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Thanks, Jeff.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Linda!
DeleteThank you, sir.
ReplyDeleteAnytime!
DeleteSo many links! I'm especially intrigued by the last one, since I never seem to get past the querying stage....
ReplyDeleteIt was a good article. Good luck with your querying!
DeleteAs always thanks for the links.
ReplyDeleteAs always, it's my pleasure!
DeleteHey, I appreciate the nerdy link!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad! I learned long ago to embrace the nerd within. ;-)
DeleteThanks for the links, but I would be more than happy if I could learn more about blogging. I am totally lost! How can I generate more followers? I write on a lot of other blogs, but I feel I get very little in return. I just feel puzzled as to how some people get hundreds of comments. {Sigh} It is very disheartening.
ReplyDeleteHey, Megan! I'm not sure I'm the best person to ask about gaining new followers. I've come to the conclusion that a smaller count can actually be better in some regards. Many people won't comment on blogs that have thousands (or even hundreds) of followers. And the larger a target audience grows the more I scrutinize my posts and hesitate to click "Publish" to the point of obsessive proofing.
DeleteHowever, following and corresponding with other like-minded bloggers, commenting on their posts and "advertising" when you have new posts available (via Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc.) are almost a necessity.
Just keep in mind that people join other blogs for a wide variety of reasons, most of them selfish to some degree. And a person's tendency to comment is just as unpredictable.
I, for instance, rarely post a comment unless I feel like I have something worth saying, whether it be a thanks, a (hopefully) witty remark, a question, etc. Take poetry, for example; seldom do I feel qualified to comment on it. I like it, but often poetry's subtleties are lost to me.
I do, however, try to always reply to comments on my blog and usually do so via the blog so that others can see and know that I appreciate, read and respond to them.
Great links, Jeff! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like them!
DeleteYou find the coolest stuff.
ReplyDeleteSometimes. And then sometimes I sit and scratch my head with that unmistakable expression of confusion, whispering to myself, "No way." 'Tis fun finding the little gems strewn about cyberspace.
DeleteAwesome awesome!!
ReplyDeleteLove these links!
I know they will come in handy!
Excellent! If one person finds one link I provided helpful then I consider my efforts a success! (There really are some good articles out there to be found. I just wish I had more time to hunt them all down.)
DeleteThanks for sharing all your new-found treasures with us! :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Life is more fun when sharing!
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