tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087317379070334828.post4794763609869462236..comments2023-10-29T23:31:01.460+13:00Comments on Catherine Parkinson: Your feedbackCatherine Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018593424638925091noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087317379070334828.post-38521944576442759802013-10-04T11:03:23.260+13:002013-10-04T11:03:23.260+13:00Hi Catherine, I read most posts. Sometimes I ski...Hi Catherine, I read most posts. Sometimes I skip the ones about your family because they are more personal and I don't really know you. Love reading posts about your art and process. I probably don't comment as much because you have the spam verification thingy on and I get annoyed by them (I've taken it off on my blog, I don't allow anonymous comments and I don't get too much spam). I also don't go back to your posts to check if you replied to any comments I leave because I don't have time and once I've read a post it disappears from my reader. On my blog I decided to reply to everyone by replying to their email address and not replying if they were a no-reply commenter, but that's just how it works for me.<br /><br />I think you need to consider what you want from your blog. Is it a journal or log where you are just keeping a record of what you do? In that case, it's pretty good. Do you want to use it to launch you into teaching/writing etc? Then maybe you need to tailor more to your audience (which I guess is why you are researching). The successful teachers and writers blogs I've followed 'give' a lot. By that I mean: info, tutorials (which are then listed on their sidebar or top tabs), giveaways, networking, involving their audience etc. Do you want it to chronicle your family? I know lots of people who have started up private blogs just for family and close friends so that their lives are kept a bit more private. It all depends on what you want your blog to do for you.<br /><br />Wow, that was a long two-cents worth!Charlotte Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11696100659597422648noreply@blogger.com