How Often Do You Get New Comments?

No, commented artwork doesn't mean it sells good. Having comments has nothing to do with selling. But it shows that piece of artwork is popular by people

Comments = every day.

Most commented as best seller = not even close.

Buyers tend to comment with their financial commitment; not with the written word. I'm okay with that. ;-)

I get some (few) comments daily and very much appreciate that as I am not commenting very much (due to lack of time). For me there is absolutely no correlation between sales and comments, some of my largest sales had no comments. Except for some congrats comments after the sale... ;-)

Im getting them daily and pretty much, but many comments under the images doesnt mean its sells a lot :-) And Im agree with Matthias there are some sales for the works without any comments.

Comment frequency is a direct result of socializing here on FAA. Although they are fun to get and a nice little bit of encouragement, I doubt they have any direct relationship to sales. Most of the time the commentators are trying to bring attention to their own work.

i stopped paying attention to them. its mostly when you sell, join a group, win a contest or get featured. lately i have less of them, but i haven't been doing much with the site due to the lack of time. plus there are few people here due to vacations. on an average day i'll get a couple.

---Mike Savad

Comments come occasionally. My most viewed image has never sold. My most sold image only has comments like "congrats on your sale" but isn't the most commented on pic.
My most commented on, was a result of posting it in some groups' threads.

As often as my sister looks at my images.

I get comments very rarely, and I am quite pleased with my level of sales. For me, there is no correlation between comments and sales.

LOL Robert! Same here!

I get MAYBE one or two comments a day. And have not had a sale in a year. The way I see it, comments are FAA artists patting each other on the back. For the most part, they are not buyers.

I only get a few comments a week. I just sold an image Monday that has been up here since 2010 and it only had one comment from when I first posted it. So, no, comments have nothing to do with sales.

I have, however been hit hard and fast by the bots since Monday - I think maybe a sale triggers the bots.....

Maybe at least once a week. But comments really don't mean anything as far as sales goes. I just sold a print last week that has zero comments.

--Roz Barron Abellera

I get comments everyday on FAA, but I've never sold a print on FAA. I'm grateful; I don't want to sell originals on FAA because I think I'll have issues with the painting making its destination undamaged. I love FAA for the encouragement, though. Many of my (in person) customers want me to change something or everything. Real customers are so hard to deal with that I would rather give all my paintings away for free, so I can enjoy my hobby without all the nasty business of pleasing other people. A couple hundred or a hundred dollars isn't worth all the stress. I don't believe that comments have anything to do with sales. If you notice, the best selling artists are not involved with discussions or comments. They are probably the hard workers working in some way to get more sales.

I get comments every now and then, and I appreciate them. They're very encouraging.

I don't agree that "comments are FAA artists patting each other on the back".

In most cases I believe that comments are compliments from people, sharing their appreciation for your work. The Comments / Faves/ Likes that I take the time to post certainly are.

Even if my commenters are fellow artists, and not potential buyers, a compliment is a gift of someone's attention, time, and energy. Attention, time, and energy they could have chosen to spend a million other ways.

Hi Crista.. I often get comments.. I currently have the "most commented" sculpture on the entire site, it's called Kaa's Folly...but as far as sales are concerned..NOPE!!! Apparently comments help you get up the search rankings along with likes, fav's and features.

I've usually received a comment or two each day, at least, but I've noticed a drop-off in that, and also fewer members on my watch list are posting new works. Maybe because it's August -- vacation time? I have no idea if comments are related to sales, since I haven't had any sales in quite a while. Not a concern for me, however.

In response to the comment, "Most of the time the commentators are trying to bring attention to their own work," that is certainly not true in my case. Every day, I open up the new work by the members I follow and comment on and promote the works that grab me most. It's become a daily routine, and I enjoy the exercise with absolutely no expectations whatsoever. I like to see what my favorite members are doing.

I guess I'm in the minority here, because, for me, even if I exclude the "Congrats on your sale" comments, my most commented pieces are also my best sellers. Likely though it has to do with the fact that the first group I have on my gallery page is "Best Sellers". I imagine visitors tend to go to those pieces first as a result and therefore comment on them more..

Comments are 99% by artists...who don't buy the work. They mean nothing, but are nice to hear.

If my photo has one sale, and 0 comments, and your comment has 0 sales....and 1000 comments.....my photo will rank higher in searches.

"artists....who don't buy the work."

I buy artists' work.

"If my photo has one sale, and 0 comments, and your comment has 0 sales....and 1000 comments.....my photo will rank higher in searches."

Did I miss something? I do not recall the parameters ever being released. This is what I get for sleeping :-)

I get anywhere from 2 to 10 per day. These are from other artists complimenting my work, which I appreciate very much. I also comment on other artists work that I like for no other reason than just loving the work and wanting to encourage the artist, just as a nice comment encourages me. It does not however make any difference in sales.

"Comments are 99% by artists...who don't buy the work. They mean nothing"

I see them as peer reviews... in which case they mean a great deal!

Fair enough that some art is purchased by the artists here. I believe that the gross majority is purchased by collectors who do not sell here. IF I were to choose a group to try to sell to, the artists, or the collectors.....I choose the collectors every time. Suffice to say, comments do not pay my bills.....

Its no secret sales are king in the searches......yes that was an exaggeration...but I believe my point to be true whether the parameters were released or not, even if the 1000 comment exaggeration to prove a point is false. If you know where your photos rank without a sale, and then one sells and you see where it jumps......

While the parameters of course are secret, the fact that it was decided to shut down the Like Favorite Comment groups is proof enough in my opinion. Focus on sales, the rest is noise.

I don't disagree Thomas.. you're absolutely right. But I see it like this.... If a new horror writer releases a book, they get it reviewed first. And if the new book has a great review by an established writer like say..Steven King.. then the book has a much better chance of selling! So from a peer review perspective, comments may very well help you get a sale!.

I can see that point. If only we could get Ansel Adams to start commenting. Quick! Somebody register! LOL

I have been taking a break and whenever I do this, comments on my work gradually dwindle down to nothing. I don't believe comments help you sell but I do like getting them anyway.

If any potential buyer were to click on that button, I would surmise comments can be very important. If not, extremely important.

According to the front page there have been 10,000 new comments today. Pretty big pool of random images for potential buyers to stay there long....IMO. I'll stand by my original statement.

You're welcome to believe anything you like. :)

i don't know of too many customers that would sort things out like that. i've been here for i think 3 years now and didn't even knew that button existed. on amazon i'm more likely to click on it if it has reviews. but our reviews are hidden and hard to find and go through and very few. and comments can be faked. i think the image itself is far more important. many of the ones i sell never had a single comment.

---Mike Savad

I usually get comments daily, but only when I'm actively adding them to contests, threads, or groups. I don't participate in the comment-for-comment groups, so I only get comments if someone actually takes the time to comment because they want to. My highest commented work is also my most sold piece of work.
But that doesn't hold true for the rest of my work. My next few highest commented images have little or no sales. I've sold many images that have little to no comments.

Wendy... when I said that comments are FAA artists patting each other on the back I did not mean it derogatorily. I meant that comments mostly seem to be artists giving encouragement to their fellow hard-working artists. We all know how nice it is to hear "good work, well done."

99% of all comments on this and any other artist site is from other artist returning in kind comments. mass commenting will result in comments returned and is the dirty little secret of soliciting comments by social pressure.

Hi, Valerie -- Thanks for clearing that up.

I hear so many cynical statements made about commenting here ("it's other artists trying to get noticed on your page", "it's other artists trying to ride on your coat-tails", etc.)
I admit to being sensitive on the subject.

Thanks for taking time to respond. :-)

I post a lot of comments on other artists' sites here - because I want to encourage great art. I'd buy other artists' work if I could afford it.

"If any potential buyer were to click on that button, I would surmise comments can be very important. If not, extremely important."

I disagree. If I click on that link I'm not going to buy something just because it's commented on a lot. If I only like Rocky Mountain landscape images, I don't care if the most commented on images are of a 1920 Model-T Ford. I don't give a hoot about old cars. I'm not going to buy it simply because it's the most commented on. Anything under Recently Commented On button is going to contain images of every imaginable style and subject. Most of us have a limited range of style and subject interest, so the vast majority of stuff on that page is not going to appeal to any one person. I don't see how comments are helpful there.

"Anything under Recently Commented On button is going to contain images of every imaginable style and subject."

Are you sure about that?

Jeffrey.....as an admin since you seem to insinuate we are wrong....could you please be so kind as to enlighten us?

the comment sort is really no different than putting things into a sales folder. just because it sold to one person doesn't mean it will sell to others. as a consumer of goods i'm not impressed by:

page views
comments
in general what other people are saying about it.
contest wins
features

that goes for any product. stores telling me, they go some kind of shiny award, who cares. a company telling me they got some kind of trophy - don't care about that either. i do other things to buy stuff. people here are interested in the art they can find. comments are just a game.

---Mike Savad