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6 Lessons Learned by Receiving +10,000 Blog Comments

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Recently, NoPassiveIncome has reached the astronomical figure of 10,000 comments.

Currently, the count is 10,018. This is something I never imagined possible when I started blogging.

This blog is born 8 years ago, with this first post of Chris, the founder of NoPassiveIncome. Just one year later, in 2013, I received the property of this blog from him and started building audience and content.

I’m sharing these numbers to thank all NPI readers and commenters, with some tips that will hopefully help some other bloggers out there.

 

1. Many Comments Are Mine

A lot of the blog comments are mine, it seems obvious. A bit more than 3,000, at the moment.

Since the start of this website, I’ve done my best to reply to every single comment and, while I have recently fallen short, I have, for more than seven years now, done my best to engage with commenters of this site.

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2. Commenting Is Different Than Before

Leaving comments and getting them accepted on blogs use to be easier, many years ago.

CommentLuv (as well as other plugins) made easier for bloggers and commenters to get a dofollow link and “steal” some juice from the website.

This is something that has changed, recently. Many blog owners have turned off the commenting feature on their site or they use more precaution, now, when accepting comments, in general.

 

3. Leverage the Power of Certain Comments

Have you ever found yourself in this situation, thinking about how much you learned from a particular comment, in relation to the actual blog post?

This is a fantastic thing to notice and, as a blog owner, it’s great to learn from readers who are engaging and being so active in your niche.

Just have a look at this comment from my friend Atish Ranjan:

We talked about sponsored posts, in particular Postjoint, a platform that use to be popular to make money blogging, but then penalized by Google and went out of business.

 

4. Build Sincere Friendships

It’s been my absolute pleasure over the years to have made some sincere friendships.

Just to mention a few:

 

5. Asking for Comments is Okay!

You will be surprised of how many comments you can get by simply asking for them!

Something like this will work:

What do you think?

Do you have any other resources to add?

Please share your knowledge and experience in the comments below, thanks!

 

6. Always Thank Your Readers

Remember to always thank your readers. They are the fuel of your blog.

Also, I would like to take the opportunity to make a special mention to (just as example):

Please forgive me, if I forgot to mention someone in particular, but within 10,000 comments, there are many names to mention!

 

Is Your Blog Getting Comments?

I’d like to ask you about how many comments you’re getting from each blog post.

If you’re having trouble getting people chatting on your site let me know below, so we can discuss!

Feel free to comment about others as well, if you have some tips.

Once again, thank you to everyone who has left a comment on NoPassiveIncome over the years. It means so much to me.

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Comments

  1. Erik, thanks for the shout bro! I hope all is OK over there in Italy with the quarantine dude; sending healing energies to you guys. Commenting rocks. I pulled back for a bit to guest post more, but dove in again recently. Simple way to make friends and succeed. Congrats on 10K. Awesome!

    Ryan

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    • Hi Ryan,
      thanks for your message.

      Pleasure is mine, I really appreciate our friendship!

      Yes, in Italy it’s an emergency I’ve never experienced in my 41 years of life.
      We need to stay in our houses and move out only if needed.
      For now, all is fine on my end, but it’s a very uncomfortable situation!

      Thanks for your comment and kind words, buddy!

      Reply

  2. Hi Erik, I’m glad I’ve gotten to know you from your blog and comments back and forth. I’ve learned a lot from you over the past decade! I still do generate comments over at my blog and I use the Thrive comments now.
    I used to love CommentLuv but it got buggy and I switched a few years back now.
    Thanks for the mention and friendship!

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    • Hi Lisa,
      thanks for the support.

      I have learned a lot from you too, over the years and I really value our friendship.

      Good to hear commenting still works for you….

      Thanks again!

      Reply

  3. Hey Erik,
    So cool to be included here. Thanks for that 🙂
    It truly has been a pleasure getting to know you. You share some epic content and I’ve learned a lot from that. Keep doing what you’re doing. You’re helping so many of us.

    Reply

    • Hi Dana,
      pleasure is mine to have met you. 🙂

      Thanks a lot for your comment and kind words.
      Talk soon!

      Reply

  4. I’m exhausted thinking about your 10,000 comments 😁

    That is an amazing accomplishment. It shows that you have built a solid community and create helpful thought provoking content.

    Much respect!

    Take care
    Steven J Wilson

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  5. Hello Erik,

    You are doing a great job with your blog. I am really feel happy to contribute on your blog. Blog commenting is a great way to build networking with bloggers and increase better engagement. Many people only see comments from the SEO perspective but It is not only the seo it is far more useful to build a good friendship with our bloggers in an authentic way. Thanks for the mention.

    Regards,
    Vishwajeet Kumar

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    • Thanks for the on-going support, Vishwajeet.
      I really appreciate your time for the visit and comment. 🙂

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  6. Hi Erik,
    What an amazing news!
    Thanks Erik for the wonderful shout out 🙂
    Great joy to note the progress 👍 in getting more comments on your blog posts. It’s Indeed 😁 a great pleasure to read your posts.

    Though I am in your mailing list most often I land on your space via BizSugar.

    I published a post on my blog on the subject blog comments under the title, ” Power of Blog Comments”
    It’s really sad to note that, these days many neglect this wonderful strategy in blogging

    I will make a note about this mention in my updated Post People who honored 🙏 Philipscom
    Regards
    Phil

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    • Hi Phil,
      I love to share content on BizSugar.
      It has really worked for me over the year to promote my websites.

      Thanks for the continuous support, I really value our friendship!

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  9. Hi Erik,
    Thanks for mentioning me in your blog comments post. I have not been commenting these days but this post of ur is worth the read and also comment.
    And you are right blog comments can help in many ways.
    Thanks,
    Have a good weekend.

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    • Thanks for the on-going support, Robin.
      I really appreciate your time for the visit and comment. 🙂

      Reply

  10. Hi Erik,

    Wow – what an achievement 🙂 You have worked hard on your blog and deserve all the success you have had, and are still having!

    Yes, keeping comments on a blog is much harder than it used to be. Some comments it’s easy to just get rid of a blatant link-drops, but others …. I sometimes wonder whether they’re just inexperienced bloggers who just need educating. Perhaps I’m too soft LOL

    Thanks so much for the mention and I really value our friendship over the years.

    Joy Healey – Blogging After Dark

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    • Hi Joy,
      a nice number, isn’t it?
      It looks like hard work always pays off…

      Yes, sometimes it’s difficult to manage all the spam comments we receive at our website, on a daily basis. Luckily, we have a number of plugins to use with WordPress! 🙂

      Thanks so much for the comment and I really value YOU as a friend over the years.

      Reply

  11. Hi Erik,

    Great to see that your blog touched up the mark of 10,000 comments. That is a great achievement for sure. After seeing this post, I checked my blog’s as well, and I was surprised to see, I received there 16,000 comments too.

    It is always great to get comments, and have healthy conversations with our readers in the comment section.

    Nowadays, due to Google’s link penalties, we have to be more careful and selective approving comments and links.

    I am glad that you have learned so much over the time. In fact, everyone of us learn when we blog. That is the best thing about blogging that you learn while you earn.

    Thank you so much for mentioning one of my oldest comments. It reminds me of older days.

    Thank you so much, mate.

    Happy Blogging!

    Keep up the good work.

    Reply

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