Comments on blogs - An online visitors book?

I was up visiting my parents in the Lake District this weekend with my family. Lovely time had, I always enjoy returning there.

While up there my parents had to spend part of their time on Saturday cleaning their holiday cottage in Eskdale; I took the time to squeeze in a good fell run in the valley (how selfish of me I hear you cry!).

On my return, just before the new guests arrived, I spent some time reading the guest book they have in the cottage, what a rewarding experience.

My parents are very conscientious about the state of their holiday cottages and take great pride in the hard work and effort they put in to maintain a good level of service and return in value for the money people pay to stay.

This hard work and effort is reflected in some of the visitor comments they receive in their visitor books.

Reading the comments in the visitors book and talking to my parents afterwards reveals that the comments often fire the motivation they need to service the cottage week in, week out. They take great pleasure in hearing of great family holidays had and the peace and comfort found by visitors.

The Analogy.

You may be wondering what the hell I'm blathering on about here. Well a very simple analogy can be drawn between the purpose and resulting pleasure drawn from visitor book entries and comments on a blog.

Writing a blog can be a thankless task at times, but I have my own reasons for doing so, as my parents do with their holiday cottage.

However, once in a while you'll receive a comment on your blog that makes it all worthwhile and it can provide you with the motivation you need to push on and the drive to improve your standards further.

If I feel this motivation when receiving comments on my blog, I'd assume the feeling to be universal.

Take the time to comment on other peoples blogs, not only will it reward you with stronger community relationships, but it might just be the motivation that a blogger needs to continue with their work.

I've found myself using other forms of commenting on blogs recently, such as tweeting articles I've found.

While this may result in more traffic to the article, it still doesn't have the same value as a genuine comment on the article itself in my eyes. Comments generally carry the conversation further

As I close this post, no this isn't a cry for comments, just an observation, however . . .


Further reading:

10 personal branding habits of the professionals - Octane http://www.octane.uk.net/blog/2009/10/10-personal-branding-habits-of-the-professionals/

The benefits of comments - Digital Signals http://www.digital-constructions.com/blog/2009/01/benefits-of-comments.html

9 great blogs I enjoy reading & find inspirational . . . - Digital Signals http://www.digital-constructions.com/blog/2009/04/9-great-blogs-i-enjoy-reading-find.html

Blog knowledge - The importance of titles - Digital Signals http://www.digital-constructions.com/blog/2009/06/blog-knowledge-importance-of-titles.html

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