Building Better Connections
To build better connections for your blog, it’s far more expedient to spend a little time a day to read and comment on several blogs that you follow, than going through hundreds of them leaving your likes and Gravatar on a consistent basis like a sticker.
Your comments leave a more valid impression behind. It’s a painstaking and time-consuming affair, but worthwhile in the long-term.
Remember that people follow people – they essentially follow the perceived personality behind the blog, even when the blogger is anonymous – and not necessarily the website. It’s the connections that form the backbone of your blog and those few minutes spent commenting builds a bridge to networking.
Networking
Networking means doing a whole gamut of things that I have written about here before such as; Read More…
you are so right about all of this, j. great post –
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Thank you 🙂
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Reblogged this on Success Inspirers World.
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Nicely written Jacqueline. We all do read blogs in a rush and leave without commenting. Great reminder!
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True that. I know there are days that I am pressed for time and rush off just clicking the like button, however, there are some bloggers that for as long as I’ve blogged all you ever see them do is run all over the place clicking like buttons on 10 posts in 50 seconds. How is that possible?
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Hahaha… true!
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Totally agree. We write on our blogs because we want people to read what we write. I believe blogging is a two-way street. I’m interested in what others have to say. As I get more followers, I try to follow back and read what others write.
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Couldn’t agree more! ALthough I am guilty of just clicking ‘likes’ when I find myself time poor. I figure it at least lets the blog owner know that I’d visited. My wish is for more choice in the buttons though. Sometimes it’s hard to click ‘like’ on a post that is about sad or bad stuff. Perhaps an appreciate button ?
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I love that idea. Today, I wish I had an “I see you” or “you are heard” button.
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Oh yes – I think we should be taken on as button consultants at WP 🙂
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☑️
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Oooh – a tick! How did you do that?
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It’s one of the emojis. 😁
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Ok – I know this is dumb, but where do I find the emojis ?
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I have them on my cell-phone. 😊
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Oh, OK 🙂
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I concur 🙂
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Great idea! I want to feature your book next week for my authors zone 🙂
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Thank You!! I feel so honored. Just in case you dont have it, my email is: atribeuntangled@gmail.com 🤗
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Great. Well chat soon
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There are days when we are all short of time and we simply click the like to indicate our presence, but it’s not something that you make a habit of Raili. You always leave valuable comments behind. There are some bloggers who all I’ve ever seen from them everywhere they go is just their like and Gravatar.
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Thanks for noticing, Jacquie. You do too. Even one word or a smile makes a valuable connection.
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Exactly. We thrive through the connections. I love hearing what others have to say.
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I completely agree with you. It feels like a commitment to me, to take the time to read daily, most of the blogs I follow and leave my thoughts as many times they come to me, upon reading. And I truly appreciate when people intend to follow me because they like something in my work.
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It is a commitment made on all sides both the writer and the reader, otherwise, the whole essence of the blogging/writing is lost. Thank you for your valued comment 🙂
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All my pleasure 🙂 You are so right about the commitment and the essence of blogging …makes me feel encouraged to keep going.
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I agree too, it whats makes it feel like community and it is nice to have feedback . It provides more food for thought ..more importantly you make friends.
Always love you posts.
May i reblog this .
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You definitely can reblog it. It’s about building and sustaining a community, therefore the interaction is vital. I love hearing what others have to say.
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Great advice as always, Sis. After a while we are part of a community. I have truly enjoyed this journey.
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I am enjoying it immensely. Thank you for reading sis 🙂
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