I like the idea of asking questions in a post, in order to get your blog readers thinking. And people generally like being compelled to ponder (I think especially someone with a blog). On Matt Huggins’ Entrepreneurial Blog he asks a Question of the Week, and I see many people who ask a questions in their posts. Or another approach is to say something controversial, or very thought-provoking. Why? To get comments, I suppose.
And I think phooey to Alexa Rank and BlogJuice – There should be a Comment-o-meter and the success of a blogger should be based on the number of comments in his or her blog. I think that would be a good way to rank blogs instead of inbound links, because really with so many linkbuilding approaches out there, that should be an SEO thing and not a concern for bloggers. And really, what excites a blogger more: Oodles of comments or Alexa Rank? Personally I love the comments.
And this brings me to a comment by Mike on one of his blogs, Ordinary Folk, where he used the phrase “THE POWER OF SCHMOOZE”. I have seen the discussion come up a few times now about the importance of leaving comments on other blogs, and the importance this plays in marketing your blog. And just as it important that you receive comments, you must really always keep in mind that you must reciprocate. I don’t want to visit a snob-blog. Do you? :)
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