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Old 06-17-2012, 04:02 PM
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My Wordpress blog is about one year old and is attached to my dating directory. I have been posting about relationship issues and astrological compatibility. Comments are welcomed and accepted; however, most of the comments are related to posts made at least six months ago.

I have requested readers to let me know what they like, dislike, etc. Got only two specific responses. Still getting nonspecific comments to the same old (3) posts about Dating a Gemini.

I asked a few friends to check out my blog to see if my latest posts show, thinking perhaps readers are not seeing them, but this is not the case. All my current posts are listed......

I would appreciate some input as to what might be happening (or not) on my blog. Any advice would be helpful.

Blog address: www.a1-dating-directory.com/articles/

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Old 06-17-2012, 04:47 PM
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Terri.

First off your blog works fine. I can see the blog and the posts.

So, what you are experiencing is a "why aren't my readers posting comments" issue. I think anyone of us who've written a blog can experience this at some point.

I suggested checking out http://www.problogger.net/ for some tips.

They generally have quite a few posts designed to help with issues exactly like this. It may be as simple as wording something a different way, or offering something for free to the best post/comment or something like that in order to entice people to begin commenting...
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In my experience my site goes hot then cold then hot again with regard to comments. It can go for two weeks without any activity and then spring to life with new members and more than three dozen comments in a matter of days. I put it down to the subject matter my site covers.

With regard to requests for feedback on how the site is going, I usually get little or no feedback when I ask for it. For some reason the members prefer to offer feedback in their own time, usually either when they want a new feature for the forums or when something breaks, the latter not being a common event thankfully.
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I have to agree you seem to have good solid content. I guess sometimes people just "lurk" I'll be the first to admit I lurk behind the scenes.
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I wanted to also add, that with things like those love-compatibility horoscope guides you've given, those are pretty much timeless. So you shouldn't feel bad that people comment on those months or even years after you write them.

Sometimes content takes time for a person to find, but when they find it they comment.

I get a lot of comments on older posts on my blog. The downside of that actual occurrence for me is that many of my posts ARE dated. Meaning that when I wrote them (say a post about travel directories for example), the post was relevant and strong, but years on, some of the directories are no longer there, have converted into being travel portal/discount sites, or have simply changed from free to paid --- then i will get a critical comment, and I'm forced to respond.

My response typically is to try and steer people towards the actual site itself (away from the blog) by stating that it is constantly being updated so the latest "travel directories" or whatever is being discussed are always available.

It's un-realistic for me to go back and update blog posts. It would also be massively counter productive.

Perhaps you can think along these lines for your own blog (if the posts date maybe try to steer people towards inner page content on the actual site). Whereas if the posts don't date, just thank the people for their post

I think that is another point.. thanking people or acknowledging their contribution or participation. I said something akin to giving away free stuff... but it doesn't even necessarily need to be that.

A simple "great point! thanks for sharing!" said to someone can make them feel welcome and want to post again, and you can help readers to become writers that way.
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Thanks for your responses. It helps to hear what others experience.

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