The Comment-Bait Checklist

The Comment-Bait Checklist
Comments are a ranking signal you can design, not beg for. Engineer the reply, don't ask for it.
□ 1. Leave one obvious gap a reader will rush to fill.
□ 2. Take a mild stance that invites a 'well, actually'.
□ 3. Ask for a specific answer, not 'thoughts?' — name the field to fill.
□ 4. Make answering low-effort: one word or one example.
□ 5. Reply to the first five comments fast to seed the thread.
Input: a finished post. Output: a built-in comment trigger.
Run it on every post that needs reach.