You know what’s as important as blogging consistently?
Responding to the people who take the time to help spread your word. Now, there will, of course, come a time when you can’t manage respond to every single person one on one. But just letting people know that 1- you hear them and 2- you appreciate that they’re mentioning you can go a long way.
And even worse, not doing so can have absolutely detrimental results.
I can’t tell you how many opportunities I have missed when I haven’t responded. Sometimes I physically couldn’t do it in time. It’s something I just live with. But it happened enough times that I put a little routine into place.
If someone comments on my blog and I can’t answer them in time, I put them on a list of people whose content I’ll share at some point. When people retweet me, I put them on a Twitter list called “IOU Retweet Love” to let them know that first, it was noted and appreciated and second, will be returned at some point.
Then when they send out a quality message that has the potential to get a good response, I help them pass it along via a retweet to my group.
You can’t live on blog island – without the sustenance of the Blogosphere, your blog will die. So find a way not only to respond to people who help magnify your voice or comment on your blog, but get involved with other blogs. Comment and share other people’s words too.
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