tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post842507328304484631..comments2024-03-04T08:15:23.887-06:00Comments on JOYFUL REFLECTIONS: Let's Talk Friday: Some Blogging QuestionsBetsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-86427529750088929172011-04-18T20:03:36.613-05:002011-04-18T20:03:36.613-05:00I try to do 3 and 4, Betsy. I answer by email whe...I try to do 3 and 4, Betsy. I answer by email when possible, or in the comment session if that's the only way. Sometimes I do both if I think other readers might be interested in the answer...Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509431336916594990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-42761661033488764602011-04-18T01:53:29.610-05:002011-04-18T01:53:29.610-05:00I do the 4th. sometimes, when it is personal, I em...I do the 4th. sometimes, when it is personal, I email. <br /><br />For some of my readers, I really feel that we have become friends. like you and George.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-86509498354962424302011-04-17T19:44:42.026-05:002011-04-17T19:44:42.026-05:00Yes I do the same as you! How do you even read 63...Yes I do the same as you! How do you even read 63 comments before me? and visit all of us? I would guess you work hard at blogging :)Kim@stuffcould....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03566751822418137457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-87189253133055497062011-04-17T18:59:21.886-05:002011-04-17T18:59:21.886-05:00Hi my friend. I think were both on the same page a...Hi my friend. I think were both on the same page and I feel the same way you do. I do the same. Its hard to keep up. You did get some wonderful feedback and great blog. <br />My accident was bad enough for me.<br />Im scared to drive. I hit a truck and my car only four is a right off with 18 thousand dollars damage to . The front end is not there. I broke my nose and fractured a cheek bone. I was a mess and black and blue. I still dream of it. My first accident and hope its my last. An angel by the name of Nacey was with me in min and that lady kept me calm until the EMTs came and off to the hospital I went stapped to a spine board. God is looking out for me. It could have been worse. <br />My airbag did not deploy . Its almst a month. I rest alot and pray alot. <br />xoLisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/02085717440371812847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-87619453938355374432011-04-17T15:58:40.414-05:002011-04-17T15:58:40.414-05:00Great post. I am definitely of the #4 school. When...Great post. I am definitely of the #4 school. When there's a question I try to answer in the comments and via email--just in case someone else has the same question and is too shy to ask. But I email it too if I have their email address.amy @ Life in Pink Hi-Topshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474826187006197342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-72752134597682718132011-04-17T10:19:44.318-05:002011-04-17T10:19:44.318-05:00Hi Betsy, Great question! I am also very grateful...Hi Betsy, Great question! I am also very grateful for visitors to my blog. I do 3 and 4. By the way, I like the cute blogging cartoons you included in this post. :DDiane AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-34108861323500101072011-04-17T09:57:53.108-05:002011-04-17T09:57:53.108-05:00I try to visit those who visit me. I have too many...I try to visit those who visit me. I have too many blogs though and I can't or don't always get around. I have debated abut taking the comment widget off. Then people can visit or not and I won't know it and won't feel obligated to respond or visit them.<br /><br />Blogs are tools we use but people in big office buildings own them and make a lot of money from them or they would not be available for free for us to use and get hooked on. Patty and I have been doing this since the 1990s and have said it all many times and not much of it is worth repeating.<br /><br />I never did get more than 100 or 200 comments on one blog post but Margaret and Helen get 1,700 or more on each post they publish. You can get their address from Google. Margaret and Helen. And they don't visit anybody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-1829410283041624192011-04-17T07:48:30.339-05:002011-04-17T07:48:30.339-05:00Hej Betsy!
I visit who visits me...ALWAYS.
I do...Hej Betsy!<br /><br /><br /><br />I visit who visits me...ALWAYS.<br />I dont user to answer the comments in my blog....I prefer to visit the readers and to know better them. If I like the blog, I want to read again and it doesnt matter if they visit me or not, I´ll continue visiting and reading....<br />But if the blogger doesn´t visit me, of course...I can continue reading the blogger but I don´t comment anymore...<br />I follow many bloggers and most of them are in my list on the MENU of my blog. The blogs are photoblogs or not.<br />Have a nice sunday<br />http://graceolsson.com/blog/2011/04/humanity-photo-awards-2011/http://graceolsson.com/bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13722985233664576926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-80087043983229840292011-04-17T07:02:48.060-05:002011-04-17T07:02:48.060-05:00Hi Betsy, interesting post and it is nice to see w...Hi Betsy, interesting post and it is nice to see what everyone has to say. I am a 3 and 4 person. I always try to visit bloggers who visit me and comment. There are times where I go thru my list of blogs I follow to see their new post and make a comment. I do appreciate everyones visit to my blog and I try to return the favor by visiting them and following too.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-46021892591264927932011-04-16T21:38:12.588-05:002011-04-16T21:38:12.588-05:00I think I try to do more like #4 - return visit to...I think I try to do more like #4 - return visit to my bloggy friends. (Though as of late, I've been a bad blogger.) But I have to say it's been such a wonderful experience connecting w/ so many people, learning new things and making new friends. The best part is getting to meet a bloggy friend in person like when I met you and Leedra! <br />Big Hugs to you and George,<br />ShelleyShelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-43992748312471240772011-04-16T20:51:02.344-05:002011-04-16T20:51:02.344-05:00I'm with you, primarily doing #4.I'm with you, primarily doing #4.pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651944290195111894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-3945830493744766422011-04-16T19:52:19.328-05:002011-04-16T19:52:19.328-05:00I've tried some of the ones that you mention b...I've tried some of the ones that you mention but always wondered if anyone came back and read my comment to them. Now if it's a question/statement that I think really needs me to answer/comment back I'll do it in a new post.mamahasspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049292242708654609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-80917177362224943332011-04-16T17:35:38.853-05:002011-04-16T17:35:38.853-05:00If I ask a question on a blog, I try to go back to...If I ask a question on a blog, I try to go back to see if it's been answered. Sometimes I will reply to comments left on my blog but usually if it is someone new, I will visit theirs and thank them for stumbling over my way.floweringmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458738097507242619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-18719150321939622982011-04-16T16:25:46.928-05:002011-04-16T16:25:46.928-05:00WOW! I LOVE this post and LOVE reading your answer...WOW! I LOVE this post and LOVE reading your answers from everyone!<br /><br />I will email if I have time to respond and this has to be the one that I feel so much guilt over...having the time to respond! There are some who follow me that if i comment I get an email every single time. I think, wow I am awful that I don't do this LOL <br /><br />I have NEVER responded on my blog and NEVER gone back to a blog to see if they have responded to something I have said. I follow many blogs and chances of going back twice to one specific post is not usually something I do or have time to do. <br /><br />I am sooo very thankful for blogging and blessed with the friendships the Lord has given me through so many bloggers. I would be so sad If I had to stop. Meeting wonderful people like you and George just are such a gift and I am so very thankful!Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342381156917160229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-10618032765005577972011-04-16T14:05:40.398-05:002011-04-16T14:05:40.398-05:00Betsy, I enjoy very much your blog. I communicate...Betsy, I enjoy very much your blog. I communicate with folks like you. I like to visit the blogs of other people. It's a great way to "talk" with others. <br />I love your header photo of the tame dogwoods.<br />Have a wonderful weekend.Brenda Kay Ledfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077314514118637590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-25535023545616664272011-04-16T13:16:04.452-05:002011-04-16T13:16:04.452-05:00I'm pretty much a #4. Sometimes I answer a qu...I'm pretty much a #4. Sometimes I answer a question with a comment on my blog but only if I think someone else might have the same question. I agree with you it is hard to go back and read answers to all of the blogs we visit.nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627958113283042574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-88122684877431591762011-04-16T11:29:01.625-05:002011-04-16T11:29:01.625-05:00I to am a #4 person I feel like that is a good way...I to am a #4 person I feel like that is a good way to show appreciation.<br />I started my blog just as a legacy for future generations to read about the life I lead and how lifestyles were during this time. But now it has been a true blessing to me with all the friends I have met and I really enjoy communicating with all my blog friends everyday and reading about lifestyle differences in other peoples lives and places.<br />Have a blessed weekend<br />Marilyncarolina nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300773317928721703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-10069858003938048022011-04-16T11:07:46.466-05:002011-04-16T11:07:46.466-05:00Well, I love visiting the different blogs, I am wi...Well, I love visiting the different blogs, I am with you Betsy, the number of followers does not mean much, I love comments, it is nice if we work hard for some to come and comment on how it looks, or says, or thinks, lol I love people, and blogging I have not made many friends, God says to have friends we must be friendly, well I think I am friendly but have not made many really good friends, many visit, some leave comments, some do not, but I do love those who visit and leave comments, I can respond to those, when you do not comment I never know you been there, love your blog, and love you Mrs Betsy, you are a dear woman with so many talents, God bless youBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800203244324984782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-41512785545934463332011-04-16T08:26:54.799-05:002011-04-16T08:26:54.799-05:00For me the best way to thank someone is to return ...For me the best way to thank someone is to return their comment. Everybody loves comments whether we admit it or not. If someone took the time to leave me a comment the least I can do is leave them one even if it's a blog I wouldn't go back too I leave a comment and thank them for visiting. Sometimes it takes me a couple of days but I always return them.<br />I think some people answer comments on their own blog so as not to return visits. I think if you want a 'following' you have to visit others and leave genuine comments. I despise the comments I get like <br />'nice picture, I'm now following you please follow me.' Those are folks who want to see high numbers on their followers list and most of those never visit again. A true follower is someone who says I wonder what Betsy posted today and they will know it might be flowers, or birds or waterfalls or something unexpected but always upbeat and joyful because they've come to 'know' you and they like what they see. :)<br />Hope you're having a great weekend! As I sit typing this it is POURING the rain down and expected to last must of the day.Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178161514195582965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-79651011451238297672011-04-16T07:01:00.241-05:002011-04-16T07:01:00.241-05:00Good Morning Betsy,
I read your blog yesterday mo...Good Morning Betsy,<br /><br />I read your blog yesterday morning but wanted to give it some thought before I responded and I also enjoyed reading the 46 comments on their responses. <br />It's a difficult question just becuase what I thought was the way I'd do it: #1..I began with that and then it was just too much time involved. I also wondered if they had time to come back and read the return comment so I stopped doing that. <br />What I think I do is go with my gut and if someone visits and I vist their blog and 'feel' like it's a place I could regularly stop by either by the content or the reciprocity or we just click; like I did with you...I continue to follow and e-mail and really get to know the person/people.<br />I also recognize that some people are just 'passers-by' and they stop once and that is the end and it was nice for that moment.<br />But I typically do what you do, I visit their blog in return and 'try it out' but I tend to go back to the people I have buildt relationships with and developed friendships and thank them by hearing their voice consistently.<br />Great post Betsy and I too feel that most important are the quality frienships developed.<br />love and hugs to you dear...I ran out of steam with my A to Z and will forge ahead on Monday. I'm not an everyday blogger and this challenge has forced me to become one and it's not feeling comfortable.<br />talk to you soon!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-36676600488693675282011-04-16T06:49:44.375-05:002011-04-16T06:49:44.375-05:00hi Betsy, interesting Questions.
i use to e-mail e...hi Betsy, interesting Questions.<br />i use to e-mail every commenter and thank them for their comment.<br /><br />I blog because i like to share the things i love and i do love the feedback.<br /><br />I really enjoyed your post, and those images are gerat!<br /><br />happy weekend!<br /><br />betty xBetty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-33456448786652901682011-04-16T05:15:49.978-05:002011-04-16T05:15:49.978-05:00I almost always respond to all comments on my blog...I almost always respond to all comments on my blog by leaving a comment but it's usually one big long comment naming each person seperately. Like you said though not many people go back and read that.<br />I would love to email each person that comments but I just don't have the time to do it. I have started emailing those that ask a question though.<br />When I get a new commenter I always go and visit their blog and leave a comment. If they return to mine and I find their blog interesting I'll add them to my list of favorites. So I guess my way of doing it is pretty much the same as yours.<br />My problem right now is that I have several blogs in my reader that I no longer enjoy for one reason or another. I've tried to remove them (several times) but they just keep popping back up in there. I can just scroll past their posts but I really wanted to clean things up and remove the ones that I'm no longer readingAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886333496997952719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-58962520201344351562011-04-15T22:33:24.697-05:002011-04-15T22:33:24.697-05:00I usually leave a comment as a comment after my po...I usually leave a comment as a comment after my post ~ or visit the other persons blog and leave a comment there or direct them back to the comment I made on my comment. Ahhh... the confusion of it all! But... that's the life of a blogger:)~melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923627491671705881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-28612968949210968252011-04-15T20:57:40.107-05:002011-04-15T20:57:40.107-05:00I comment on comments (#1) quite often when I thi...I comment on comments (#1) quite often when I think the commenter is likely to return, because to make my own comment elsewhere seems like it would lose relativity. This involves close family and friends who are likely to visit each day and maybe go back to check other comments. I like this method.<br /><br />For others, I don't always feel comfortable leaving comments with someone who has no idea who I am. When I do comment then, it is just a few words. I have to say that of all the blogs I follow, there are just four or five, outside of family, that I really want to visit everyday and enjoy exchanging ideas and thoughts with. This is usually done with comments...#4 comes closest. Sometimes we send emails and I love that. I would like to think we have a friendship.<br />I adore these people and their insights into living. That includes you, Betsy. I look for you everyday on both our sites.mudderbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537045078065798116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-46007160327693633742011-04-15T20:25:45.745-05:002011-04-15T20:25:45.745-05:00I am a #3 and #4 kind of blogger. I always pay a ...I am a #3 and #4 kind of blogger. I always pay a visit to a blog if I see a comment from someone new. I also visit blogs of those who are new followers.<br /><br />By emailing personal responses to especially kind comments, or to answer questions. I also feel somewhat frustrated when people make comments that beg an answer and do not have an email address. I have made some great blogger friends. These relationships are very important to me. <br /><br />I am constantly updating my blog roll. You have so many who comment on your blog, I don't know how you keep up. <br /><br />To me blogging is all about relationships.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.com