I started my blog allowing comments. But I turned them off a few years ago, because I got too much spam AND had a fair number of trolls.

All that garbage was hard to moderate, and it probably made for lower ranking by search engines.

Most of the blog comments now happen on social media, mainly my Facebook page or groups that share my posts.

A lot of my posts are shared on NextDoor, so I’m not able to participate in the discussion.

Since I turned off comments on my website, I actually get a lot more views, readers, and followers.

My posts include an email address in the by-line, so anyone can contact me with questions or comments.