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19

Get yourself unstuck and out of a comment rut

I follow my stats every day, from both google analytics and stat press (although stat press is becoming less and less trustworthy, so I have been using Google analytics more.) Anyway, while I have still been writing every week day (going on 9 weeks!) I have found that over the last 2, while readership has actually gone up, the comments have gone down. And I am not sure why. I have scratched my head, wondered if it was my writing (nah, readership is up!), wonder if all my commenters have gone into hiding (have you?), maybe I’m not controversial enough (since my OCRegister ‘controversial’ blog got tons of comments) or if all of a sudden, people have stopped caring about responding (say it isn’t so!).

Rather than try and guess what it is – I want to get the straight answers.

Hopefully the comments will bring light to why or why not people comment, and this will help you to keep your comments consistent on your blog as well. After all, without comments, I’m just talking to myself here.

What makes you comment on a post? Or why don’t you comment on certain posts?

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  • http://getstimulustoday.com Matches Malone

    I will practically always leave a comment on a blog entry that I read. So, the question for you should become, why am I not reading your blog more? :)

  • http://wwwjackbenimble.blogspot.com/ Jack

    Comments are a funny thing. I have been blogging for five years now and have never had more readers than I do now.

    However, comments are tough to come by. I suspect that there are a few issues in play, such as time.

    There are so many distractions between Twitter, Facebook and everything else people just kind of pop in and go. So if they don’t feel pasionateit is easier to leave.
    Althought I should add that I can’t see what I am writing now. the box just disappeared so I am hoping tht there are not too many typos.

  • http://www.joshchandlerblog.com Josh Chandler

    It’s not so much, WHY aren’t people commenting, it’s about how you can re-engage people related to your niche, through search.twitter.com etc and bring them further into your blog to continue the conversation!

    That’s one trend, I have really really noticed of late, but just haven’t had the time to correct. Sorry I don’t comment often :)

  • http://www.1lessjob.com Tom

    Well, I only just found you so this is my first read and comment. So maybe you’re doing better on the marketing side and getting more new readers, it might take time for some to comment.

  • http://www.angryjuliemonday.com Julie @ Angry Julie Monday

    Yep. Same thing with me. Stats are double this month, less comments. I think everyone is super busy with family, etc. during the summertime. People just have time to read. I’m trying to make a better effort to comment more. I always like to throw in my two cents.

    I use site meter and it works pretty good for me. I get reports every morning in my inbox.

    I do click on a lot of links from Twitter though. Sometimes, I browse real quick, sometimes I stay and read a little more.

  • http://www.OCRealtress.com Carolynn Santaniello

    I agree with Jack that there is so much going on that it is difficult to take a little extra time to leave thoughts.

    I often wonder the same thing myself. It is probably that my writing is too much of a snooze.

  • http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Fly-On-The-Wall-Family-of-Blogs/73717324298 Robyn Hawk

    I usually read the 50 blogs I follow – either in Google Reader or on Alltop. So – you would really have to make me really angry or really happy to me to go to your blog to leave a comment. I find myself reading through posts and either nodding or saying OK and moving to the next one!

    OR – as you did here – ask for my opinion – we all have one and we all love to give it.

  • Kirsten Wright

    Thanks for all the great thoughts. I am sensing a general consensus being that more and more people are reading from twitter or from rss and don’t stay long enough after reading to comment…or we are just getting too busy!

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