Are You Ignoring Your Blog Readers?
Posted by Alan Mater on Sep 30, 2009
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Every blog owner dreams of having thousands of readers. In fact, I’m one of them. As of right now I only have 27 subscribers to my RSS Feed. I would love to get that number up. But regardless, that tells me I have 27 people who are interested in my blog and what I have to say. Ignoring them would be a disservice to not only them but also myself.
I’ve ran across some popular blogs that have literally 1,000’s of readers. These types of blogs receive many comments to their posts, and some are specific questions regarding what the posts were about.
What I’ve noticed is that some of these blog owners are completely ignoring the readers by not answering the readers’ questions and responding to the comments. For the life of me I can’t understand why.
In my case, I blog because I want to help people and provide valuable information. If someone has a question, I would be doing a disservice by not acknowledging the reader and answering the question. It just wouldn’t make sense.
But this is what I’m seeing on other blogs. If these blog owners truly want to help people, then why are they completely ignoring their readers?
It’s one thing to have great content that brings in readers and lots of comments, but if you’re not paying attention to your readers then what’s the point? Your readers could just go elsewhere to find the information they’re looking for.
I’m saying this from experience. It takes a lot of guts to post a comment on a respected blog for the first time. If I’m going to take the time to comment and make it meaningful, the least the blog owner can do is acknowledge me.
I’m sure I’m not the only one that feels this way. Personally, I’ll probably leave the blog never to return.
I would much rather keep my blog readers coming back time and time again. And, I want my readers to feel comfortable and feel free to comment. If they have a question, I’m going to answer it. I won’t leave them hanging.
So if you’re reading this and have a habit of ignoring your blog readers, just remember, you could lose them and potentially lose some money in the long-run.
If you’re a reader of this blog and have yet to comment, now’s the time. I want to hear your thoughts on the issue.
Oh, and THANKS for being a valued reader of this blog! I truly appreciate it!
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It’s hard to earn a subscriber so better cherish each, and also…write for the readers and not for money, I like the thought.
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Alan Mater
@Glass Beads, Very true. A blogger should provide value to their readers and not blog just so they can earn a buck from them.
I’m glad to have you as one, JP.
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Usually I only read the articles when I visit popular blogs, because I know they won’t give answer for my question. I just assume that they are busy, btw it’s not easy to answer the comments one by one, especially for them who already have hundred of comments everyday.
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Alan Mater
@Turisuna, Thanks for commenting.
Some are busy, but others just don’t care. I agree, it’s impossible to reply to every single comment if you have hundreds of comments. I wouldn’t expect a blogger to do so. But, I guess my point is that there are those that don’t reply to any comments, even if they only receive a few a day.
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