Surprised, you quickly turn your laptop on and glanced at your latest blog post comment status. No comments whatsoever. But how come your visitors left without leaving any comment on your blog? So why don’t you invite them to comment on your blog, literally? MORE

Even though I do such little promotion, many posts get hundreds of retweets and comments. If you can get someone to comment on your blog, there’s a good chance you can get them to subscribe to it as well. Anyone can retweet, comment, or link to you once. Home What the F ? MORE

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking iPhone 4 First Impressions Written on June 25, 2010 by Justin Levy in iphone , video 6 Comments - Leave a comment! MORE

Second person is the best choice when you’re trying to encourage interaction and, although the rest of this post is written in first and third person, most of the comments directly answer the second-person question from the headline. Please share your thoughts and unicorn stories in the comments. Blogosphere Trends + Unicorns. This column is written by Kimberly Turner from Regator (a great tool that gathers and organizes the world’s best blog posts). Darren. MORE

Good grammar can do more than just help you avoid admonishment in the comments; it can also help your blog build trust and authority. Share them in the comments! 10 Blogosphere Trends + 34 Handy Grammar Tips. Online retailer Zappos has recently seen a “substantial” increase in revenue after correcting the grammar and spelling of reviews on its site. MORE

If you use humour on your blog, please share your tips in the comments. Blogosphere Trends + Humour. This column is written by Kimberly Turner from Regator (a great tool that gathers and organizes the world’s best blog posts). Darren. Once again, we’re taking a look at the stories bloggers have been writing about the most during the last seven days (list provided by Regator ). MORE

And the whole blogosphere enables me to converse with like-minded people. If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit How Social We Are With Social Media in your browser. Recent comments I believe that people just shifted from one form of. MORE

Tell us about it in the comments! Blogosphere Trends + Improving Readability. Hello again, fellow bloggers! Last month, we talked about how to find and interpret your blog’s readability score. If you weren’t happy with what you found, don’t worry: there are plenty of ways to improve readability and we’ll look at a few today. Some, such as using shorter sentences, may actually improve your readability score. MORE

Know your part in the blogosphere. Comment and share. Guest post, link back, comment on other blogs. Trying to get commenters on your blog can be really frustrating at first—it normally doesn’t happen automatically, but keep at it! Respond to comments right away with a real response, rather than just a thank you. Blogging for Dollars Business Blogging comments content conversation make money blogging MORE

And that’s simply not the case, in today’s blogosphere. Bloggers obsess over traffic and comments. But you can help them get the conversation on their blog going, by leaving good comments. Just make sure your comments don’t come across as spam. The secret to good comments, is to add value to the conversation. Write a good comment that adds value. That’s my take, but what do you think makes a good comment? MORE

Because today, we’re going to use the weekly blogosphere trends from Regator to talk about the importance of storytelling in blogging. Please share a link and any tips you may have in the comments. Blogosphere Trends + Storytelling. This column is written by Kimberly Turner from Regator (a great tool that gathers and organizes the world’s best blog posts) – Darren. I went tandem skydiving for my birthday in June. MORE

Monitor the mentions you get and be ready to comment, answer questions and make replies to those who write about you. Social Media Social Media PR blog reach blogger outreach bloggers Blogging blogosphere Influencer online mention PR publicity social media pr strategy word-of-mouth MORE

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He does write, “There’s no doubt that the blogosphere remains strong, at least for now. Please continue reading The Death of Blogging: Part 271 and leave a comment if inspired. Recent comments Recent comments. MORE

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read This Week | Main | Fans With Benefits: Add Value On Your Facebook Page » March 09, 2010 The New Dork - Entrepreneur State of Mind “Yeah, Now I’m in the Blogosphere. MORE

Scroll below his post to add a comment — and be forced to comment through Facebook. Whether or not you choose to share that comment on your Facebook wall is up to you, but it’s either comment with Facebook or don’t comment at all. MORE

Even if you’re not selling anything (yet), you still want your audience to take action by commenting, interacting, sharing, Facebook “liking” your post, watching your videos, attending your events, etc. In this example, the bloggers directly asks readers to vote in the poll and state their case in the comments. My call to action: If you’re a ProBlogger reader who has never commented before, take this opportunity to introduce yourself and say hello in the comments today. MORE

Thanks for joining me for another edition of the weekly blogosphere trends, provided by Regator.com. Then share a link to your post in the comments. Please share your accomplishments in the comments. Blogosphere Trends + A Challenge. This column is written by Kimberly Turner from Regator (a great tool that gathers and organizes the world's best blog posts) - Darren. Hi-dee-hoo, fellow bloggers! MORE

But as the blogosphere continues to expand (as noted by Diana Adams below), it becomes more difficult to stand out and be heard above the noise. How to Be an Awesome Blog Commenter by HubSpot Blog. MORE

Share your ideas and methods in the comments! Blogosphere Trends + Digging Deeper. This column is written by Kimberly Turner from Regator (a great tool that gathers and organizes the world’s best blog posts). Darren. Each week, we look at the ten most blogged-about stories of the last seven days, as provided by Regator (which is turning two years old on Saturday!). MORE

You may have heard the stat that for every 100 people who read your post, only one, on average, will leave a comment. I know I am; I read dozens of blogs every day but very rarely comment. Having eyes on your post and having comments aren’t necessarily the same thing, but the silence can be frustrating. Lesson: Ask for comments. This example got 113 passionate comments in just eleven hours. Lesson: Have an official policy on comments. MORE

Man alive, I hate bringing you a list of blogosphere trends that includes both Lindsay Lohan and Jersey Shore—not to mention Sarah Palin. Cottle has a long history of writing highly opinionated pieces that have, no doubt, helped her build a tough skin when it comes to antagonistic comments. Let’s chat about it in comments. Blogosphere Trends + Being Opinionated. MORE

Check back to answer questions and follow up on comments. This example received several negative comments but when the guest poster didn’t return to address them, they got out of hand. Lesson: Stirring controversy in a guest post is risky business, particularly if the host blogger disagrees or the comments get out of hand. Blogosphere Trends + Guest Posting. MORE

If you’ve been blogging for anything more than a few months, you probably have come across blogs using third-party commenting systems like Disqus , Livefyre , Facebook Comments, Intense Debate , and more. Should I use a third-party commenting system on my site?” MORE

PageRank 5, Alexa rank about 15K and constantly dropping (in case you are not familiar with how Alexa rank works, the lower the number, the better), a wealth of comments on every post. And blog commenting is still one of the easiest ways to get backlinks. MORE

If new visitors never stick around, if you rarely get retweets, or if there’s tumbleweed blowing through your comments section, this might not be because you’re getting anything wrong in terms of promotion. You could ask them to comment, ask them to subscribe, or ask them to check out your new product or service. If you’ve got a great writing tip to add (or a question to ask), just leave a comment below. Why Great Writers Win Out in the Blogosphere—And How to Join Them. MORE

As of this writing, Jon claims to have received over 1,700 subscribers, 1,000 Twitter followers and 600 likes/comments on Facebook prior to even writing a single post and only publishing his movie style trailer promoting his upcoming blog launch. MORE

Since the emails started rolling out, Netflix has been taking a beating of “ Dear Netflix – &# tweets, comments (38,007 as of this writing) on its Fan page, and overall really bad sentiment across the blogosphere and social media. Guest post by Joe Hackman. MORE

Further, professionalism means engaging your commenters , on and off your blog with respect. Too many times I debated commenters rather than simply thank them for investing the time to comment. Word of mouth through commenting and links did the trick. MORE

I have collected a Super Link List from around the blogosphere for you to be all that you can be online! Leave a comment! Five Comments No Serious Blogger Should Ever Post ¬ Mihaela Lica #265 February 13th, 2008 at 5:08 pm What an excellent list, Koka! MORE

As of this writing, Jon claims to have received over 1,700 subscribers, 1,000 Twitter followers and 600 likes/comments on Facebook prior to even writing a single post and only publishing his movie style trailer promoting his upcoming blog launch. MORE

Taking this theme a little further, I decided to branch out into the blogosphere, but using the number seven this time around was a tad too limiting. There are so many blogs out there that regurgitate news, causing clutter in the blogosphere. Thanks for commenting, Megan! MORE

This particular live-blog also makes the author of each comment undeniably clear, which is especially important when opinions are being shared in a post by multiple bloggers. Blogosphere Trends + The Art of Live Blogging. MORE

That’s when you begin to wonder … why isn’t anybody leaving a comment? There are blogs with readerships in the hundreds of thousands with barely a handful of comments per post. Why don’t people comment? This may come as a bit of a shock if you’ve been navigating the blogosphere for any length of time, but commenting on a blog is not a natural or intuitive behavior. But for commenting to happen, they must understand it as an option. MORE

There has been so much going on lately in the social media blogosphere that it seems the most efficient way to let you know the most important stuff is in a quick round-up post. Main takeaway – less commenting across the board seems to be a trend. MORE

GIFs have become increasingly popular on social media, and they’re a fun way to respond to a comment or add humor to a post on social media. Transform customer content, testimonials and your comments section into content for your blog or social pages. Guest Post by Jessica Davis. MORE

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Use CommentLuv for better comments I just finished my daily ritual of reading my favorite sites. Once I left a comment I saw that it had grabbed a feed from my site of the last post and added it. Leave a comment! MORE

Also, be aware that it may take the text of your comments into account when evaluating your site. Let us know in the comments! Kimberly Turner is a cofounder of Regator , a site that curates the best of the blogosphere, as well as an award-winning print journalist. Blogosphere Trends + Readability Scoring. Do you know your blog’s readability score? If not, there are several ways to find out. But before you go calculating, let’s talk about why you should even care. MORE

After all, the blogosphere at one point seemed to succumb to the allure of the statusphere and the effortlessness and trendiness of rapid-fire, micro publishing. It is a place where context, thoughtfulness and continuity are rewarded with inbound links, ReTweets, bookmarks, comments and Likes. MORE

replying to blog comments, participating in the blogosphere by commenting on other blogs, and sharing blog posts that I like. For the most part, I think you’ll agree that I do all this; my blog commenting has been down recently, but I’m trying to get it back up.). MORE

As always, the weekly blogosphere trends have been provided by Regator.com. Please share any tips you have as well as an example or two from your blog in the comments. Blogosphere Trends + Interview Tips. This column is written by Kimberly Turner from Regator (a great tool that gathers and organizes the world’s best blog posts) – Darren. Think interviews are best left to Barbara Walters, news reporters, or magazine journalists? Think again. MORE

Please share them in the comments. Blogosphere Trends + Using Infographics. Information graphics, or infographics as they are more often called, are a great way to convey complex information clearly and concisely. Infographics can be anything from annotated maps, timelines, flowcharts, graphs, Venn diagrams, size comparisons, charts, or data presented with snazzy typography to a gorgeous amalgamation of several of these techniques. MORE

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Are Blog Comments Dead? Written on July 30, 2010 by Justin Levy in blog , community , facebook , interactions , social media , twitter 23 Comments - Leave a comment! MORE