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When People Comment: I Followed You, Follow Me Back
This is a huge pet peeve of mine. For me, anyway, I click on the name of anyone who comments to see if they might have a blog I would enjoy. And if I like their blog, I follow it. I actually am way less likely to check out someone's blog if they comment "I followed your blog, follow me back!" Especially if they don't say anything else or just comment something generic that makes me wonder if they even read what I wrote. It's not like my not following your blog means I hate you. I'm probably just not interested in the topic. It's not even that I think you're boring, but I am just not interested in tech blogs, for instance, that talk about crazy concepts I can't even begin to understand. And it also makes me a little bit angry that people who comment to follow them back because they followed me somehow feel like they have forced me into a contract to follow their blog just because they have typed 6 words.
So what does everyone else think about asking people to follow you back? Do you do leave comments like that? Do you follow people back just because they borderline order you to?
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Permalink Reply by Melissa Brander on -
It bothers me a lot. I want people to follow/read my blog because they like it, not because they want me to follow/read their blog. And I expect vice versa from them - I want them following/reading my blog because they like it.
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Permalink Reply by Colette Ngo Ndjom on -
Like you I just get turned off by these type of comments. I always check people's blogs on the comment stream and I don't need you to ask me to do so. If i decide not to follow your blog it is simply because your content is not appealing to me. I won't follow you just because you followed me, as I am not looking for numbers but rather for genuine bonds with other bloggers. I became really good friends with other bloggers with years, and the blogging community is an extension for making new (great) friendships. So yeah... those who do that will definitely lose my vote from start.
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Permalink Reply by Jorge Farah on -
Yeah, I feel the same. By the way, I followed your blog. Follow me back! Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Beth L on -
I couldn't agree more with all of your comments! I'm the worst when it comes to commenting on blogs I follow because a lot of times I only get a chance to browse through my Reader. I only comment on posts I've read thoroughly and have something to say about because I know that's what I would want people to do on my blog. Do I hope that by leaving a comment someone will check out my blog and follow? Of course. I could never bring myself to be so brass about it though.
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Permalink Reply by Susie Q on -
To me, it seems like people like these are just drumming up popularity for their blog, and missed out on the whole point of blogging; connecting with a society full of lovely people.
I don't even authorise comments like these; I think of them as pointless and a tad spam-like. And not just because my reader's already filled with 300+blogs I genuinely enjoy reading. But there's just no point to the comment! At least tell me why you followed? Did you just follow to get me as a follower, only to drop me from your reader a couple of days later?
Grrrr...
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Permalink Reply by Alynne Leigh on -
Ugh. Those kind of comments make my heart break.
Blogging isn't ALL about followers. Like, yeah, sure, it's great to have an audience, but when the reactions left are simply a generic "nice! followed you!, follow back!".... what's the point? ):
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Permalink Reply by Nicole Booth on -
to all the people who holler out: "follow me plz! i'll follow you. k thx"...........i would like to cyber-punch you in the face
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Permalink Reply by Kerri Blue on -
I feel no obligation to follow a person just because they tell me...I feel like if their blog is good and interesting, then it will sort of sell itself and the forced request isn't required. Occasionally if a person asks me to check out their blog - then I'm more willing to see, probably because it doesn't sound so demanding and usually because they ask nicely and they've probably written something constructive about what they've read on my blog; it also doesn't sound like they are fishing for followers, checking out/reading a blog is different to following completely - asking me to read a blog or have a look at a blog leaves me open to decided whether I WANT to follow or not.
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