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The Art of Blogging: Do Not Be Afraid To Leave Comments
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15-08-2009 | 
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For bloggers, it really can be a thrill to receive comments. However, there are people who go out of their way to become “comment whores.” A comment whore is one who is only out to gain comments and really does not contribute to the comment stream of their own site or others in a way to carry on the blog’s conversation.
A blog is not for people to agree with you, but to share ideas, learn, and possibly influence those readers who never really thought about what your blog topic entails. It kind of falls hand-in-hand with leaders and followers. You have to know how to be a follower in order to be a leader. So, in order to blog, you must also be a commenter.
Not just with your own site, but with others too. Never be afraid to go against another’s opinion, but do not expect others to change their mind and agree with you. It is presumptuous and overall, rude. Do not be afraid to return to a site and reply if the blog author responds. Think of it this way: despite the blog not being a forum, the blog offers the ability for others to respond, so it is kind of like a mini forum – a forum in most cases that you may not have to sign up to leave a comment depending on the author’s set comment preferences. That is why a lot of newspapers and online magazines are turning to blog platforms because it allows the two-way communication between the blogger and readers. It is an extension of the topic.
It is really an art to be able to write a blog and get feedback. Some bloggers write in a way that is not very welcoming and some forget to leave their topics open-ended to not inspire their readers to give feedback. Some places will carry on their conversations for days or weeks and it can be fascinating to read the different reactions.
Sometimes if another reader is interested in what you say on another person’s blog, you may find out that you have a new loyal reader for your own site. So, do not be afraid to comment or even subscribe to a blog’s rss feed.
Do you leave comments? What places online do you think give great articles that you keep coming back to leave feedback?
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I love leaving comments, its one of the most enjoyable things about blogging. The love getting comments too but mostly so I can follow them back to their site so I can read what they have to day.
I like going to Manolith.com, its more of a guy’s magazine type blog but its more interesting than most of the blogs with girl’s topics in my opinion.
I do like to leave comments with others. My only annoyance is seeing ‘I like your layout,’ which is something that you should just send in the contact form or leave in a guestbook unless the post is on the site’s layout.
Thanks to rss feeds I’m able to spot and read my favourite blogs with out having to visit them all the time to see if they have written a new post. I do find I comment on some sites more then others because of how they react with their readers. IE do they come to your site and comment instead of just replying to what you said on their own site.
Every Friday Netchick.Net does a meet and greet where you visit the person who commented before you and leave them a comment on their latest blog post (well I try and relate to the post.. most don’t)
Yes definitely.. it makes it far more welcoming. I will have to check the site out that you listed. Sounds like something I can feature. I like to hear about sites that do that.
I could not agree more with you. I mean surely people can’t be so self absorbed that all they want to read and share all day is their own stuff.
Beautiful colours and artwork, I really like it.
Cheers
Shane
Shane, it is more than just sharing, it is actually reaching out to others and sharing. Doing so makes a blog more dimensional and more successful- basic social media practice.
I love to leave comments when I can… one of the things on occasion I do on Twitter is reach out and tweet on my stream asking people to share their most recent blog post so I may drop by and read. It allows the person to promote their blog, and get any feedback. Also, I get to read something I do not normally see or may not have seen yet.