ARticle: BlogCoach: 8 Ways to Encourage Your Readers to Talk Back

What would blogging be without the interaction between writer and reader? Old school media, that's what. And not "old school" in a good way. Commenting allows your blog to become more than just an information source. It allows it to become a community. It also just plain feels good to know that someone cares enough about what you're writing to respond to it. Here are eight tried-and-true tips for making your readers comfortable enough to talk back: Turn off comment moderation. Really. Go ahead. Turning off comment moderation allows for a more natural give-and-take between readers, since you won't be putting several comments through at the same time. Readers can better respond to each other if the comments appear one by one. Wary of comment spam? Enable email comment notification that lets you make sure all your comments are relevant. You can easily delete any comments that need it. If you've got some serious trolls or spammers and absolutely need to moderate, then do so as promptly and as often as you can.   Read More:   http://www.blogcoach.org/2009/03/8-ways-to-encourage-your-readers-to_872.html