Because opening the dialogue for bloggers is essential to a successful weblog, polls can encourage even your most shy readers to participate in blog discussions.  And, because you can continue the discussion in your weblog while a poll runs in your sidebar, they don’t unnecessarily distract your uninterested readers from the meat of your blog.
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One of the first things I realized when I started blogging was that getting a trackback meant I had said something that resonated with someone.  Of course, often it’s a disagreement trackback, but knowing that my content is spurring a conversation is a great feeling.
And, I know that other bloggers feel the same way.  Trackbacks [...]

You’d think the best way to encourage comments would be to ask for them, but in fact, that’s not the case.  If you are not already getting a healthy amount of comments, a request for feedback that is not immediately answered just draws attention to your lack of commenting.  It makes your blog appear empty [...]

Adding something that encourages a response really adds to the blogging
“conversation” that you are attempting to spark in your corporation.

Try a poll like the one I’m using here. Be sure to choose &quotPlace in your site&quot when setting up the poll, but deselect the checkmark next to &quotPoll will appear in dPolls site as [...]