I don't seem to know how to acknowledge comments properly and I feel guilty about it. I love getting them but I just think I'm not paying them enough respect. It gets to the point where I don't want to/am afraid to read them in case someone left me a really lovely comment or question and it's obvious I haven't been paying proper attention and what will people think of me for not having made a super-prompt response.
I do not know how you peeps with big followings cope! Does it prey on your mind? How do you handle it?
So should I
A just continue to do my best and leave things as they are
B discipline myself to read and answer comments at the same time each day without fail
C disable comments and invite peeps with QUESTIONS and ADVICE to email me and then I KNOW I will get back to them because I'm fairly good with my email correspondence
D other (please advise)
E if you leave comments on blogs what do you expect from the blogger? Do you go back and check?
Help!!!
Jenni
I struggle with comments because when someone says 'Hey, great review.' Or something like that, I feel that I should reply but I don't really know what to say so I don't. But if someone asks a question I always try to answer...
ReplyDeleteBut then I'm not really a popular blogger so I don't get many comments at all...
Better to receive a comment than no comments at all (my perspective) and I try to reply at least once a day. I don't get many. I doubt I ever will but I think its nice to respond to someone who even writes nice review just to thank them, they took their time however small just to say something about the blogpost. I think lots of people like comments back or otherwise they'll think your ignoring them (my perspective). Karen
ReplyDeleteI don't think everyone expects comments back every time they comment. Going back and reading the blogs of commenters is nice, but at the same time I'm a bit dubious of people who ask for comments back and/or just post 'great blog' when I suspect they haven't read anything. I always visit and read, and try to leave a decent comment - but only if I have something to say really.
ReplyDeleteKeep doing what you're doing and don't feel guilty. Blogging's all about fun. I do try and visit commenter's blogs but when it's "nice shoes, enter my giveaway" I don't bother. x
ReplyDeleteI say to just keep doing what you can and try not to worry about it. I make sure I reply to every comment, but sometimes I only get around to it after weeks.
ReplyDeleteIf I've asked a question I go back and check, but I don't get offended or annoyed when someone doesn't reply. And with my blog I check every comment and reply if a question has been asked, if not I just usually say thanks to the commenters a few days after I made the post. I think that's enough. If anyone has a really burning question I'm sure they'd email.
ReplyDeleteThanks, all. I don't always remember where I left a question or a comment as I try to comment on so many blogs!
ReplyDeleteI'll try not to worry.
Thanks to Karen btw! And hello!
I say you should just keep on doing what you're doing, and try not to stress out over it. I get very few comments (more from family than anything else), but when I do, I try to answer them. If I've left a question on a blog I'll note it so I can check back, but I'm never offended if somebody doesn't have time to answer, or doesn't know the answer etc.
ReplyDeleteHeck, I sometimes don't get to read blogs for days on end, and then I wonder if I should leave comments way late or not - usually I do, because I figure better late than never. I just wish I had more time to read them and comment more often, because I do appreciate the efforts people make to blog about things.