Comments on: Are You a Silent Blogger?

By: David Chola

David Chola — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:19:36 +0000

There are different ways that you can widen a recognition of your blog e.g, adding social sharing to your blog posts, Including a link to your blog on your social media profiles, Engaging other bloggers in your category via their comments e.t.c.The bottom line is that getting your blog discovered rarely happens without a lot of work to raise blog awareness and develop a blog following. Just like Columbus perserved with his idea that the world was round, you have to you have to find your own path to get your blog noticed.

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By: Glitzerpony

Glitzerpony — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:09:57 +0000

Thanx for sharing this useful experience.

What I did find out about what happens after commenting other blogs was like that:

1) people just answering my comments at their posts
2) they don’t answer at all
3) They do answer, but that means they only go to my site choose a random post and write “Thanx for commenting” below my posts °_Ö

Don’t know what to do about that…
.-= Glitzerpony´s last blog ..Report: "All American Gothic Lolita" oder der neue Alice Hype =-.

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A New Goal, Ready or Not « On Not Being Able to Write — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:55:15 +0000

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By: 5 Lessons I Learned from Blogging | TargetStars

5 Lessons I Learned from Blogging | TargetStars — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:05:45 +0000

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By: Gillian | Google SEO

Gillian | Google SEO — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:30:44 +0000

I contribute to a lot of blogs but generally I find the best way to engage with the person is to email them through their account if you to ask them something specific. I’ve met a lot of contacts in the industry by doing this and most of them are happy to give advice. After the initial contact though, I think it’s a good idea to subscribe to their blog and show your support by adding comments and following them on Twitter and retweeting their tweets. This is more for blogs that are just starting out than blogs with huge communities. I think it’s nice to support others in the industry especially when they are starting to get established or have embarked on a new venture. People do appreciate the effort you make.

By: Sir Emeth Mimetes

Sir Emeth Mimetes — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:38:11 +0000

James,

Thanks for your reply!

I agree that there is a charm to a foreigner’s writing ‘accent,’ but truthfully, I find that thought is conveyed much more effectively when proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation are used. It is hard for me to take people seriously when they do not take the time to think about the way they say something.

I do not condemn or look down on those who cannot write well (if I can, I try to help them with kindness, support, and encouragement), but I also want to encourage those who do have the ability to write well, to do so.

Make sense? I think we are in agreement, just looking at two different sides of the issue.
.-= Sir Emeth Mimetes´s last blog ..Godâ€™s Changes in My Life =-.

By: James

James — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:30:08 +0000

@ John – On this famous blog, we give replies

@ Sir Emeth – Well, writing well is fine, but quite truthfully, commenting is more (to me) about sharing thoughts. And that doesn’t require making a good impression with fine language or grammar, I think. For example, take a Russian who doesn’t write well in English – I’d love to hear his thoughts no matter how broken his spelling might be. You know?

@ Vance – Spam, to me, is someone who says, “Hey, nice posts! Come check out my blog!” or who emails me with a stupid offer. “I thought you’d be interested on this press release about puppies in Mongolia.” Uhhh… just no.

But a nice email, a connection, a sharing? That’s not spam. That’s just being people.

@ Carissa – You wouldn’t BELIEVE the number of assumptions flying around the ‘net. Seriously. It’s a little insane. We all need to work more on making far less assumptions… and the world would definitely be a better place.

By: John Samuel

John Samuel — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:05:01 +0000

Totally agree with this post. I comment on a lot of famous blogs where there are very less chances of getting back a reply. Doing so helps to create an online identity for myself. As you pointed out, one should find new and interesting blogs. Following this for sometime, but my feedreader list is increasing and I have to find the important ones
.-= John Samuel ´s last blog ..How to Spell Check the Subject of a Mail or Title of a Post? =-.