Comments on: Making Time to Read and Comment on Other Blogs http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2008/04/25/making-time-to-read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/ Sharing ideas, business experience and tips for professionals working from home Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:06:52 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Peter Lee http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2008/04/25/making-time-to-read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3265 Peter Lee Tue, 20 May 2008 16:40:11 +0000 http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2008/04/25/making-time-to-read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/#comment-3265 Since I am a banker by day and working part time in my home business, time is short so I plan what I do at night carefully. It's sort of a 80/20 rule. I try to focus on 20 pct of work generating 80 pct results. I read every night just about everything I need to read about the business. I do follow a sort of time table which includes blog commenting every night. <a href="http://www.peterleehc.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Work From Home Business Blog</a> Since I am a banker by day and working part time in my home business, time is short so I plan what I do at night carefully. It’s sort of a 80/20 rule. I try to focus on 20 pct of work generating 80 pct results. I read every night just about everything I need to read about the business. I do follow a sort of time table which includes blog commenting every night.

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]]> By: Steve http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2008/04/25/making-time-to-read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3152 Steve Thu, 08 May 2008 20:20:15 +0000 http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2008/04/25/making-time-to-read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/#comment-3152 I try to set at least one day per month as a reading and commenting day. Maybe this is not enough, or is it too much. I don't spend the entire day reading and commenting, but rather my breaks in between other projects. It really ends up more like an hour during that day is spent reading and commenting. I think that it is worthwhile to read and comment. First from the act of contributing to others blogs, but also from the point of an education. If you spend all your time on your blog and only your blog, then you miss out on the value that others are contributing from their blogs. I just discovered your blog today on my reading and commenting adventure, and I like it. I will certainly be back to read more of your blog entries. Steves last blog post..<a href="http://blog.stevestedman.com/index.php?entry=entry080408-054133" rel="nofollow">Another Drupal Site</a> I try to set at least one day per month as a reading and commenting day. Maybe this is not enough, or is it too much.

I don’t spend the entire day reading and commenting, but rather my breaks in between other projects. It really ends up more like an hour during that day is spent reading and commenting.

I think that it is worthwhile to read and comment. First from the act of contributing to others blogs, but also from the point of an education. If you spend all your time on your blog and only your blog, then you miss out on the value that others are contributing from their blogs.

I just discovered your blog today on my reading and commenting adventure, and I like it. I will certainly be back to read more of your blog entries.

Steves last blog post..Another Drupal Site

]]> By: Des Walsh http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2008/04/25/making-time-to-read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3050 Des Walsh Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:23:38 +0000 http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2008/04/25/making-time-to-read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/#comment-3050 @Leah My answer to your question is " it depends". It depends on who is leaving the comment and why. I never mind getting a "nice job" or "thanks" or other very brief comment *from a blogger*. What I do mind is when I see one of those very brief comments and the link goes to a sales page or a blog-type site which has no indication of being owned by a living, sentient, thinking person. I know that it is *possible* that someone has one of those sites and is commenting in good faith, but the reality as I see it is that such "comments" are generally spam. I delete them so that others do not have to experience the irritation of clicking through to find a sales page, not a blog. By all means, Leah, leave your brief comments - I will appreciate them just as I do longer ones. @Leah My answer to your question is ” it depends”. It depends on who is leaving the comment and why. I never mind getting a “nice job” or “thanks” or other very brief comment *from a blogger*. What I do mind is when I see one of those very brief comments and the link goes to a sales page or a blog-type site which has no indication of being owned by a living, sentient, thinking person. I know that it is *possible* that someone has one of those sites and is commenting in good faith, but the reality as I see it is that such “comments” are generally spam. I delete them so that others do not have to experience the irritation of clicking through to find a sales page, not a blog. By all means, Leah, leave your brief comments – I will appreciate them just as I do longer ones.

]]> By: Leah Maclean http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2008/04/25/making-time-to-read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3049 Leah Maclean Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:52:37 +0000 http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2008/04/25/making-time-to-read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/#comment-3049 A question ... is commenting with just a "nice job" or "loved what you had to say" just as acceptable as a well thought through commentary? There are times when time is tight that I think that I just don't have the energy to craft up a multi-paragraph comment. And sometimes all that can really be said to a post is "thanks" but I think that may comes across as a little lame. I suppose it is just as you say it Des - it's about whatever contributes to continuing the conversation. And sometimes saying "thank you" can contribute a great deal. So Des, thanks for the post it has made me think on this Sunday afternoon and made me commit to continuing more conversations. Leah Macleans last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WorkingSolo/~3/276588715/" rel="nofollow">How Highrise works for Working Solo</a> A question … is commenting with just a “nice job” or “loved what you had to say” just as acceptable as a well thought through commentary? There are times when time is tight that I think that I just don’t have the energy to craft up a multi-paragraph comment. And sometimes all that can really be said to a post is “thanks” but I think that may comes across as a little lame.

I suppose it is just as you say it Des – it’s about whatever contributes to continuing the conversation. And sometimes saying “thank you” can contribute a great deal.

So Des, thanks for the post it has made me think on this Sunday afternoon and made me commit to continuing more conversations.

Leah Macleans last blog post..How Highrise works for Working Solo

]]> By: Des Walsh http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2008/04/25/making-time-to-read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3036 Des Walsh Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:48:30 +0000 http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2008/04/25/making-time-to-read-and-comment-on-other-blogs/#comment-3036 @Karen Glad to hear it's become addictive for you, so you will be able to continue writing your thoughtful posts - I hope other readers here will click on your name above and check out your Wandalust UK blog @Dave Thanks for the clarification - I suspect it's counter-intuitive for a lot of us, as it obviously was for me, to consider as a strategy spending more time on other blogs than on our own @Karen Glad to hear it’s become addictive for you, so you will be able to continue writing your thoughtful posts – I hope other readers here will click on your name above and check out your Wandalust UK blog

@Dave Thanks for the clarification – I suspect it’s counter-intuitive for a lot of us, as it obviously was for me, to consider as a strategy spending more time on other blogs than on our own

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