How do I know if anyone is reading my blog?

[sobebabies]

I love blogging. It's better than annoying people with all my thoughts; I find I can dump it all into one of my blogs (I have business and personal blogs on different topics) and then not bore my friends! But I do work at my writing and it feels like pissing in the wind, ya know? I do get the occasional comment. How do I get people to comment more? The one I've worked hardest at has a feed and I know people must be subscribed. I get maybe 2 comments a month. I run into people who know me from that blog so that is pretty cool. But why no comments and how to get them?

[Bob Barr]

Originally Posted by sobebabies

I love blogging. It's better than annoying people with all my thoughts; I find I can dump it all into one of my blogs (I have business and personal blogs on different topics) and then not bore my friends! But I do work at my writing and it feels like pissing in the wind, ya know? I do get the occasional comment. How do I get people to comment more? The one I've worked hardest at has a feed and I know people must be subscribed. I get maybe 2 comments a month. I run into people who know me from that blog so that is pretty cool. But why no comments and how to get them?

I'd suggest making an effort to ensure that your blog entries are open-ended. Put out your thoughts but directly encourage others to rebut or reinforce your thoughts. Openly solicit comments.

I see a lot of blog entries where the poster puts out his thoughts on a subject but then just leaves it at that. If people percieve your posts as being 'the authority' on a subject, they're much less likely to add their own thoughts as comments.

[motherknucker]

people usually don't like commenting. that my view

[guardianangel]

I think I have the answer to your last question.

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Here is a short summary.

Make your post attractive

Besides choosing a good topic, making it attractive to your readers is like inviting them to post a comment.

Invite them

Besides your conclusion for your post, you can invite them to post their comments and suggestions in your footnote. A good quote at the end of your post can also attract comments.

Leave them a space

A good post is worth replying for, but if you already discussed each detail then they will have nothing more to comment.

Acknowledge them

Although there is a little chance that they will come back to see your reply, posting a reply is a good attitude. This means you are concern with their comments.

Do not drive them away

Some readers would like to leave a comment but you may be driving them away unintentionally. Avoid requiring them to register or answer a question before they can comment.

Commentators are valid customers, so put yourself in their shoes.

Good luck!

[bobkat]

well done explained by "guardianangel"

[arcel]

maybe you could place a statcounter... that it still doesn't mean that every time someone visits your blog they're reading it... unless your a "Psychic"

[guardianangel]

Originally Posted by bobkat

well done explained by "guardianangel"

Thanks for appreciating my post. Hope to share more.

[kenbleu]

increasing traffic of your blog is one symptom of reading your blog, use blog statistical tools to determine your number of unique visitors.

[my_misyel]

Continue writing unique contents with your targeted keywords. You can put a "statcounter" (just an example) for you to monitor your visitors =)

[Jay_Cee]

I use Google Analytics to track my blogs.
https://www.google.com/analytics/settings/home

Pretty useful for what I want to acheive.

[tugade18]

If you are using blogger., you register first to google analytics to view the web site who vists your blog site. If you're using wordpress, just click the Daschboard and you can see the blog status of your blogs.

[ezhel]

you can put statcounter for you to monitor who is visiting your blog.

[lordkira]

good post guardianangel.. learned a lot.. i too like some comments in my blog.. just to feel I've done a great job sharing my thoughts.. thanks for the tips..

[guardianangel]

Originally Posted by lordkira

good post guardianangel.. learned a lot.. i too like some comments in my blog.. just to feel I've done a great job sharing my thoughts.. thanks for the tips..

It's my pleasure. I am just glad someone's learning somehow.

[falguni1]

use feedjit

[globalwebdirectory]

in wordpress get idea from analytics,
but i will also like to know same method which is used in forums that tell 5 people or so many people viewing this thread.

[bloggeroftheweb]

use statcounter.

[my_misyel]

Originally Posted by falguni1

use feedjit

Yes, i use this too
I can track the locations of my visitors.

[Sid Software]

Wow a bunch of you read her title but not the message.

Remove the rel="nofollow" tag from commenter's hyperlinks. There are a number of plugins that do this. This rewards your commentors with a little link luv.

There are several do follow lists and search engines that you can then submit your blog to.
In no time flat you are going to have problems with too many comments.

[x3mario]

How do I know if anyone is reading my blog?

Get a widget that track the visitors who visit your blog.

How do I get people to comment more?

Provide a unique content that catch the attention of your reader.