Comments on: Get a Little Bit Personal

By: b5 media’s 12 Days of Christmas: Blog Tips at ProBlogger

b5 media’s 12 Days of Christmas: Blog Tips at ProBlogger — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 04:35:48 +0000

[...] Day 1 – Writing Gooder Day 2 – Ethics for Science and Health Bloggers Day 3 – It’s all about the Lifestyle Day 4 – Fund Your Love of Blogging Day 5 – Get a Little Bit Personal Day 6 – Tips for Writing Hardworking Posts – Part A Day 7 – How Pictures can Sell Your Post (and Your Product) Day 8 – Niche Blogging Benefits. [...]

By: MisterACE

MisterACE — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:27:10 +0000

My blog: http://madebig.blogspot.com feels pretty much what you said a non-interactive site that noone visits. I am just too apprehensive to put myself out there. I let everyone know what is going on in the business but noone cares. I was more apt to post and see what was going on with other people when I actually shared from myself. Good post Christina.

By: Gayla

Gayla — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:45:42 +0000

I have to second that one Darren – I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the education I’ve gotten here! OH and come Christmas Morning – my kids are going to appreciate you too ;-)

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:41:45 +0000

Y’all are my biggest fan club..LOL *hugs* Gayla, I totally agree about Darren, that must be a huge part of his success, and maybe was the first place I discovered the importance of personality in blogging. In case I have never said it before, thanks Darren for all that you have shared with everyone and taught us, we are forever grateful! :)

By: Rhys

Rhys — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:56:01 +0000

EXCELLENT post Christina! You’re absolutely right…people are always looking for a ‘connection’ to someone else, and good writing with a personal touch gives them one.

By: IO ERROR

IO ERROR — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:52:05 +0000

If you really can't stand to expose your email address to all the nasty spammers out there, you can use Ryan Duff's WordPress Contact Form instead. You can see it running right here at ProBlogger, in fact. Just click the Contact link :) There's probably something similar for MT as well, but I strongly avoid MT for pro blogging, or any blogging for that matter.

By: Gayla

Gayla — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:32:33 +0000

Great post Christine! Part of the reason I came to trust Darren so much was because he allowed us, his readers, to familiarize ourselves with him and to be able to relate to him.

One of the FIRST things I look at when browsing sites is the about page. If I can’t relate to the person or if they seem too “stuffy” to me, I leave and don’t go back.

I like hanging out with the humble people and people who are willing to let me know THEM and not just what they have to pitch :)

By: Hsien Lei

Hsien Lei — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:49:59 +0000

You are so right, Christina! Comments are totally the way readers know that bloggers are people too and not some faceless automaton generating spam articles. Bloggers who don’t respond to comments don’t capture my attention for long.