I’m a busy blogger this June.
As well as Me Made March I’m participating in the 31 Days To Better Blogging On The Sits Girls. Today’s assignment is to publish a list post. I know I have friends and family who read my blog but they never comment. I read on problogger that only 1 in 100 visitors on blogs leave a comment. So here is a list of why it’s nice to leave a comment.
Those of you who already have blogs will probably already know most of this !
Those of you who already have blogs will probably already know most of this !
- It let’s the blogger know someone is reading out there.
- It creates a sense of community. I’ve read some great conversations in blog comments.
- If you have a blog and comment, chances are you will be visited by the blogger who you left a comment with.
- Even on big blogs, most bloggers read all of their comments.
- If you learned something useful from the post it’s nice to let the writer know by leaving a comment. Bloggers often spend hours writing free tutorials.
- If you think you have a helpful critique, that’s often appreciated too.
- Even if you don’t feel you have anything interesting to add to the comment section, something simple like “cool” or “I agree!” is OK to write.
- It’s the modern day equivalent of leaving a calling card.
- Being a lurker all the time is a lonely way to exist in blogland.
- Because I love to read them!
Hee hee.. I’ll be the first to leave a comment on this! 🙂 I’m sure everyone (well maybe everyone) would love to get more comments. I try to comment if I have something to say. 🙂
OK I’ll comment! 😀 I enjoy your blog, and could have sworn I ‘followed’ you ages ago, but something slipped through the cracks. I’ll try again, so that you can be on my regular reading enjoyment list 🙂
Love it!!! Great reasons to comment. You made me feel very proud to be leaving you a comment!
I agree with all of this! As I said on the other comment, sometimes I read without leaving a comment ’cause I am reading from my phone and it makes commenting a P.I.T.A. One thing that can make it easier is when the blogger has enabled the mobile version of their blog. I just did this recently myself. Here are instructions in case you are interested.
http://www.globinch.com/2010/12/20/enable-blogger-mobile-template-of-blogspot-blog/
You have to use blogger in draft, but it is not too hard.
Neat post!
Thank you for this. If I didn’t check my stats I would not know that people actually do read my blogs. In almost two years, I have only one comment.
wow, 1 in 100?! That’s sad.
These are all such great points! I love getting comments on my own blog. Blogging probably wouldn’t be as fun without getting comments. :]
Thanks for the reminder. Sometimes I forget to comment because I follow so many blogs, then I remember that it will probably brighten someone’s day and hopefully they will do the same on my blog.
Thank for the post. It’s a good reminder.
Jane
A big part of blogging is commenting – leaving comments, reading comments, and replying to comments. This is a great list pointing out why we should remember to do so. Good post!
You know you are going to get a ton of comments, right? LOL. I’m with you, I wish people would comment more.
I sometimes feel a bit stalker-ish when I comment on every blog post I read – even though they are all on different people’s blogs (I read everything through google reader and just go down the list).
This brings up some good points though, so I won’t feel that way anymore!
But I like lurking! 😀 I really do enjoy reading your blog.
hey thank everyone! That really made my day!
I found via the SITS31DBBB forum. I love this! The comments are what makes blogging feel like a real community – so important! Great list. So glad to have found your beautiful site.
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just fell upon this blog today. I LOVE your style. obvoiusly you are super talented. i am just getting into sewing and have only made some simple curtains so far. my mother was an avid quilter and i am a knitter. she was never into doing clothes but i hope i can learn. keep up the great posts!
Oh so true!! A friend of mine said that she felt like when people left comments the were handing her a piece of chocolate.