How To Get Noticed – Commenting
So, I will have a second post coming up really soon because my contest ends on the 15th but I wanted to talk to you today about what I will be doing to help my blog get noticed. I know I’ve been slacking but thats because my brain cannot remember as many URL’s as it once used to be able to. I’ve always said that the best way to get noticed is by commenting and I have realized that the way for me to read all the posts and comment cannot be accomplished as easily anymore. Lets take a look as to why:
1) Remember Favorite Blogs - Yes, thats true. I remember the URLs to my favorite blogs but thats becoming a problem. I’m running out of room or simply, I just can’t remember the URLs anymore because theres so many blogs that I like reading. The problem this creates is that I really don’t know which blogs I’ve read and which ones I haven’t, so I start to get confused and thats why I decided to try something else.
2) RSS Email Subscription – As much as I like promoting RSS Email Subscriptions, I personally have a lot of email coming in on a daily basis (100-200) and for me to find the RSS Emails, becomes a little hard to manage. Not to say that I’m lazy but I hate missing a good post because I didn’t catch the email in time. Plus, considering that some bloggers write more than others, I may get a few emails and it all gets messy so I figured that theres only one more alternative left.
3) RSS Reader - Thats right. I am switching to a new RSS Reader. I’ve used one associated with one of my Gmail Accounts but now I’m setting up a new one and adding the blogs I currently read to that RSS Account. The problem the old account isn’t any good is because theres lots of RSS links to websites that are not part of the blogosphere or there are rss links to blogs that just don’t exist anymore. So, I figure that as long as I create a new one and add all the active blogs that I read, that I’ll be good.
What does this mean for me? Well, this means that even if I check my RSS reader every few days, I won’t miss out on good posts, I’ll still be able to comment and help myself get noticed as well as gain more knowledge now instead of missing out. To be honest, this is going to be a big overhaul just because I have a lot of blogs that I read and visit but I’m excited and I wonder what your preferred method is for keeping up with blogs and commenting?
I think that using a RSS reader is the best way to go. I simply love Google Reader and although I have 180 unread RSS feeds, you can always just check the title and if you are not interested, mark as read.
I think I need to switch to the RSS reader as well so hopefully I’ll be able to keep track of the blogs I like to read such as yours more than I am able to now because I havent really used an RSS reader before.
Another vote for Google Reader. I like the fact that I can login to it from any PC, and still get the same view of my RSS feeds. The keyboard shortcuts in Google Reader also mean I can quickly navigate through my feeds.
(What? You didn’t know Google Reader had keyboard shortcuts? Hit the “?” key while in Google Reader to see all the keyboard shotcuts
Shortcuts?!?! Thanks for the tip Martin!
Sum bee!! I didn’t know that either!
Thanks for the tip Martin. I definitely need to jump on the Google Reader bandwagon asap!
hmmmm… maybe i should try google reader…
i currently post the blogs i visit on my blogger blogroll. :O
I’m old school and still add sites to my list of favorites. I try to pop in daily, but sometimes it’s a few times a week. I give a blog a few weeks (3 or so?) and if I don’t see semi-regular updates or blogs that picque my interest, then I cut them loose.
By the way, Enkay…you say you’ve been slacking, but I’ve seen plenty of posts that are enjoyable reads and invite comments from the readers…it keeps me coming back!!
old school ftw!
I also like to add sites to my list of favorites. I also visit (or try to) on a daily basis.
I know it isnt the most efficient way but it works for me!
Haha, both you and Tina use the list of favorites. It definitely works for you guys, I only have like 3 blogs in my favorites but I never look at my favorites sadly so now I need to figure what to use but for now im beginning to use Google Reader.
I wouldn’t mind doing the favorites but theres just so many blogs that it would be hard for me to manage. I think that I’ve been slacking but I’m glad that you are enjoying my posts while I’ve been sick and trying to come up with ideas but I figured that since its working I might as well continue with the mental thought of thinking that Im still sick. It might help me..hahah!
RSS Readers are where it’s at. To me, it’s the easiest way to keep track of the blogs you read, with the exception of keeping a blogroll. It’s also easy to see whether or not they wrote a new post, which saves you time! Good decision, Enkay!
Thanks Rebecca. I’m glad to see you on the blog as usual!
I thpught about using google reader but I don’t know why I haven’t. I don’t even bookmark my blogs I read. All I have been using is comment sniper because it instantly lets me know if someone posts on their blog.
I am going to look into comment sniper because it may help me stay more active. Thanks for the tip!
I use Google Reader, but only found it like two weeks ago. Which is why you may have seen me commenting all over the blogosphere. It was just the took I needed to be among the top three or four posters and get noticed. It was big for me and I see everyone else thought so as well.
I use Google Reader too.
Of course Google reader is the best way, but if you don’t want use it, then you can bookmark blogs you like and open all of you favourites.
for example i use opera for it i have 60 blog in opera’s bookmarks and it has function “open all folder items” and after this there is 60 tabs in my opera’s window, you can try this way
I’m definitely going to start using Google Reader to see how it works out for me but the best part is that it will be linked to my Gmail account so it could work out real well.
I use a seperate RSS reader much like you are starting to do, the one I use is called Feedreader. I like it and it runs from my flash drive. The only thing I don’t like about it is that it is a Windows only program, it would be nice if there were a Linux interface that would access the same database :S
I also have a variety of news feeds coming in to it from Associated Press, Reuters, Fox News, CNN, Yahoo, etc but keep them all sorted and seperate so if I want news I can see that but if I want to read blogs I don’t get the news mixed in.
My brother uses Feedreader but I’m going to start separating my blogs and news feeds for the sake of noticing posts that I would comment on vs. news articles that I would just read.
The way I do it is that I put blogs in one folder and associated press in one and so on, then I just goto the blogs folder or the AP folder, etc. It seems to keep them seperated pretty well and I only have one feed source to keep track of
That’s the reason i never forget to visit your blog every day.
BTW, congrats on achieving 200 subscribers, i am not far behind nabil
Thanks Faheem. Congrats on nearing 200!
Ahhhh. Blog commenting. It’s my favorite way of blog marketing and it’s so easy!
I also subscribe to a lot of blogs because I never want to miss the opportunity to take part in a discussion. The content is important, but leaving comments makes the whole process of blogging/reading very fun.
I really like leaving comments but I start to get bummed out because I run out of time and am not able to check out the blogs I want to read but I definitely need to start commenting and reading more often.
nice. I believe by comment at others blog will make people notice about us and our blog.
I’m all about google reader man! Can’t live without it. I have a few of you bums that I visit by url, but I always check the reader to see what I’ve missed.
I love to comment, sometimes I get busy and miss commenting, then I go on a rampage to catch up on all the blogs I read!
HAHAHAHA….I visit some of you bums by URL as well but sometimes I miss posts so thats why I need me my Google Reader to check out those posts.