How to get followers to "make a comment" and hopefully even "have a conversation"
Always consider engagement from the point of view of your audience, have a plan and remember that you cannot break social media, so if these suggestions do not work - then change and repeat.
5 quick and easy steps for how to get followers to "make a comment" and hopefully even "have a conversation".
- ASK AN EASY TO ANSWER QUESTION - what is going to be the most important topic for your audience? one strategy is to simply ask easy questions. For example, when getting a conversation started for an art blog consider an "icebreaker" like: would you buy this painting for a friend?, where would you hang it?, what memory does this painting bring back for you?
- SOCIAL PROOF - make your audience feel that this is a safe place to engage. There is always safety in numbers so consider directly asking your most oldest followers to make a comment. These are the people that have followed you through all the good and bad, so they will most likely be ready to help. Do this before you share your post.
- SHARE - share your post in your email newsletter, on social media, in personal emails, on direct messenger, on forums, on the phone, etc. etc.
- ASK - be ready to continue to ask key people in your audience for engagement. For example, send a personal email to individuals saying that "we are considering a series of posts about this topic and would value your thoughts".
- ENGAGE - to show that your are interested, engage authentically and promptly with your audience's comments.