Continuing on from yesterday’s post I found a great article about comments and why we love them and we we don’t get as many as we want…
I soaked it all in…
10 Reasons Readers Don’t Leave Comments
- 1. What you write is so complete, that I don’t know what to say exceptgood job. I feel silly writing that, so I read and move on.
- 2. You’ve taught me something I didn’t know, and I need to think about it before I even have a question. Much like number 1, I don’t want to embarrass myself. I’m better off moving on.
- 3. I get ready to type a comment, but I notice you only respond to a few friends who mostly share inside jokes. I won’t take the risk of being overlooked in public.
- 4. The folks who comment on your posts like to argue and I don’t. I’m not sure I’m brave enough to fight my way into the crowd.
- 5. You rarely respond to comments. So, there’s no point in writing one.
- 6. Your blog has geeky attitude and I’m not geeky enough to keep up.
- 7. I really like your blog and your post, but I’m too tired, busy, or any one of a number things that you can’t control. I’ll comment the next I come back to read.
- 8. You end your posts with a giant general question like “What do you think of the Big Bang Theory?” That question is such a big one. I don’t have time to answer it. I feel strange answering with a lesser comment.
- 9. You put up a fence by making me login to comment. I have too many passwords already and I don’t know you well enough to add one to my list.
- 10. Your content wasn’t fresh and exciting, and I couldn’t find anything YOU inside it. It seemed the same post that I’ve read on 10 other blogs. If I commented, I would have to tell you that.
- PLUS ONE: Your post was negative. Negative is scary. Most folks don’t like negative stuff, because they know they could be next to be the recipient. I don’t comment, because I don’t want to be part of it.
