*Fine, I'll ask it here. Closing my question...
****This is not an attempt to get people to comment****
I wonder about the placement of the comments capsule and the way it is presented (making it a challenge to see interaction between commenters).
Even on Hubs with a lot of external traffic the commenting can be low.
I've seen other peoples' Hubs that are not interactive or particularly interesting, yet they have many more comments and questions.
What works to encourage visitors to comment?
Is it a good following of friends and family on social networks?
Could the Hub be "so well-written" that it answers all the questions, so no questions need be asked?
Interactive and interesting can be very subjective. If you have something that connects strongly with a niche reader/audience, it doesn't matter if everyone else thinks your Hub doesn't qualify as either.
I have a few Hubs that get comments constantly, but they're not really comments, they're questions. Leading a conversation or debate seems to be a lot harder to do than answering questions, at least IMO.
So, how do I get so many questions? The readers feel I have knowledge or experience that they don't, and so they ask. I don't know how to tell you how to present yourself as a credible resource. You'll have to figure out the best way to do that for yourself.
BTW, I always put comment capsules at the bottom of the Hub, so people are going to have to go through the whole thing to get to it.
I get comments on some of my hubs, but mostly from other hubbers. Only on a few do I get comments from outside Hubpages, and those are usually on instructional hubs.
I do get an impression that some of these comments actually come from friends and family of the hubber. In some instances they are comments from other hubbers that visit your hub shortly after it has been published.
by Jaye Denman 9 years ago
Why would any HP writer purposely not allow comments on his/her hubs?I just read two hubs--good ones--by an HP writer I hadn't encountered before, but neither has a Comments section. I wanted to comment on both, and the inability to do so stops me from reading any more of this writer's hubs. Why...
by Rhys Baker 11 years ago
Why do so many hubbers delete comments just because they disagree?I see this a lot particularly on hubs espousing things like Noahs flood, or the inerrancy of the bible. I don't delete opposing comments when I write about evolution - why cant these people deal with contradicting opinions. Is it...
by BobbiRant 12 years ago
Why would anyone delete a comment on their hub?If I deleted a comment on one of my hubs, I would figure I am not good at dealing with people who might disagree with me. People can agree or disagree, it's a free world. If the comment was mean or nasty, well I'm not the one looking bad,...
by carol stanley 6 years ago
Do you continue to read hubs of those you follow if they don't comment on your hubs?When you have limited time do you just comment on those who regularly comment on your hubs?
by Kat 13 years ago
why do people take the "comments" off?There have been a number of hubs which I have read where there is no comments section. Why do hubbers remove this box?I think it is important to keep the comments box available to not only hear from your readers, but because it is a valuable...
by Jim Higgins 11 years ago
Do you make a comment on every Hub you vote "up" after reading?I always do make a comment, even a short one, and just wondered if a lot of people read and vote without comment. Do you ever read and not vote? I have done that occasionally.
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