I do agree that we have many more people reading our blogs than are commenting. That was something I did for a long time while I was learning blogging.

Commenting does take time, but when you do start leaving those “crumbs”, it becomes a great way for others to find you.

People do find us through reading other blogs but the longer you’re around – the more that just becomes a tiny fraction.

@ Debbie – you are assuming that only the people commenting read – but I’m guessing that’s because you have no way of knowing who is reading your blog. The longer you’re around, there’ll be thousands of people reading who aren’t commenting. There’s probably far more people reading your blog than you expect.

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You’re smart not to sweat the numbers, and just watch for steady growth (and at times you may even see fluctuations in that -mine dipped in December).

Patience is definitely the key – not only with blogs, but in life too. Plus, a positive attitude like yours.

Eventually as my community grows, everything will follow. my goal is to maintain and gain loyal readership and not a one time spike on traffic. Your system is what will bring the increase in readership and loyalty.

What we need to keep reminding ourselves is that we must practice patience when it comes to increasing readership. If we are patient and do the right thing, eventually we will be rewarded.

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Isn’t it fun following the links? You never know what lies ahead, so it becomes a bit of a mysterious journey.

Hi J.D.

When I have a chance, I’ll check out your technical/security/software books. The subjects sound like they are way over my head, but I’ll still have a look-see. Thank you for sharing the links.

What you’ve learned from your mentors and hard knocks would be an interesting read. Seeing it in the form of blog posts would be a great way to share your knowledge with others, plus would give you the opportunity to “have our say” and build community. If you decide to go that route, make sure you let me know, as I would be very interested in reading more of your writings. Knowing you have helped real people turn their lives around has piqued my interest as to the type of information you would share.

Even if you released some of the information in blog form, it could still be recapped in a book for those who don’t want to dig through posts.