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Luís — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:04:33 -0000

Thanks a lot for the tips

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book ♥ er — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:50:38 -0000

I think one of the tips is to comment other blogs too! And make the posts interesting so the reader likes to read it.

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Thais — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:07:55 -0000

This is great advice! Def some good tips for me to continue "blogging"!

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celebrity — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:46:41 -0000

All is good ;)

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Noelia — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:18:32 -0000

Wow.... good job.... thank you!!!!!....

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Lokapriya — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:04:02 -0000

I'd like the idea of raising Controversial headlines.. Good option for more readers to look on and comment.. Thanks for the idea anyway.. I was searching for internet and here i land upon.. Im gona use it on my blog www.lokapriya.com for sure :)

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Debby — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:22:33 -0000

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comfort — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:01:52 -0000

a good read.

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Ben Yoskovitz — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:04:06 -0000

@Chuck: Not everything I mention is doable by all bloggers and certainly not on every single blog post - so you go with what works, and evolve from there.

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Chuck Banaszewski — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:02:59 -0000

I agree with your five points, but what if your blog is really about you the person, like the blog is part of a larger thing and "taking a stand" about a blog issue isn't really an option...I like the title idea very much, but I know its going to drive me crazy...OCD!!!

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Ben Yoskovitz — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:41:36 -0000

@threio: I think so. And that's a good question for sure. I've been tempted to do that myself - go back and look at previous posts (often shuddering at how poorly written they were) and then re-styling them into newer/fresher posts. I may still do that in fact.

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Marcelino — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:03:59 -0000

Thanks for the tips. As far as short narratives, does it make sense to re-write blogs already posted into short more concise blogs and re-post them. For example go back to the 1st post that is still relevant news and create a shorter version with more spice.

Re: 5 Blog Writing Tips To Get More Comments

Ben Yoskovitz — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:22:57 -0000

@Eric: Thanks for the comment.

I do agree about putting a URL in a signature on forums ... in blog post comments I always find it a bit much. Mostly because your name already links to your site. I don't typically remove these when people do it, but I find it a bit invasive. Just my thoughts on that...

As for the top five ways to visually setup your blog -- there are lots of good articles out there on good design. I've written some of my thoughts on good blog design as well (do a search for "blog design" and they should come up!) Especially with my recent redesign, I wrote something on Problogger.net about it that was quite detailed.

Good luck!

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Eric Stepp — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:12:31 -0000

Ben, thanks for the awesome tips. I keep finding great articles on how to write good blog posts, but nothing on generating comments/discussion. One of the purposes of my site is to create discussion, so these will be very helpful.

One thing I'd like to add: Include your website URL in any signature you use for forums, blog comments, etc. By using Site Meter, I've tracked that about half of my incoming traffic is from my comment/forum signature.

For a future article: How about a top five on how to visually set up a blog to generate the most interest?

Thanks again for a great article.

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suresh — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:36:49 -0000

Thanks a ton for sharing those pearls!!

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Ben,

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...postreach

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tv izle — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:18:27 -0000

I agree totally!
Short but godd article. But sometimes is Ok to write some really useful and long articleâ€¦

Re: 5 Blog Writing Tips To Get More Comments

Ben Yoskovitz — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:49:16 -0000

Luke - there's no question that there's a time and place for long stories.

When you go with a long story you just have to make sure you break it up well and use certain writing techniques and styles to keep things flowing...

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Luke — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:46:05 -0000

Short but godd article. But sometimes is Ok to write some really useful and long article...

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Ben Yoskovitz — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:45:33 -0000

Rob - I think that makes sense though - friends from far away don't get to see you regularly, so they're using the blog to keep up to date.

And I agree in terms of it being hard to get comments on a personal blog, I think that's the nature of a personal blog.

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Rob O. — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:52:31 -0000

Thanks for the input, Ben. You're right, the post topics are kind of all over the place, but that is sort of the nature of it being a personal blog.

I do like the idea of a contest. I'll have to work on that...

One odd thing is that I refer to (a.k.a. "pimp," "hawk," or "trumpet") my blog at work fairly often (although I do try to be subtle so it doesn't become annoying) yet few of my buddies from work seem to frequent the site. More often, the folks who're keeping up with it regularly are friends from halfway across the country.

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Ben Yoskovitz — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:22:12 -0000

Rob - it is tough. My only thought after reading a handful of your posts is that the content isn't focused on a particular subject. You've got lots of interesting posts, but they range from topics like music, your heating at home, etc.

It might be a question of your audience being very dispersed - so they find your site (let's say through Google) but there's not enough similar content to keep them engaged and coming back.

It's also a fairly personal blog, and I think those naturally get fewer comments than advice or news-related ones.

Maybe it's time for a contest? Use comments to determine the winner, offer some kind of prize, do something fun that would engage your audience...

Re: 5 Blog Writing Tips To Get More Comments

Rob O. — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:24:00 -0000

I'm stymied... I've posted a variety of longer and shorter blog entries, very opinionated and also completely uncontroversial, and posts that were sorta open-ended. Yet, with it all, I still get very few comments. My stats indicate that people are visiting and I've gotta assume that they're sticking around long enough to read some of my ramblings, but only rarely do they comment...