When I started my first blog, one of the challenges I faced was finding ways to get people to leave comments on my blog posts.
When you’ve taken the time to write a blog post, it’s only natural that you’ll want to receive feedback on what you have written.
Have you ever seen a blog and wondered how the blogger consistently received comments on their posts?
In this post, I’m sharing with you the method some bloggers use to get more comments on their posts.
But before we get into it, I’m sure you’ve heard about the importance of writing helpful content, building relationships, asking questions within your posts, etc. as ways to receive more blog comments.
Yes, all of these things are important and are methods I highly recommend. However, in this post, I won’t be focusing on those methods.
In this post, I’ll be telling you how that brand new blogger receives comments on every single blog post they write, while you’ve been blogging for months, if not years, and are lucky if you get one comment.
How to Get More Comments on Your Blog
The secret to getting more comments on your blog is to share your posts in Facebook share groups.
Not all Facebook groups allow you to promote your content. If your goal is to receive more blog comments, you’ll want to make sure you’re joining Facebook share groups. These groups typically have scheduled days for sharing your content.
For example, Monday could be for promoting your social media accounts, Tuesday for sharing your latest blog post, and so on.
The Blogger Life Facebook Group
The posts you want to look out for in these share groups are the posts that allow you to leave a comment with a link to a blog post that you want comments on.
In these threads, bloggers support one another by visiting the links placed within the thread, and leaving comments on the posts as requested.
Depending on the rules for the group, you’ll either return the favor to those who left a comment on your blog, or you’ll choose from a few blogs within the thread to comment on.
I have participated in Facebook share groups and can tell you that if it’s your goal to increase your comments, you’ll be able to do that by participating in these groups.
I haven’t participated in share threads enough to say if any additional benefits are received from sharing your content this way (such as building genuine relationships). However, I have noticed that when people see that others are commenting on your blog, it makes them more likely comment.
Also, I’ve heard of blog posts going viral after being shared in Facebook groups. So, I do see the potential benefit in participating in share groups.
If you’re interested in participating in Facebook share groups and don’t know where to find them, check out my post 73 Facebook Groups for Bloggers and Business Owners.
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73 Facebook Groups for Bloggers and Business Owners
Happy blogging,
Agree that FB group are great for growing your reach and comments! I’ve found a lot of great blogs that way as well!
That’s awesome Rachel! Facebook groups are definitely a great way to discover new blogs.
One of he ways that I found that gave me loads of comments was link parties. I make sure how we I link up and leave comments in return and the. When I’m on those blogs linking up, I look for other linkups, linkup up, comment on their post and invite them to link back. In half the cases the comments are returned. I participate in comment share groups if I find one post didn’t get the love it needs but you’re right, depending on your content, if it resonates more with your audience, the comments quadruple. I’ll have some posts perform better in terms of traffic than others that got lots of comments, but if you look at how many comments they got, it’s not much. I know then it’s because it’s not the type of post my returning visitors expect but I like them because it brings others around.
Hey Tiffany,
Great advice here.
I haven’t immersed myself deeply into facebook groups yet, but this post will definitely help me take the plunge. Love your site design btw, even though I’m not what’d you’d call feminine.
Keep up the good work.
I totally agree about Facebook Groups. More than comments, you get to socialize with people in your Blogging Niche. It’s like a community of people to get together and share ideas and help each other grow. I love this post. Thank you so much for sharing this.
I completely agree Angela! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
I’m going to launch my own blog soon! I’ve read several of your posts and they’ve been very helpful and just wanted to say thanks (:
Thank you Chantal!