The Bloggers With The Most To Say
Does Size Really Matter?
Why are a lot of people generally so worried about getting a lot of readers?
I'm not really saying it's a bad thing, I'm just curious as to why it matters so much?
It seems to me that when you have a large amount followers, it's easy to miss out on who everyone is.
I emailed a blogger today that has almost 9,000 followers, and I got back an automated response. I can understand the need to do that with so many emails coming through in a day, but I found it kind of sad and impersonal, as well.
Is it more important for you to have a good relationship with your readers, or is having a large number of followers more important to you?
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Smart Ass Sara on -
I blog mostly for myself but having readers is good too. I enjoy their feedback and I try to either respond by email or post a response on my posts. I just think it's a courtesy thing. I also check out blogs. I may not follow, but I try to comment so they know I visited.
Also? If I follow a blog that means I'm active. I am actively commenting and trying to engage that blogger. Honestly? If you have no intentions of interacting with me, please don't follow. I'd rather have people commenting, emailing, etc than a bunch of weirdo lurkers. ;)
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Permalink Reply by RAY J on -
9000 seems a bit much to me, but I like having a "decent" following. Right now I have 12, according to the widget on my blog, and I know a few on Facebook read my posts too and comment via the link on there. Sure, I would like to be in the 30-50 range, just so I really feel like "hey, people are reading and responding to me, that's kinda cool!"
Before I had any I sometimes questioned if anyone was reading it all, and I guess it makes me feel good inside to know that people are reading what I write and that maybe something I wrote inspires someone, or touches them, or has some kind of (hopefully positive) affect on them, ya know?
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Permalink Reply by Chanel on -
some people want to meet new friends... and enjoy getting feedback on their thoughts and posts. I guess blogging can be used as an online diary or as a social network. Depends on how you look at it.
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Permalink Reply by Conor on -
I think that it depends on what your blog wants to be. I personally have quite a small bunch of people with whom I keep a nice dialogue going. It makes for a lovely experience. It's nice to have wildly successful blogs I'm sure, and I'll never be featured but for me, the small little group works well :)
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Permalink Reply by soft nonsense on -
I feel the same way a lot of times. I also work for my school's radio/newspaper, so I have to balance the "doing it for myself" vs. the self-pleasing and ego-stroking of "doing it for others." I have 3 followers for the blog I started in January (my girlfriend and myself being two of them) and have gotten a couple of random comments here and there. For me, I look at it all as writing about stuff I'm interested in that I think other people might be interested in too. If the "blogosphere" does, fantastic! I know I absolutely love reading blogs that I can relate to. If not, at least its still something I had fun writing about. Hopefully the people who care about what I'd write about will find me, because I know I'd like to hear from them too.
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Permalink Reply by Kinsey Michaels on -
I think having a great relationship with my readers is first and foremost the most important thing. But part of getting to that stage is through self-promotion - letting people know that your blog is out there. And if they check it out and like what they see, they'll become a reader/follower. So I think the two go hand in hand.
The one thing I find challenging is keeping up with all your readers. I have 80-something followers, and I don't follow all of them back, but I do try to actively engage with readers who frequently comment on my posts or leave a thoughtful remark on an entry.
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Permalink Reply by Peppers on -
I see it from both perspectives. Personally, I don't worry about how many readers I get. I actually would be happy if a few more people read my blog (I only have 3 followers =[ ) but overall, I enjoy writing my blogs and that is the most important thing. Want to know something funny? Lol, when I am writing my blog I pretend that I have a whole bunch of followers who love reading my blog and I sort of give myself a spotlight! Haha, hey, I gotta entertain myself somehow! =P
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