Comments on: Thought: On treating all your blog readers equally

By: 5 Myths of Appreciating Readers » Reader Appreciaton Project

5 Myths of Appreciating Readers » Reader Appreciaton Project — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:04:45 +0000

[...] see this everyday, and I would like you to take a look at all your favorite blogs also to see if blog readers are not being treated equally on those blogs. Many bloggers develop solid relationships only with commentors who run successful [...]

By: Are you treating your blog commentors like slaves? at The Reasoner

Are you treating your blog commentors like slaves? at The Reasoner — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:12:02 +0000

[...] There is a typical stereotype that most bloggers consider to be true: leaving comments on blogs is usually free, so people should not expect something back from the blogger. People work in offices writing different things to make companies money, and in turn those people get paid by those companies. In contrast, your blog readers work for free and do you a favor by leaving you comments. You should return the favor somehow. Comments on your site add value and traffic to your blog. Your blog commentors spend time on your site writing comments that help bring more traffic to your blog and more money to you. Do you not think it is necessary to treat all your blog readers with respect? [...]

By: Bes

Bes — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:38:22 +0000

Thanks for the comment Ashish, I really appreciate it.
Checking the mood of the readers; that’s an important point, thanks for bringing it up. Giving users something else to read can help a lot.

Thanks again Ashish; I hope to see more of your comments.

By: Ashish Mohta

Ashish Mohta — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:22:47 +0000

Trusting the readers is the most important thing.I was on hoax when i lost some of the subscriber on firefox then i some mails came telling they liked Google better.

But the most tricky part is to check the mood of the readers, one of the eays is to change the topic once isn a while and give them something else to read.

By: Thought: link posts share knowledge, not hide laziness at The Reasoner

Thought: link posts share knowledge, not hide laziness at The Reasoner — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:13:57 +0000

[...] shared Reader Tips with his readers that included a link to my article that talked about my thoughts on treating blog readers equally. While reading that “Reader Tips” post by Daniel, I realized a few things. His post [...]

By: QuickLinks - 4th March 2007 - The Wrong Advices

QuickLinks - 4th March 2007 - The Wrong Advices — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:34:06 +0000

[...] likes getting comments on their blog. The Reasoner reminds us that you should always treat your readers equally and not just respond to comments by famous [...]

By: Reader Tips: 04 March 2007

Reader Tips: 04 March 2007 — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 22:29:46 +0000

[...] Treat your blog readers equally: simple tip that is often ignored by bloggers. Do you give higher importance to comments made by famous bloggers? [...]

By: Bes

Bes — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:49:05 +0000

Chau, ssshhh, of course! hide hide, you are the secret lover!
About some people not visiting, I am guilt of not visiting everyday. For some blogs that write detailed stuff [:p] that are true, I sometimes wait a bit to see how others react before reacting. Also, I like chatting with instant messengers if possible also.

I am glad you are big and getting bigger [not you, but your site, :p] and I hope you will always keep coming here!
Iris, thanks for coming and commenting! Welcome, and so nice to hear your opinion on this.
I am glad that you like this article. You are right; “people respect people who make money online more” or show how to make money. It’s as if blogging was done solely to make money, while acting and pretending along the way that we care about commentors or posts or other people online. Many people simply care and show respect to their readers simply to get more traffic without giving much back to the people that made them famous or money in the first place.

Thanks for sharing! I hope to see you around the site more.

By: Iris

Iris — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:46:31 +0000

Hi there,

This article is really interesting. Besides people respect people who make money online more, blogs teaching you how to make money are also more popular than the others.

This might be because most of us think MONEY IS EVERYTHING. Sounds sad, but it’s true.

Iris.

http://iristwo.blogspot.com/

By: Chau

Chau — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:38:07 +0000

Hey! I thought you love me the best?! =P I’m JUST KIDDING! LOL.

Anyways, yep, you brought up, yet, another good point!! I’ve actually noticed that with some past visitors of mine’s… I had people who used to comment on my site and such, and then after they “made it big”, they’ve stopped commenting on my site, yet, I still see them commenting on other’s…

By: Bes

Bes — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:44:54 +0000

Stacee, ssshhhh, of course! I am thinking of changing the title of this post in such a way that only you can see what I really meant to say:

“Thought: On treating all your blog readers equally except Stacee, who is above them all

Kumiko - Haha! You are funny! :p Thanks for leaving the comment Kumiko and for stopping by! I really appreciate it.

I have seen Darren (ProBlogger) link to sites which have just been born (I love that expression), meaning he is not limiting himself to link only to sites that are already famous. You are right; every reader requires a lot of hard work, like in real life where one has to work hard to make good friends and good connections with other people.

Thanks again.

By: Kumiko

Kumiko — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:16:56 +0000

Thank you for visiting my MyBlogLog community. Haha! Just joking!

I agree with what you’ve said here. One thing that really impresses me about Problogger is that if you ask a decent question or request of him (”link to me” is not) , you’re pretty much guaranteed a response. On top of that, he’d probably link to a site with only one post if that post was interesting and worthwhile.

Given the amount of sites, at any level, you’ve got to work hard for….every…single…reader!

Kumiko
xo

By: stacee

stacee — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:05:44 +0000

yes, yes. but you love me best right?
(kidding :))