And then we
blog…
We write. We
edit. We post.
And then we
blog…
We
socialize, network and engage in the community.
Blogging in
a bubble is like cooking without eating the meal.
And then we
blog…
We read
other blogs, meet and get to know other bloggers, join and participate in blog
hops.
See what I
mean? We blog.
Dishes can
wait. We’re blogging. Blogging is a verb – an action word that requires
participation.
Making it
hard for active bloggers to comment on your blog is like doing the dishes when
you’re entertaining company. Sure, you can get away with it, but why would you be
so rude to your guests?
On that
note, here’s a brief list explaining why some people might not comment on your
blog…
- It takes too long to find your post. As serious as I am about blogging, there’s one thing I know to be true. Blogs are blogs. When I get to your page, I don’t want to click another link to read your post. I’m sure it will be very interesting and all that, but reading your post isn’t about giving you page views. It’s about reading what you wrote on your blog.
- You wrote a friggin’ novel! Again, it’s a blog…especially when we’re all hopping around like flying trapeze artists, hoping not to miss any step (or blog) along the way during some of these gigantic blog hops. Save it for your ebook already, and post a blog post, without apologies for writing more words than I could write in a week. (And I write a lot of words every week too!)
- Avoid misleading your audience by title or post. If your title promises to give a how-to on peeling oranges, I’m probably not going to want to read about dealing with grumpy co-workers. I’m certainly not expecting to anyway.
- Check your ego at the post. Um, I’m sure your post will be great, but I’m not coming back to see what you wrote about something in two or three days, just because you were too busy to write your post for today’s blog hop. As much as you want me to appreciate your busy blogging schedule, it would be nice if you would appreciate mine too. Remember, blogging is a verb.
- Skip the hoops already and make it easy for people to comment on your blog. I’ve commented on your blog time and time again. Yet I still have to fill out my name, email and website every time I visit you. At what point will you acknowledge my effort to leave you nice comments? I spent several minutes reading your post and now I can’t find where to leave a comment. Make it easy. Put the “Post a comment” at the bottom of the post (along with sharing tabs), just in case you said something my friends might want to read too. Captcha – think I said it all in this post on the subject.
It’s only a
few days til we’re all in a mad rush to post and comment on well over 1,000
blogs in the A – Z Challenge blog hop. Hey, we’re all in this together and blogging
is a verb!
Here’s to a
successful A – Z Challenge for all!
M. J.
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