The assumption is that newer content is more relevant.
- Gives readers something to expect - if readers know to expect regular posts, they're more likely to check in or subscribe to your blog. The more they read, the more likely they are to post comments.
Strong Position
Taking a strong position in a post encourages readers to express their opinion and share it with you. Readers find it much easier to engage bloggers with a clear position than those who just post content that does not elicit any opinion. Interesting and well-written content also garners plenty of attention and comments.