tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post6605601285080887457..comments2023-09-12T10:19:46.166-04:00Comments on Christina Lee: Give and Take?Christina Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-34908557377004242142010-09-10T11:57:21.751-04:002010-09-10T11:57:21.751-04:00Great post! Very thoughtful.
I think some people ...Great post! Very thoughtful.<br /><br />I think some people get caught up in the popularity aspect of blogging. You have to blog first for you. If you have interesting content, people will follow. If not - well - you need to revaluate. <br /><br />I don't like to follow just because someone followed me, but I do like to give their blog a chance. I go and read a few posts and if I like it, I follow back. If not, I don't.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119346100467282321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-56176428467789738262010-09-09T14:52:03.284-04:002010-09-09T14:52:03.284-04:00Great post and so true. Sometimes it's easy t...Great post and so true. Sometimes it's easy to get hung up on the numbers but really, it's all about blogging for yourself and being passionate about it.<br /><br />I just started a new blogging project and I'm so excited about it. I can't wait to get up in the mornings so I can do my next post! I wish I had discovered this feeling sooner.Gabriela Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007834914023986058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-56014620578762747212010-09-09T08:15:18.985-04:002010-09-09T08:15:18.985-04:00Isn't that funny that you wrote about this and...Isn't that funny that you wrote about this and I did, too. I agree with your friend Leah, obviously. And I enjoy your blog because you talk about everything.<br /><br />LisaDayLisaDayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05359385469813915167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-3288865099864828962010-09-08T16:27:30.284-04:002010-09-08T16:27:30.284-04:00If someone is begging me to follow, I'll check...If someone is begging me to follow, I'll check out their blog... but, if it's not something I care about, I'm not going to follow... there's not enough time... as my followers grow, it's harder and harder to comment at each site and I rotate or peruse through the blogs to see what catches my eye... I simply do not go to sites with coupons, or product reviews unless the info is important to my needs... some blogs I'm going to, even if it's three o'clock in the morning... that said, I blog to get out information and love all followers but do not want people who don't really enjoy my blog...Sharlene T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08520928982756928527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-8995309497281355582010-09-08T12:59:07.421-04:002010-09-08T12:59:07.421-04:00Blogs are funny that way. For me, writing is ther...Blogs are funny that way. For me, writing is therapy.Laura Lofgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01628456888272496694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-31848831059709468062010-09-07T23:48:52.938-04:002010-09-07T23:48:52.938-04:00I guess I don't blog for comments. I love to k...I guess I don't blog for comments. I love to know people are reading and have thoughts on what I'm writing, but I write for me. It's my outlet. I guess I'm lucky that I'm not trying to make a living (or really any money) from it or I might have a different outlook. But the begging for followers and comments has actually turned me off from reading blogs before!!NGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056381269070465424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-58459168762068884762010-09-07T23:06:40.898-04:002010-09-07T23:06:40.898-04:00Thought provoking for sure. I'd rather have fo...Thought provoking for sure. I'd rather have followers that actually read my blog rather than just follow to enter a contest. That's why I've hesitated with holding contests. Because, I'd think we'd all want followers because of our content, not b/c we're bribing them with a free book. I'd much rather go back to when there was no status widget.Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-70974292805192957552010-09-07T20:10:40.900-04:002010-09-07T20:10:40.900-04:00Hmmm.....I love to read posted comments on my blog...Hmmm.....I love to read posted comments on my blog but I am not up out one bit if I leave a comment and never here back from that person with a comment on mine. I love reading what others right, I have learned a lot about crafts and redoing things since being a blogger. I for one don't have the time to put into repling to a lot of comments or to even surf the blog world trying to follow a lot of bloggers. So....I guess to each their own. Do what you do, follow who you want and who you have the time to follow and don't worry about what others will think. Do it for you!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211965720334593365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-63008281948389846492010-09-07T19:01:32.999-04:002010-09-07T19:01:32.999-04:00First, I LOVE that picture of the Princesses makin...First, I LOVE that picture of the Princesses making faces!<br /><br />Blog etiquette is hard! Yes, you want to follow everybody who follows you -- but how many blogs do you actually read regularly? And comment on? And how do you keep up with responding to comments on your own blog? It's tough, especially when most of us are not career writers -- we have day jobs!<br /><br />When I don't have time to read everybody's blog, I'm attracted by headlines. I look on the blog roll on my sidebar, skim the titles, and go for the most intriguing.<br /><br />That's what got me over here tonight. :DDianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-76691870560706177682010-09-07T17:09:13.227-04:002010-09-07T17:09:13.227-04:00It's been a long time since I've had the l...It's been a long time since I've had the luxury to read blogs when my reading isn't reciprocated. I figure I have a limited amount of time online, so I spend it reading the blogs of those who read and comment mine.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-32332994634447778142010-09-07T14:37:03.716-04:002010-09-07T14:37:03.716-04:00I love that princess picture! So funny. I try to r...I love that princess picture! So funny. I try to respond to all my comments by email or on the blog if they don't have their email available. I love to find new blogs to follow, and I try to read as many as I can, but sometimes I find a blog just doesn't interest me as much as I thought it would. I also try to read the blogs of those who comment on mine, but I have to keep it laid back. If I don't have time, I don't have time. :( Blogging is fun, though, and I sure enjoy connecting with people. I don't really notice if I have commented on someone's blog, but they don't return the favor. It's no big deal to me.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-39974102053741564332010-09-07T14:14:53.644-04:002010-09-07T14:14:53.644-04:00Great Question!
I have gotten to the point where I...Great Question!<br />I have gotten to the point where I dedicate a certain amount of time per day to r4esponding to comments. I truly adore every follower and comment and try to follow and comm met back, it just may take me a while to get there! Sometimes real life gets in the way.<br />Oh and I agree with your friend. The blog has to be about the writing...not the acquisition of new numbers!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218519474695662328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-52570631785922993172010-09-07T12:46:57.403-04:002010-09-07T12:46:57.403-04:00I find that if you just do the right thing, meanin...I find that if you just do the right thing, meaning blog about what you want, read other blogs that interest you, and leave genuine, on topic comments, readers will come. Just be yourself, and don't expect people to do for you what you haven't done for them.<br /><br />In other words you get out of it what you put into it. Great post Christina.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-12223157970412046792010-09-07T12:39:38.294-04:002010-09-07T12:39:38.294-04:00In the beginning I always reciprocated comments on...In the beginning I always reciprocated comments on others blogs and answered every comment on mine. But when you hit a certain number of followers, it starts to get impossible unless you want to sacrifice time from other things--like your family, writing, etc.--which most of us don't want to do. <br /><br />So now I just do what I can on other's blogs and try to make sure my content is strong enough that people come because they want to, not because it's part of some reciprocation obligation.<br /><br />But for the record, I do get annoyed when people ask in the comments for you to come and comment back. <br /><br />Great things to think about.Roni Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719679344024635326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-21487449946203410342010-09-07T12:23:13.493-04:002010-09-07T12:23:13.493-04:00Interesting post Christina. I love the goofing off...Interesting post Christina. I love the goofing off princess picture - totally have it on my computer because I think it's hilarious!<br /><br />I really think blogging is about give an take. I had a blog for a while and only did it because my friends made me. I wasn't overtly interested but I had about 13 followers. Then one day, after almost half a year with a blog, I was super bored and started surfing around. I found a lot of interesting blogs and realized that hey, this can actually be really cool. I started participating in the blogosphere and trying to be more consistent with my posts. I began to enjoy what I was doing and the more I enjoyed and the more I reached out to others, the more interest I seemed to get in return. <br /><br />Like pretty much everything else, blogging is a give and take. If you never give anything, you can't expect to receive. And if you beg for it, you just come off as desperate.<br /><br />People following you is just a number. I'm more interested in meeting other writers and interesting people I can learn from and who can, maybe even, learn something from me. The friendships I've made online are worth more than any number in my follow bar.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-10693040943570900772010-09-07T12:16:02.685-04:002010-09-07T12:16:02.685-04:00I do follow for content. I keep up with the blogs ...I do follow for content. I keep up with the blogs that I follow through a reader, so I don't always comment. I've actually had Twitter conversations instead of commenting, and I will RT tweets about posts, when I find them interesting, as opposed to commenting.<br /><br />The one time I might feel that reciprocity is <i>appreciated</i> is for the two memes that I participate in, and only if I'm one of the first few commenters. And, that's really not a question of followers. I don't expect every meme participant to follow me; I don't follow every one either. But, I do feel that a blogger should make an effort to visit their own comments, if a conversation/topic starter is initiated on their own blog.<br /><br />I personally have stopped commenting on several blogs because I have never once gotten a response or acknowledgment after leaving a comment on more than one post.<br /><br />This is really my opinion more on commenting and interaction than followers, now that I look back over it.Lillie (AliseOnLife)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05258883157759929876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-28540450722658895822010-09-07T12:10:58.345-04:002010-09-07T12:10:58.345-04:00WOW-- such great stuff being said here! THX!!WOW-- such great stuff being said here! THX!!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-72981495593166384472010-09-07T12:02:49.114-04:002010-09-07T12:02:49.114-04:00Oh, that's why I didn't have a follower...Oh, that's why I didn't have a follower's widget to begin with. I added one and suddenly the followers and comments came visiting. Okay, there was a lot of work on my part to begin with.<br /><br />I follow blogs that entertain me *waves at Christina* or educate/inspire me. If the blog looks like everyone else's, with nothing new to share, then I don't follow it. I can't. There's not enough time to read everyone's posts and comment on my favs and still have time for my wip.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-51984891443449614922010-09-07T12:00:12.268-04:002010-09-07T12:00:12.268-04:00I follow a lot of blogs and the list keeps getting...I follow a lot of blogs and the list keeps getting longer but I don't get upset if people don't follow back especially if I see they have a lot of followers. I'm not the greatest at leaving comments because I've been reading the blogs in google reader. I blog for myself and for fun so if my mom was the only person who read my blog I'd be happy with that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226974782422398270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-15232875239756095392010-09-07T11:47:50.164-04:002010-09-07T11:47:50.164-04:00I don't beg anyone. And I post comments on oth...I don't beg anyone. And I post comments on other blogs whenever I've got time. I think there's too much thinking going on here...just roll with it.<br /><br />Have a great day!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-59359148880693524202010-09-07T11:35:36.390-04:002010-09-07T11:35:36.390-04:00i love getting comments and i always respond back....i love getting comments and i always respond back. but then i dont get any more than 20 comments or more. but i think even if i got 50 or more i would still respond back. plus is quality not quantity...<br /><br />the only time i ask someone to stop by is when i have a giveaway since i want everyone to have a chance to win something fabulous :D<br /><br />great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-83336037696551762462010-09-07T11:23:26.909-04:002010-09-07T11:23:26.909-04:00I blogged about that this week too... I think it h...I blogged about that this week too... I think it has to do with the explosion of new blog hops and the expectations around them... I have to say that I don't tend to follow people who have no content and therefore just post blog hop after blog hop... but I will usually at least go and check out 4-5 posts of anyone who visits or follows me... and I guess I am watching numbers a little bit because they help attract better reviews and giveaways and I know that some of my followers are only in it for the swag I can send them... otherwise, I write for me, my regular 'gang' and my family, who I know are my biggest lurkers out there...heather@actingbalanced.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194563117096178008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-33828164205486666932010-09-07T11:22:03.303-04:002010-09-07T11:22:03.303-04:00*gives standing ovation* Couldn't have said an...*gives standing ovation* Couldn't have said any of that better myself. Begging for followers reminds me of high school. Not a good look for an aspiring author. <br /><br />I totally stand by the whole do-what-you-can approach to commenting and following. I'm definitely trying to find balance between my real life and blogging, and I love switching it up. <br /><br />Great post!Amparo Ortizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751368034351196820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-88280906022852061892010-09-07T11:14:53.271-04:002010-09-07T11:14:53.271-04:00I just blog because I love to write and share my t...I just blog because I love to write and share my thoughts and bits about my writing journey. My followers came hard earned and mostly through relationship building. The number of followers means nothing to me. I'd rather have a small band of really great readers than a huge number of "fake-followers" that never participate or comment. <br /><br />I like the human interaction of it all...even if it is virtual.K. M. Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167022736028223997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145236456769195141.post-50898102535009899342010-09-07T11:11:06.732-04:002010-09-07T11:11:06.732-04:00Good question. I definitely will respond to a com...Good question. I definitely will respond to a comment(provided the email is in the profile). I will visit any new guest who has happened by and return the favor. I will follow you if I like the content, or if you started to follow me first. But I don't do the "Friday Follow" thing. And if you are out there pandering for readers...well I think you are missing the point of the fun behind the blogging world. Of course that is just my HO. I started my blog officially in 2007 as a way to chronicle our move from VA-CA. I posted twice and let it collect dust for two years. Then in 2009 I cleaned up the cobwebs and entered into the blogging world. I never dreamed people would actually come and read my posts. I did, however, wish they would! hahaha.Louriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477223472789865063noreply@blogger.com