National Blog Posting Month

Do you think it's rude not to leave comments behind?

I need to get perspective on this one. Now that I'm checking my site meter every hour (ok, more like every ten minutes) I see people coming for a visit and traipsing around, but on some days, the ratio of comments is less than 1 in 50! Is it me or should people take the time to at least post a short note when they've seen or read something they enjoyed? If you're in the "yes, should comment" category, of course you can say so here, but feel free to go over here http://fromsmilerwithlove.blogspot.com/ to let me know as well. If you're in the "no, why should we leave comments?" category, I just want to know: but why?

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Permalink Reply by Sara on November 16, 2007 at 7:26pm: It varies - I don't always leave comments because some days I'm just not in the right frame of mind - I might be tired or cranky and nothing I write will sound right. Or, I may have enjoyed what I read but have nothing else to add that hasn't already been said. I honestly think it's fine if you don't leave a comment. I look at returning ISPs and the increase in the number of subscribers as all the feedback you really need, comments are just a nice bonus.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Smiler on November 16, 2007 at 9:36pm: Good point. I only installed my site meter fairly recently and now I can at least see there is traffic. Before that, if I got no comments I would worry that nobody came to visit. But you're right. I don't leave a comment every single time I visit a site, especially when I'm not up to it, though I do try to at least say "hi, I enjoyed this" once in a while.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by s.e. smith on November 16, 2007 at 7:52pm: I only comment when I feel like I have something pertinent to say, or I have an addition to the discussion. I really loathe getting inane comments, and I assume that other people do to; I'd rather get a handful of great comments than a plethora of nonsense, myself.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by kperfetto on November 17, 2007 at 10:55am: I see a lot of blogs with short, supportive comments like "you're so awesome,' and especially if I have something "real" to say that might push the discussion in another direction, I won't leave a comment. I don't know how blogger feel about that. It's like grabbing a seat at the popular kids' table at lunch. You don't want to barge in.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by melissa on November 16, 2007 at 8:50pm: i think the polite thing to do is to leave a comment. whenever i visit a blog, i leave a comment. even if i have nothing to say that pertains to the post. i'll just leave a hey...i was here, kind of comment. it drives me crazy that i hardly get comments yet, according to my site meter thing...i've had almost 100 visitors, today. only about 4 of them left comments. well, at least i know i did have visitors, though!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Melissa Zentgraf on November 16, 2007 at 9:21pm: I'm torn on this...

I like comments, and like to leave them, but most times I either 1) have nothing to say or 2) have no time to say it. I have sometimes contacted them through their page here or by email if I liked their site but had no specific comments to say. Kind of a nice compromise.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Simple Blog Writer on November 16, 2007 at 10:52pm: I don't think it's rude not to leave comments, but it sure is a nice thing to leave them.

One thing I really like about visiting NaBloPoMo blogs is that I know I will find fresh posts every day. I also know that a few comments can help keep up the momentum during this month. It's not always easy to come up with something to post, and getting a few comments is a boost.

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Permalink Reply by Jientje/heaveninbelgium on November 18, 2007 at 7:27am: Oh yes, I agree on that one, getting comments IS a boost, it"s kind of a reward for the work and the effort you put into it! As soon as I published a new post I look forward to getting a comment! Getting none often makes me wonder if there's something wrong with the way I blog! On my homeblog I get a reasonable amount of comments, but I blog in Dutch, so, most of the people here can't read my homeblog.
And on the Nablopage there are no stats so I'm really in the dark here if people read my blog or not, exept for the (few) comments I get! So yes, please, please please leave a comment! I try to do the same whenever I visit another blog, not always though, there's always moments when you feel like intruding, or really have nothing to say, or too tired or too little time ...yes.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sheila Cason on November 17, 2007 at 3:45am: How do you install a site meter? I installed a feedburner because I thought that was the way to go. BTW- is it? And they say that there have been O people visiting. Now I know it's close to zero but it's not really zero!

I love comments. But that's because it the only way I know people are coming!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mel Bergen on November 17, 2007 at 4:53am: There is a site called sitemeter, and I've heard that they give good data. I use Google Analytics, which gives you far more information than can possibly be good for you. They should lock people out of their stats for at least 24 hours at a time. Feedburner won't track visits to your sites unless you pay them, although they'll freely track subscribers to and users of your feed. They are fantastic for getting your feed out there and as widely available as possible, however, and for keeping track of people clicking on it.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sheila Cason on November 17, 2007 at 5:22am: Thanks so much!

I just added Google analytics and we'll see if I've inserted it correctly in the HTML!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Smiler on November 17, 2007 at 9:52am: Sheila, I used to rely on comments to give me an idea of how many people had visited my site but since I've installed Site Meter it's changed my perspective quite a lot. It's also given me something new to obsess about, but at least now I know there a people visiting, even when I don't get much feedback.; ▶ Reply to This