Street Magic,
Absolutely. Comment away…get the conversation started – or start your own.

Thanks so much…and welcome. I’m happy you’ve stumbled upon me. Let me know if I can do anything for you.

And…enjoy the conversation. Feel free to add to it as often as you like.

I came across your blog through following the progress of the meme Songs to make your heart sing.

Anyway, just to say I’m loving it. I thought this post on encouraging conversation was particularly useful.

Emma

Hey Lisa. Great to hear from you.

Try clicking on ‘make more friends in the blogosphere’ – the last line of the post.

Following all the links in this post I found some fabulous sites I have to visit now, and finally landed on the older post of mine about conversation/relationship that you linked to.

Long winded way of saying you’re a thoughtful, complete and witty blogger. Thank you for all your great wisdom and for causing me to find some new sites to be curious about.

This is a very Doc-like thang ta do, ya no…

Thanks…and you’re welcome.

I just think of what it was like when I began blogging. I met a few newbies right out of the box and spent some time commenting on their blogs. But I never contacted them directly nor considered how we could aid each other. But for new bloggers it makes sense to create little agreements like this to help each other.

Daniel,

I communicate with other bloggers/personal publishers/business owners in both ways as well. I like keeping the conversation on my blog as much as possible, though, so that others can participate. Yet it’s not always warranted, possible or even wise to do so in every circumstance.

Thanks for joining the conversation, Daniel.

In my case, much of my communication with other bloggers happens behind the scenes,typically via email, notes at social directories and an occasional phone call. While this is great and enjoyable, it does prevent the sharing of these conversations and the further development of community.

Let’s encourage each other to keep more of the comments and conversations public so that others have the opportunity to chime in and share their ideas as well.

Just thinking…………

Great point. I don’t bother commenting on blogs any more that require registration. As a matter of fact, I’m soon going to remove the math problem on my site because I feel it’s still a bit of a barrier – though I know the solution is easy.

And you remind me of an interesting point…not all blogs need to be about commenting. It really depends on your blogging goal.

I guess I was never that concerned about lack of commenting to make comments up myself!

Sounds like we’re cut from a similar cloth. Do you purposefully comment on new blogs you find with hopes to create relationships with the blog owners?

Jonathan,

Exactly. I love the fact that the blogosphere is a lot about giving. And the conversation is a big part of the giving.

And let me know on the eBook. I’d love to participate.

Carma,

I’m not suggesting people feel like they ‘must’ comment back. What I’m suggesting is a step beyond just commenting on the blog. It’s about finding other beginning bloggers and working together to help each other build traffic and interest in each other’s blogs.

So what I’m advocating is building the relationship with other bloggers who are in a similar position as you and helping each other.

As for branding…sounds like you’re searching for your blog’s purpose. What do you love to talk about?

Webomatica,

Thanks. I agree. And I think sometimes we can help the organic nature of how the conversation grows on our blogs. With a little cooperation and a bit of sharing, not only can beginning bloggers help each other out. They can also, possibly, form relationships that can be mutually beneficial.