Comments on: Community – Principles of Successful Blogging #4

By: Glenn Dietzel Scam

Glenn Dietzel Scam — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:53:04 +0000

This is such an important topic, I wish more people would write about it, and not just spam other people’s ideas. Researched content is hard to find on the Internet these days.

By: my business

my business — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:51:54 +0000

thank you for suggestion and useful advice networking and create big community is very great strategy

By: managed firewall69

managed firewall69 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:11:28 +0000

That’s really an informative post I have come across.i totally agree with the word that building community can be a big help in building relationship.Anyway thanks for the information.Keep it up.Keep blogging.

By: Goldschmiede

Goldschmiede — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:15:42 +0000

So far I set up the homepage of my business as a one way information channel to my customers. Now that I read this article (and comments) I might reorganise my stuff to some sort of blog … or rathter community.

Great information here!

By: Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:57:43 +0000

I am definite “matchmaker.” I’ve introduced that have gotten married, others have become long term friends. Probably introduced business partners as well.

If being a matchmaker is helpful, I’ve got that part hands down.

By: Web

Web — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:08:34 +0000

Having a community is extremely valuable for a website or blog. One main reason is that it gives repeat traffic to your website. People come back to your website time and time again. Getting good traffic is one thing, but the websites that get the most web traffic are ones that people check back to often. This is beyond a valuable thing to have for your website.

By: MizFit/Carla

MizFit/Carla — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:53:16 +0000

You got a big ole shout of AMEN here on everything you said.

I may never have the ‘most’ readers but I have a thriving tight community for all the reasons you’ve mentioned above.

I can’t echo enough the importance of the matching of readers.

I did MizFit Motivational Matches (accountability partners w/goal setting) and it was GREAT.

For readers.

For me to watch their relationships blossom.

For bolstering the sense of COMMUNITY at MizFit.

Carla

By: Heather Villa

Heather Villa — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:36:33 +0000

I think that interaction is the key. Not just with you the writer, but promoting it with your readers as well.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:27:18 +0000

Whenever I can, I respond to a comment or send a personal email thanking the commenter. This opens a dialog, which builds friendships, which forms a community.

If someone takes the time to comment my blog I feel grateful, and when you express gratitude with action your influence grows. So will your community.

By: Mal Keenan

Mal Keenan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:27:31 +0000

I’ve only just started, but my first thought on linking to another blog from my posts was ‘am I not sending these readers to my competition?’. I resisted the urge to withhold the links though as I had found the resources on these sites really helpful.

Now that I’ve read your post I’m glad I did.

Mal Keenan

By: SW@Social Bookmarking Service

SW@Social Bookmarking Service — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:58:18 +0000

Believe it or not but every people is looking for those person who have same interest as of them and after that they started to build the relation.

One interesting thing about these kind of relation and community is your words will build the relation and your words will destroy it as well.

There is no place of beauty (in IRC season, today its not the same)

By: krissy knox

krissy knox — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:55:50 +0000

Darren,

How I build community on my blog:

I get the word out about my blog, and the community I hope it will bring, even before the blog goes online, or perhaps at it’s inception online. Good advertisement of blogs, whether by word of mouth or any other way, is very important. And continuing to advertise one’s blog will continue to drive readers to a blog, and if it is already a vibrant community, more vibrant community members will also join!

One way I build a vibrant community is to provide my readers with a blog with a subject / niche that they are not provided for by everyone else. Sometimes I may want to stick to a popular niche, so I create a meme. This type of meme not only makes the blog very creative and interesting and fun to read, but it also gives your readers something to do. If your readers like your assignments, they will return to your blog regularly to do them again and again to be a participant in them. Soon they will be a participant in some exercises in your blog and feel like part of the community…

Another way to give make everyone feel part of the community is to give out occassional links to a reader’s blog. Don’t do it with everyone, It wouldn’t be special anymore, do it sparingly.

Be yourself.

By: Umar

Umar — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:43:32 +0000

i want to be a successful blogger. tel me how can i increase my adsense earning?

By: brooger

brooger — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:13:20 +0000

Building a sustainable community requires patient,determination and discipline. No short cut at all, after all no short cut to place worth going.

Thanks for great post

By: Free Job Posting

Free Job Posting — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:25:54 +0000

New blogs nowadays are not easy to build their brand due to numerous famous blogs out there. The blog sphere environment now really competitive, however, with the right mindset and persistence, bloggers will still be able to build their name in the long run.

By: hdmi cable

hdmi cable — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:51:42 +0000

Thanks Darren
Valuable info. I have just entered the blogging world as part of our web marketing strategy…

I am enjoying the writing, and from blogs such as yours, Good luck out there…

By: kumo

kumo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:53:42 +0000

I think this is very much related to your own characteristic and personality. In stead of doing it face to face directly, we just do it online. I say blog is just a media for us to communicate to people around the world. Besides I think people are the ones that make a blog successful.

By: Dana@Online Knowledge

Dana@Online Knowledge — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:09:45 +0000

Yeah, agree that community can bring our blog become big player in blogosphere. Community is loyal indeed.

By: riders

riders — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:42:20 +0000

I think that everything around me can use to find out to develope my blog and cheer up your articles.

By: Lani

Lani — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:15:13 +0000

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