One small comment can open a door for interaction between you and your comment and the blogger who may in this instance be a fellow student, colleague, or possibly even your professor. This is one simple act that lets the blogger know they are not alone in their thoughts whether you agree or disagree. Debate can be a healthy thing and allows people to see how other people view a topic.
When I read the blogger comment resources listed a couple really inspired me. The first was Problogger on how to increase comments. The blog suggested you could make a person feel invited to leave comment, which triggers a response and how it is important to interact with the comments that are left. I also enjoyed Coolcat Teacher and the suggestion of adding in a hyperlink if you are referencing a topic that other readers maybe unaware of.
I am following these class mates:
(I will revisit the rest of thing #4 in the near future)
LBarth,this is a great page and you have awesome avatars. I also thought that the comments given by the Problogger sight was very helpful.I have never actually considered leaving questions that people can answer before,but this is a tip that I could use which will start. I also like the idea that all it takes in one comment to spark an interesting conversation!
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