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20 Ways to Kill Engagement and Stop Those Pesky Blog Comments

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The following takes place in an alternate universe. It’s one?where bloggers hate reader engagement and hate receiving comments, but in a cruel twist they cannot simply “turn off” their comments. Instead, they’re forced to use other means to discourage engagement…

Comments.

Ugh, am I right?

Just the other day, I?received a comment from a female reader who told me she loved my blog and thought I was cute. She also said she was going to share my post with her 84?million Twitter followers.

Thanks, @taylorswift13, but no thanks. Who needs that kind of drivel?

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Make It Count: Why Your Blog is Forgettable (and What to Do About It)

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Creative Commons Image via Aaron Jacobs

We all do it.

Sometimes, we’ll pour our blood, sweat, and tears into a blog post.

We’ll spend hours getting the headline just right. We’ll spend days fine-tuning our esoteric references to pop culture. We’ll tweak, revise, edit, and refine the post over and over until it’s perfect.

Other times?

We’ll publish just for the sake of publishing.

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