Is there anybody out there?
That’s what it can feel like if you blog religiously without getting much – or any – feedback from readers. Because face it, we all love comments. Part of the satisfaction of blogging is knowing people appreciate what we do.
But getting readers to leave comments can be tough. And you have to be careful what you wish for: the comments you get might not be the ones you want.
The next WordCount Last Wednesday live chat will look at blog comments – creating posts that cry out for interaction, making it easy for readers to leave theirthoughts and tackling the equivalent of blog hate mail.
The chat takes place this Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Use the Twitter hashtag #wclw to participate.
Here’s the agenda for the chat:
10 a.m. – Sign on and introduce yourself.
10:05 a.m. – I’ll ask the following questions to get things started:
- What post or posts on your blog receive the most comments, and why?
- What’s your best tip for getting more comments?
- Do you make commenters verify their ID beforehand, and if so, what do you use?
- How do you handle mean, nasty comments, or personal attacks?
10:40 a.m. – We’ll open it up to a general discussion.
11 a.m. – The chat ends.
It’s possible to use the standard Twitter interface for the chat, but you might find it easier to follow along with an add-on application such as TweetGrid, TweetChat or HootSuite. Of those three, my favorite is TweetChat, which you can log into using your Twitter account. You might want to alert followers that you’ll be tweeting more than usual during the chat, and suggest they use Muuter.com to temporarily mute you if they don’t want to tune into the conversation.
If you’re unable to join us, I’ll post highlights from the chat on Thursday, Sept. 29.
Got an idea for a future #wclw chat, or would like to participate as a guest speaker? Send your topic idea or bio to me at wordcountfreelance@gmail.com.
Thanks for posting highlights online Thursday. I teach at the college and won’t be able to join the conversation.
most comments on my blog just in the form of spam, how exactly I can get comments in my blog?
First of all, use Akismet to get rid of the spam, or at least stop it from showing up in your comments.
Then, come to the chat: we’ll be sharing lots of tips for getting more comments.
Michelle
Hello Michelle, I agree with you when you say : “But getting readers to leave comments can be tough. And you have to be careful what you wish for: the comments you get might not be the ones you want”
I’m struggling a lot with spam LOL
Anyway, is this chat running yet?