<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424994438448770528.post1504951642213972521..comments</id><updated>2008-09-06T09:33:11.986-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on SocialFishing...: Burning Question:  How to get comments on your blo...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.diaryofareluctantblogger.com/feeds/1504951642213972521/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/1504951642213972521/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.diaryofareluctantblogger.com/2008/09/burning-question-how-to-get-comments-on.html'/><author><name>Maddie Grant</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17736023561843714093</uri><email>madsgrant@gmail.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424994438448770528.post-2918972721918769655</id><published>2008-09-06T09:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-06T09:33:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Great article Maddie and Lindy. Maybe it's in ther...</title><content type='html'>Great article Maddie and Lindy. Maybe it's in there and I just didn't see it, but one good way to encourage comments (as with so many things in life)is simply to ask for them. Of course, you have to have the right "voice" for doing this - I think Michele Martin over at the Bamboo Project does a great job of this. As, of course, do both of you.  - Jeff</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/1504951642213972521/comments/default/2918972721918769655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/1504951642213972521/comments/default/2918972721918769655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.diaryofareluctantblogger.com/2008/09/burning-question-how-to-get-comments-on.html?showComment=1220707980000#c2918972721918769655' title=''/><author><name>Jeff Cobb</name><uri>http://www.hedgehog-fox.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.diaryofareluctantblogger.com/2008/09/burning-question-how-to-get-comments-on.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424994438448770528.post-1504951642213972521' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/posts/default/1504951642213972521' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424994438448770528.post-6699055428431505368</id><published>2008-09-05T17:41:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-05T17:41:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Really great list!  One tip, though, is to encoura...</title><content type='html'>Really great list!  One tip, though, is to encourage people to post comments when they disagree with the blogger - so comments aren't just a cheering section.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Some bloggers ignore postings they don't agree with, hoping the item will sink to the bottom of the search engine pile.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/1504951642213972521/comments/default/6699055428431505368'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/1504951642213972521/comments/default/6699055428431505368'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.diaryofareluctantblogger.com/2008/09/burning-question-how-to-get-comments-on.html?showComment=1220650860000#c6699055428431505368' title=''/><author><name>David M. Patt, CAE</name><uri>www.aem-patt.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.diaryofareluctantblogger.com/2008/09/burning-question-how-to-get-comments-on.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424994438448770528.post-1504951642213972521' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/posts/default/1504951642213972521' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424994438448770528.post-3293115871336060053</id><published>2008-09-05T14:49:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-05T14:49:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy to comply with a comment ... first great ove...</title><content type='html'>Happy to comply with a comment ... first great overall list. Would love to here your comments about the need for bloggers to reply to comments. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;And of course wondering what your next article will focus on ... building subscribers?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/1504951642213972521/comments/default/3293115871336060053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/1504951642213972521/comments/default/3293115871336060053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.diaryofareluctantblogger.com/2008/09/burning-question-how-to-get-comments-on.html?showComment=1220640540000#c3293115871336060053' title=''/><author><name>Peggy Hoffman</name><uri>www.marinermanagement.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.diaryofareluctantblogger.com/2008/09/burning-question-how-to-get-comments-on.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424994438448770528.post-1504951642213972521' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/posts/default/1504951642213972521' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424994438448770528.post-964364630306955592</id><published>2008-09-05T10:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-05T10:08:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Sorry - can't resist meta-commenting on the articl...</title><content type='html'>Sorry - can't resist meta-commenting on the article about how to get comments.  Great article!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Greg</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/1504951642213972521/comments/default/964364630306955592'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/1504951642213972521/comments/default/964364630306955592'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.diaryofareluctantblogger.com/2008/09/burning-question-how-to-get-comments-on.html?showComment=1220623680000#c964364630306955592' title=''/><author><name>El Greg</name><uri>http://www.twitter.com/elgreg</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.diaryofareluctantblogger.com/2008/09/burning-question-how-to-get-comments-on.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424994438448770528.post-1504951642213972521' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1424994438448770528/posts/default/1504951642213972521' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>