Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
How do you do it?
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.
on Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 at 7:40 pm:
Like you said, not every comment needs a response, but usually I will do it by email. If I think my answer to that person will be interesting to others as well, I might also leave a comment myself.
If I receive a comment from a new reader, often I will leave a comment on her blog to return the favor.
on Friday, August 24th, 2007 at 4:13 am:
Usually I check my comment box more than my email so I reply to comments rather than send an email. I feel its more trouble and takes more time for me to send an email so I usually just reply to the comment and I try to reply to each and every comment or I worry that the commenter may feel bad as if they are talking to a wall.Haha. Don’t worry, if you don’t reply to my comment, I won’t feel like I’m talking to a wall. Sometimes, I’m just too busy, that I don’t check back to see if I’ve got a reply to my comment.
on Friday, August 24th, 2007 at 11:54 pm:
Hey! I hope the new business is coming along just fine. So, when is the hoi jeong date?
on Monday, August 27th, 2007 at 6:01 am:
Yeah I don’t always know what to do about that either. Lately I have been replying on my blog more just because its easier. I guess I don’t expect a reply or e-mail from others when I comment so I don’t worry to much about it when I receive comments.