DISQUS

vaspers aka steven e. streight · 2 years ago

I am always impressed when a blogger sends me an email thanking me for my comment and telling me they value my contributions.

What people don't sufficiently appreciate is that when a person posts a comment on your blog, it's generally an enrichment of free user generated content.

Again: comments are free user generated content, that expands, enriches, and improves your blog. In fact, I'm so extreme on the conversational aspects of blogging, I often say that the comments are far more important than the posts I write.

Ideas need reaction, tweaking, debate, opposing views, criticism, complaints, corrections. Negative comments are typically far more valuable than flattery and praise.

You know the heart of blogging, and it shows.

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Thom Allen · 2 years ago

Thanks for the great feedback vaspers. I'm going to try and send out a thank you to those who comment on my blog. It's very personal and uncommon.

Sometimes when I write a post and no one comments I wonder if the content sucked, or the point was stupid, or was it a complete failure to connect with the reader.

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