Comments on: How To Lose Blog Visitors

By: janice

janice — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:29:49 +0000

What a fantastic post, Barbara. It’s taken me ages to read all the comments, but it’s been well worth it! What a fantastic resource. So many of the posts and comments threads in your blog would make a fantastic compilation ebook for new bloggers.

I stop visiting blogs when the blogger’s ego swells and they forget the folk who supported them at the start, or when they consistently treat certain folk like their ‘tribe’ and are thoughtless or dismissive towards others.
.-= Check out janice´s awesome post: The House of the Thousand Horrormoans =-.

By: Dot

Dot — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:35:25 +0000

For what reason do you stop visiting blogs? -- Not interested enough n the content is the main reason. Also if they talk down or give too much advice when they may not have had much experience. Based on your blogging experience, what actions created a decrease in your blog statistics? The main reason seems to be the subject matter. I had one post where I talked about something that interests me but is way off the beaten track. Almost no one commented on that, and I lost readers as well. I also don't gain new readers if I don't add new blogs to my reader, but I just don't have time. Don't have time for Twitter either. Dot´s last blog post..OpenOffice Extensions

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:48:49 +0000

Hi Dennis – Haha! That’s what I did; blogged almost every day. I soon cut it down to five and now it’s three. Like you said, we may get our readers conditioned to daily posts and if we don’t produce, they may leave.

Hi again Jannie – You’re welcome, and thank you for your kind words. I’ll be looking for you on Twitter.

Hi Sara – Yes. When we stop visiting other blogs, we will normally see a dip in our comments, and maybe even visits. It’s a tough call as we also have a life that needs our attention.

Hi Kevin – You’re welcome. Definitely. Answering comments is very important. With you having a business blog, it’s probably even more so. Your readers, who may become clients, want to know they’re being heard.

By: Kevin Sandridge@Winter Haven Florida Mortgages

Kevin Sandridge@Winter Haven Florida Mortgages — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:35:14 +0000

Barbara - the one take away from this post for me that really hit the mark was the part about answering comments left on our blogs. It's so easy to get wrapped up in looking for fresh content and posting, that sometimes I know I get off track on this front. Thank you so much for keeping these ideas in front of us all! Kevin Sandridge´s last blog post..First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Unwrapped

By: Sara at On Simplicity

Sara at On Simplicity — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:34:04 +0000

"2) Stop visiting other blogs" I know just what you mean! I spent a month or so on a blogging sabbatical (perfect term you came up with there!) and comments took a hit. Traffic held pretty steady, but being part of the general conversation absolutely leads to reciprocity for those of us with small or growing blogs. Sara at On Simplicity´s last blog post..Does Decluttering Make Sense in Hard Economic Times?