I have a challenge for you for this edition of Fun Friday. Spend some time this week-end reading blogs. First start with your favourite blogs, and then, branch out and read some new blogs.
The challenge is to leave a personal comment on at least ten of the blogs you read.
Why should you care to comment? Networking and community. Commenting lets you make connections with the authors of the blogs you read. In turn, you can invite that author to read your blog, thus expanding your readership and community. By reading and commenting on genea-blogger blogs, you help to expand our genea-blogger community. Not only that, commenting is fun. I try to comment on at least one blog per day.
As an author of a blog, isn't exciting to receive comments? Comments provide blog authors validation and recognition of their work. When someone leaves a comment on your blog, do you respond back to them? I like to let the person know how much I appreciate them leaving a comment. Here are some comments you can use when either visiting a blog or responding to a comment.
Thanks for sharing.
Glad you dropped by.
Great post/comment.
I enjoy reading your blog. I enjoyed reading your comments.
To start you off with your challenge of commenting on ten blogs, I invite you to leave me a comment.
Have a Fun Friday!
21 comments:
Can I be the first? Great idea and fun challenge. You've given me a push in the right direction. Would love to have you drop by my blog, Genealogy Traces at http:/genealogytraces.blogspot.com and leave me a comment.
Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment, Judy. Yes, you are the first.
Thanks for leaving the link for your blog. I have left you a comment there, too.
Hi Kathryn,
Great idea! I "follow" quite a few blogs but you are right, there's nothing like having someone post a comment to your blog.
So is this an "Official" Genea-Blogger Challenge? Should we keep a log of where we have left comments. Like how many can we do in 5 days or something?
I know, I am making this harder than you are intending. LOL
Sheri Fenley
Sheri,
What a great idea! I have posted the "Would You Care to Comment" challenge on the Genea-bloggers event board on Facebook. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment.
I don't know how all of you genea-bloggers do it! You always come up with great games and subjects to write about. This is going to be a lot of fun. Thanks.
Hi Kathryn,
Count me in! It's Sunday so I'm going to be doing a LOT of browsing
of geneablogs today and I think I can come up with at least 10 commments. In fact, you are number two today!
Bill
This is a great idea, Kathryn. I usually leave comments when I find some really helpful advice. I should leave comments when I find something interesting, but don't always...I should take more time to do this, as people have taken the time to post something that I enjoy reading. I think this challenge will help me to make this part of my blog-reading routine.
BTW, does this count? ;)
Colleen & Julie,
Thanks for stopping by. Of course, your comment counts for the challenge!
What a wonderful suggestion, so here's my comment! Thanks for your encouragement. You already follow my blog "Grace and Glory" and I appreciate it. I'm now following yours too. I read a suggestion on one of your posts the other day reminding us to not add our address or phone number to our profile. I immediately deleted those from my Facebook profile! Thanks for the "push".
Well, I did it. I visited quite a few blogs tonight and made comments on 10.
Bloggers love comments, especially when they pose a question or give some great tips or tell a beautiful story.
Hi Kathryn,
Thanks for the challenge. I'm new to blogging, and this is my first comment, so you got me started. You have a great blog!
Kathy
http://kbbgenblog.blogspot.com/
Hi Kathryn,
I saw your comment challenge on Facebook and took it to heart, so count me in. I don't often leave comments, but you are so right about using them to build community. Thanks for a great nudge!
Very neat challenge-and I accept! I love browsing new blogs to find interesting folks-and even more I love love getting comments on my blog. Comments are what inspire me to continue.
I love your idea! Sometimes we get so busy we forget how much bloggers appreciate comments! I plan to take you up on your challenge! Thanks for following my blog and you know I follow yours also! So here it is post number one!
Msteri
I'm in! I can't tell you how many times folks have said, "Hey, I read [fill in the blank] in your blog today . . . " Unfortunately, it is only the rare reader who actually will post a comment. Maybe, we blog authors can turn things around by starting a commenting trend?! It's worth a shot!
http://sockdryer.blogspot.com
Hey cousin! I forgot to tell you Happy Thanksgiving yesterday so now I do so belatedly. Thanks for this challenge - I am going to see if I can hammer this out and then post about it. Cheers!
Thomas
Thanks for taking the time to create this challenge. It's been fun and been a nice diversion from the mundane tasks at hand. Ironing will wait. . . .
Bill, Becky, Janet, Kathy, T.K., Tipper, Msteri, Orange & Blue, and Thomas,
Thank-you all for commenting and participating in this challenge. We are growing our genea-blogger community.
Way to go, everybody!!
Love it!
A great excuse to order another Chai Latte and 'visit' some of the talented and creative Genea-bloggers!
I thought I had done this, but I guess I hadn't even left a comment here. So sorry! I will get on it ASAP. Thanks for the nudge on Facebook.
Great Idea!!! I enjoy browsing blogs!!!
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