What motivates you to comment on a blog post?
Hi everyone!
I will be hosting a Twitter chat session tomorrow night with my fellow Australian beauty bloggers on Sunday 8-9pm AEST (GMT+11:00)
The topic will be Blog Readership & Engagement – you can follow our discussion using hashtag #bbloggersoz
Whilst I have a few discussion points lined up, I thought I’d hand the mic over to all my readers & share your thoughts on the following question:
“What motivates you to comment on a blog post?”
Giveways? Tags?
Is there a particular style of blog posts that drives you convert from a lurker to a commenter?
I’d love to hear your thoughts!
xoxo
Yishan
that’s a great question. i usually always comment on my favourite blogs .. and every now a then a blog will feature a product i am eying and provide great pics and swatches. and knowing how much work goes into that – that’s when i will usually leave a comment. i don’t really enter blog giveaways .. so that doesn’t motivate me to comment.
thanks for your comment Faye!! Another thing that motivates me to comment is if it’s easy to do so. I can’t stand the captcha or other authentication methods, when I’d rather just type my own name & URL!!
If post interesting and l like sure comment hehe.
Good question. I’d say, posts like this! Ask an interesting question after the blog post. This usually compels me to want to leave a comment to answer the question. Sometimes controversial posts work instigate me to wanna leave my 2 cents too
Controversial posts aren’t easy to put together, I take my hat off to you!!
I think if the blogger asks a question, even a simple one, it would encourage readers to comment. I find that works for me. Asking for feedback also helps. I think replying comments is important and also to comment back on the commentator’s blog if they have one — this could motivate readers to form a kind of online community on your blog because it would feel like you are keeping several “conversations”/”dialogues” going (and also getting to know your readers a little bit more) rather than just travelling on a one-way street in the interwebs….:)
Agree! The blogs I comment on the most are those that reply back~