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JuliaxX says:

6/13/2007 at 12:19 am

People just don’t like to write comments, they like to read posts therefore there is no need to fake posts. Take ProBlogger for an example sometimes he is left with 20 comments a day sometimes he is left with 200 comments a day even tho he is getting 25K-30K visitors .

My blog for example has also been started 3 months ago and i get 3-5 comments a day, except on some posts i get 40-70 posts a day and that is totally normal.

So for got sake don’t fake posts, people tend to find that out.
Shane says:

6/13/2007 at 12:26 am

Instead of faking a comment, I choose to answer my own question. I asked a general
Hamlet Batista says:

6/13/2007 at 12:27 am

I guess I should feel really lucky. I have 32 posts, 71 comments and I just started blogging (my blog is only a couple of weeks old).

Actively participating and linking to top bloggers’ posts has help me a lot.
Ray Fowler says:

6/13/2007 at 12:28 am

I don’t think adding fake comments to one’s blog is a good idea. I can understand the rationale behind it, but I think it undercuts your efforts in the long run. I think Darren’s fourth suggestion above is a much better idea – real comments on other people’s blogs rather than fake ones on your own!
Shane says:

6/13/2007 at 12:29 am

Sorry, my computer cut out. I was saying that I asked a general quesiton of my readers and then start the ball rolling by answering in a comment my personal answer. No need to fake it, and the conversation starts.
Arjun Muralidharan says:

6/13/2007 at 12:34 am

I have honestly never done it, simply because the thought had never crossed my mind. I always felt that if I don’t get comments I have to improve my writing, so that’s always been a motivator.

Maybe it’s just my niche. Maybe students don’t like to comment. Maybe no-one likes me. Or as I said, I should just keep working on my posts. My subcribership jumped from 10 to 27 this last week! Yay!
geoffrey philp says:

6/13/2007 at 12:37 am

The one thing that a blogger has is integrity. You lose that, you lose everything.
Kelly says:

6/13/2007 at 12:50 am

I guess I don’t understand what generating fake comments would get you…

If I have something to say as an author, I say it in my posts or in response to reader comments. If I had something else to say, it would perhaps be a new post – but a fake comment, what would the point be?

And as a reader, I have to say that my comments are based on the blog post and are not influenced by the number of comments. I don’t think a post is better or worse because of the number of comments. And in fact, sometimes too many comments is a turn-off to leave another.

So I absolutely wouldn’t do it. It doesn’t make sense.
Tim says:

6/13/2007 at 12:52 am

I never even THOUGHT to do this!

And, if you look at the comment level on any of my blogs, you’ll know I don’t (just not good at engaging comments, I guess). But, I do spend a bit of time leaving comments on other blogs, and that nearly always brings me a little traffic.
Jeremy Steele says:

6/13/2007 at 12:52 am

Spend more time being nice to the users who visit your site and spend more time commenting on other blogs… much more rewarding.
Kumiko says:

6/13/2007 at 12:55 am

In the beginning – fake it! Sites that have repeated posts with ’0 Comments’ just look unloved and unpopular.

It’s like how the more readers you display in your feedburner widget increases the amount of people who subscribe. Success breeds and success and the more comments there are (even if they’re fake) means you’ll get more comments.
Danielle says:

6/13/2007 at 12:56 am

In my early days I thought of doing the same thing but opted for posting a comment as myself offering a bit more on the topic. I gained more readers who comment through social networking sites, altering my tone, asking my readers questions and posting on the regular. Blogging for me is all about community. When I started out I wrote blog posts but didn’t read other blogs. Once I started reading blogs, commenting on interesting posts, offering support, and spreading link love only then did I start to receive comments. MyBlogLog is the most productive in terms of gaining readers for my site. You can discover blogs in your niche and comment on their community page as well as their blog.

I would definitely go against “creating” users just to comment. Usually the tone and feel of the comment will point a careful reader right back to you and if that happens you’ve lost a potential reader which is worse than a non commenting lurker.
diamondssaphire says:

6/13/2007 at 12:56 am

Wow..I never even thought about doing that. My blog is for my reflections on my day. If someone comments, links or mentions me on their blog, I feel like I have done a good enough job for the day. Sometimes I have a hard enough time deciding what I want to post about for the day, I have a ton of things that I could write about in my mind, but often choosing what I want to post about proves to be a challenge.
Rich Minx says:

6/13/2007 at 12:57 am

I can honestly say I haven’t faked comments. For me, reading real comments on my site is one of the most rewarding aspects of blogging. It shows someone has read my content and been compelled to respond in some way, even if part of the agenda is to promote their own blog. I think the best ways to generate comments are:

1. Ask for a response at the end of your post. “What do you think about…?”
2. Write a thoughtful post that people can relate to. The most comments I have generated from a single post so far was from writing about mediocre AdSense earnings, something most newbie bloggers can empathize with.
3. Link to other blogs. Those writers are likely to head over and read the post, maybe even leave a comment.
mark says:

6/13/2007 at 1:04 am

Very useful site man, congratulations!!!

About the fake comments, i think that isn’t necessary, ’cause the dialogs ‘ill come with the time and the relevancy of the topic. Make the blog more interesting is a good way to make the comments grow fast.

Hugs.
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Robert Hruzek says:

6/13/2007 at 1:08 am

I’m with Arun – I never thought of it either. Seems sortof, I don’t know, desparate to me.

I agree with Darren’s alternatives as something that will pay off far greater in the long run. And you need to take the long view, not the shortcut or it’ll bite you in the butt every time, sooner or later.

Patience, people! Patience! It’s worth the wait.
Matt says:

6/13/2007 at 1:09 am

My blog is 1 week old.

Theres around 8 comments or so in total across posts and static pages. However, i did add one fake comment to a news post about a grow operation in a swimming pool.

The comment was written to spark a minor discussion off with visitors (the actual comment is this: its amazing how much effort it takes to grow this stuff it must costs thousandss to setup a cannabis farm, you got rent, personal wage, equipment cost, electric all sorts!)

It did sort of work, as there were a couple more comments that day on that post. But they wernt really interacting with my fake comment like I had intended. Which leaves me wondering, if I didnt post the fake comment, would I still have had the other comments. Have I actually benefited at all?
Amanda says:

6/13/2007 at 1:11 am

Make friends with new sites I make my friends comment until I get readers.
Sara says:

6/13/2007 at 1:12 am

Adding a very clear “call to action” at the end of the post asking for comments is effective. Simply say, “If you have a reaction – good or bad – to this post, please tell me what you think. I’d love to know your thoughts. [additional pertinent question or two].” Very effective, usually, on nearly every post. I don’t think this is annoying, as the whole point of a post is to open up a discussion. Do this for a few weeks/few posts, and your readers will start participating without you even asking – or simply end your posts with a real question that you are genuinely curious about that relates to your writings. You have new readers every day, and they are not all necessarily the most blog-savvy – they sometimes need to be encouraged that their voice is what’s wanted.
Torsten says:

6/13/2007 at 1:13 am

I do have the same problem, my blog is one month old now, I have 40 posts and something like 5 comments or so. As well some few trackbacks which are the result from a blog carnival I entered with one of my first posts.
Sure it would be nice to get some more comments, but I think with improving writing skills and some more traffic it will come automatically.
Faking comments is something what I don’t think about. As for building a regular readership it is necessary that your readers have some trust in what you write and what you do. After finding out about faking comments it will definitely take longer to built up a trustworthy relationship with them.
Ari Shohat says:

6/13/2007 at 1:14 am

I wouldn’t really fake comments, as your time may be better spent actually posting elsewhere in other related communities.

However, there may be a middle ground where you can talk a few friends into participating on your site regularly. Tell them:

“hey guys, I really need to make this place look more alive, can you just try and comment whatever your heart desires on a lot of my posts until traffic goes up”.

I would think 2 to 4 people doing that is legit enough, and genuine, and will provide the effect you are looking for. I actually have done this in the Internet radio business many years ago, asking a few friends to listen so that the number of listeners registers just like comments does on blogs. After a few months other traffic picked up on its own, and my friends could relax and stop listening almost 24/7 :) Of course this assumes you still have quality posts coming all the time.

- Ari
Rhys says:

6/13/2007 at 1:15 am

It does seem desperate. Proper networking is the best way forward and more rewarding. My last post only has had one comment on it so far, but I’d much prefer that than 3 or 4 written by me.

Try doing what I do and nudge friends/relatives who know your blog to write a comment to try and stimulate conversation.
Matt Large says:

6/13/2007 at 1:15 am

I have to agree with what Shane suggested. If there are no comments on a post that I want comments on (a lot are throw away short posts that would never attract comments) then I go back to the post and add my own comment, updating something in the post or adding a new view to what I have written before. This can help get things rolling.

Another thing to do is always answer comments with your own comment. It raises the comment numbers and makes people feel like they are being listened to by the blogger. They are more likely to come back to check for further answers.

Finally, if you do get some comment traction on a post, after a while I try to either update the post itself (highlighted in an “Updated:” section at the bottom, with a summary of the comments or if there has been enough interest I add a new post about the comments. Again, if you mention commenters by name they feel more like their contribution was worth it.

Getting and retaining a strong commenting audience is a definite two way street of inclusion.

Finally on a technical note, if your blog has a feed you should add a “Post a comment” link to the bottom of each item (Feedburner can help with this). Make life as easy as possible for your users. That’s how I got to this post to comment. :)
derek says:

6/13/2007 at 1:23 am

I haven’t done the fake comments either and have experienced the lack of comments on my blogs. Something that I found helped increase activity were a few plugins that reward people for commenting and make commenting a little more like a discussion.

Try to participate in blog carnivals and get out there commenting on other people’s sites. You’ll likely have an increase in your own traffic and should see some new comments coming in as well.
Brian Auer says:

6/13/2007 at 1:24 am

Honestly, I’ve never even thought to do this. Sure comments are slow at first, but I don’t see any point in priming the conversation with fake comments. If you want to prime the conversation, do it in the blog post. Ask a question or ask for opinions — these types of things usually get people to comment a little more frequently. Then you can have a real conversation with them through the comments on your post.
Chase Roper says:

6/13/2007 at 1:30 am

On one hand, I am ashamed that I have also tried this. But on the other, I’m relieved that my peers have done the same thing at one point. I tried to add a comment that seemed argumentative against me hoping that it stir controversy and gain some attention. It didn’t work. It didn’t even get any other comments other my own fake comment. I’ve even considered deleting the whole post just so I don’t have to think about it anymore. I really like the suggestions of other things to do with your time here. Thanks!
Desty says:

6/13/2007 at 1:33 am

My blog isn’t even a month old and I have around 10 or so comments. My traffic count isn’t that great, but I guess people feel the need to comment on what they see. I suggest you promote your blog more and see if that helps. Linking to other blogs’ articles you enjoy, submitting posts to digg, joining mybloglog, etc. Its about getting out there and getting noticed.

BTW, my blog is still totally in its newbie stage. Still trying to get my writing style and niche down. If anyone can check me out at http://destyonline.blogspot.com and offer any suggestions, it would be appreciated. In the works is a domain name and a new template. I’ve been holding off on the domain name because I want to get my niche solid, but I figure I’d better get it down now.
Kathleen says:

6/13/2007 at 1:37 am

No, I haven’t left fake comments, but have commented on something I wanted to explain, after I posted. Also, just today, I asked my daughter to leave a comment, Pleeze!
Deb says:

6/13/2007 at 1:39 am

Never considered it, I guess it’s a sign of my ignorance to have not even thought the comments on others’ blog might not be “real”. Thanks for the wake-up call.
Simonne says:

6/13/2007 at 1:40 am

My blog was more than 6 months old when the first comments started to come. So Preston, I would say you are much better! As of leaving fake comments, yes, I did it a few times, because I read that this will attract other people to comment as well. In my case it was false. Besides, I was writing almost exclusively for people who were coming from search engine results pages, and I did not know why anybody would like to have comments on his blog. I even did not know that my blog was set up in such way that only subscribed people can leave comments :)
The Reviewer says:

6/13/2007 at 1:43 am

Wow fake comments? I never even thought of that. It doesn’t seem real to me, I wouldn’t want to do it, but I am a purest. I don’t download movies, I never use cheats on video games, and I always try to do things by the way that will show me the most exact level of performance.
Adam Snider says:

6/13/2007 at 1:47 am

I hadn’t even thought of fake comments until reading this, but I can definitely understand the temptation. Hell, I may have done that same thing in my earliest days of blogging had the idea occurred to me. I’m glad I didn’t, though, because I think the potential risks outweigh the gains.

If you get caught, your reputation will be tarnished. I can’t imagine anything worse than having your reputation destroyed before your blog has even gained momentum.

I’d say that it’s much better to follow Darren’s alternatives, especially commenting on other blogs. Integrate yourself into a community and you will find that your readership and comments will increase. It takes time to build, but it’s better than faking it and being called out for it if you get caught.
ourman says:

6/13/2007 at 1:49 am

I never ever thought to do it either. In general it seems a little sad.

Why not ask yourself instead, why people aren’t commenting? I often think that if people agree then they don’t comment. Be more challenging.

Also agree with the comment above – integrity is everything.

Don’t do it.
markowe says:

6/13/2007 at 1:50 am

Fake comments – no way! Honesty is always the best policy. Results got from cheating are no results at all. I would rather have few comments than false ones.

Having said that, I do sometimes follow up my own post if I think of something later that I forgot to mention.
Cecil says:

6/13/2007 at 1:55 am

When I started I thought about doing it but never did. I’ve been blogging for almost 3 months and have over 240 post and 57 comments. I would love to have more but they type of stuff I post some of it just doesn’t need to be commented on. I wouldn’t think it would be bad to comment on your own blog to trick people into commenting. There are other ways to get people to comment.
Hush says:

6/13/2007 at 2:01 am

I agree with most of the people here that posting fake comments would not be the best use of your time.

Another point is that, if you do fake comments, you will never find out what the TRUE potential of your blog might have been; and for some people, that’s important too.
Peter Cooper says:

6/13/2007 at 2:04 am

I’ve not done this on a blog at all, but this is a great tactic for forums where the posts are pretty much everything. The good thing about blogging is that comments are very ancillary to the whole process.. so you don’t need to fake it. You can even turn them off and just keep trackbacks on (a la Seth Godin) and few people really care (and if they do, they can blog a response and you get more linkjuice!)
Chris says:

6/13/2007 at 2:05 am

Wow – like others here, I’d never even considered the notion of faking comments.

Also like others here, I *have* left comments on my own posts to add extra details or to respond to a question I asked IN the post. But always as me.

I think if I found a blog I subscribed to was faking comments I’d probably wonder about credibility in general and unsub.
sunny says:

6/13/2007 at 2:05 am

I have found that when I write for appropriate blog carnivals, I usually get a lot of comments on my carnival posts. Another thing that helps sometimes is to end the post with a question. But I still have a long way to go
Erin Fogarty says:

6/13/2007 at 2:08 am

I would advise against leaving fake comments. Personally, I think that if you leave comments on other blogs, and you actually have something intelligent to say, people may just go to your page because you’ve intrigued them. Also, as Darren said, it would suck to get caught faking it! One thing that I always do is have a dialog within my own posts. If someone leaves me a comment, I respond to them in a comment on my own post. Sometimes when people leave comments they come back to see if you’ve responded.
I think that if you’re getting traffic to your site, though, comments shouldn’t matter too much. Remember, people are just feeling you out and getting to know you at this point. Just try not to get discouraged, and keep up the good pace on posts. I think most bloggers write posts that don’t get any comments sometimes, and it doesn’t mean that your readers don’t like what you’re saying. Maybe they’re so in awe by your post, they can’t come up with anything to say!
Henk ter Heide says:

6/13/2007 at 2:20 am

I would think that there are two possibilities. Either people will like your writing and over time will get to know your writing style and will recognize that you write comments on your own blog. Or they won’t like your writing and they won’t leave comments what ever you do.
pearl says:

6/13/2007 at 2:21 am

okay I admit, I did one fake comment under anonymous! and could feel it in my bones how the writing style was similar to the post and how anyone could tell.. may be no one could tell, but I couldn’t live with it! so decided to never do that..

my blog is less than six weeks old and I am getting fair amount of comments! I would rather spend time on making your content better than worry about faking comments! Also to let others know about your existence, leave comments on their posts, join social networking sites like mybloglog and join communities and network! Networking with other bloggers is the biggest aspect of blogging!

Darren: I love your honesty even when you have more than 20,000 readers!

so Preston.. its all about honesty!! and of course, patience!! ;)
David Culpepper says:

6/13/2007 at 2:23 am

I don’t think it is a very good idea. Just keep banging away with compelling content and the comments will come.
shedwa says:

6/13/2007 at 2:25 am

I’ve never posted ‘fake comments’, instead I make it a point to comment as myself after others have commented on my posts. This creates a nice dialogue between me and my readers, while also increasing the total number of comments on my posts.
60 in 3 says:

6/13/2007 at 2:26 am

I’ve never even thought of doing something like that. I just focus on writing good content and the comments come in on their own.

Two things I did do were:

1. Answer every comment and engage in a conversation. Don’t just say “thanks for the comment”. Answer questions, ask follow ups, elaborate. Make sure you engage your readers.

2. Changed some settings on my blog. Initially, every comment would go through moderation. This discouraged readers from posting since comments wouldn’t show up right away.

Gal
Juggling Frogs says:

6/13/2007 at 2:28 am

Like many others above, I never thought of this, or that anyone else was doing it. I think it’s “not kosher” and probably not effective, either.

What I do appreciate, however, is the honesty of those who admit to doing it, and to Darren’s respectful response and his allowing the discussion to proceed, free of judgment and self-righteousness.

I think the general disapproval of the idea is more powerful in this context.

It’s also reassuring that others share the feeling of blogging to the void, feeling frustration at the lack of comments in a new blog. Just hearing others with similar concerns might comfort the person who sent in the question, and convince him not to waste time having a public conversation with himself.

(Comments on others’ blogs would serve his ends much better.)

Thank you.
redwall_hp says:

6/13/2007 at 2:30 am

I don’t do fake comments either.
Hey, on my first blog I did 61 posts in two months. Haha!
Trent says:

6/13/2007 at 2:38 am

I second Gal’s comments – early on, respond to every comment with a comment of your own and don’t sweat it that some posts don’t draw commentary. Instead, focus on good content and add links on your good articles to high-profile bloggers, who will likely notice your trackback or see you on Technorati.
pelf says:

6/13/2007 at 2:43 am

I swear I’ve never done it. Why? Because I’ve never thought of it!
I was sad when nobody left me comments when I started blogging, but I invested a lot of time reading up on “self help” articles, e.g. how to get people to leave you a comment kind of posts, and I slowly got the hang of it.

I’m still not a pro when it comes to blogging — in fact, my readership isn’t something to be shouted at, but I know I’ve improved considerably, thanks to blogs like ProBlogger :)
D says:

6/13/2007 at 2:46 am

I don’t see any reason to leave fake comments. There are well established ways of attracting readers and comments – most of which are regularly mention here on ProBlogger.

When I started an anonymous blog about a year ago, I spent a week working on 7 or 8 posts that covered topics that most people would have an opinion on. I then spent a couple of days reading and commenting on other blogs – when I had something to say. This was all it took to generate interest, comments, links, and a small core of regular readers.

My advice would simply be to follow the advice given here many times – good content, and be social when it comes to other blogs and bloggers. And as has been mentioned above – ALWAYS reply to comments. If you ignore people, they won’t come back.