Here’s a few of my thoughts s-p-e-l-l-e-d o-u-t.
If I follow your blog, it’s because I like it and don’t want to miss out on reading each post, although I can’t promise to get to every single one. I would really hope that anyone who follows my blog feels the same way.
Don’t you just hate the classic “I love your blog, you look beautiful, follow me?” comments. I don’t bother. If you DO love my blog then I will find you on my follower list, if not then chances are you don’t give a sh*t about my blog after all.
I’d like to think that I’ve made some friends through blogging and it all started through commenting on each others posts. There are some blogs i regularly or semi regularly comment on and hear very little/ nothing back. If I really like the blog then I may take it a little personally but continue to follow but comment less and in some cases I just give up.
Admittedly I have unfollowed some blogs. There are varying reasons ranging from I’ve lost interest in your content to I’ve lost interest in your content and you are posting far too often. Some bloggers you connect with immediately, some really grow on you. That’s certainly been the case with me. I’d like to think that I come across as warm, friendly, approachable and if nothing else, frank. I’m real in any case, warts and all.
My blog name does me no favours, I know that, but I’d rather risk putting off snotty people than pretend I’m cool when in fact (****newsflash****) I’m not. So I think if I called my blog something like ‘Sophie’s streetstyle’ or something attempting to be normal I would (maybe) have a larger following and readership but it would be somewhat false as those same people may not want to be associated with the way I present my blog now. That’s just fine by me.
My blog is for me. Its what I want to publish, not what I think you’re going to like. (well, mainly).
What I really want to say is thank you for bearing with me, showing your face on here and taking a look at the stuff I post. It’s really appreciated and I never dreamed there would be so many of you.
Aymen! Great arguments against annoyances in the blogging world! I'll admit I occasionally write comments saying 'now following', but I generally write about a paragraph relevant to the post and end it with the 'now following', as an ego boost :) My blog's name isn't exactly conventional or generic either but I cannot stand copycat bloggers so it's all good! Is it just me that's riled by how everyone seems to be putting 'UK blogger' after their blog name now, after Lily at LLYMLRS started to? Strange, eh?!
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Agree wholeheartedly with what you say and I admire your honesty about your following/unfollowing process.
ReplyDeleteI love that your blog is something different - there's a million "this is what I wore on the streets of x city to tick this and that trend off" blogs around and yeah I admit I love the style of a few of them but seriously it's very refreshing to see a blog that has a different outlook.
Go you for blogging how you want to blog that's what it should all be about :)
Sarah
http://fashionismyh2o.blogspot.com/
xx
Blogging is so personal and everyone does it for a reason. I follow far too many blogs for lots of different reasons - many are crafty ones.
ReplyDeleteI don't get the gushing bit - I follow stuff because it interests me - if I lose interest then I tend just to skip those posts on the blog roll rather than unfollow.
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ReplyDeletehello! good for you, people often don't show their true feelings on their blogs, for whatever reason...
You're in my googlereader, and have been for a month ish, I cant remember where I saw you, but the norfolk caught my eye, as my fiance is from there and we'll probably end up moving there in a few years!
Belle du Brighton
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OMG I know what you mean about the old 'love your blog - follow me' comments. The thing is its obvious that they have not even bothered to read the post as they make no reference to what you have written about.
ReplyDeleteI have written a more serious posts and have had comments like these and so I just delete them and don't even bother to look at their blog.
Its very annoying.
I only follow peoples blogs that I really like too and I don't take blogging too seriously anyway its just a hobby for me.
Also I appreciate all my followers and I am not one of those that moans they have not got enough I am so grateful for all my followers and for the people who leave comments.
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You make really good points, I agree with you. I really like your blog name personally! I took it as meaning you were from or live near a lot of countryside, especially re: Norfolk which attracted me as loads of bloggers live in big cities but style is everywhere!
ReplyDeleteI like to think of you as a friend if you have me :) I really do think you're lovely and I love recieving your letters.
ReplyDeleteI used to get upset when bloggers who I loved never commmently back but now as I started full time work I realise how hard blogging actually is. I do try and comment back as much as I can but sometimes take a fair bit of time. I hope no one feels i'm being horrible as I really do feel honored that they follow me and comment!
Follow me comment really grate on me especially if they don't actually follow me!
Sophie
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Totally agree about the " I love your blog, you look beautiful, follow me?" comments, if someone comments i will usually check thier blog out i dont need to be told to follow i just think its rude.
ReplyDeleteI like this post its very honest and thats something the blogging world lacks at times xxx
I hate the follow me comments!
ReplyDeleteI'm really slacking with commenting on people's blogs lately as I just can't seem to find the time, I seem to be constantly rushing through reading them and hardly ever commenting. Must sort that out because I love receiving comments myself xx
I do find that "love your blog" thing weird when people then clearly don't follow, and I agree, it's infuriating when you take the time to comment on someone's blog over several months and they NEVER bother to reply or acknowledge you in any way. Obviously if they have a massive blog they can't follow everyone, but if someone regularly comments on mine I will always try to reply/comment on their blog in return. I must admit I just did a bit of a cull, if people are going to be be that offish it does rather put me off their content, and I'd rather follow people I can have a dialogue with, on the whole.
ReplyDeleteThen you get people who whinge about not getting any comments on their posts - and I just want to shake them and suggest they actually engage with some of the people they'd like to reply!
Equally I find it very odd when you discover that someone has you on their blogroll in their sidebar (learned from stats) so you go over and say hello and they don't reply or comment - ever!
I also hate the 'I'm following follow back' comments... does my head in! I will follow a blog if I like the content, writing style, etc. Sometimes people can have a lovely blog but crap writing, or no personality, and I like reading something enjoyable in a blog. You're always making me laugh with your posts and come across as so friendly and down to earth! That's more important than where the blogger buys their clothes from or anything like that. Great points Sophie!
ReplyDeleteIt's always good to air annoyances.
ReplyDeleteI follow blogs on bloglovin so I don't think they know I'm following which is good with me. I only follow blogs that interest me (they are many) and I hope people follow me and comment only because they're interested and not out of obligation cos that's when you get comments like that.
When I get comments like that first I take pity on the blogger and visit her blog. ( I think she must be pretty frustrated too resort to such means to get attention)But if I find it's a blog with lots of readership then I think she must be pretty self-centered and I don't visit again except I'm drawn by the content and then I'm hooked and almost all annoyances goes to the air.
Blogging is just an escape and a hobby, though I must say that commenting is proving to be a job.
I like comments on my blog I will not lie. But I'm not fixated on that. If I don't get a single comment then there must be a problem with blogger.
a blog should be about what you love and what you want to talk about. props for staying true to yourself and what you like posting! i agree with your whole post
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Chances are good that if you ask me to follow you, I won't. Just because. Besides, if you have to ask, then your blog probably sucks.
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http://www.glamkittenslitterbox.com/
Twitter: @GlamKitten88
Those follow me comments are annoying, like you say if I like a blog I'll follow it.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing wrong with the name of your blog, so many people love Norfolk so it gets you noticed.
Lastly it is your blog, so you can write about anything you want - if someone doesn't like it well tough.
A-bloody-men to this.
ReplyDeleteHey Jenny above- super long comments are great- it shows the writer that you care about what they are writing- don't apologise! (I try not to apologise too often for waffling- it's what makes me me!)
ReplyDeleteSophie, great post! Yes, I choose only to follow blogs that interest me and I try to stay loyal to them and leave comments to show my appreciation. I am a superfast reader so I admit that despite having little time, I read everyone's posts in detail because I can do it quickly therefore I like to show that I have read it all by commenting thereupon (unless I cant think of anything to say that isn't banal and meaningless!) and sharing my appreciation for their effort.
I love the name of your blog- I love your blog fullstop! Keep doing what you do! (and you were one of my first five followers so I appreciate you very much :-) )
I do occasionally feel a bit miffed that there are one of two blogs that I have probably commented on 20 times at least and there's never been any visit back- it seems a little rude at times but I'll continue, like you to read them if interested in their content.
Oh and the 'follow me' comments? Irritating!
Oh dear, I feel the need to apologise for such a long comment (which doesn't reach any obvious conclusion!)- Ironic eh?!