Posting for Comments

Posted on November 17, 2006

Writing articles and posts for blogs is a great way to articulate your thoughts. Being involved with a community is the best way to get trusted information and insight from your peers. What do you do when no one ever comments on your posts? I was recently reading some posts from seoroundtable about topics that are being covered at PubCon. I was immediately intrigued with an observation that Rand Fishkin made. He pointed out that, when writing posts, if you have a “matter-of-fact” point of view you aren’t really promoting comments. If you want community involvement you need to pose questions, which makes sense…right?

Are you more likely to post comments on a blog that poses questions, or do you read blogs for more general information?


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  1. Jaimee November 29, 2006 5:43 am

    Yes, it is much easer to comment when the post poses a question, because it feels like the writer is asking for feedback or opinions. Although, if you have a “matter-of-fact” tone you sound more knowledgeable. Blogs should have a good mix to keep it interesting - like this one!

  2. dreras December 6, 2006 12:53 pm

    That is a great point, I completely agree. Thank you very much Jaimee!

  3. Marko January 2, 2007 6:45 am

    I am much more likely to post comments on a blog that poses questions because they are asking for input whereas an informational blog is more about presenting you with information that you might or might not have an opinion or comment on. For example on my blog I have posts that simply state facts and ones that ask for user input.

    I completely agree with Jaimee’s post that blogs should have a good mix of both to keep it interesting!