by M. J. Joachim
You don’t
need to join a blog hop to go hopping through the blogosphere, although I
highly recommend them. Simply engage with other bloggers and you’ll find
yourself hopping like Little Bunny Foo Foo in no time at all!
How to
Engage
Start by making
valuable and thoughtful comments on
other blogger’s posts.
Follow, follow, follow them…be a true blog collector and
gather as many as you can in your treasure chest. Oh, sure, you won’t be able
to paste them on a board like Pinterest or anything. You can’t sort them like
you do your laundry. But you can accumulate them and read them as time permits,
making comments each time you do.
Reciprocation
happens automatically. Bloggers are friendly people; they like it when people
visit and comment on their blogs and they do the same in turn.
Revisit from
past comments you’ve received. This is your unofficial blog hop! Ta dah!
Many
bloggers make a point to post regularly. When you revisit from past comments,
you remain current with their posts. Then you comment, and they comment and
everybody gets to know each other better, keeping up with all things current.
Blog hops at
your fingertips – all’s well in the wonderful world of cyberspace!
That’s all
for now kind followers.
Until next
time, I wish you every good thing,
M. J.
Photo
credit: Sunset Hopping, reebs, Creative
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P.S. There’s
a very annoying anonymous spammer out there, constantly hitting up the blog hop
scene. You may want to block anonymous comments on your blogs, to prevent him
from spamming you!
I love connecting with other bloggers! It's such a great community!
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree with you more, Sherry:)
DeleteYes, everything you said I couldn't agree with more....We do have a great community through blogging!
ReplyDeleteIts true, blogging is an interactive sport in many ways. I try to reciprocate with comments as much as I can. I've built up a lot of friendships in the blogosphere simply by showing an interest in what other people have to say. :)
ReplyDeleteBlogging is a social network - and a fun one!
ReplyDeleteNo anonymous comments tends to block almost all spam.
Great tips! I love interacting with the people I've met through my blog. :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent tips! Yes, blogging is social. It's the first thing I say in the workshops I offer on blogging. Social media is social! A surprising amount of people don't see it that way.
ReplyDeleteShannon at The Warrior Muse
...helpful tips for staying in the race here in Blogland ;)
ReplyDeleteKeeping in touch with my peers, listening to advice and offering some flavor when possible, it keeps the wheels turning, the ideas afloat.
El
Abso-doggone-lutely. Blog-hopping is my favorite kind of aerobic exercise.
ReplyDeletethe bonus of doing hops is meeting new people to follow. its hard to believe how many folks are out there blogging!
ReplyDeleteAgreed. And it's so rewarding.. I love it when I make that one connection where you think, "yep, this person gets me," or "I totally get this person." Those connections are the best. Do they happen every time? No but they will at least happen once and you will be so happy you read that one little blog that day and left that one little comment.. :)
ReplyDelete@Sandy - Yes, we do!
ReplyDelete@L.G. - Me too, and it keeps getting better all the time.
@Alex - Agreed and hope people heed the warning about our anonymous spammer.
@Dana - Hope they make things easier. Being social is always more fun!
@Shannon - It's a learning curve...took me a while to finally get it!
@El - New ideas "R" us...feeding off each other in a frenzy:)
@Susan - You mean this qualifies as aerobic exercise? Yippee! Woohoo! and a finger disco! :)
@Tara - I've run out of fingers and toes. There's no way for me to count them all now!
@Mimi - Those stronger connections make all the difference, don't they? And yet, the other ones keep up hopping too - trying to get to know each other better all the time!