Daily Blog Tips had an interesting article last month about improving your readers’ experience on your blog. When the discussion centered on responding to comments, there was a brief mention of rewarding your readers with incentives for their words.

One of the key ways of doing so is to create a ‘Top Comments’ or ‘Top Commentators’ list that shows displays the names (and back links) of those who participate the most on your blog. There are several plug-ins available for Wordpress that allow you to create such a list. One of them is Show Top Commentators and is available for free download.

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