While I had a LOT of interest in my recent post on attracting readers to Ye Olde Blogge Syte, I didn’t get any suggestions, which makes me think that everyone else is as baffled or uninformed as I — or else you’re all still sleeping off a Labor Day weekend-induced intoxication involving copious amounts of distilled spirits, potato chips, baked beans and barbecue sauce. Whatever.
So I shall continue to labor away in my campaign to capture the hearts of the Blogosphere with my latest cutting-edge innovation:
Commenting.
Huh? What? I was a little skeptical about this suggestion, but Problogger promises me it has merit:
One of the best ways to find the right type of reader for your blog is to comment on other people’s blogs. You should aim to comment on blogs focused on a similar niche topic to yours since the readers there will be more likely to be interested in your blog.
Most blog commenting systems allow you to have your name/title linked to your blog when you leave a comment. This is how people find your blog. If you are a prolific commentor and always have something valuable to say then people will be interested to read more of your work and hence click through to visit your blog.
I mean, du-uh, it certainly IS nice when someone makes the effort to comment on one of my posts, and as a courtesy I always check out the site of anyone new who comments. I’ve found a lot of online friends and wonderful blogs that way. I suppose I’ve just shied away from commenting on a regular basis because, after all, WHO could POSSIBLY be interested in ANYTHING I have to say?
A host of folks, apparently. So be prepared for COMMENTARY, people!
September 3, 2008 at 7:49 am
Followed you over from midlifebloggers. I find your posts on blogging very interesting and will be back often to see where they go. I delurked myself quite recently and have about 5 people who read my blog so far. Plus, I have little patience for the tech aspect, so my blog lacks much of the aesthtics I have for it in my imagination. I loo forward to learning from your homework ; -))
September 3, 2008 at 10:44 am
Do you have a stats counter on your blog so that you can see where and when your traffic is coming? If so, then you know the weekend is ALWAYS the pits and summer is lame and the Holiday Weekends suck.
September 3, 2008 at 12:10 pm
phht, I’d say you’re off to a great start, with some great writing. I’ll check back for sure.
And, indeed, Jane. I recognize a dismal weekend when I see one. The stats actually say I had lots of readers link to that first post, just no suggestions.
September 3, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Hi msmeta,
Thanks for visiting my website… It is an honor to have you around and perhaps read some of its contents. Here’s wishing you a nice and enjoyable weekend. Best regards, Enn.
September 3, 2008 at 4:12 pm
One reason I didn’t leave a comment is because there is some damn glitch that makes getting to your page almost impossible for me. I’ve changed your url and done everything I can think of but I still have to go through blogcatalog to get here. The other reason is because I’m in the same boat and since I don’t have millions in the bank that affords me the ability to give away 500.00 gift cards, Zune’s and more, I just have to resort to writing things that others might want to read. Or not.
September 3, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Oh and I’m in a learning curve here too so it’s baby steps for me.
http://www.midlifeslices.com
September 10, 2008 at 11:23 am
Sweet! I like to comment as often as I can, just to let the blogger know that I took time to read and found it interesting/humorous or whatever!