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Here are some sure-fire ways:

1) Write about something controversial. People may not agree and it will definitely prompt them to post their opinion

2) Begin your article with a question. It will capture more readers and hopefully keep them around long enough to comment.

3) Finish your article with questions for your readers.

4) Comment on other bloggers sites. A lot of times, they'll return the favor.

5) Hang out and comment in the Yakezie network! This will attract readers and not only improve your Alexa rank, but also the number of comments on your site.

Hope this helps!

Finish your post with a question asking your readers what they think or if they have any additional suggestions.

I also have it built in to my post auto formatting to ask a question at the end of each post. Also, if you comment on other sites, the blog author will often return the favor.

Thanks all!

Super Frugalette said:

FamilyMoneyValues said:

I'm looking for some specific tips on how to get people to comment on blog posts.  What have you done in the past that worked well?

I did not realize that your site and your blog were not the same thing.

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I can say that the Yakezie members/challengers are excellent about commenting and returning the favor, so keep commenting on their articles.  Now if you are looking for people outside the network to comment, that will simply take some time…. Ive been blogging for about 3 months now, and I think I received my first non-yakezie member comment only a couple weeks ago…finally starting to see some social media/google traffic.

Sorry about that – probably wasn't clear on what that was. 

In Blogger, you can specify a post "template" to use that will automatically display the text you have typed on the template whenever you click the "new post" button.

On the post template, I have written out the following – "How about you all? ___________ ? Share your experiences by commenting below!"

This gives me a reminder with each post I write to ask the readers questions.

______

Kay Lynn Akers said:

My Personal Finance Journey said:

I also have it built in to my post auto formatting to ask a question at the end of each post. Also, if you comment on other sites, the blog author will often return the favor.

What do you mean by post auto formatting?

LifeAndMyFinances said:

Here are some sure-fire ways:

1) Write about something controversial. People may not agree and it will definitely prompt them to post their opinion

2) Begin your article with a question. It will capture more readers and hopefully keep them around long enough to comment.

3) Finish your article with questions for your readers.

4) Comment on other bloggers sites. A lot of times, they'll return the favor.

5) Hang out and comment in the Yakezie network! This will attract readers and not only improve your Alexa rank, but also the number of comments on your site.

Hope this helps!

This is an amazing answer. To follow up and expand:

When you write about something controversial, take a strong stand. Don't start a flame war with other bloggers, but do hold to your opinion. Expect dissent. You need a thick skin for this route.

Ending your post with a direct call for comments helps.

Have an opinion, solve a problem, but don't solve it too well. If you answer everything, you leave no room for discussion and conversation.