
This week Tanya has asked our opinion of this quote;
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“Successful people don’t spam.” — Adrienne Smith
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I fully agree with this quote. I think here spam not only means leaving irrelevant comments in the blogs of people but also excessive advertising of one’s blog, product etc.
There are so many people in our sphere who take the shortcut of asking others to follow their blog, without doing the hard work of writing good content, interacting with other bloggers, and building a readership. It is sad that they think that these tactics can get people to follow their blogs while in fact it works in just the opposite way. I find such invitation to be irritating and often don’t even visit the blog. However, if a new blogger visits my blog, leaves a thoughtful comment, I am more likely to check their blog.
When I started blogging, I just knew only one blogger on WP, Dr. Tanya. I never asked anyone to follow my blog. I started following blogs whose content I found interesting or to who’s writing I could relate to. The follow-ship developed gradually and though most of the people who follow my blog seldom or never visit it, there are many who visit the blog to read my posts and to comment on them.
Believe me when I say to the new bloggers, “Asking people to follow your blog will not help you in gaining readership. Writing good content and interacting with others would do that” If you want to promote your blog, you can add your link in the comments of this weekly post from Go dog go Café; Promote yourself
Written for;Blogging Insights — New Format # 29 — Spam, hosted by Tanya.
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Completely agree! In fact if someone asks me to follow them, I automatically block them. I believe they are more interested in how many numbers they can accrue and not how they can improve their craft. Thank you for writing and sharing this! ✒️
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Thanks Ami. You’re absolutely spot on. Having a follower is well and good but the aim should be to attract people not force them.
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Great post, Sadje. I feel very privileged to have learnt so much from fantastic bloggers over the years and gained wonderful friendships too. I think blogging has so much more to offer than just promoting yourself. KL ❤
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Thanks a lot KL! Same here. It’s such an enriching experience and we learn something new every day.
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Agree 💯% Sadje!
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Thanks Paula 👍🏼
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I don’t put a lot of stock in the number oif followers WordPress says I have. The way I see it, the number of commenters I have and the number of people who leave “like”s I get are my audience. There might only be 100, maybe less, but they’re the ones I do this for.
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That is true John if we look at it practically. I shudder to think of all the people who follow the blog really started to interact with us! We would have no time to answer their comments.
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I don’t have the chutzpah to ask someone something like that. I’m more of a “throw it into the universe and see how it does” lady 🙂
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It works better that way. Thanks
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I agree 💯👍🏻
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Thanks Jane
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Welcome Sadje.
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Hello I’m new here. How do I go about my world press?
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Spam is one of the reasons I don’t allow visual likes at my posts. In the beginning I thought I had to visit every like…
But some of them were spammers just trying to hoodwink unsuspecting folks to see what they were selling. Many years ago I had to make a special page on another blog to tell this one ‘pyramid’ spammer to leave me alone along with those others who he had already recruited. Never left a comment (none of them) about a half dozen going to the same buy in scam. I blocked each and everyone of them. Eventually I had to shut down that blog.
Worthy commentors get a visit back from me to their blog. I knew one blogger who felt so obligated to follow everyone that visited them that they never looked at their email associated with the blog because it was ‘overloaded’ with ‘Like’ nonsense. I can’t see haveing thousands of followers who don’t leave a comment. I state clearly on my about page that I only follow a limited number of blogs and if they want a return visit they need to leave a comment.
My blog, my rules. It’s worked for me. I haven’t had spam (thankfully) in quite along time because I check it regullarly and delete all spam right away. If it is a repeat offender I block them.
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You have the right rules Jules. Most people who follow never visit visit even. Thanks for sharing
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Some – those who don’t like ‘my’ rules – don’t have to follow. But then if someone does follow who I don’t know or can’t find – I delete their follow. Some I’ve had to repeatedly delete.
I just got a spam yesterday. Sometimes one particuar post gets spammed. So I go to that post which is usually several months old and put that post on private (to hopefully prevent repeated spammers.) I dislike the fake commenters who don’t even have a sight to visit. I don’t know what they expect to gain.
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I’ve had this happen too me too. I closed comments on that post.
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Ah… With the new WP I hadn’t found were to do that – but since you mentioned it – I located how to do that. In just the last two days I’ve had about a dozen spammers.
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If it’s not one thing it’s another….
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I agree with you on this, Sadje. Soamming doesn’t lead to any success, never so in any aspect of life. In blogging here, it’s even worse to self advertise. As you’ve said, our works and interactions should do the task. Amazing indeed!
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Thank you Lamittan.
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Most welcome, my friend Sadje.
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I agree with you to gain followers you need to write good content. Also, I used to write but not follow and read other bloggers for a couple years. I was missing out on one of the main joys of blogging.
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Thanks EA! Yes absolutely right, the joy of Blogging is the community and the interaction. Thanks
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So very true!
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Thanks Joy
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You are welcome!
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new pic Sadje? Good post.
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Thanks Di.
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I enjoy all of your posts Sadje, but I wish that I was better at understanding poetry.
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Thanks Jim! I usually write simple verses, easy to understand. I feel that using poetry, I can say more using fewer words.
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I agree!
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Thanks K
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You’re welcome! Take care!
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I also agree. Asking for a like just seems a bit off with me.
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Thanks Gary
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I’ve never had any spammers in my blog, but I’ve seen some of them.
And they’re quite annoying.
I completely agree with you.
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You’re lucky then. Yes they are very annoying. Thanks Maria
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Great post, Sadje. Completely agree.
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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Welcome. 🙏
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Your post is so on point! I look forward to the interactions on the comments more than the likes.
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Thanks Irma! Me too.
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Good post! I was brought up with strict manners, never to bring attention to myself–so I can’t imagine asking someone to follow my blog. When I open a new blog (like this one) I visit blogs of those who I had connections with previously, and let them know it’s “me”–but I always tell them there’s no obligation to read/like/follow me.
When I get comments soliciting my attention to the author’s blog–they’ve already lost my interest. As you said, “write good content, express interest in others’ blogs”–it shows character and self-respect. There are a gazillion blogs, many of which are good–so we kind of have to “earn” our followers 🙂 I’m glad to be here, Sadje–blessings on your week! ❤
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Thanks Zelda! You’ve absolutely the right attitude. The thing with being so many other blogs around the world is very pertinent. We can neither follow or read all the wonderful writers nor can we expect everyone to follow us. So it’s always a lucky coincidence that we hit on a blog that we like/love and that someone else chooses our blog to follow.
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Yes, it’s truly a blessing when we make sincere, sometimes deep connections with people we’ll likely never meet in person. I met my best friend through blogs in 2011–we feel like sisters who’ve known and loved each other forever…and hope one day we’ll be able to run into each other’s arms ❤
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Very true. I hope you do get too meet her in person too.
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Oh thank you so much 🙂
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My pleasure
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I have never asked anyone to follow my blog … I occasionally post a link to a post that is relevant to a topic on either Twitter or another’s blog, but I don’t solicit readers. I think what’s even worse than requesting followers, though, is those who have monetized their blogs and ask for monetary donations! I stopped following one blog that I used to really like because the blogger pleaded for money in every post. And he didn’t need to … he had a good job! Anyway, even though you didn’t ask, I am now following your blog, though I warn you that I rarely have time to read many other blogs in a given day, but I will try!
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Thanks Jill for the follow. Somehow ( some) people have this idea that they can make tons of money through blogging. Notion needs to be dispelled. Asking for money is not the thing to do.
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My pleasure, my friend! My own view is that my blogging pals are family and I don’t want their money, only their views and their friendship. I agree … it is not the thing to do!
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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One thing I love about WordPress is that not many people do the, “follow me I’ll follow back” sort of scheme (like Instagram 😒). I’m really glad I’ve found amazing blogs here and amazing people as well.
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That is mostly true. When I started, I would follow who followed me. But later, much later I realized that we all have different preferences in reading content and it’s not necessary to follow everyone who follows me. Now I follow those who’s writing resonates with me.
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I did the same at the start, Sadje. We do grow as we go and learn that it’s okay to not follow everyone who follows our blog. 🙂
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Exactly!
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I agree Sadje .. and this is a thoughtful and helpful article, well done my friend ..😉🌏
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Thank you so much Ivor
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You’re welcome Sadje ..
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The purpose of a blog shouldn’t be gaining followers. That will just leave you dissatisfied
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You’re very right. It’s a place to express yourself and to read what others wrote
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Absolutely true! What makes blogging truly interesting for is to have a handful of people who relate to what I write and share their opinions. That’s all that matters.
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Yes, you know the secret now! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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I agree completely, Sadje! If a blogger leaves their link in my comments and requests that I follow them, I block them.
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Thanks Eugenia. It is irritating to be coerced.
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HUGE pet peeve of mine. The worst thing is when they like 10 posts in a matter of seconds and then comment “please read my blog”. Well sir or ma’am you didn’t read mine!!!
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Exactly right Belladonna. Thanks
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Facts ! We can’t cheat ourselves but merely asking someone to promote our blog without us doing the work, doing the work will help but it’s more important if you actually put in and will feel happier that way.
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Very right my friend
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I couldn’t agree more Sadje. As a Blogger it is all about patience and understanding that social following such as followers, likes and comments will come but not ASAP.
People will follow because they want to not because they are forced to! Great tips👌👌😊
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Thanks Mthobisi, you’re absolutely spot on.
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Thank you for this, I just started blogging and this is a good advice for me. ❤️❤️👍
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You’re welcome Maya. Thanks
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Exactly….. I am more likely to interactive with people via comments because they are somewhere working on their content. They know the value of blog inspiration what I get to work on myself. And such silly people come asking to follow their blog… I feel like blocking them 😠😠
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My sentiments, exactly. Thanks
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This is encouraging for me. I just started a blog not to long ago and I was getting worried that no one is reading it and wasn’t quite sure how to gain audience without asking people to read but now I’ll just do my research on how to gain audience and keep doing what I do lol
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It takes time to build up readership. My suggestion is to interact with people via comments on their blogs. They will pay you a return visit.
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Right. Spamming is not a wise behaviour.
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Not at all. It puts people off.
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I rarely respond to those asking for a view… unless they actually comment about my post too.
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I think that’s the right approach to take. 👍🏼
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Thanks for sharing. Good insight
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Thanks
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When I first started blogging in June 2019, many people let excessive advertising of their blog without even commenting on mine. I could even imagine doing that to anyone.
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Not only it’s intrusive but also foolish. I don’t think anyone would visit such a blog.
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Concur
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True post-talk … agree. Thanks for the reminder.
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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I don’t understand the point of spamming for advertising, there’s 100s of “promotion” websites out there that you can promote on. Then again none of them actually work and they put a bunch of bots onto your followers list….
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That’s exactly what happens. Thanks Jamie.
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Hi Sadje, thank you for sharing. I totally agree with you.
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You’re welcome! Thanks
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This is agreeably so. The Internet has brought a lot of ease to writers, an ease that tempts the quality of our output though. This is undoubtedly true.
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Thanks Lamittan.
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Welcome.
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