Last week I posted on the importance of leaving comments on blog posts.
Over 32 bloggers responded by leaving comments on the post. I was really pleased that so many people “got the message.”
The post was also linked to at least two times and I found three other posts (not necessarily inspired by my post) that included the importance of leave comments in their discussion.
I thought I would share the linking posts with you and the other posts on comments. (There was a third linking site, but the blogger uses some adult terms throughout his site and I don’t want to post anything that my kids can’t read.)
Linking posts:
- Do You Make Readers Run a Comment Obstacle Course?My friend Yvonne totally understood my original post. She addresses the problem of blogging platforms that aren’t comment-friendly.
- It is fun to market online…Â Another blogging friend, Calvin, saw comments as a fun way to market your blog.
Other recent posts on commenting:
- Top Reasons to Answer to Comments. My friend Mihaela wrote a beautiful tribute to her blog’s community.
- 5 Uncommon Ways to Market Your Blog. Neil Patel, posting as a guest writer on ProBlogger provides this nifty list. Check out list item number 1.
- The Top 10 Blogging Mistakes I Made in My First Year. Another nifty list from veteran blogger Wendy Piersall. Check out list item number 2.
Another really neat result of the original post on blog comments is that I discovered 11 brand new blogs by following commentator’s links. I decided to list my discoveries here:
- Webstractions
- Colloquium
- Arts & Crafts
- Necessary Skills
- Versa
- GardenWall Publications
- My Flights of Fancy
- Trying to Catch Up
- The Century Times
- Little Woolgatherings
- Tech Lemming
I hope you enjoy reading my discoveries!
Contents (c) Copyright 2007, Laura Spencer. All rights reserved.
11 responses so far ↓
1 Melissa R. Garrett // Jun 8, 2007 at
I am honored to be on your list! And I can’t wait to visit the other blogs you mention. Thanks 🙂
2 Mihaela Lica // Jun 8, 2007 at
Thank you for the mention, sweet Laura! 🙂
3 laura // Jun 8, 2007 at
Hi Melissa and Mihaela! I’m happy to link to both of you.
4 Peter // Jun 8, 2007 at
Thank you for the mention greatly appreciated
5 laura // Jun 8, 2007 at
Hi Peter! Welcome back. I hope a few more folks discover you through this link!
6 Vivienne Quek // Jun 9, 2007 at
Thanks for the mention of Versa Creations Marketing & Advertising blog.
Some bloggers thumbed down on the Technorati Exchange saying that it’s just a means to get higher page ranking. I saw it as an opportunity to broaden my horizon and get to know more people around the world. Whoever “faved” my blog will get me to visit their blogs. That’s how I came to know you. And when I read your very meaningful blog post on leaving comments, I did. Internet is but cable and wires if not for the people behind.
Nice to know you, Laura. Now I know I have someone I can consult on copy. 🙂
7 mdy // Jun 9, 2007 at
Thanks for your endorsement, Laura. It’s both unexpected and flattering! 🙂
8 Laura // Jun 9, 2007 at
Hi Vivienne!
I know that a lot of people dislike long lists of links, but I think that if they are used properly such lists can be helpful. By used properly, I mean that people are actually clicking the links (as you did), rather than just publishing links to have links published.
However the method, I’m glad to have you as a reader.
Mdy, I was happy to point my readers to your link.
9 Jeanne Dininni // Jun 9, 2007 at
Laura,
You have provided your readers with a great deal in the way of helpful resources in this post–as well as a great deal to think about! Thanks for being so thorough–and so generous! There’s some excellent info here!
Jeanne
10 Laura // Jun 12, 2007 at
Thanks Jeanne!
11 Barbara // Sep 15, 2007 at
Thanks for discovering me!