Monday, July 27, 2009

Time to get jiggy

Ok, I'm a comment whore. What do I have to do to get more comments? Have I screwed myself completely because a couple of days I slept and posted late? Did you give up on me? I think I need to spend more time on this blog making it fancier and bling-ier but where am I getting that time? Do I really need to make a cool scrapbook header or something to attract people? I go visit other blogs, they always visit me back, because the blogger community rocks, but if I have to earn every follower among other bloggers that kind of defeats the point I think.

Sometimes I think I've written the funniest thing ever and people are going to love it and I get nothing. Other times I write a whiney little miserable blog entry all about poor me and I get more responses! That seem silly. I know I'm worthy of pity sometimes but I'd sure like more people to read the 'good' blog posts I write. When I'm hot and the words just fly out of my fingers? I love those posts and end up reading them 10 times that day because I'm trying to see why no one is commenting!

I need a gimmick. Or a give-away. I have a lot of broken toys and torn up books that are free, but somehow I don't think that will work. I have an extra cat or an extra kid or two I could loan out. But shipping across country might be tricky. How does the lonely, new blogger on the block attract attention? I've joined SITS which rocks, and the Multiples and More blog network and I know I get a lot of hits from there but I need more. It's like crack, getting comments. I thrive on them. I know people have visited my blog but what do they think? Did they get inspired? Annoyed? Wish I'd stop whining? What are you thinking??

Ok, well, that's enough of that, speaking of wishing I'd stop. I'm off to find some other way to cure this need for comments. Because I'm aware that I need to get a heck of a lot better at blogging in order to attract a larger audience. I also need to dedicate more time to getting out there and visiting other blogs as well as making mine more smashing. The basic layout is too boring. Got to get flashy. Any recommendations?

12 comments:

  1. Hello Comment Lover :)

    Its exciting that you are finally going on vacay!!! YAY!!! And yesterday's slacker pic was probably my second favorite ever. I want a bed like that! I have noticed that asking non-rhetorical questions makes people comment more...but other than that, Ive got nothing.

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  2. The ones you think will pass without comment get loads of comments and the ones you think will stir up debate never do. It is the way of the world.

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  3. "Comment whore"--love that! No real suggestions as I barely get comments, too!

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  4. I will comment daily if I can borrow B every couple of weeks and pretend he's my kid for a day.

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  5. I never get many comments either. =) I try to leave more comments then I get though and your on my list of daily blogs. I actually enjoy reading your blog alot. You have a way with words and sarcasim that usually cracks me up. Feel free to leave a comment love at my blog too! HA! What si SITS by the way?

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  6. Your so funny!! I don't get many either, but get lots of hits from who knows where!?! Crazy I know...I can see it on the traffic feed from ALL over the world. I even posted for them to COMMENT where they are from just to see and ONLY got about 6 of them?!?!!
    As for making it fancy, who knows if that will help or not?? you could try that! I just like to read your stuff and MOST days don't have time to comment, then again I don't have TIME to read either!!! LOL

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  7. The best way to get comments is to go find hundreds and I meand hundreds of blogs that you like and post to them, become a follower, twitter, networkblog, blogfrog, facebook and myspace. You must give to receive. :o)

    Stopping by to give a little blog ♥

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  8. I love your blog and it makes me laugh..hence the award..because you say things like "broken toy giveaway" and "comment whore" LOL.

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  9. I come on to your blog and leave comments! Love your blog very cute! You are a funny person and it comes across in your writing! I think it takes time and energy to get comments and followers. The more you comment on other persons blog the more they comment back to you. Like I said it takes time... I will put you on my blog roll and comment more often!

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  10. Ok slacker, I am doing my daily Mira blog check and no new post. . . wha??? How many comments do you need before we get another one! Dont keep us waiting too long! LOL

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  11. I like your layout. Love the top photo. I think your writing is funny as all heck. Now that I have a google account, I can comment. Go, Mira!

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  12. first time visiting and commenting on your journal; your children are soo cute!! I think Redhead Riter said it really well about comments; takes work to build up a network of blogs that you follow, they follow you, leave comments, etc. I also found that I get more comments if I don't post every day but I try to read all the blogs I follow (probably close to 150 blogs, half through following them through Dashboard and half in my favorites) at least every 1-2 days and leave lots of comments. I usually only post an entry 2-3 times a week.

    I'll add myself as a follower and follow you for a bit and leave comments as I can :)

    (don't think you have to visit my silly old blog; I just write usually about our silly corgi :)

    betty

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