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I have some questions for everyone today regarding comments, readers and feeds, how you find me, etc.
I am an avid stat checker. I know a lot of bloggers are. It’s fun to see where people come from and who’s reading your blog. I find a lot of good blogs by checking my stats. Along with good blogs I also find plenty of disgusting and lame Google searches that somehow bring people to my blog.
Lately I have seen a lot of new people/bloggers that have found me. I can only assume that some of them don’t like what they see, don’t agree with things they have read or just find that I’m not a good match for them so it’s a one time visit. We all do that; we find blogs, read a post and move on. That’s fine. Everyone doesn’t have to love me and I don’t have to love everyone.
Bloggers can also be very cliquey. Such as life. We usually try to find people like us, don’t we? We do this so we can relate and share common ground. I suppose there really isn’t anything wrong with that, but to me, there is so much more to discover out there. Blogging has become such a great way to reach far corners of this world that we normally would not have had a chance discover without the internet and blogging. So, it’s nice to open your mind and find people that are NOT like you.
Now, for the questions:
How did you find this blog?
Do you read blogs of others that are different from you on various levels?
When you leave comments, do you subscribe to updates so you can see what others are saying or do you just leave a comment and move on?
Do you expect the blogger to respond to you via the comments or email?
Do you only read bloggers who read your blog? Do you stop coming back if they don’t leave comments on your blog?
Why do you read what you read?
Consider these questions as something like a study of bloggers. Of course, the ulterior motive is to improve my blog and my connections with bloggers, but I truly am curious about how others operate.
Even if you have never commented before, this would be a good time to speak up. I don’t really care about the number of comments I get because I do see that a lot more people read than comment so, no, this is not a ploy to get comments. I have pretty much given up on getting 30+ comments a post. The way I see it is if my posts were that interesting or thought provoking then I would probably get those 30 or more comments. Obviously, what I write isn’t that great and that is ok! I’m happy regardless and the comments I do get are just that much more special to me. I read every single one (when they are actually delivered to my email box) and truly enjoy that other people take the time to say something to me. I just need to return that favor more, and I am trying.
So, please, tell me your thoughts. What makes you comment or not comment? What keeps you returning to the blogs you read? How do you want the author to respond to your comments?
If you don’t take the time to answer this post with comments about your thoughts on blogging then I will be forced to put a post up tomorrow that deals with children and poop, and I know ya’ll don’t want that.
I just need to know, ok? Humor me.
