The one thing that I rate blog posts on is how many comments they have. If they don’t have many comments, then I will skip right over the post. If the post has a lot of comments, then I will dive right in. Maybe you rate blog posts by looking at comments, or maybe you read each one. If there is another way you rate posts besides how many comments they have, please let me know.
What if bloggers took away commenting systems? Would you still read their blogs? Would it make the reading experience better since you don’t feel like you have to leave a comment? Would the blog experience be worse? Let me know.
Adam Smith
25 Years in Retail, Restaurants & Hospitality · Author · Speaker · Coach
Adam spent 25 years in retail, restaurant, and hospitality leadership — managing teams of 60, growing a store from $600K to $2M+, and overseeing guest experience at a corporate level. Author of The Bravest You (endorsed by Seth Godin). Host of two podcasts. 170K monthly readers. Grimes, Iowa.
the more comments the blog post has…the more i try to stay away from it… i usually read the ones that don't have a lot of comments…since i find that most of the "not-too-commented" ones are the posts written from people's hearts.
a lot of comments usually mean that most of the time….there was something "controversial" written… and people will be quick to act out of emotion and write their thoughts instead of posting biblical truths.
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great to hear a different perspective
my highest rated post is the "why i don't follow @RickWarren" post. it is also the most commented on.. i think. i totally agree that the provocative title and the current subject matter (twitter/social media) drew in the views, replies, retweets, etc. i don't rate my blogs or any other people's blogs on the amount of comments. in fact, i feel lost in them and commenting is not only supportive or critical, it gives you a voice.
personally, i run into people at different church gatherings (since i am church hunting) and they tell me that they read my blog. they've never commented! one lady even said she prints out my posts and shares it at the ministry staff meetings. i was in shock.
a successful blog does have readers, but it should have quality content, a decent flow in the writing style, and an openness to allowing for other voices. that's what i deem successful;)
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and that is one I definitely read. loved it.
thanks:) lately it's been provoking some constructive conversation on McManus' Origins Project forum. strange thing this blogosphere!
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i tend to skim a few posts and see if the blog is worth my time on the regular. i don't like going by commenting because, for me, i tend to get the most out of blog posts when i've dedicated time to "knowing" the person. i try to keep by blog following fairly meaningful.
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I'm more relational with the blogs I choose to read. If I know the person or if a good friend who's judgement I trust recommends one, or someone I know from some social networking site.I'm more relational with the blogs I choose to read. If I know the person or if a good friend who's judgement I trust recommends one, or someone I know from some social networking site.
And with comments I usually don't have the time to dedicate to skimming through them but I am curious as to what everybody is talking about. Yeah… I follow the crowd.
me too:)
Not to sound copy cat – but I agree w/ posted comments above. # of comments doesn’t matter to me. (As a blogger, I like ppl commenting, but truthfully, that maybe more for my sense of accomplisment) blogs are relational – whether via personal knowledge or interest level due to career/topic connection for that person and my needs/desires to grow or learn. Relational trumps most decisions these days.
good stuff
I read my friends blogs, so theres that relationship there. But, off their site, I read the most popular. Good stuff folks.
And what if you run across a new blog post that hasn't had a chance to be commented upon?
What if the author does not right a post that calls for a response or opinion?
If you think quality is depended upon numbers, then consider what gets the largest number of flies buzzing around it.
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If it's not a popular blog, then it has to be a friend's blog for me to check it out. I usually dont skim the internet although I wish I had time for that. If its a friends blog, I'll check it out whether commented on or not. The most commented on or most "popular posts" seem to be the most controversial posts. They usually get me thinking.