Friday Blog Hop
Posted October 1, 2010
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Fascinating question on the blog hop this week!
“How do you spread the word about your blog?”
Like everyone else, I started out posting some reviews, lurking on other people sites. . .and then I got that first hit. and that first comment. and I discovered subscriptions and googlereader and tag surfer. . and it was a whole new world of how to find bloggers that were reading and reviewing stuff that I wanted to read, and review too! But how to get people to visit me in return?
Post meaningful comments on someone else’s blog, and they will probably visit you back. Book Blogs Ning, BBAW, Blog Hop, memes, all great places to find new friends and posts that spark your interest. Google search your favorite authors, see what sites come up that end in .wordpress or .blogspot. I love wordpress tag surfer. Post about China Mieville or George R R Martin? I am so there. and I’m commenting on the posts. And I’m exploring the rest of their sites to see what other posts they have that look interesting, and commenting on those. This blog is set to post to my facebook. I hit “publish”, all my friends see it. I’m thinking about trying the twitter thing, but I’m not sure if I could put the time into it that it would need.
All in the name of finding cool site that match my tastes, so I can comment on their stuff in hopes they will find something of interest on my site.
Not to mention make my TBR pile explode! Again!
23 Responses to "Friday Blog Hop"
Thanks for dropping by to have some tea with me.
Your blog is cute 😉
Mad Scientist
madsteampunkery.blogspot.com
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Hi there! Thank you for stopping by my blog. I used to do separate blogs also, but decided just to have everything at one – I tend to go through phases and that way I’m not neglecting my friends from one blog or the other 🙂
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Thank you for stopping by my blog! I absolutely LOVE your blog name! ❤
I've been trying the Twitter thing more consistently, but I mostly just forget about it. I'm more for going to actual blogs and commenting on peoples' posts. Everyone loves comments, and sometimes they come to comment back! I've made two awesome friends this way, so that's mostly what I've been doing to "network".
Have a happy weekend <3!
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thanks for visiting my blog! I’m now subscribed to your posts. I love Full Metal Alchemist! i’m slowly collecting them all on paperback swap
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Oh gosh I still remember the day I discovered Google Reader! It was my savior because I could finally keep track of all the blogs I was reading! I’ve never even thought about using Google to find other blogs! Great idea 🙂
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Hi Redhead, thanks for visiting me! Y’know, I am on Facebook but I don’t use it beyond the email function – it’s very handy for having six-way conversations with my family back home!
I’m curious about this wordpress tag surfer thingie.
I struggle with blogspot blogs though, because there’s no subscribe-to-comments function on them (or very rarely) so I forget where I’ve been and never come back to read replies… which is sad. I love the notify feature wordpress has, because when I leave a comment I do actually want to talk! 🙂
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Hi, thanks for hopping by. I haven’t done the twitter thing, I have an account but haven’t used it for blogging yet, I’m not sure if I have the time to really to make use of it. I do the hops and I’m working on content for a new meme. We’ll see if that helps:)
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I hear you about making your tbr pile explode! I had no idea how many great things there were to read out there until I got involved in this whole world! I don’t know how I will possibly ever keep up. My pile stacks much faster than I can read it!! LOL But hey…it’s LOTS of fun getting to interact with every one! Have a super weekend!!
The Delusional Diaries
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You know, someone just handed me a China Mieville book, and I LOVE George R. R. Martin, but I have yet to actually post a review on them… possibly because I’m wishing… hoping… craving the newest book, which I’m afraid will never come, lol!
I’m not sure what BBAW is, and I’d never heard of tag surfers… there are things that you do to that I hadn’t even considered, so I thank you for new things to research and find out about!
Check out my Blog Hop, Follow Friday and Giveaway HERE!
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Stopping back for a visit….hope you are having fun on the blog hop this weekend.
http://silversolara.blogspot.com/
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Just hopping by very late to finish up my hopping. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I really like your blog and how you write up your posts. I’m a new follower and can’t wait to see what you post next.
Jen
In the Closet With a Bibliophile
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Hey there. Hopping back. I do know what you mean about Twitter. I am not on a lot and I don’t know how everyone else manages to Tweet so much!
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1 | laurelrainsnow
October 1, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Thanks for stopping by my blog…I’m constantly learning from other bloggers, and feel like I’m in a little cocoon in this blogging world. Everything else feels…almost extraneous! LOL
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