How to Improve NoFace for Film?
Published by Kaonashi December 7th, 2006 in Blog Maintenance.I’ve been running NoFace for Film now for about 9 months (not including the 5 months that I hosted it on Wordpress.com and called it Reel Reviews), and I often think about how I can improve it.
For the longest time I’d check out my website and notice that not too many people comment. I then assumed that no one was visiting. One day it then dawned on me that I hadn’t checked my stats in a long time, so I logged on my account just to see approximately how many people actually visit.
Imagine my surprise when I saw that it was more than I had originally assumed. It brings the question then, as to why these lovely people don’t comment. Is there something that I should be doing that will entice more people to participate? Perhaps certain genres of movies I should look into? I’d really like to have a more dynamic website, with people chipping in their thoughts on the movies I review.
Here are some possible reasons I came up with on why people aren’t commenting more:
- My “no spoilers” rule is too strict, and people just don’t want to say anything.
- Unlike most movie review blogs/websites, I don’t post movie news and instead provide a newsfeed.
- Most of the movies I review are not currently in theaters.
- I’m not a celebrity gossip blog, and you’ll never see a single photo of any drunk starlet’s naked crotch.
- I don’t update every single day.
- I don’t do podcasts.
- My reviews suck.
Of course there are lurkers out there, but I have a hard time believing that nearly all my readers are lurkers.
I think it’d be cool if people would comment more often on the movies and the reviews, get a discussion going! Surely, some of you have seen the movies I write about. Surely, some of you have an opinion. I’d like to hear your comments about them.
Also, if any of you have any suggestions on how I can spice up NoFace for Film and get more people commenting, feel free to use the “Contact” form or leave a comment.
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I think drawing an emotion is the best way to get someone to comment. In TIBs case, it’s humor or the gross out factor that brings comments out of people. Also, I think what you’re reviewing makes a difference. I think the McRib review got a whole bunch of comments because it’s the McRib, probably one of the more unique sandwiches McDonald’s has every made. But then yesterday’s review on Special K20 protein water, which I thought was a much better written review, didn’t get as many comments. Try different things, but I also think a very important thing to do is to post regularly. Not doing so will probably cause you to lose readers.