Comments on: Blog comments and you

By: Lisa C

Lisa C — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:41:02 +0000

Yes, I would be more likely to join in on the conversation. It’s a good way to build relationship.

By: phyllis@imabima

phyllis@imabima — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:23:13 +0000

i try to re-visit each person who comments on my blog. sometimes i write right in the comments on my own blog but usually i respond on their blogs, because i know how nice it feels to get comments. but i don’t usually “subscribe” to the comments because i feel like that’s too overwhelming for my email!

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:34:00 +0000

Great advice and responses, all!

Here’s a corollary—if you came to a blog post and saw that there were a few comments and that the blogger had responded to some or all of the comments, would you be more likely to join in the conversation?

By: Karen (Pediascribe)

Karen (Pediascribe) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:36:39 +0000

I love to get comments and I love to leave comments. I don’t typically read all of the comments on someone else’s blog posts especially if there are a lot.
For awhile I responded to comments within the comment section, but then I posted about something and found that people rarely remember to come back to check for a response, so I went back to emailing responses directly. I wish I had time to repspond to every single comment, but sometimes it’s overwhelming and I have to let some fall through the cracks. I try to ALWAYS respond to a new commenter though.

By: childlife

childlife — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:10:18 +0000

I think the comments section is where blogs are built. Most of my readers have come to my blog through comments I have left on their blogs… you have to read to be read. Hope you had a great conference!

By: Sarah @ Real Life

Sarah @ Real Life — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:21:52 +0000

I agree with Deb. I wish it were easier to respond via email like it is with typepad and wordpress.

By: Lisa C

Lisa C — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:43:16 +0000

Engaging in conversation through comments has made my blog explode. I’ve learned from some really good blogging buddies that it is the ‘meat’ of your blog. Readers appreciate when you take the time to acknowledge what they’ve said, it shows that you are interested and in turn they come back again looking forward to their next conversation with you.

It really works!

By: Deb - Mom of 3 Girls

Deb - Mom of 3 Girls — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:05:11 +0000

I wish I had more time to respond to each of the comments that people leave – I love it when other bloggers respond back to mine. I also wish that Blogger made it easy to respond back within comments or to get people’s email addresses to respond that way.