Comments on: I Need to Comment More. Don’t You?

By: Dheeraj

Dheeraj — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:54:05 +0000

The commenting in others blogs and making them to comment on our blog which is similar to link exchange program.

By: Tools for Commenting | Stephan Miller

Tools for Commenting | Stephan Miller — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:17:50 +0000

[...] I am not going to tell you how to comment or what to comment on. I am going to show you a few of the techniques I have used to spread my comments around as far as I have and to have the posts come to you. [...]

By: Weekly Digest: Writing About Writing, Working on Books, Lots of Speaking Gigs, and Blog Struggles is a Success « Lorelle on WordPress

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:25:23 +0000

[...] I Need to Comment More. Don’t You? I needed a kick in the butt reminder that I needed to comment more. Don’t you? [...]

By: Angelo

Angelo — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:19:12 +0000

Commenting is nice… as long as you have something useful to say. I wouldn’t encourage anyone to purposefully go out and look for things to comment on (unless you’re trying to get them to promote their site). But I would encourage people to not be lazy when something actually does pop in their head that would be useful for other people to hear.

By: Mohsin

Mohsin — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:48:17 +0000

Jesus Lorelle! You really did make me comment on this one. ;)

Seems like I am with the majority here who don’t comment even on their favorite blogs. And I realize that it’s bad for me and my blog.

So let’s see.. I am going to comment on 10 blogs right now! (this one is the first one)

By: Gary R. Hess

Gary R. Hess — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:19:09 +0000

I visit a ton of blogs and don’t bother commenting. Hell, I don’t even bother subscribing either. Lately I have been trying to make a better effort at it, but eh… we’ll see how long that lasts.

By: Todd Jordan - tojosan

Todd Jordan - tojosan — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:15:31 +0000

I’ve made a pledge this year that I’m going to comment more. And how appropriate to comment on a post about commenting. Woah. Great challenge.

By: Thayne

Thayne — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:40:06 +0000

in trying to wean myself from myspace, i find it difficult to find blogs that genuinely interest me. i just started blogging a couple days ago though, so hopefully with technorati and similar sites i can at least narrow my choices somewhat.

By: Steve Nguyen - BeyondBehaviors.Com

Steve Nguyen - BeyondBehaviors.Com — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:24:24 +0000

Lorelle: This has been particularly true in my case, especially after my blog refocus (thanks again for your article). One of my 2008 blogging goal is to comment more and I have noticed an increase in others returning the kindness.

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:34:07 +0000

@Jessi: I get so many emails a day, the idea of adding any through email notification is overwhelming. I did a guest blog post on one blog that had email notification enabled by default and my email was flooded with 85 comment notifications. Email doesn't work for me. Also. WordPress has had email notification for ages, along with the popular Subscribe to Comments WordPress Plugin that allows commenters to get an email notification when someone posts a comment on that post. I'm glad that Blogger finally added one.

By: Jessi

Jessi — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:50:47 +0000

I love commenting on other blogs….and it’s beneficial on so many different levels.

On a side note, you mentioned having a better way of monitoring comments. Blogger has a notification option now to have an email sent to you when new comments are made on that post. Coupled with Gmail’s label system (so I can filter those into a folder automatically) and their collapsing system (so I don’t get 40 emails when people go crazy on a blog post…they’re all collapsed into one)….it works great for me. A few other random places offer features like this (like Blog Herald, of course), but I really wish more platforms and sites would offer it. It makes it so much easier to keep track of where I’ve commented and if the author has replied on his/her site, etc.

By: Nettie Hartsock

Nettie Hartsock — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:44:16 +0000

I think it’s really important to comment with authenticity like what the folks are saying above. And all of us like to read comments because they let us know that our blog postings are evoking a thought or emotion and engaging people in real conversation.

By: james

james — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:07:20 +0000

Yes – but only comment if you’re read the post/article and have interesting to add or say.

I think one well thought out comment, (even if brief,) of agreement, disagreement, or somthing relevant to add is far better than 10 “Right on Dudes”

just my opinion – james…

By: Valeria Maltoni

Valeria Maltoni — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:42:42 +0000

That’s how I started blogging before I had a blog, Lorelle. Putting time and thought in taking the conversation to other blogs, their authors and readers.

That’s still how I meet new bloggers from Twitter or other places. I file the information away in my head and resource folder and then build on their content at the appropriate time on my blog — so I can highlight it as well ;-)

By: Colleen M. Johnson, CMJ Office

Colleen M. Johnson, CMJ Office — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:44:15 +0000

Wow! This was all great information. I have just started blogging. I have hesitated to respond/comment on past blogs that I’ve read. I will not hesitate anymore. If I ever do generate a positive response from blogging, it will make me feel great.

By: pelf

pelf — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:46:05 +0000

I don’t know “how much” I comment, but I do leave a comment whenever it is appropriate. I consider myself a very generous person when it comes to leaving comments! :D

By: David Airey

David Airey — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:20:56 +0000

Hi Lorelle,

I’ve no doubt that my readership would be much smaller if I didn’t comment on other blogs.

What I like to do from time to time is look through my older blog posts, and click on the links of commenters who I haven’t heard from in some time.

It can be interesting to see what changes have been made to their blogs, or read what’s happening in their lives. I know I like it when a familiar face drops by after a while.

By: milo

milo — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:59:02 +0000

Ten? Well, I do commnet a lot, mostly on WP or design related sites, not so much on blogging related sites, as most of them are repeating the same ole’ blogging tips. =)

By: ming

ming — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:40:07 +0000

it just feels good, to know that something you’ve said has been recieved, and generated some kind of response.

By: Blaine

Blaine — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:27:56 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. We all love to see comments added to our posts, but how many of us regularly leave comments elsewhere? One of the New Year’s resolutions for my blog was to generate more conversation, and one way to do that is to generate conversation elsewhere first.

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:23:16 +0000

I’d love to see blogging redefined to include commenting as well as posting, reading, linking… It’s so much a part of what makes blogging worthwhile – and motivating, and fun.

Thanks for the pointers here for people who are looking for ways to extend their blogging connections

Joanna

PS You’re welcome to leave a comment on my site any time :-)

By: Job is a Four Letter Word » I Can't Post, But I Can Comment

Job is a Four Letter Word » I Can't Post, But I Can Comment — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:07:34 +0000

[...] if I can’t post, I can at least comment on other blogs; so I’m taking Lorelle up on her challenge to start commenting [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:03:31 +0000

When you’re just getting started on a new blog I find this to be a really effective way to get visitors and eventually a few direct links, especially if the author picks up your blog and includes it in one of their posts.

By: Anuj Seth

Anuj Seth — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:37:52 +0000

Commenting on other blogs really makes a lot of sense. Its the basic form of networking with fellow bloggers.

Let me start participating in your comment challenge as well ;-)