An article just for article's sake is like a boring expository essay that won't answer questions or engage in discussion with the reader. It has even become a rule, and for some it has become a standard for bloggers not to answer any questions or discussions from readers. For those famous blogs with a large number of comments, it is obviously difficult for the blogger to respond to every comment one by one. But you have to respond to some of these pithy comments, right?
The fact is that most blogs are not famous blogs (Soft Mine is also one of the insignificant blogs), so should we actively return to the comments on the blog. But in fact – many people cannot do it. I once said that even if your website is built, the work is not over yet. You must put all the effort into improving your article and listen to all the comments readers leave after the article is written. Learn to be kind to every visitor to your blog (you can discuss blog construction with me).
Over the past few months, I’ve been doing my best to answer every reader comment on my blog to see what changes it makes. The results were astonishing. My readers are very grateful that I can answer their questions one by one, and some readers even send me emails to express their gratitude. So what are the benefits of proactively responding to blog reader comments? Why should you take a certain amount of time to answer your readers? It boils down to 5 reasons:
1. Helps encourage people to leave comments
If you ignore readers' comments, readers won't say anything on your blog. By replying, you not only let people know that you care about your readers' opinions, but you encourage them to comment again in the future. In addition, readers who don't comment often will appreciate your enthusiasm when they know their questions are indeed being answered.
2. Helps improve the quality of your articles
Readers who reply to this article tend to have some knowledge in the field, and you can gain more knowledge from reading their insights and improve the quality of your article. Your insights will be sublimated, new perspectives will be put forward, and people’s questions will be explained... This process is the process of improving the quality of your articles.
In addition, new readers will join the discussion and express their personal opinions.
3. Good for search engine optimization
Readers' comments are beneficial to SEO to a certain extent, although the effect will not be obvious. More opinions (including your own) means more relevant keywords, making it easier for search engines to crawl your blog. In addition, some content that has not been mentioned in your article can also be mentioned in the comments, which is also beneficial to SEO. (For example, your article is about Norton antivirus software, but in the comments, there is a method for detecting and killing *** viruses)
4. Helps add more social proof
Social proof is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when people around you know more than you do, which affects your decision-making. (Social proof is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when people's decisions are influenced by making the assumption that surrounding people know more about certain situations than you do.) Note: Too profound to be ineffective.
For example, if you are in a mall and see a large crowd of people gathered around a certain store, you will automatically be attracted by this phenomenon and go to take a closer look. In the same way, you are also likely to be interested in a blog with a large number of readers because you will feel that it has a certain value.
In most cases, your comment will count toward your article's total number of comments. This means that if you reply to 15 comments, there will be 30 comments, which will deepen people's impression of your blog and attract new readers.
5. Helps you establish authority and credibility
Finally, establish your authority among your readership by answering every comment. Because you care about your readers, this makes your readers more loyal and trust you.
If you ignore any comments, you are just singing a one-man show. No matter how wonderful the show is, it is only your own show. But if you can heed and respond to some insightful insights, you'll really make an impact on your blog's readers. In fact, it doesn’t take a lot of time to reply to comments, so why not? Try to answer every reader’s question, and maybe you will gain something.
How do you feel about responding to blog reader comments?
How do you feel when you get a reply to a comment on someone else's blog? Do you think it's worth spending time and energy to answer readers' comments, or is it just a waste of our time? Let's talk about your personal insights, I believe everyone has thoughts and expectations.
MK compilation via dailyblogtips.com
Original article by Soft Mine, original link: http://www.x-berry.com/five-reasons-to-respond-every-comment
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