Comments on: Advice to lurkers

By: Terresa Wellborn

Terresa Wellborn — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:43:50 +0000

Great points in this post. When I was a beginner in blog-land (just last fall), I was in a blog bubble: posting my own stuff and only visiting a blog here & there.

Now my circle has expanded, I visit many more blogs and my circle of blog friends is growing. It’s a big world out there, but with blogs we can still find kindred spirits and pull up a virtual chair & chat. Love it.

By: bridget {Bake at 350}

bridget {Bake at 350} — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:17:51 +0000

“we’ll be too busy loving you forever.” Yep…I feel the exact same way. Hi from Bake at 350!!!

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:24:11 +0000

@Alicia—Thank you! I’ve found the same thing in the mom blog community.

@Richelle—I totally understand—we’re all busy. (And I do remember you. It’s when people comment for a while and then stop, I wonder if they’re still reading, you know?)

By: Richelle F

Richelle F — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:37:40 +0000

I’m a lurker! I’ve been reading your blog for a long time. I think I used to comment occasionally. I find that I usually don’t have, or just don’t take the time to comment on the blogs that I read, since I often get just bits of time through out the day to read in between taking care of my two little boys.

By: Alicia Johnson

Alicia Johnson — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:29:26 +0000

It is very tempting to lurk, especially for those of us who are naturally pretty shy. But I have been so amazed that by and large the blogging community, esp. “mom-bloggers,” are so friendly and accepting.

Love your blog by the way!

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:05:55 +0000

@Scott—glad you like them!

@mub—I do the same thing! I’ll decide something is boring after I write it and just close the window. Sounds like a good goal!

By: mub

mub — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:13:40 +0000

I’m a lurker too! Sometimes I half compose a comment and think that it’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever written and just back away and don’t comment at all. I know -I- appreciate comments SO SO much, so I’m not sure why I do that. Maybe it’ll be my goal to press “SUBMIT COMMENT” more often!

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:47:45 +0000

Some great insights…keep ‘em coming! Found you when searching for how to transfer a Blogger blog to WordPress…you were the #1 hit!

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:45:52 +0000

Thanks for commenting, everyone! I love to see the new commenters/longtime readers as well as my old friends.

Nice to meet you, Crystal! I understand about being a horrible commenter; I can be, too!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:43:01 +0000

Comments really are the best. I usually don’t think that there is any point to using internet marketing on my blog because I don’t want to clutter it up with annoying advertisements. We shall see. Sorry if you think I’m a lurker. I follow lots of blogs and I try to always comment, but you know how it is.