tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post3567462049008024423..comments2024-03-25T20:27:04.181-04:00Comments on Alex J. Cavanaugh: What Constitutes Quality Blog Content? Plus All I Want for NaNo (Everybody Sing!), Movie Trivia Answers, and Ninja NewsAlex J. Cavanaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-69980763823754322842013-11-03T11:55:58.328-05:002013-11-03T11:55:58.328-05:00I prefer comments and interactions to pageviews an...I prefer comments and interactions to pageviews any day.Elizabeth Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034045900661562777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-52778343680020201102013-10-23T09:22:03.050-04:002013-10-23T09:22:03.050-04:00I'm going to do NaNo!
I love your anthology id...I'm going to do NaNo!<br />I love your anthology idea - I think that's a great way to give back.<br /><br />I set up two SiteMeter trackers by accident and neither seem to work - they're both showing 0 or 1 visits per week which is obviously (thank goodness!) wrong.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-5242468141776887192013-10-20T16:10:07.869-04:002013-10-20T16:10:07.869-04:00I'm not participating in NaNo, but I did sing ...I'm not participating in NaNo, but I did sing along. Too bad my week was so crazy that I'm just now getting to this. What a great post. I totally agree about page views, they don't mean much. If I had 100 comments in a day, I'd be happy, but I think I'm just not there yet. I think it takes time to build that kind of interaction. I currently love my blog the way it is, especially since I just went through the process of transferring most of my content. I think I'm finally getting the hang of this blogging thing. <br />I need to watch more horror movies, the only two I got was The Fly and the Exorcist, and I never even saw the Exorcist all the way through.Toi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493934864387695248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-45392176919508300182013-10-19T21:37:44.776-04:002013-10-19T21:37:44.776-04:00I think I pretty much blog about the same topics. ...I think I pretty much blog about the same topics. I've been doing so since the beginning of my blog. Reading, writing, and sometimes personal stuff. <br /><br />I'd love to do NaNo, but I'm always in the middle of a manuscript I don't want to abandon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-47608453698786447612013-10-19T15:19:42.400-04:002013-10-19T15:19:42.400-04:00Alex-
I'm late to the party, playing catch up...Alex-<br /><br />I'm late to the party, playing catch up this week.<br /><br />This topic (started on Lee's blog) amused me a little, because for many of the commenters, "respect" is an important goal. <br /><br />The fact that Blogger exists makes blogging primarily a vanity effort, and I think the idea of "respect" as a blogger is a fruitless pursuit.<br /><br />I would list you and Lee as successes-you both have lots of followers, but followers do not equate to readers.<br /><br />While I am not privy to your page view stats, you both also have lots of commenters.<br /><br />I would say that is a measure of success and respect...I am just not so sure that a blogger can expect more. You example of the blog with 5K comments confirms my thinking.<br /><br />You sound like you enjoy the time you spend on the blog-and I think that should be the whole point!<br /><br />LarryDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-37740343979489260172013-10-19T08:13:38.932-04:002013-10-19T08:13:38.932-04:00Thank you Alex!!!! I can't thank you enough! S...Thank you Alex!!!! I can't thank you enough! Sorry I'm so late. My hubby and I went to Houston at the last minute and we just decided we're going to move there. YAY! Only it's 1,500 miles away and we have three kids, lol. But you're so awesome for helping us. You're the best!!Jennie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331827076858223497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-29822502384628129902013-10-18T13:20:42.740-04:002013-10-18T13:20:42.740-04:00Thank you so much for the Dragon's Game shout ...Thank you so much for the Dragon's Game shout out, sir! Truly appreciated. :)<br /><br />Although, I'm afraid I ended up in a "firestorm post"! LOL I read Arlee's blog and had to come over and see what was up. I think a lot of great points being made about blogging, from a lot of perspectives.<br /><br />For me, it's about being a part of a community and feeling like I've got something to say that might help others. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-75747638855169588562013-10-18T01:56:03.317-04:002013-10-18T01:56:03.317-04:00Love The Twelve Days of NaNo. I've never part...Love The Twelve Days of NaNo. I've never participated in it, but I'm in awe of the people who do and even have publishable stories at the end.<br /><br />Me, I've found I just like visiting your blog and others and having friends stop by mine. Blogging has turned out for me to be a really pleasant way to meet some great people and especially fellow writers online. It's such a supportive community.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-50151692145209218002013-10-18T01:45:09.154-04:002013-10-18T01:45:09.154-04:00Congrats to EJ, Carrie & LD!
The thought of wr...Congrats to EJ, Carrie & LD!<br />The thought of writing 50 000 words in 30 days terrifies me... I'm a super slow writer... <br />That NaNo song is such fun!!<br />I agree that community and connecting with fellow bloggers is more important than visits or stats... to me it is, anyway... but having said that, I think my blog is very basic... maybe even boring sometimes... Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-37073333652480345302013-10-18T01:45:05.695-04:002013-10-18T01:45:05.695-04:00I think this was the first movie trivia that I kne...I think this was the first movie trivia that I knew most of the movies - all except Evil Dead. :)<br /><br />Good luck to all you Nanos!Chancelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880082145266359126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-73502118963002648402013-10-18T01:37:28.330-04:002013-10-18T01:37:28.330-04:001. I am participating in NaNo - always do, pretty ...1. I am participating in NaNo - always do, pretty much.<br /><br />2. I generally don't plan my blog content out to a huge degree, but in recent years I've set myself monthly blogging goals, mostly "I want to post one of these posts each month." Next year I will probably loosen things up even more. I guess we'll see, though. My blog "schedule" also changes relatively frequently as I try to find out what's right for me.<br /><br />I doubt I'll ever be getting 5k comments on each post, but nor am I aiming for that. I guess I just want to stay connected with this great community.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-14229935967114972312013-10-18T00:17:13.821-04:002013-10-18T00:17:13.821-04:00Hi Alex. I'm a big fan of NaNo and will be par...Hi Alex. I'm a big fan of NaNo and will be participating this year for the 5th time. Great fun. Great motivation. <br />I read Arlee's post and I'm with you on page views. They mean little and just frustrate you if you see you've had 700 page views and only 50 commented. <br />It's great to see all the books coming out.<br />Your blog does have something for everyone. I do get a bit frustrated with it as I'm a fan of bloggers with deep discussion on their blogs about writing and publishing etc, but when you're doing what you're doing, trying to appeal to everyone, you can't provide this. I know where to go for such posts. I see yours as a way to catch up on blogging news which is a very valuable service.<br /><br />DeniseDenise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-64766262317724969072013-10-18T00:02:27.549-04:002013-10-18T00:02:27.549-04:00HI Alex, You are definitely a blogging icon! I don...HI Alex, You are definitely a blogging icon! I don't always comment on blogs that get a lot of comments -not that I don't read them but I don't always feel like I will have something new to add so I don't comment. On my favorite blog WEIT, he posts 5 or more times a day- some posts with more content and some with less- but some get lots of comments and there are arguments, back and forths, etc. It's quite a community which I enjoy lurking around (although I don't always having time for the comments). For my blog, I got caught up for a while in trying to entertain or please readers and it just wasn't me. I just have to post what interests or pleases me, I guess so that I feel that if no one reads it- I'm not bored. I posted on Jack the Ripper the other day and had a fun time digging up some of the info- but didn't get any comments and I did look at stats that time. I don't think I got many hits on it. My Insurance posts have generated quite a few I guess (although not terribly many comments on the 2nd and 3rd posts) but again, I guess it has to interest me or I would get pretty down about the fact that I don't get tons of comments. But then I don't have the time to do the kind of commenting that others do either. I am just staying afloat keeping track of my favorite blogs. Like yours! Cheers! Danettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043881305977386629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-2697224804638602122013-10-17T20:25:57.818-04:002013-10-17T20:25:57.818-04:00Congrats to EJ!!!
Man, I should've known the ...Congrats to EJ!!!<br /><br />Man, I should've known the Jaws trivia question!!!<br /><br /><br />Interesting that you don't have Statcounter! You get more comments than any blog I visit! I do use it out of curiosity, but you are right. Community is more important than visits!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-89605304300799175332013-10-17T19:58:14.281-04:002013-10-17T19:58:14.281-04:00Love the NaNo song...so much fun. I did NaNo offic...Love the NaNo song...so much fun. I did NaNo officially a few years ago and unofficially last year. My idea for this year is brewing and I can't wait. Good luck to everyone participating!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12936450198320450449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-77422547397269249632013-10-17T19:39:02.607-04:002013-10-17T19:39:02.607-04:00Hooray for LD - I was just about to visit her! An...Hooray for LD - I was just about to visit her! And Carrie & EJ too. Just downloaded Strength - thanks, Carrie. <br /><br />Good luck w/ the Nanoing, everyone! I had no idea they did so much either - thanks for informing us, JA. <br /><br />Hey Al, you featured a lot of initials today! Nicki Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412032684225126973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-35301458264958777262013-10-17T19:02:48.284-04:002013-10-17T19:02:48.284-04:00Nutschell, thanks!
Fanny, it gets easier, promise...Nutschell, thanks!<br /><br />Fanny, it gets easier, promise!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-57656418209331559122013-10-17T18:58:15.649-04:002013-10-17T18:58:15.649-04:00Hi Alex
Thanks for allowing me to join your site ...Hi Alex <br />Thanks for allowing me to join your site as a member, and even more thanks for becoming the first person to join mine. This is more than a milestone - it's a miracle.<br />Your blogs are very interesting and it's good to know that it can take you a few hours to put one together since I find myself struggling quite a lot. However, I'm just starting out, and don't expect many hits. I'm only beginning to cope with the technology! I loved your previous blog about places/buildings with personalities. Thanks again,<br />FannyFrankie Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787954599014677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-25534500386593879632013-10-17T17:36:53.558-04:002013-10-17T17:36:53.558-04:00I keep thinking about doing NaNo. This post is mak...I keep thinking about doing NaNo. This post is making me seriously consider it. S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-90350997941563074152013-10-17T17:22:54.449-04:002013-10-17T17:22:54.449-04:00No Nano for me either. I'd love to actually bu...No Nano for me either. I'd love to actually but I dont think I can hack it with my crazy schedule this month.<br />I love how you spend quality time working on all your blog posts, Alex. And it really does show. Still don't know how you manage, but you're my blogging idol for sure.<br />Nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-61998806588058399092013-10-17T14:11:49.763-04:002013-10-17T14:11:49.763-04:00JL, that works as well!
Rachel, I couldn't vo...JL, that works as well!<br /><br />Rachel, I couldn't vote, but I remember that as well.<br /><br />Heather, thank you!<br /><br />Jill, that's good to hear.<br /><br />Jaybird, that's how I feel.<br /><br />Elizabeth, doesn't sound like a coincidence to me. And that's better than not knowing what to say at all!<br /><br />Samantha, thank you! I'm still just a guitar geek with a blog.<br /><br />Shah, there are only so many hours in the day...<br /><br />Sherry, if I could do it, I know you could!<br /><br />Krista, you can do it!<br /><br />David, you're welcome. And just jump right in.<br /><br />Thanks, Doralynn!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-66015129958364271552013-10-17T14:01:09.438-04:002013-10-17T14:01:09.438-04:00Your blog is fun. It's also inspiring, instruc...Your blog is fun. It's also inspiring, instructive... and family. When I grow up, I want to be a blogger just like you. Well, I'm going to attempt NaNo again this year, but I'm not too sure about the bloghop. I want to do the hop, but at the same time, I get out of breath just thinking about it. Doralynn Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828906983819258042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-88587559242818379122013-10-17T13:49:58.168-04:002013-10-17T13:49:58.168-04:00Thanks for the mention, Alex! Now I need to check ...Thanks for the mention, Alex! Now I need to check out Arlee's post. You pretty much nailed my thoughts on good blogging. Now I need to find a way to get back into the swing of things. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-79043993936068208822013-10-17T13:17:05.939-04:002013-10-17T13:17:05.939-04:00Love the idea for a NaNo anthology. I'll defin...Love the idea for a NaNo anthology. I'll definitely pick up a copy.<br /><br />I don't look at my stats page. I know I could do more with my blog, but I don't have time. Just want to keep my foot in the water and try to keep in touch. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699262959296846764.post-22142479298329848322013-10-17T13:15:19.223-04:002013-10-17T13:15:19.223-04:00I'm doing NaNo this year and I'm excited a...I'm doing NaNo this year and I'm excited about the anthology. It's such a great idea! I am attempting my first YA Sci-Fi for Nano, so cross your fingers for me! :)Krista McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230770035490273428noreply@blogger.com