tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post8641935818277068117..comments2023-09-25T02:24:22.087-07:00Comments on Anne R. Allen's Blog: Ten Reasons I'm Not Reading Your BlogAnne R. Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-36586530887477640852011-11-20T20:37:35.046-08:002011-11-20T20:37:35.046-08:00I enjoyed your post. Especially the part about get...I enjoyed your post. Especially the part about getting to the <a href="http://speechrecognitionsoftwarereview.com/dragon-voice-recognition/" rel="nofollow">point</a> in the blog. I do want to know what the blog is about early. But appears that everyone is not blogging for the same reason, so some people need the other outlets that blogging allows like snippets of content. I agree, I am not interested in the music. But people blog for different reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-45383815331977107002011-03-15T17:46:31.599-07:002011-03-15T17:46:31.599-07:00Well said - you are too kind to put forth such an ...Well said - you are too kind to put forth such an effort. I've tried to keep up with other bloggers -as it seems like the polite thing to do, but it's such a time drain. Good advice.KJ Kronhttp://www.stpeterkilledgod.bloodspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-1499109338931838382011-03-14T14:45:45.712-07:002011-03-14T14:45:45.712-07:00Great post!
I love white space in blog posts. I&#...Great post!<br /><br />I love white space in blog posts. I'm usually skimming through the posts and I'll stop if something really interests me, and it's really difficult to skim a marathon paragraph.<br /><br />Also, I love when the blog author has a ton of personality in their posts. I want to know I'm reading about a person, not a wanna-be textbook.Kaylee Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707226153627779741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-6799225995793796402011-03-11T12:01:36.010-08:002011-03-11T12:01:36.010-08:00If I were me, I might not find my blog either. Whe...If I were me, I might not find my blog either. When I left blogger for WP I lost all my followers. Every single one because google friend connect and WP are not allowed to be friends. Wah! So I'm starting all over trying to get people to read again. And that's hard. You are very right though, don't just throw anything up to throw something up (I've been guilty of that in the past, except Random Tuesdays, people love when I'm random for some reason) There of course has to be some quantity but it really needs to be quality too.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342109839956458589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-67511325788008666772011-03-10T19:14:42.848-08:002011-03-10T19:14:42.848-08:00Leslie (above) recommended I stop here and I'm...Leslie (above) recommended I stop here and I'm glad she did! Nice to have found you. And excellent post.Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-61395977756241644222011-03-10T18:48:00.927-08:002011-03-10T18:48:00.927-08:00I'm basking in all the fantastic information i...I'm basking in all the fantastic information in this post. Love the freeway analogy. When I first started driving I was petrified of the freeway, just like I was of blogging. Your post made more freeway friendly. Thank you.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-53205618550128444562011-03-10T10:47:21.055-08:002011-03-10T10:47:21.055-08:00Downith--Glad you decided to try it. You may get a...Downith--Glad you decided to try it. You may get a bit of spam, or a troll visit or two, but you might as well moderate the comments after they go up, and you'll have so many more comments, it will be worth it. I think I've had maybe ten mildly spammy posts and four troll visits in the two years I've been blogging.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-44973110204340280172011-03-10T05:05:11.905-08:002011-03-10T05:05:11.905-08:00I've been thinking about losing the comment mo...I've been thinking about losing the comment moderation - your blog and the link to Best Damn Creative Writing blog have convinced me. So thanks.Downithhttp://www.writeitdownith.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-67306806415440937582011-03-09T10:08:29.728-08:002011-03-09T10:08:29.728-08:00Anne, I have no idea how I do it either, honestly....Anne, I have no idea how I do it either, honestly.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-49085271148458694772011-03-09T09:18:50.454-08:002011-03-09T09:18:50.454-08:00Jan--It's a package deal--well put. We take in...Jan--It's a package deal--well put. We take in a blog all at once.<br /><br />Dot--I'll go check it out!<br /><br />Sally--I'm with you on all of those.<br /><br />Bigger--Glad I could help.<br /><br />Julie--who needs any more cranky in our stressful world?<br /><br />Meghan--I'm talking about an actual button to "follow" your blog, or at least a way to "subscribe to this blog." Because you only have an RSS feed, you close yourself off to all readers who don't use an RSS feed. I LOVE your blog, but I can only find it when I see a comment from you somewhere and I click through to your profile. Yes, I've got it bookmarked somewhere, but I've got so many, they get buried.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-55870176756879723552011-03-08T23:43:04.121-08:002011-03-08T23:43:04.121-08:00Fantastic post, as always, Anne! I LOVE LOVE LOVE ...Fantastic post, as always, Anne! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the freeway analogy. I'm going to check out Bundlepost right now. About the follower button, though - do you mean an RSS feed? Because I don't get notifications when someone I'm following through Google Friend Connect posts to their blog. I just have all the blogs I follow in my Google Reader, and I enter them manually.Meghan Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773598501857799104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-50155457123561857152011-03-07T13:46:14.192-08:002011-03-07T13:46:14.192-08:00Yes, yes, and yes! Long blog posts and word verif...Yes, yes, and yes! Long blog posts and word verification slows me down and makes me a bit cranky. Thanks for this great post.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-56799253428430247692011-03-07T06:03:16.543-08:002011-03-07T06:03:16.543-08:00Some really great insights Anne! Some things I thi...Some really great insights Anne! Some things I think I've done right but you've challenged me to make some adjustments about other things. You ten points is definitely something all bloggers should consider!The Bigger Picturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972072855472931806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-64461649197036245232011-03-06T13:57:06.957-08:002011-03-06T13:57:06.957-08:00Three things turn me off on writers' blogs. On...Three things turn me off on writers' blogs. One, the blog is a rambling "musings on my mind" of gibberish or takes forever to get to a point. I have a day job and my time for reading blogs is sorely limited. I only look at blogs that make the reading worth my while and give me solid inf. Two, blogs that are "photos of my grandkids" or just chitchat about the blogger's vacation. Nice, but save it for Facebook. Three, I hate going through a dozen "security" hurdles to post a comment or taking 20 minutes to first "set up a Yahoo profile" or whatever first. I haven't posted on several blogs because of that. Bloggers should make blog reading fun, not a pain.<br />Sally C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-64274619390457036402011-03-06T13:23:51.339-08:002011-03-06T13:23:51.339-08:00Thanks! I am revamping my blog!Thanks! I am revamping my blog!Dorothy Ann Segoviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-85797492987847753542011-03-05T15:21:56.471-08:002011-03-05T15:21:56.471-08:00These are all good points to remember. A blog is a...These are all good points to remember. A blog is a package deal - it's not all about the text (which can often be dense and long as you point out) it's about the whole visual and reading experience.Jan Markleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317561950719847803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-21225311683319962902011-03-05T14:12:44.273-08:002011-03-05T14:12:44.273-08:00Thanks Stina!
Stephen--you're right about the...Thanks Stina!<br /><br />Stephen--you're right about the pictures. I've also discovered that a design which has good contrast in one platform, like Firefox, may be unreadable in Internet Explorer, so it's important to check other platforms if you can. My Twitter page is like that and I think I need to change my background.<br /><br />Thanks Michelle! How you manage to keep up such a great blog, plus blog for Literary Lab, edit the anthology, and publish a book a year (maybe more?) I don't know. <br /><br />Schuyler--As I've written to you, sure: It's OK to reprint stuff from this blog. Just make sure you spell my name right, give the blog address/link (& say I'm awesome, of course.)<br /><br />Susan--Thanks! Using your blog to promote other writers' work earns you the best possible karma. Interviews can go a little longer: dialogue is always more interesting than monologue.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-54252896983211488622011-03-05T12:31:31.770-08:002011-03-05T12:31:31.770-08:00Great post! I'm with you about the music and a...Great post! I'm with you about the music and animation. I have to move along quickly, but I enjoy reading about other authors and industry experts from time to time. I'm not really that interested in every opinion some writers force on me in their blogs. Just say something useful, and let us go. This article was well done with a checklist for us to use. I see that I need to figure out how to do the "Follow" for my blog. Thanks so much for the tips.<br /><br />I enjoy interviewing other writers and experts on my own blog and seldom write about myself although my sidebar has my biography and tweets. Occasionally, the interview runs longer than I'd like, but we try to keep them short and interesting with a book cover or two and how to learn more about the writers. I hope I don't get a low grade for that:-0<br /><br />Susan Whitfield<br />www.susanwhitfieldonline.com<br />www.susanwhitfield.blogspot.comSusan Whitfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215871952420224793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-75220445319038820782011-03-05T11:11:48.692-08:002011-03-05T11:11:48.692-08:00Hello, Anne. I edit and produce our writers' g...Hello, Anne. I edit and produce our writers' group's monthly Journal. I'd like your permission to print this blog entry in the High Country Writers' Journal (Boone, NC), due on March 8th?<br />Not all of my readers are computer-comfy, and this would interest us and give us something useful and substantial to think/do something about. I see that Maggie Bishop is a frequent reader of yours; she is a member of HCW, and a friend on my facebook page[Schuyler Kaufman]. Maggie counsels us to maintain an InterNet presence, but many of us still tremble before the mighty 'Net. <br />We need your help<br />Thank you for your attention ...<br />--- schuyler kaufman<br />schuylerkaufman@hotmail.comScvhuyler Kaufmanhttp://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=100000016802522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-20358658814370547152011-03-05T06:46:32.023-08:002011-03-05T06:46:32.023-08:00I must agree with all of those! I just hope I'...I must agree with all of those! I just hope I'm not one of the blogs that you don't read... ;)<br /><br />When all is said and done, I can only choose a very small percentage of posts and blogs which I actually read and comment on. I have novels to write. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-36926398315415808302011-03-04T23:24:55.948-08:002011-03-04T23:24:55.948-08:00Commenting from the Google account profile is some...Commenting from the Google account profile is sometimes difficult if Google is being pissy about getting up that word verification. I agree with the black type on white background. White on black sometimes is too 'busy' or complicated. Bloggers also need a solid background for the text. Small black letters that look like they're on a window overlooking some picture is irritating. I may love pic, but I can't read the type because it blends in with the background or disappears in the glare of some bright color.Stephen L. Braytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14575880529198211433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-68200138811271029552011-03-04T05:41:21.549-08:002011-03-04T05:41:21.549-08:00You've nail a number of things that irritate m...You've nail a number of things that irritate me about some blogs. The biggest being the ones that take too long to load. I have a limited amount of time to read blogs (like everyone else), so I don't appreciate it when I have to wait for it to load. I also don't like the security words because they slow down my blogging time. I switched my comment settings so that you have to have an account to leave a message which has eliminated spam. The only people to leave comments anyway were the ones with an account of some sort or spammers. So problem solved. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-16510422413324759152011-03-03T18:56:58.602-08:002011-03-03T18:56:58.602-08:00Nina--I meant a single blogpost should have one su...Nina--I meant a single blogpost should have one subject, not necessarily the whole blog. Of course, in the above post, I have two only sort-of related subjects. I guess rules are for breaking.<br /><br />Sierra--thanks a bunch. Your blog looks elegant!<br /><br />Yes, Jean, we want to know what you had for dinner! And visuals are more important on a food blog.<br /><br />Simon and Tracy, you've hit on why the word verification is so deadly. You lose a lot of comments and people leave annoyed. Not good.<br /><br />Roni--Thanks for the ReTweet!<br /><br />sticky--thanks for spreading the word.<br /><br />Amanda--you're so right. Even Nathan Bransford, with his 5000+ followers, sometimes comments in the thread and often bases his subsequent posts on comments. And if he really likes a comment, he copies it into a post. <br /><br />When in doubt, I always ask myself "What would Nathan do?"Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-84346203327061172992011-03-03T17:12:48.994-08:002011-03-03T17:12:48.994-08:00Great post! I'll also add that when there is n...Great post! I'll also add that when there is no evidence of the blogger's interaction with their readers (they never respond in the comments or address them in posts) that it's a turn-off for me. I like the interaction and community feeling at my favorite blogs.Amandahttp://amandaswrinkledpages.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385052143211121638.post-64986892748151425702011-03-03T14:16:04.710-08:002011-03-03T14:16:04.710-08:00Anne, I think you pretty much hit the nail on the ...Anne, I think you pretty much hit the nail on the head with these. The ones that get me the most are the imbedded music and word verification. Most especially the word verification that pops up AFTER you've hit the submit button and started to close out the browser. If I click out before I see that, sorry Charlie, I'm not retyping it up again.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726858055689145824noreply@blogger.com