This is a guest post by Goran Zinic of InDigitalWorks.com that shares make money online tips and advice.
Creating a blog post to our blog seems sometimes hard stuff to do, especially if we want to capture our reader’s to post a comment on it.
Now, I want to share to you some of the effective ways on how to create a super commented post in our blog or as a guest post.
1. Share Your Best Informative Post
Sharing the best informative guest post could sometimes amaze your readers. Make it useful to them, that could sometimes change your reader’s beliefs in life.
It is also a great way to motivate the host of the blog to approve your guest post and build your authority through it.
2. Be Unique And Creative
Unique means not similar to others. So, share your information in a unique way and a creative manner. This post really works especially if you want to build your credibility in your field.
3. Share The Opposite Idea
Sometimes this thing works if you want to awaken the general ideas that your readers have. This thing could also encourage your readers to share their ideas about the topic. But make sure that you prove your opposite idea.
4. Be Controversial
I already did this thing and it really works in any niche. This strategy is like comparing of two or more ideas. You can also share the opposite ideas on each side.
The best example of this post is a guest post on SmartBloggerz entitled, “Content vs Markting! Which is King?“. Sounds interesting and controversial right? This post really earned a large quantity of comments here at SmartBloggerz.
5. Create An Eye Grabbing Title
An eye grabbing title could also awaken your reader’s bored thoughts. I also feel bored sometimes on reading many blog posts a day.
But sometimes, it would suddenly awaken when I see an encouraging title that most readers would love to read more about it.
One of its techniques is inserting a hype words in your post title phrase like, ultimate, super, kick ass, best, most, top and the likes.
6. Make Your Post Short And Concise
We sometimes feel bored of reading long posts, unless if it is worth reading the whole thing. So, sharing it in a brief and concise way is a good technique to make them read the whole post.
You can also try list post using bullets or numbered information because it is easy to absorb.
7. Ask Questions At The End Of Your Post
Asking questions to your readers would encourage them to also share their thoughts about the topic being covered.
You can also ask them a favor to comment into your post instead of asking questions.
8. Comment Your Own Post
I read John Chow’s “the secret to getting blog comments” ebook recently, and one of his tips is commenting your own post using alias. He said that, “this maybe a dishonest but in marketing, perception is everything and the perception is a blog without any comments on it is a dead blog”.
I was surprised because I already had this idea before and in fact, I already did this in my previous blog to capture my reader’s attention to also post comments via answering the first alias comment post. I never thought that John Chow also did these things.
In The End
I hope the tips above would benefit you. If you have some suggestions or queries regarding the topic, please post it in comment section.
Good tips.
“7. Ask Questions At The End Of Your Post”
I think this is very important. I comment on a number of blogs, and I find posts which ask something in the end to be the easiest to comment on.
But I am not sure about “8. Comment Your Own Post” I do not think people will like this if they know about it somehow.
Nabeel
Being unique and creative is in my point of view the most important thing. No matter how well you have written an article, if one can fiend something, that can’t be found anywhere else, the chances are that you will get a comment. Short posts are the way to go, since a lot of people stop reading after a certain point so being straight to the point is very important. Although a good thing, asking a question is not always sure to bring in more comments. It all depends on the question and the way you ask it.
i wish i had this post when i took part in your contest 🙂
I definitely agree with point #1 and #4. having those both on a single post will dramatically attract more comments. Also, it’s a good idea to have an open ending on the last part of the post, to let the curiosity of the readers follow through by asking or adding something. Cool tips Goran!
I can’t agree more, your best work should be your number one priority when guest posting.
If you are not able to share your best work wait until you can.
Wow! You hit the bull’s eye my friend. Thanks for sharing it. I will do what you share on this post.
The content that may solve any problem of the reader is the great content that attracts readers and commenting. Many readers will say Thank You, if they will find the solution helpful. Many others will be asking some questions due to their interest. In this way you will be getting more readers and more comments.
All the 8 tips above are helpful indeed. But the fact is still that it is said than done. For most bloggers, I think they are not good at creating super commented guest posts, though.
These are some really good points.If you are authority on a topic you are writing blog post,then you can really create good content.If you help your readers and solve their problems, you will always get comments
I think the challenge is becoming a go to place or as an earlier commenter put it an authority on the topic. Comments help create this so putting your own comments can’t hurt:)