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[WilCross]

I have blog posts on my site that don't have comments. However, I cannot find my pages in google search. Does the lack of comments on my blog posts hurt my ranking in google search?

[julie-getonthemap]

I don't allow blog comments on my blog posts, and I have tons of posts that rank. It's not comments that help you rank, it's shares and more importantly links.

[Hurf]

Julie is absolutely on the money; A lack of comments on blog posts will not harm your ranking (though a lack of traffic and engagement might). Getting your content shared and linked-to is where you should focus your attention; build great content and engage within your niche/community and you'll reap the rewards. Opening your comments up to the world will see you bombarded by comment spam. If your content is engaging enough that genuine visitors feel compelled to comment then the odds are it's the kind of content they would share. If you feel you are denying them a voice by preventing access to comments, perhaps you should consider a forum?

Good luck.