Hi, Val. A blog is a compilation of posts. So a blog is like a diary that you write in every day. Each entry you write is a post. I don't spend hours writing a post. Most I can do very quickly, and I get comments on them. 

I understand new members may not have any comments at first. There is a group for new members and they can post to that group. That will help new members get started with forming relationships on the site, and help them get comments. 

Also it shouldn't matter too much about the comments. Yes...it's nice to get them, but who are you really targeting with your blog? Mine is targeted towards the consumer and getting myself to rank high on the search engines. That is what I'm really working for, and writing my market reports and about local events has worked for me. 

Hello Val-I like the response that Debbie Laity gave you. I have been disappointed when I thought I had written a brilliant post and received few comments but none have ever taken hours. Then also a lot of joy just from a 100 comments on a pretty photo I have taken.

I have crafted some really wonderful posts (this is my own assessment by the way) that got very few comments and it almost hurt my feelings. Then there have been others I threw together that hit a nerve and got tons of comments. The moral is you can't plan. It will be what it will be and don't stress over it. Write what you feel like writing and I hope you are writing to the public and to get business. That is where you will reap the big rewards in your paycheck.

I write posts mostly about market reports for neighborhoods.  I don't expect comments.

i take like 5 min to do my blogs (and they read like it :)  )  so when no one says anything i dont mind. i learned to put a picture of a puppy in there and i gets lots of comments :)

One of the purposes of blogging here is to generate business.  Consumers generally do not comment on this site.  However, they are stil reading the public blog posts.  If they contact you to possibly handle their transaction then that is a great feeling and much more mutually satisfying than a comment on a post.

You will get more comments when you expand your network of members. Are you commenting 20 or more times a day with members who usually reciprocate with comments?

Sad.

I agree with Debbie Laity.  Don't get discouraged about the comments, mainly focus on targeting your audience, and picking up leads.  That is what I do.  I usually don't spend hours on it either, but don't blog as much as I should.  I try to get quick content out there, mainly for my listings to get more exposure.  

 I'm a man but I have feelings. I weep, I laugh, I cry, I love, I care .... just not over blah blah blogs. lol

Val I was feeling bad after reading this question and rushed on over to comment on a bunch of your posts only to find that they are not there.

Well I tried anyway.

There are a lot of people really good at reciprocating comments, so I've found if I leave enough comments, I nearly always get some in return.  Admittedly, I respond to most comments, but I'm not always good about reciprocating

Hi Val,
It kind of feels crummy but I realize each blog post is just part of the bigger picture.  They all work together to create Google juice and that's how people ultimately find you... sometimes much later.  When I was an active agent and blogging prolifically, I rarely received comments on the blog but (as I mentioned yesterday) 75% of my business came from that source.  In the end, the comment section didn't really carry much significance.

I do understand, however, here at ActiveRain, we try to support each other and offer comments when we can.  We are all busy and there are so many blog posts per day, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle.  

Blog on...  

I've been blogging for ages and I'm not going to deny it isn't the best feeling when no one comments.  I usually realize pretty quickly something my Mother used to say to me when I was little . . .  to get letters I had to write letters and it is the same with comments.   When I comment on others blogs, they usually reciprocate (usually!)

Suzanne McLaughlin introduced me to the term "orphans" for such posts --- she is a wonderful part of AR.  Wish she, Ron Marshall and Don Sabinske would come back and visit.    The three of them would find posts of mine and make comments where there had been none.

It's nice to show support to these posts unless someone is doing a mass publishing effort with ten in a row.   Time is the issue for me.   

Val, If the post is aimed at the consumer (e.g. market reports/subdivision summaries), I don't expect any comments and am totally okay with none showing up.  For other posts, I just assume I mistimed when to post, or the topic didn't resonate as I expected.  Live, learn, blog again tomorrow :)

Makes me feel just fine...I blog to the consumer, not to be popular with agents.

Eve

I feel like like I posted yet another one, over their heads. 

I've had 5 go Featured and yet others I wrote that I felt were as good, never get a look. But, ultimately, this blog is my professional journal. I love documenting what was occupying my mind at a given point in time. I feel every blog we post, hones our craft, therefore none go to waste. I've had some get comments months & years later too and i think... "Where did you come from?" 

It does not bother me. 

That would really bite 

You win some you lose some.  

I would rather my blog reach consumers who call to hire me, but getting comments is a nice reward as well for ones hard work. Often comments can be just as informative as the blog. PS I went to check out your blog to leave you a comment, and you have not written any yet. Todays is a good day to start Val Evans 

It can happen and did early on when I joined AR. As I interacted more with other members, comments showed up like magic!

Think of it as their loss if they didn't read it. Also, some "lurkers" read,  but don't comment. Just feel good about it yourself if you're happy with what you wrote.

At the start the response is "What's wrong with THEM!"

But in about six nano-seconds I realize 'I' have let my readers down.

What I had to say did not resonate with their need that day. I wrote in the confidence of my skill, not from the uncertainty of unknown need. That is on me.

It is my responsibility, as the writer, to create that from with the mind and spirit can feed. When I fail in doing so, the silence is deafening.

How do I feel? That I will be allowed to fail a few more times before the reader unplugs me. I feel grateful for being allowed a second, or third chance.

Good morning Val.  While we all like to get comments on what we post the main thing is to keep posting.  It will come it may just take some time to get there.

A bit disappointed, but I understand.

 Good Wednesday morning Val. It took me quite some time to get people to make comments on my posts. Hang in there.

I have looked over the list of blogs to see what to expect.  Many blogs get few or no comments.  Don't take it personally. 

Val.

My first year on AR was that way.  No one paid attention to us, until one guy discovered us and started telling people about us.  I also had started commenting on people's posts which brought the occasional comment.  A

That only happened in the beginning.  It gets better.

Bad, it happened in the first few blogs I wrote when I first joined Active Rain. I suggest making many comments on others blogs and they will get you back with a comment.

That rarely happens.  Start commenting on other people's posts and you'll see them start to show up on your own.

It doesn't bother me at all.  It happens often on my WP site. I'm writing for my target consumer and ultimately I get clicks and calls...and over time, I actually get plenty of customers commenting on my blog and asking me questions.

It's nice to get comments. No comments? I wonder if anyone read it..

part of the business

Val - I am more concerned that people read my blog and find value in it enough to call and want to work with me. Many of the posts I write are basically just informational, so there really isn't much to comment on. I just hope I am providing value to people who are looking for information related to real estate.

Hi Val, 

It happened when I was new, but by commenting on others posts regularly, I found many would return the favor.  

I don't think it has to do with the blog post itself, it's just maybe people aren't seeing it because there are so many to read. One day out of curiosity I went to see how many new blog posts there were posted on that day. I got through 20 pages and stopped because I was exhausted. I wonder how many actually get posted each day on AR, probably hundreds.

Val Evans my first blog post got a comment after about 8 years - thanks to post from Anna Banana Kruchten !

The purpose of blog post is to attract the traffic to your site. If I get many comments, I am happy - but that's it.

It is true, you never know what trigger comments, likes and maybe a gold star in here. But active networking helps. If you read others' comments and leave your comments, they will come to check what you are up to. 

I realize that I did something wrong

that's a tough thing to deal with, but if it happens, one needs to remember that the main purpose of blog posts is to make the phone ring.... 

Wait Val Evans "Has not published a blog yet"  I looked to see if you posted one and that's the message AR gives. Come on down the water is fine (the ice fisherman said) :)

Not good.  Are you commenting on others?  That's the way to encourage comments on yours.

Comments to me matter less than calls, emails, clicks and views. A blog is the tip of a massive iceberg of possibilities. You never know who is reading. I have had people call me 'out of the blue' to make an offer on a property, because they had me bookmarked for months!

I've never spent that much time on a blog post!  Longest was I think about 45 minutes each for my market watch blogs to get them setup.

Personally, I don't always read the blogs if I'm on a time constraint.

I never spend hours compiling a blog.  They spring forth of their own volition!

I experienced that in the beginning, and never knew the art of reciprocation.   Once you start commenting on others, most will come back, and you will develop a following.   

Val Evans It happens, but as members get to know you better you will see more comments.

I think of it as scoring in sports and all teams do get shut out occasionally.