Well i just found out that it really works and i wanna share this tip, people will comment more when they see that your blog got comments and will read more posts because when people usually comment, it's because they find it interesting! Sorry for my bad english heheh!
In my opinion it is not ethical to comment on your own blog posts But if the end justify the means...
When someone comments on my blog, I usually reply to their comments. That's not unethical, and is a great way of building your readership.
You got me all wrong. Of course that replying to comments that other people made on your blog is good and correct, that is a basic rule... I thought that Tiagoo was trying to say something like: write comments on your posts when no one else comments. For example, you write (what you think to be) a great post but no one comments, so you write 1 or 2 comments yourself (tricking visitors by thinking they are real comments) and wait for other people to comment too. That is the unethical part, got me?
Yea that's it ^^, if they see like 20 comments they will read all your blog because if people comment like that there might be something interesting hehehe!
Well, I believe most people can check the difference betwen fake-bullshit-one-line-comments (that you write yourself) and real comments (that other real people write) which add something to the conversation. Like I said previously, commenting on your own posts is not a good tactic to use.
If you know how to comment, make 3+ lines comments. And also you should know how to post, people aren't gonna comment on stupid posts or even read.
Pretty much like getting a bunch of conversations going in a new forum with dummy accounts.. good idea in my opinion
it is quite easy to pick dummy comments when they're written by one person. Get your mom to read the post and get her to respond. Write it down word for word.
Most of the time it's quite easy to make out if the same person who has written the post, writes a comment on it. Having said that, if your post is genuine and interesting it would surely attract readers and entice them to comment.