Commenting is an important tool when you are blogging because it helps show other that you agree (or sometimes disagree) with the point they are trying to make. It makes you, as the blogger, feel good about what you are writing and encourages you to write more because you know that there are people out there reading your blog. You feel a sense of community because you are creating a type of network full of people that share interest in what you are writing about, even if you have opposing viewpoints.
I enjoyed reading the blog about how to get more comments on your own posts because not only do you need to comment on other people's post to create a community of commenters, but your posts need to be comment-friendly. Also, when you get other people to comment on your posts, you may even respond back to them, making it a more conversational experience. This is referring to tip #4- Interact with contents left.
Another point I found to be important was from the Cool Cat Teacher blog: create a hyperlink to what you are talking about. I found this to be very interesting because if you are writing about something you are passionate about, posting a hyperlink supporting your idea really helps create validity in your viewpoint.
From the class, I am following Brandy Cardwell, Bretlea Appleton Education 3040, Chris Earheart, J Patterson Education 3040, and RKeithblog. My two blogs I decided to follow outside of the 23 things community are Braves & Birds, a blog about the Atlanta Braves, and NFL Nation Blog, a blog that is about the National Football league. I chose to follow these blogs because they are both things that I am very much interested in.
Most of the time when I commented on a blog, I was in agreement with the author of the blog. It is nice to know when someone has the same viewpoint as you and I decided to let them know that I was in agreement.
When I commented on the NFL blog, I posted something about the Pittsburgh Steelers, my favorite team. More specifically, I made a comment on their quarterback because everyone seemed to be talking about him because he is injured.
For my other blog I decided to follow, Braves & Birds, I made a comment about the Atlanta Braves. I talked about how they lost and are out of the post season, something that recently happened and people are upset about.
I enjoyed reading your post about how to get more comments on your post. I had your name written down as one of my previous post that I already comment on, I must have thought I did and did not that what getting older does to you.:) I also wanted to say that you have a beautiful background page, how did you do that. I swear this feels like dajavo. I remember your thing 4 so vivid with your background.
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