The 150th post clocked over yesterday, and almost passed unnoticed!
Perhaps it is a sign of becoming more comfortable with this whole writing/blogging – or that it has become the norm – when you are no longer closely watching the post count for the next milestone.
The second 50 posts took a long time (almost down to 1 a week), and there was a rather dry spell in the middle, however it is heartening to see that the last 50 came a little more regularly (back to an average of over 2 per week).
I am comfortable in asserting that I am a writer!
This whole blog game would be a little more engaging if you all became writers too!
Only 24 comments on the last 50 posts, compared to 133 on the first 100 posts, obviously what I am saying is not engaging the audience.
Will anybody out there answer a question I have posed a couple of times already.
What would motivate you to comment on a blog post? I really would like to know that.
Hello Ken,
I am glad to see that you have made it to 150 posts, and I do feel sorry for not making more comments.
I wish I had the answer to your question, as my blog seems to be plagued by the same issue: no comments. I don’t think it’s because your content (or mine for that matter) isn’t engaging, as many of your posts have inspired me to write my own posts on some of the topics you raise or references you cite. Besides, your comments/posts ratio is still better than mine, 157/150 compared to 399/451.
I don’t think there is only one answer to your question. It really depends. What compels me to comment is whether I have something useful to add or not, especially if I have a blog post on the same or similar topic to which I can refer to.
Sometimes my own posts can go unnoticed for quite a while before someone decides to comment, and my most commented posts are often those that I wrote ages ago.
So, just hang in there and keep writing. Good things come to those who wait…
Thank you Jan, I suspect if I counted back you may actually be the leading commenter on this blog.
I am sure you are right about the multiple reasons why people may not comment. I also share the concern of having nothing useful to add on many posts I read.
But, I think everybody who is reading probably has something to contribute. We can all learn from any comment. The comment does not have to be a huge insight, simply a prompt to others to contribute or to explore an idea further.
It is the dialog and narrative of our experiences that we can truly learn from.
Thanks again for your support Jan.