Comments on: Be Careful What You Wish For

By: Photo to Canvas Prints

Photo to Canvas Prints — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:00:30 +0000

Very interesting content here. Thanks for taking the time to put this together! Loved your blog.

By: Debbie Yost

Debbie Yost — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:16:18 +0000

Ah, the age old question. Ok, so not that old; blogging is a relatively new concept. However, I’ve been there myself. I not only struggle with finding the time to respond, but finding the words. Sometimes I just don’t know what to say in response. Personally, I kind of wish we could just read the comments and be happy with them. It’s kind of like thank you notes. I hate thank you notes. Not that I don’t appreciate getting them, but the pressure of having to send them. It’s a pain to me but I know some people expect them and will be angry or hurt if you don’t send them. If I get one I appreciate it, but if I don’t I don’t care. It’s not that important to me. However, if I want my blog to be successful, etiquette seems to be that we must respond to comments or you will lose readers. So I try to respond. But like you said, something has to give. For me, that’s finding time to read other blogs and comment. And what if we get a comment from someone and don’t reciprocate. Sometimes I just have nothing to say to their post but I have to make something up just because they commented on mine. Those comments take longer because the words don’t flow and I sit there staring at a blank screen trying to form the words.

I don’t know if I so much as responded to your post here, or just added more questions! My comment has seemed to turn more into a rant. Oh well, sometimes we need that, too. Right?
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By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:21:29 +0000

Hi Janice,

Please, never feel bad for leaving a long comment. Not only do I appreciate your input, but your words help others, too. Because I enjoy the comments so much, I never have a problem with how long they take to read. I feel like we’re sitting, chatting over coffee (or tea).

What you said is very true. We always know where to find our blogging pals. They are just a click away, and never far from our thoughts.

The other blog of mine I spoke of is Observation Mountain. It’s a blog I rarely update but it has 200 or so posts on a mish-mash of topics, and continues to get traffic. In fact, when I started blogging, THAT was the blog I thought would be keeping me busy. Instead, it was this one. That’s one thing about blogging, we never know where it will take us. Isn’t it a fun journey?

P.S. I like the idea of using denture tablets to clean mugs and tea cups. And laundry powder to scour pans. I’ll have to try that. Thank you!

By: janice

janice — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:31:14 +0000

You’re a sweetheart, Barbara. I felt a bit bad after posting that very long comment because seen from one perspective, it takes up more of your reading time if the comments are long. But I’m glad I did. Your reply is just what I needed today. And please know, I never expect anyone to visit; your support has already been breathed in and absorbed by the blog and will always be there. If my blogging friends are busy, I always know I can pop in and visit them in their own ‘bloghomes’. What’s your other blog, by the way? Sounds like my cup of tea! I use dissolving denture cleaning tablets to clean my mugs and tea cups, and laundry powder to scour cruddy pans!
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By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:17:33 +0000

Hi Mitch,

I hear you, as this was something I never thought I’d even have to think about, nor deal with. Like you said, we do find ways via discipline and planning to get it done.

And you’re right. In business, it’s the same way.