Comments on: Blogging Lessons from a Match up http://www.meryl.net/2008/04/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, web design. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:10:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Karen Putz / DeafMom http://www.meryl.net/2008/04/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/#comment-732105 Karen Putz / DeafMom Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:52:29 +0000 http://meryl.net/2008/04/08/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/#comment-732105 <p>Meryl, this post is making me chuckle, because I came over here this morning after viewing your Linked In profile and seeing your many connections to my few.</p> <p>Liz Strauss has a great session on how to build a community around your blog and get people talking:</p> <p>http://www.raproject.com/reader-appreciation/liz-strauss-at-wordcamp-dallas-transcript/</p> Meryl, this post is making me chuckle, because I came over here this morning after viewing your Linked In profile and seeing your many connections to my few.

Liz Strauss has a great session on how to build a community around your blog and get people talking:

http://www.raproject.com/reader-appreciation/liz-strauss-at-wordcamp-dallas-transcript/

]]> By: Meryl http://www.meryl.net/2008/04/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/#comment-726457 Meryl Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:34:24 +0000 http://meryl.net/2008/04/08/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/#comment-726457 <p>Congrats to you, too, Yuwanda! Yeah, we're old timers. Got my meryl.net domain in 1995. First web site in 1993. Since John mentioned the lack of comments -- it made me wonder if I was overlooking something... as if I should be able to reel in more comments.</p> Congrats to you, too, Yuwanda! Yeah, we’re old timers. Got my meryl.net domain in 1995. First web site in 1993. Since John mentioned the lack of comments — it made me wonder if I was overlooking something… as if I should be able to reel in more comments.

]]> By: The Freelance Writer's Blog http://www.meryl.net/2008/04/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/#comment-725951 The Freelance Writer's Blog Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:28:51 +0000 http://meryl.net/2008/04/08/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/#comment-725951 <p>Meryl:</p> <p>First, congrats again on your first-round win. I left you a congrats on John's blog the other day. Just writing to say that I too struggle to get coments. I've been on the web since 1999 and have been blogging since 2005 - yet I'm lucky to get one or two comments. SOOOO, here's my take: on bad days, I wonder and kvetch about it. On good days I just tell myself that no one can "interact with" perfection :-)</p> <p>Best, Yuwanda</p> Meryl:

First, congrats again on your first-round win. I left you a congrats on John’s blog the other day.
Just writing to say that I too struggle to get coments. I’ve been on the web since 1999 and have been blogging since 2005 - yet I’m lucky to get one or two comments. SOOOO, here’s my take: on bad days, I wonder and kvetch about it. On good days I just tell myself that no one can “interact with” perfection :-)

Best,
Yuwanda

]]> By: Patsi Krakoff, The Blog Squad http://www.meryl.net/2008/04/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/#comment-725390 Patsi Krakoff, The Blog Squad Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:26:14 +0000 http://meryl.net/2008/04/08/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/#comment-725390 <p>This is a great review, Meryl, and I like the way you're transparent about the challenges and decisions one has over one's blog.</p> <p>I think many of us struggle with lack of comments, especially in fields that aren't usually controversial such as writing about writing. The most comments I'll get sometimes refer to grammar or typos just because there are rabid writing police out there...go figure.</p> <p>I try to ask for comments even though I don't get many, because if I don't, for sure they won't feel like they can comment. People are in a hurry, and many don't understand yet how important it can be to a blogger to hear from readers. I think that's changing though.</p> <p>I even run contests and give away free books but don't always see responses. Our other blogs have much more traffic and get lots of comments, so I wonder!</p> <p>Thanks for sharing this analysis of your blogging decisions.</p> This is a great review, Meryl, and I like the way you’re transparent about the challenges and decisions one has over one’s blog.

I think many of us struggle with lack of comments, especially in fields that aren’t usually controversial such as writing about writing. The most comments I’ll get sometimes refer to grammar or typos just because there are rabid writing police out there…go figure.

I try to ask for comments even though I don’t get many, because if I don’t, for sure they won’t feel like they can comment. People are in a hurry, and many don’t understand yet how important it can be to a blogger to hear from readers. I think that’s changing though.

I even run contests and give away free books but don’t always see responses. Our other blogs have much more traffic and get lots of comments, so I wonder!

Thanks for sharing this analysis of your blogging decisions.

]]> By: Meryl http://www.meryl.net/2008/04/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/#comment-724225 Meryl Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:33:43 +0000 http://meryl.net/2008/04/08/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/#comment-724225 <p>Never even considered throwing anything at you except "Thanks." I also appreciate your reading this post so you can understand why I did things a certain way. Everything you've commented on -- I've considered my options.</p> <p>The one thing I might change is stop using summaries on the blog's main page to save a click.</p> Never even considered throwing anything at you except “Thanks.” I also appreciate your reading this post so you can understand why I did things a certain way. Everything you’ve commented on — I’ve considered my options.

The one thing I might change is stop using summaries on the blog’s main page to save a click.

]]> By: John Hewitt http://www.meryl.net/2008/04/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/#comment-724206 John Hewitt Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:20:17 +0000 http://meryl.net/2008/04/08/blogging-lessons-from-a-match-up/#comment-724206 <p>Hi Meryl,</p> <p>Thank you for not throwing tomatoes at me. To be honest, community is something I keep working on too. I get a lot of traffic to my blog , but I see others with substantially less traffic getting 20+ comments per post, when I am thrilled to get half a dozen. Part of the appeal of this contest for me was to take a look at what other sites are doing well so I can figure out how to improve.</p> Hi Meryl,

Thank you for not throwing tomatoes at me. To be honest, community is something I keep working on too. I get a lot of traffic to my blog , but I see others with substantially less traffic getting 20+ comments per post, when I am thrilled to get half a dozen. Part of the appeal of this contest for me was to take a look at what other sites are doing well so I can figure out how to improve.

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