As a content creator on Hive, we have probably all similar objectives. In the first place we want to bring value to our posts but of course we also want that people read what we have created.
The earnings of a post are good for the wallet, the comments are good for the heart
Deep down however, we all are looking for appreciation for what we have produced and the nicest sign of appreciation is when people leave comments on our posts. The upvotes are here to keep us going but I believe it's the comments that give us the inner motivation to create.
How to get comments on our posts?
Let's comment more
In order to get comments, we need to have a mindset that takes into account that others also like to get comments.
I believe the best way to increase the number of comments on the blockchain is if we all start to take the time to read others people's posts and give them meaningful comments. It's a way to pay forward and I believe it works. If you regularly comment on people's post, they will start to look at your content as well and leave a comment.
Don't leave any comment unanswered
The principal rule if you want to get regular comments on your posts is to never leave a comment unanswered. I believe it's the worst signal that you can give to someone who has taken the time to read your posts and has given a meaningful comment. This person will probably never look at your posts again!
Motivate people to leave comments
On Hive we have this amazing feature that allows us to reward people for commenting. We can upvote comments with our Hive stake but unfortunately if you don't have thousands and thousands of staked Hive, the comment will probably not gain any value and neither you nor the one who left a comment will profit from it.
There are however plenty of ways how you can financially reward people who leave comments on your posts. Let me present them to you:
Upvote using hive-engine token stakes
There are plenty of hive-engine tokens that can be staked. When you then upvote a comment with this stake, it will have a value and it will profit the author of the comment. In order for this to work, you need to pay attention that the correct tag is used in your post. For example if you want to upvote a comment with your Leo stake, you need to make sure that the leofinance tag added to your original post.
A good idea is to create specialized accounts for these hive-engine tokens. You create a separate account for each token that you want to stake. You can then upvote with these specialised accounts without loosing voting power on your main account.
Reward with Engage
You can reward users with engage tokens. You simply need to own at least 1001 Engage tokens. They don't even need to be staked. You can then write the command !ENGAGE 20 in your answer to the comment and the author of the comment will get 20 Engage tokens in his account. In addition to that he might get some upvotes.
Reward with Beer
If you stake 24 Beer tokens, you can donate Beer to one comment a day. If you have 240 Beer tokens staked, you can reward 10 comments with Beer. You need to enter the command !BEER in the answer to the comment and the author of the comment will get 0.1 Beer.
If you constantly reward people, you will get a lot of interaction on your posts
Among the most successful authors on Hive, many use the strategy to reward comments in a way or another. People tend to come for the rewards first. This gives you the necessary time to build a relationship with them and make them their long time readers.
People well tell each other that such and such author rewards his readers by upvoting comments and it might work as a kind of magnet to get more readers on your posts.
P.S: All meaningful comments to this post will get some love :-)
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