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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/1566c007-1c1d-4539-9cec-6b186f680274/E67F81F5-E987-4E21-9946-1B6F27DF6EB3/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/" href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.problogger.net</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><H1>10 Prolific Bloggers Share Tips on Generating Conversation on Blogs</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><P>Yesterday I gave <A href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/01/13-tips-on-how-to-have-great-conversations-on-your-blog/">13 tips for having great conversations on a blog</A>. As a followup to that I shot an email to a number of bloggers that have a habit of having active comment sections to ask them how they make their blogs more conversational.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><P>As expected - their responses were rich and full of goodness! Here are their responses.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><H3><A href="http://www.zenhabits.net">Leo Babauta</A></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.problogger.net/img/ECE77DFA-7CE3-4F4F-A6EA-F39C3EB4D4EC" alt="Leo.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/">“Conversation on Zen Habits is as important or more important than the posts themselves. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><H3><A href="http://www.galadarling.com">Gala Darling</A></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.problogger.net/img/4929E5C0-5B9E-4FFD-A4BE-9C066EC6B4CF" alt="Gala.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/">“People always say that you need to start conversations on your blog in order to foster community, but one of the main problems is that some people try to do it just because they think they should —</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><H3><A href="http://inquisitr.com/">Duncan Riley</A></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.problogger.net/img/06E4C4DB-A3AD-4D2A-AA2B-0B817F74D064" alt="Duncan.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><H3><A href="http://www.successful-blog.com/">Liz Strauss</A></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.problogger.net/img/4FFBAC18-ADE1-4E70-87DC-25FD27E8DED6" alt="Liz.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><H3><A href="http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog">Timothy Ferris</A></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.problogger.net/img/05D65D6B-7120-4D75-96B8-44E2AD8177EA" alt="Tim.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><H3><A _moz-rs-heading="" href="http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/">Jason Falls</A></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.problogger.net/img/049D3202-F950-4604-ACC3-61B06EC5C5F7" alt="Jason.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><H3><A href="http://www.shoemoney.com">Jeremy Schoemaker</A></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.problogger.net/img/A9347926-7F7D-47C2-91CE-9AD78AA980B4" alt="Jeremy.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><H3><A href="http://www.chrisg.com">Chris Garrett</A></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><P><IMG width="145" height="145" align="left" alt="Chris.jpg" src="http://www.problogger.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/chris.jpg" /> “There are three types of conversation that I see on blogs.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.problogger.net/img/11D40157-3FE7-4695-9CCD-E4A6BA086912" alt="Chris.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><H3><A href="http://www.johnchow.com">John Chow</A></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.problogger.net/img/E6E39896-DBA1-4DCF-A875-62CBE1B12A80" alt="John.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><H3><A href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/">Lorelle VanFossen</A></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.problogger.net/img/B90BEB45-735D-4EC1-8DB6-91E6EA655050" alt="Lorelle.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/02/10-prolific-bloggers-share-tips-on-generating-conversation-on-blogs/">The synergy of like-minds keeps the conversation going.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/E67F81F5-E987-4E21-9946-1B6F27DF6EB3/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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