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Want More Blogging Success? What Happens When You Find It.

This is post number one hundred and four this year. It was meant to be my one-hundredth post, but life got in the way (I’m not going to bore you with the details), and my Wordless Wednesday post from a few weeks ago earned the honour of being post number 100.

When you think about it, one hundred and four posts in ten mouths seem like an awful lot. Am I overwhelming readers with too many posts, or do you want more? I’m averaging nine monthly posts, which appears to have become a good balance.

If you asked me, ‘Am I publishing too many posts?’ I’d respond, ‘Do what feels best for you.’ However, we should never forget our audience, so there’s no harm in reaching out and asking. Without you (my audience) reading these posts and engaging with me, this blog would be like arriving on a barren planet. And nobody wants that.

I’d be interested to know how many posts you have published in 2024 and if you’re happy with that number. Let me know in the comments.

Let’s discuss other blogging topics

Did you see my recent post about whole blog posts being shown in emails? No? It’s titled ‘WordPress: Excerpts Are Working Again!‘ It’s worth reading if you only want an excerpt of your posts to show in email notifications and want visitors to visit your blog to read them. Reading posts by visiting a blog is a much better experience than reading them by email, especially since some blocks do not appear in emails, making posts look odd and broken.

There are many reasons to encourage visitors to visit your blog, one of which is that they are more likely to engage with you if they are on your blog (rather than reading from an email). Furthermore, visitors can explore your blog, catch up on posts they have not read, and check any links. This brings me nicely to the subject of engagement.

Are you engaging or comment spamming?

As regular visitors to my blog know, I am passionate about engagement in the blogging world. Recently, I came across an alarming article stating that engagement has decreased to an all-time low in blogging. How sad is that? However, when you look at some blogs with low engagement or, conversely, blogs with numerous non-engaging comments, it is evident that this is happening.

Here’s an example. I recently discovered a writing challenge blog and wanted to get involved. But when I checked out some of the comments left, I knew that participating would not be worthwhile. With lots of non-engaging comments such as ‘Nice one’ and ‘great attempt” being left on stories, nobody wanted to engage with one another. It was a barren planet. I left with a heavy heart.

When I publish a post, it’s the engagement I crave. So when I publish a short story or piece of flash fiction, I look for feedback beyond being told it was a great story. Engaging feedback is critical for all of us to improve our writing.

Do you agree? Do engaging comments help to improve your writing?

Take action if you want engagement

This may seem like a shock-horror move, but I’m now marking comments such as ‘nice’ and ‘beautiful post’ as spam. Leaving short comments all over the blogging world is like leaving spam everywhere. We all know how spam can cause frustration and diminish the enjoyment of blogging.

One main reason readers do not leave engaging comments is a lack of time. However, many who offer that excuse leave non-engaging comments everywhere. They spend the time they could have used to leave an engaging comment, posting numerous non-engaging comments everywhere. The flash fiction challenge I mentioned earlier seems to confirm this.

Some bloggers believe that nobody will leave comments on their blogs if they don’t comment, so they leave short, non-engaging comments everywhere. Honestly, that’s a crazy thought.

Before I finish discussing engagement, I want to reassure everyone that they should not feel obliged to leave comments on any of my posts. I won’t be upset if you don’t comment, but I will mark comments as spam if they are those pesky, non-engagement comments I mentioned. One engaging comment every once in a while is worth a thousand non-engaging comments.

I don’t know about you, but it makes all the difference if somebody wants to engage with me and does so in a way that proves they’ve read the post and are interested. Do you agree?

Please preview your posts before publishing them!

Did you know you can preview your posts before publishing them? It seems that some bloggers do not know they can do this. From seeing upside-down images to posts with a terrible and hard-to-read layout, there is no excuse for anyone not to preview their posts before publishing them. It’s so simple to do.

Before publishing a post, click the little ‘laptop computer’ symbol at the top right of the page on which you are drafting the post. You will be able to see a preview of your post as it will look on a desktop computer, tablet, and mobile phone. Plus, and this is fantastic news, WordPress has now moved the ‘preview email’ option to the same menu for how your post will look in an email.

Image showing the preview post and email option on WordPress.
Always preview your posts and WordPress notification emails before publishing them.

Thank you for making that option more accessible to find, WordPress.

There is no excuse for sloppiness in ensuring your posts and WordPress notification emails are at their best for your audience.

Finally, how are your blogging stats performing?

I’m delighted that my blogging statistics have rocketed this year. I’ve surpassed last year’s total number of visitors and views to my blog. But to make things even better, 2024 is on track to be my best year ever (in the ten years I’ve blogged) in terms of viewing statistics and engagement. I believe this disproves those who tell you that you must publish posts every day for your blog to be successful. You don’t need to force yourself to blog every day.

A blog’s success depends not on how often it publishes posts but on the quality of those posts.

Thank you to everyone who visits my blog, reads my posts, and engages with me. Without you, Hugh’s Views and News would never have reignited my passion for writing and engaging with others.

How are your blogging stats this year? Tell me in the comments section.

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97 responses to “Want More Blogging Success? What Happens When You Find It.”

  1. Sam avatar
    Sam

    I appreciate the tip on not Spamming but engaging. I had thought I should reply to every comment on my blog, but often there isn’t much to reply to other than a “thank you” for commenting. I’m trying to respond if a new thought, or to converse in differing opinions but some times they’re just staying they agreed with my post.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      I always find that those comments where all you can say is ‘Thank you’ are best dealt with by simply acknowledging the comment with a ‘like.’ They obviously do not want to engage by leaving such comments, so I would not worry too much about it. Engage with those who clearly show they want to engage with you rather than those who are simply just leaving a comment to inform you that they visited.

      I’m glad this post has been helpful, Sam.

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  2. AM avatar
    AM

    This post was really needed as well for me. Thanks for sharing. I agree with you on a lot of things you wrote. I also mark too short comments as spam. Still, both comments and views are so far down it’s devastating sometimes to see it. I’ve written a few more personal posts lately that I really want people to read and comment on, but they get like 9 views and at best one comment. Something has happened with WordPress and it’s such a sad development.

    I’m glad your stats are booming, though. I hope I will get the stats back along with everybody else that suffers from this.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Don’t let the drop in stats and engagement disappoint you. It happens to all of us at some point in our blogging journeys. However, if it continues, I recommend taking a step back and examining your blogging strategy closely so you can determine why it’s happening and fix the issues. I’ve not seen anything in the WordPress forums about it being a bug on the platform. From what I’m hearing, stats are up, although engagement is a little down for many.

      Followers will read what interests them. For example, I have little interest in poetry, posts that do nothing but complain (where the blogger is doing nothing to help themselves) and posts from bloggers outlining their everyday lives. I’m also not interested in posts where bloggers answer questions (unless it’s about blogging) or where they have been tagged to write and publish a post. But that’s me. Others will find those kinds of posts interesting. Some readers will pick and choose which posts to read, especially if you publish a lot of posts in a short space of time. They only have so much time to read and comment, so your posts need to be ones they’ll definitely not want to miss.

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      1. AM avatar
        AM

        That’s some great insight. Thanks!

        I’ve been doing what I’ve been doing for months so I don’t understand if it’s something I’ve created. Perhaps the weekly blogging challenges are becoming too boring for people, but without them – I’d often have no clue on what to write and I feel that the daily writing is very important to me.

        I would like to write more personal, but even those posts lately have been getting such few reads that I feel like it must be something else wrong here.

        some of the blogs I follow have talked about dwindling stats, so I’m not wrong, but it keeps being so low. My stats are less than half now and it’s been like that for months.

        Perhaps blogging is only working if you do poetry? I don’t know. I am not that interested in that either to be honest.

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        1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
          Hugh W. Roberts

          There are many ways to attract visitors to our blogs. We shouldn’t just rely on the WordPress Reader and emails. I get a lot of visits from social media, especially X, but you have to be prepared to work hard and engage with other users there, too. Otherwise, it won’t work.

          SEO is also essential for attracting visitors, especially new ones. After the WordPress Reader, Google and other search engines have brought me the most traffic. However, SEO won’t rank blogs with no engagement (or those short, non-engaging comments) or blogs with poor content and weak post titles. Whenever I create a blog post title, I ask myself, ‘What would make me want to click ‘read more’ or find out more?’ I go with that, although I also use a free headline creator for my blog post titles. That also helps bring in traffic. And whilst not everyone will read the post or leave a comment, some do and then become regular contributors.

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          1. AM avatar
            AM

            Yeah, I tried social media but that’s a dead approach unfortunately. I did what I could to attract people there but to no avail at all, so yeah.

            I have my blog on Google, but very few clicks even though I try to write good headlines and have a description that should make people click and read, but they don’t.

            I have to rely on the reader at this stage. With my previous blogs, most of the readers came from Facebook (99% of them were friends) and a lot came from Google.

            Having a blog on WordPress.com is not that SEO friendly it seems, unless you pay for the business plan. You get more SEO features with that plan.

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            1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
              Hugh W. Roberts

              You don’t need the business plan to get noticed on Google or other search engines. It’s all about using keywords and ensuring your posts are engaging and not duplicated (including the title). It’s one of the reasons why I removed the reblog button from my blog. SEO dislikes duplicated posts and duplicated blog post titles. It’ll rank them lower.

            2. AM avatar
              AM

              I know, and I don’t repeat titles and make sure I don’t. I use the correct tags as well and not too many.

              Google sucks at indexing my blog, though. About half are indexed last time I checked. And I can’t force it, because Google fails to index them no matter what I do so I just have to wait for Google to index and that might take years.

  3. Danny Watts avatar
    Danny Watts

    Hugh, did you resolve the email excerpt issue. I found WP reset a handful of settings and email excerpt was deactivated. I turned it back, emailing excerpts again.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Yes, Danny, I resolved it with WordPress. It took some time, but I eventually reached someone who was very helpful. I’ve included a link outlining how to turn the excerpt setting back on. However, many bloggers who used that setting have still not turned it back on yet, and some of their emails look awful.

      WordPress: Excerpts Are Working Again!

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      1. Danny Watts avatar
        Danny Watts

        I guess that makes me a lucky one (LOL). Doesn’t happen often. It would be in my best interest to review your link. Thanks Hugh

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  4. Erika avatar
    Erika

    I think so too, people should post as much or little as they want. Some bloggers have their routines on particular days and topics (like I have) and others post as they feel like – once a week, a month, or maybe several times daily. Some use it as a therapy tool and others to simply enjoy the communication with the world. However, it is totally individual and that is cool. I don’t feel overwhelmed by anyone, regardless of how much they are posting, since I only read when I have time anyway. So, keep posting as you enjoy it, Hugh.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      What a great attitude you have towards blogging, Erika. If only those who feel obliged to read and comment on everything could hear or read your advice, it would do so much good and give a lot of reassurance. I always say, ‘Blogging is a marathon, not a sprint.’

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      1. Erika avatar
        Erika

        You know, if had not changed my blogging attitude to this point, this blog might not exist anymore. I had to find a solution that keeps me enjoy blogging, makes me share posts on a regular basis, but does not build up pressure. So, here I am! And your tips btw. confirmed me a lot! Thank you, Hugh!

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        1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
          Hugh W. Roberts

          Likewise, Erika, if I had not changed how I blogged, my blog would have been deleted. At one point, this was a serious thought, but I’m glad I took advice, stepped back, and changed my approach.

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          1. Erika avatar
            Erika

            Glad you did, Hugh 😉

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  5. Kay Castaneda avatar
    Kay Castaneda

    Hi Hugh, I’ve posted 18 blogs so far in 2024. My goal was to post twice a month. I feel I’m doing ok, but I want to get better. For me, blogging is work but I enjoy it. My main activity is working on my creative writing.

    I agree that bloggers must preview what they’re writing before publishing. In one of your previous posts, you talked about how to reduce blog notifications from others. I followed your advice. It helped so much! I can’t read everything! I really like one woman’s blog but she publishes every day so I choose one or two to read each week. Congratulations on reaching 100 posts this year!

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      When blogging is work, I think many aspects change, Kay. But when it’s done for pleasure, people shouldn’t get themselves into a frenzy believing they have to publish as many posts as possible and read and comment on everything.

      I’m delighted that previous advice I have given has helped. And choosing which posts to read and comment on rather than believing you have to read and comment on everything is the best advice. Well done for already doing that.

      And thank you answering my questions in this post.

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  6. Terri Webster Schrandt avatar
    Terri Webster Schrandt

    I may have to come back and leave a longer comment, Hugh! So much to engage with here! Congrats on your 100-104 post! 8-9 posts a month is easy reading, especially when you give us bloggers such good advice.

    I have been spamming short, unengaging comments as well. Most of them are spam, and track with a new follower who is just looking for followers. I have to dash out the door now but I’ll be back.

    I post 8 times a month, one Sunday Stills and one Wordless Wednesday each week. My stats are great and reading and replying keeps me busy enough.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      I think it’s all about finding that perfect balance, Terri. But I know how many bloggers can feel overwhelmed when somebody they follow publishes more than one post a day. However, as somebody else mentioned, pick and choose which posts you want to read and engage on. Never feel obliged to read and comment on everything.

      It sounds like you got a good blogging balance to – one that works for you and your lifestyle.

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      1. Terri Webster Schrandt avatar
        Terri Webster Schrandt

        I just deleted 8 “nice pictures” spam comments, all from the same account, but with different names. Ridiculous. I do hope that blogging can continue to be an engaging endeavor, Hugh.

        Speaking of… One of my blogging friends, Cee Neuner, is gravely ill and entered hospice at home :( Like you, she was one of the first set of bloggers I followed in 2014, and engaged with frequently. In fact, she set up a weekly zoom call during early 2021, with a few of us when most of us were under lockdown due to covid. There’s talk of several bloggers taking on her Flower of the Day posts as a collective, like Lens-Artists. What an amazing community we belong to. I for one would gladly take a turn at that.

        Thank you again for all your awesome WP help posts. I know how much time it takes to research, prepare and publish these, let along deal with all the comments. I know you hate it, LOL! -wink-

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        1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
          Hugh W. Roberts

          I’m so sorry to hear the news about Cee, Terri. She used to pop in from time to time on my Wordless Wednesday posts. She will be very much missed in the blogging world.

          I hope those 8 spam comments get the message. I have no doubt that they have not read the posts on which they were left.

          You’re right that responding to comments can be time-consuming, but I love it! For me, it’s all about the engagement.

          Thanks for all your support, Terri. I’m taken aback by all the discussions on this post.

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          1. Terri Webster Schrandt avatar
            Terri Webster Schrandt

            The spam landed in the spam folder luckily. Akismet seems to do a decent job filtering these comments. Becky B keeps in contact with Cee and her partner and updates on her blog. This shows us how much blogging makes an impact on our lives, once we engage and become virtual or IRL friends.

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            1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
              Hugh W. Roberts

              Yes, Akismet does a great job, Terri. It’s got better over the last year. I see on average 5 spam comments a week, whereas it used to be hundreds.

              Blogging friends play a big part in most of our lives. Even though most of us have never met, it feels like we all live next door to each other.

  7. Esther Chilton avatar
    Esther Chilton

    There’s so much in this post that is interesting and informative. You always make me think. I remember one post of yours about how to increase traffic to your blog about engaging with other bloggers and taking time to read others’ blogs and commenting on them. I took that one on board and it really has made a difference, not only to my stats but to my sense of feeling part of the blogging community. Thank you, Hugh.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      That’s great to hear, Esther. If you invest some time engaging with other bloggers and writers by leaving them genuine comments, you’ll get rewarded with better stats and engagement. Put it this way – I know which bloggers to avoid engaging with, given the types of comments they leave around the blogging world.

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  8. RasmaSandra avatar
    RasmaSandra

    Congrats to you. You know I have no idea about my stats. I do know that on WordPress I get notifications but have not taken a look through them, Something I will have to set aside time to do real soon. I do have a system I have a travel blog, a music blog, an animal blog, and a poetry blog on WordPress. I blog on Mondays and Fridays and presently because I want to also let everyone know about and read the articles I post on Vocal Media and up my piggybank there I include links to my articles there on my blog posts. Things seem to be working and people are enjoying my posts.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      That’s great to hear. It sounds as if you have not only found an audience but a good blogging balance. But how you manage running four blogs, I’ve no idea. Running just this blog takes up a lot of time, but it’s time I don’t regret using. It sounds as if you are excellent with time management. Well done.

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  9. Kevin avatar
    Kevin

    Congrats Hugh on post 100 plus 4.
    I’d say your posts per month work well. I don’t always read each one, sometimes the subject doesn’t catch my attention. On the flip side it’s great when you provide me with a gold nugget of great advice.
    I don’t publish near as often as others and I’m ok with that. Funny thing is, I think I prefer reading other people’s work and commenting. I should create a new site called “Kevin read your blog “ 😊

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      I know what you mean when you say that sometimes you prefer to read and comment rather than try to write new posts, Kevin. But that can often inspire me to write a new post. What I do not want to do is publish posts just for the sake of doing so.

      Nine posts per month seem to be a good balance for me, although I’m thinking of going off the norm next month with an idea I have for my blog because I generally find the blogging world quiet in December. It’s still in the ‘thinking about it’ phase, though.

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  10. noelleg44 avatar
    noelleg44

    Congrats, Hugh! A great milestone. The comments on my blogs are meh in number but the weird spam ones keep coming despite supposedly being filtered out.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Thank you.

      I do get the occasional (real) spam comments, but I mark them as spam in the hope that the WordPress anti-spam software will recognise them in the future. However, since taking the action I outlined in the following post, the number of visible spam comments has dropped dramatically on my blog.

      Turn This Setting On To Stop Seeing Too Much Spam On Your WordPress Blog

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  11. Suzanne@PictureRetirement avatar
    Suzanne@PictureRetirement

    Hugh, I have posted 18 times in the past ten months. My goal for this year was to post 2xmonth. Although I will fall short of that, the time invested fits my lifestyle and blogging habits. Engagement is satisfying, with a few loyal readers who seem genuinely interested in ‘what’s up with me’ and my ever changing retirement lifestyle. They keep me going.

    Nine posts per month obviously works for you as you are a popular blogger. Your content is helpful, engaging and you are very responsive to your readers. I personally won’t read that many from any blogger, no matter how engaging. My limit is to read two or three per month – per blog. I just don’t have the time.

    Thanks for the reminder about e-mail excerpts. Will get on that. As to comments. I’ve gotten a few one word, or suspiciously worded comments lately, which I send to spam. I have also gotten a few new followers who don’t look like me at all – meaning, they are selling something on their blogs and probably have an agenda.

    As for liking other comments, I sometimes do that to ‘ditto’ what the person said. However, I only do that on blogs where the writer knows who I am and understands what it means. Sometimes it is hard to come up with an original comment when everything has been said. Take care.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Thank you for sharing that information, Suzanne.

      I’m always amazed when I see bloggers apologising for not reading posts because they’ve had to deal with life outside of blogging. Nobody should ever feel obligated to read a blog. Reading posts at your leisure is much more fun as and when possible. My favourite quote is, ‘Blogging is a marathon, not a sprint.’ Yet, many bloggers rush around the blogging world as if on a timer. It takes all the enjoyment away, and they often end up with ‘Blogging Burnout.’

      And you’re right about sometimes not coming up with an original comment. But there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s all about moving on without feeling guilty about not saying anything.

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  12. dennyho avatar
    dennyho

    This was a great read, Hugh. I tend to comment more when I’ve given myself the time to engage. Time to truly read each word and feel what the author has shared. I feel more enriched taking in, and savoring, the thoughts of others and I return to these sites again and again.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Those posts you mention are all about the quality of posts rather than the quantity they publish. They take pride in everything they write and publish, ensuring that every post invites engagement. They tend to be the most popular blogs, too.

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      1. dennyho avatar
        dennyho

        Agreed!

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  13. Shweta Suresh avatar
    Shweta Suresh

    Congratulations on making it to 100 posts. Here’s to many more. I love it when the readers leave thoughtful comments. Engaging with other bloggers is half the fun after all. But I have come across many people who constantly leave one-word comments.
    I agree that posting everyday is not how we succeed as a blogger. Quality matters more than quantity indeed.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Thank you, Shweta; those one-word comments or short, non-engaging comments the same blogger leaves on all posts are no better than spam. Those who leave them probably haven’t even read the post. It’s just a poor attempt to try and get noticed.

      I’ve always believed that quality is far more important than quantity. I generally find that the quality of posts on blogs which publish more than one post daily is poor and attracts very little proper engagement. The posts are often rushed and, therefore, attract rushed comments and have no benefit or thought to them.

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      1. Shweta Suresh avatar
        Shweta Suresh

        Ohh yes. They most probably wouldn’t have read the post in its entirety. There will always be a few like that.

        I have come across a few blogs which somehow uphold the quality even while posting consistently. But very few indeed.

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        1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
          Hugh W. Roberts

          I think the blogs you’re referring to schedule posts well in advance rather than writing two or three and publishing them all on the same day. Publishing more than once daily can also have the downside of becoming repetitive, meaning visitors won’t have anything new to say other than the original, ‘Great post.’

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          1. Shweta Suresh avatar
            Shweta Suresh

            I’ve never actually asked any of them how they manage to pull it off. Writing one post daily can be difficult to pull off! Writing multiple posts will take a lot of time indeed. You’ve got a point. People who publish a lot of posts everyday end up getting genetic comments or no engagement at all!

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            1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
              Hugh W. Roberts

              From what I’ve witnessed, you’re right. Those blogs either have no comments or the same non-engaging comments from the same bloggers.

  14. ganga1996 avatar
    ganga1996

    An interesting post. The number of views or those one word spamming comment can also be from people wanting to visit their blogs! There are so many blogs and if you want try doing a WordPress prompt within minutes you get hit with ten to twelve likes . I really do not want to engage with those bloggers who are just marketing. Yes some may be in a foreign language too! I am a personal blogger and I enjoy reading anything but as you said I cannot comment. I do sometimes comment when I find something interesting. Anyhow these are days of youtube shorts and instagram reels not even vlogs. So good luck to us who are blogging😃!

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Yes, I have the same problem with bloggers who click ‘like’ on anything I publish within seconds of the post going live. They also press ‘like’ on comments left by everybody else. It’s a desperate attempt to get people to notice them. However, if they stopped, read the post, and occasionally left an engaging and interesting comment, they’d do much better at attracting more visitors to their blog.

      In my experience, these bloggers don’t last long and, in my opinion, are best ignored.

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      1. ganga1996 avatar
        ganga1996

        You are right! But I don’t think they will be doing it!

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        1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
          Hugh W. Roberts

          You’re right, and they tend to wither away once nobody leaves them any comments. It is more about numbers rather than content to them.

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  15. myallaboutyou avatar
    myallaboutyou

    Can you discuss a little in a future posts about this. Copyright @ 2024 hughsviewsandnews.com – All rights reserved. How does one copywrite a blog and what it means? I would love to learn more. Thanks!

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      I’ve spoken about copyright in past posts, but not for a long time. Basically, anything you publish on your blog is copyrighted to you. However, having a copyright notice (like I do) reinforces and reminds visitors that content is copyrighted to me and should not be copied elsewhere. While these notices will put many content thieves off, it won’t stop all of them. If you do find that somebody has copied your content and published it in a way that shows they’ve written it, you can take action against them.

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      1. myallaboutyou avatar
        myallaboutyou

        Thank you. I had been wondering. Thank you

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        1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
          Hugh W. Roberts

          You’re most welcome. And feel free to ask any questions. I’m always happy to help.

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