Using Comments To Better Your Blog
Genesis Davies is a work at home mom of two. She currently runs three blogs, one of which is At Home Mom.
As bloggers, we tend to be obsessed with stats, but have you taken a look at other areas of your blog? Take comments, for example. They can be a very useful way to find out which of your posts are hitting home and you can use them to narrow down your focus.
I recently learned this lesson after writing about a week’s worth of what I thought were great, informative posts on work at home businesses. But that whole week, I got no comments, not a one!
Upon examining my comments a little closer, I suddenly realized something. The posts that I thought were important and relevant . . . weren’t the ones my readers were looking for! The posts that draw the most comments are my ones on time management or keeping your children busy while you work.
You see, comments aren’t just a fun way to connect with your readers. They offer great insight into what your public wants from you. By checking frequently and analyzing the posts that your readers are commenting on and linking to, you will quickly get a better idea for whether or not you should adjust the focus of your blogging.
When you think you have things figured out, use your comments as a test. Write three or four blog posts in a row on the topic areas that you have noticed the most activity on and you will be able to see how well they fare by monitoring comments. It’s a great way to help improve your blog on a continuing basis.
