I came across this post idea at Suzanne who saw it at Sue’s and I figured it would be fun to answer these questions. I remember I have done a post like that in the beginnings of my blogging and it will be fun to skip back and read it. But I will first answer so I will not get spoiled or confused.
Where do you get your blog updates?
Back in the day when I started out I had blogroll on my blog. But at some point that was deleted. I did you bloglovin’ for a while and liked it but they made some changes and then there were issues. And I think they also stopped providing service when the EU introduced stricter privacy laws. That is when I started using Feedly. I am not totally happy with the service but then I am not bothered enough to change anything. And I have a system now. I have a favorites feed. Then I have a NaBloPoMo feed. Every post I enjoy during NabLoPoMo and who isn’t in the favorites gets moved into the Check-Out YEAR feed. The goal is to read these blogs after NaBLoPOMo and if I enjoy them and they become favorites move them to the Favorites feed. If I realize after a while it is not for me I will let them go.
Do you read posts in chronological order?
When I started out I always started with the very first blog post and worked my way up to the last one. Obviously this is not manageable if you start reading more blogs. I am however trying to keep a chronological order with all the ones I am following. Very rarely I skip around.
Do you ever skip blog posts that seem uninteresting/irrelevant to you?
Just lately – maybe in the last year – I have started to skip certain blogposts. I always feel a bit bad. Often I at least skim through them.
Do you comment on blogs?
YES. I make it a mission to comment on every blog post I read. And I say I am 97 percent successful at it. There are occasional posts I have nothing to say and then I skip. Some posts are tougher to comment for me especially when it’s topics I am not familiar with or have any connection to. So far I have been doing pretty good though.
Do you respond to comments?
YES. I have always responded to every single comment on my blog. Even if it is 3 months later. There may be a handful of comments that I missed but usually you get a response to your comment. And you should get an alert if I do. I find it annoying when I comment on a blog and can’t op-in to get a feedback if someone has responded to my blog.
Do you care if a blogger responds to your comment on their post?
Kinda. I think responding to a blog is just what makes blogging special. To have some sort of micro conversation. It is also a way of appreciating that someone too the time to write a blog comment. At least in my opinion hence my previous answer. However I know we are all running short of time and I will not hold it against someone if there is a different approach.
Do you continue to read bloggers whose content you enjoy, even if they never respond to comments or comment on your posts?
I do. While I enjoy responses it is not that I won’t come visit anymore. It may be sliding a bit down the list. But then many of my gavotte blogs do not have an alert button if the answer comments and still I stop by. I even take the effort and check back on old blog posts to see if there have been feedbacks.
Do you prioritize reading posts from people who:
a) always comment on your posts or b) seem to be the most interesting posts?
I guess I would tend to read posts by commenting people more regularly or try to stay on top of this blogs. But mainly because I feel a closer connection. Lot’s of bonding and getting to know each other happens in comments. But I obviously click posts also because they are interesting. However interesting doesn’t necessarily mean a new or interesting topic. It can also be that I want to know about a celebration or a trip of a person because I have a connection and some sort of friendship.
Do you like to post on a consistent schedule and feel the need to adhere to it?
I don’t really have a very fixed schedule. I have a rough schedule but that happened upon years and years of blogging and it can change from year to year. On the first of a month I usually do my goal check-ins and recaps. The next post usually on the weekend follwing is a book review. Usually have my coffee date posts on the 15th of a months – unless I can’t manage then I skip. On a more looser schedule you will find my blackout poetry on Wednesday. Every January 1st I introduce my new word of the year and I share my intentions for the year. It has been a tradition as my very first post was on New Years so obviously I continue that. Everything else is more a spur of the moment kind of blogging.
Do you get hurt feelings? If a blogger stops reading/commenting on your posts, does it affect you?
Not really. We all have busy lives and we all grow and change. Some blogs I loved in the past have a different focus now so it might just not interest me the same anymore. And so have I. This blog was much more crafty in the past but I rarely have enough time to craft let a lobe write long tutorials and such. So of course people have moved on. It happens.
Do you have a word limit when you share a post?
Haha nope. Should I?
As I mentioned I had done a similar blog post back in 2019. Some answers have changed. So interesting. I add a few other questions from there into this protocol.
Where do you collect blog ideas?
I have a few drafts (read 73) in my WordPress. Some of them are templates for me reoccurring posts like book talk and coffee dates and such. Or posts that I write in the entire year like my 100 things I was curious.
And then I have a digital notebook where I save ideas for NaBloPoMo and keep track of when what is going online and to see at glance that longer more thought out posts are interchanging with shorter ones or list posts in order to not overwhelm everyone.
Your best timesaving trick or shortcut for blogging?
As long as I can think I have a few shortcuts. So if I type “TC” it automatically changes it to “Tobia | craftaliciousme” just like “ww = https://www.craftaliciousme.com” and “mc = me@craftaliciousme.com” this makes blogging and commenting so much easier.
What do you listen to while blogging?
Nothing. Still the same as back in 2019.
Alright your turn. What aspect of my blogging surprised you? Do you prioritize commenting? Do you remember your very first blog post topic? What are you listening to when blogging? Do you blog on your phone?
This is list #13 in my “Do a 50 lists blog project” from my 101 in 1001 days goal list.
