I love comments as much as the next blogger. Some bloggers interact/respond with their readers via the comment section, others via email. I tend to fall into the latter group, although I am not very good at keeping up with replying to each and every comment, and honestly not each comment warrants a reply. That said, there are a few that I have been meaning to respond to but have not had a chance to really sit down to write. And often times I create excuses such as “I’ll do it tomorrow.”

(To the ones I owe a response to, I will write soon.. soon as I emerge from the endless catalogs and price sheets and forms and faxes to take a breather)

If you respond to your readers comments, how do you do it? And why do/did you choose that method?

For me, I would much rather go with the email route, simply to save time on everyone’s part. This way, I don’t have to keep coming back to my comment section when I want to reply to a new comment, and the readers don’t have to keep hitting “refresh.” Instead, they get their responses directly into their in-box.

Unless of course, if the response/info I’m providing is something that other readers will benefit from. Or when I feel like needing some love and getting a comment notification from myself. I don’t think this should be equated with giving oneself a hug.