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Do you wish more people would comment on your blog? The catch 22 is that comments attract more comments. But you have to get some comments, to get more of them. While good solid content is the most important thing to attracting comments, what do you do while you’re building content? Sometimes you feel like you are blogging out there all alone.

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16 Surefire ways to Increase Comments

1) Comment on blogs that are similar to your blog. If you are a writer, comment on other writing blogs. If you are a photography nut, comment on photography blogs. I try and comment only if I have something of value to contribute to the conversation–more than a “nice post” type comment.

2) Comment on new blogs. When blogs first start out it is hard for them to get comments. If you find a new blog with few comments and it interests you, leave a comment. [Read more →]

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How to increase your RSS subscriber numbers

Your RSS readers are your loyal readers. The readers who want to make sure they don’t miss your posts. They want the information you provide. They want it fed to them regularly and easily read through their feed reader . How do you increase your RSS subscriber count?

1) First you have to have good blog content, something the reader wants to read regularly. Your blog needs to have a definite focus. There are few blogs that are successful that have a wide variety of topics included in the blog. Most successful bloggers fine tune the subject of their blog. Readers come for that specific topic. Stick to that topic, with few or no off topic posts. [Read more →]

Tags: How to Blog, Wordpress by Kacey
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