You’re right. Often our comments can “get lost in the noise”. However, if we know the blog author acknowledges our presence, we may me more apt to have our say.

Hi Rita,

Yes, an interesting topic, or a well written post will bring in comments, whether the blog is brand new or an older one. It’s all about content, isn’t it?

Comment or audience counts are generally irrelevant to me. I was reading Writer Dad’s blog LONG before he had the voluminous comments. WHY? He wrote well, and I enjoyed his stories.

I will frequently go to a person’s blog if I admire – or am interested in – a comment they left elsewhere. If I like the writing, I stay.

We ALL started with few comments. Even when I took over my site from somebody else, I lost each and every commenter she had: not surprising, given our different styles and topics. Blogs like yours this weekend will often bring in comments that will make me want to look and see. It doesn’t matter to me if I’m their first commenter ever. Show me good writing skills anf interesting topics.. I’ll be on m way!

Rita

Others that I know and love I read regardless of the RSS reader number!

The higher the number of comments the less chance that I will comment thinking it will get lost in the noise. Having said that, if I have something to say then I’ll comment just so the blog author gets it and not necessarily the community.

Dr. Cason’s last blog post..Smiling Boy

You’ve hit on a very important aspect of blogging, i.e. “Does the author speak at my level (not down to me or above me)?”

Just as in real life when we feel someone is talking down to us, the same thing can happen with blog posts/comments. When that happens (being talked down to), the readers we once thought were loyal may soon be hitting the “unsubscribe” button.

So, just as RSS feed numbers can go up, they can also come down just as fast.

That’s about what I feel too.

~ Annie