Hi, everybody! Today, Daisy at A Bookish Flower is visiting with a great question for bloggers and blog visitors alike: does commenting back effect your blog-visiting experience? Enjoy, and be sure read my guest post on Daisy’s blog here. =)
Hey Loves! I’m Daisy @ A Bookish Flower, and I’m so happy that Miss Emily asked me to do a guest post over on her blog! I’ll be having a lovely chat with you all about something that’s on every blogger’s mind. Commenting back. If you have new readers reading your blog, and they take the time of day to say something about your post, don’t you think they should receive a “Hello” from the blogger of the blog they just love so much?
I love getting comments on my blog. I tend to post in the night time before going to bed, and when I wake up I’ve got a whole lot of lovely comments waiting for me to answer! These comments make me happy because some of you thought, “Imma comment.” And off you went and filled out the comment form and and expressed your feelings on the topic. Comments sometimes help me realize that I’m not the only one completely obsessed with a book, or not the only one who desperately wanted to throw the book out the window and slap the characters with their own book. I just have a lot of feelings, OK!? And it’s good to know that I’m not the only one.
SO, that said, when you loves realize that you’re not the only person who felt a certain way about that book review/discussion post, you happily put in your two cents. You wait patiently for the reply of your favorite blogger and… nothing.
There are various reasons why bloggers don’t comment back. Maybe they procrastinated; Procrastinators! Put your hands in the air, and wave em’ like you just- ….actually maybe later.
Sometimes they have a packed schedule and barely have enough time to post, or maybe they aren’t the commenting back type.
Whatever the reason may be, it can feel pretty lonely on the other end of the one-sided conversation.
Before becoming a blogger, I would comment lots on other book blogs, and never get a response back. Sometimes I would take it personally, which was before I knew how hard it was to respond to every single comment when you had 400 followers and have time to come up with new post ideas. I’d never check the little box that says Notify Me Of New Comments, which looking back, I’m not sure why. Instead I’d check back every day for a new comment, and after maybe a week I’d stop checking and I would gradually forget about that blog. Sometimes, I’d check back and leave a comment and afterwards, seeing that I was having a lovely conversation by myself I’d entirely forget about the blog.
When I have a conversation with a blogger in their comment section, I feel a connection with the blogger. And I swear on the heating keyboard of my laptop that I smile when I read the comments’ responses. So that keeps me coming back for more posts and chats with the bloggers. A comment back can really effect what I think about the blog and whether I should follow and keep coming back for posts.
how about you? does commenting back effect your blog visiting experience?
Thanks so much, Emily, for having me over at For The Bookish! I had a blast writing this up! Let’s talk in the comments! I’ll be commenting back! *Wink Wink*
XOXO
-Daisy @ A Bookish Flower
Great post, Daisy! I just did a similar post, more about commenting on other people’s blogs, but I feel the same as you. It definitely makes me feel good when bloggers respond back to my comments. It shows that my feedback is appreciated.
Thanks Ally! I’m over to read your post now! 😀
I heartilly aagree with this post! I can understand when they sometimes don’t answer comments ( people get busy). But when they never answer it makes you feel disconnected. Great post Daisy!
Yeah, I guess sometimes commenting back makes their way to the bottom of their to-do list. Thanks Brooke! I’m happy you liked it! 🙂
I feel the same way! It’s always a let-down to be left hanging when you take the time to jump in on someone’s blog post and tell them how much you appreciate. I try to respond to comments on my blog as quickly as possible. The comments section is where I’ve made my best bloggy buddies!
It is a let down! -and I hate that feeling!
Same here! I try and comment back ASAP! It’s easy to, because I have the WordPress app with me on my tablet and it notify’s me when someone leaves a comment right away! and since my tablet is always with me, I can comment quickly! 🙂
AHH. THIS IS SO TRUE! It feels very lonely when you don’t get a reply, especially when you might have worked for ten or twenty minutes on your comment (like . . . *blushes* I find myself doing more than I’d like to admit. 😛 😉 I’m not the only one, right?). Not that it’s so important; it *is* about the post you read and loved – but it does feel good when the blogger acknowledges you and replies to your comment. 😀 So, yes, it *definitely* effects my experience on a blog! Great post!
Koko @ His Little Elephant
You are most definitely not the only one! Sometime I’ll work 10 minutes on a comment, and hallfays through, I’ll think “You know what? they’re not even going to comment back.” so i’ll just delete it and move on.
Commenting back is definitely important to me. I understand that bloggers get busy. However, if I consistently comment on a blog and never get a response, I will stop commenting. It’s hard to tell if the blogger is even reading my comments and since there’s apparently no desire to engage in a discussion…what’s the point of continuing to comment?
On my own blog, I try to reply to nearly every comment. I want my followers to know I read comments and I’m interested in what they have to say. I definitely don’t get as many comments as larger bloggers do, which makes it easer to reply, but I think it’s important.
Exactly my thoughts! Sometimes you don’t even know if the blogger sees your comment, and it feels a little discouraging. Since I know how this feels, I make sure to comment back to every comment on my blog. that’s great that you do too!