Dang, Nobody Saw it!

MAureen F....  good post. I went to Rich's post just because of this post. The ending though, too many dwelling when to post. Hey, June 23rd at 5 am will be the best this whole year.... lol

Seriously though.....as a few have mentioned, too much gets lost. Just not enough time. And I found myself getting to burnt out trying to read everything, hence why I haven't been on as much. Hence why I can see my comments dwindle on my blogs. I guess out of sight is out of mind.

Overall, what BB and I think yourself had mentioned, quality, not quantity.  You can see those that write for points..... for the most part.

Here are a few that I thought should have been mentioned.....

 HomeOwners - The Importance Of Keeping Home Records only 12 comments Posted by Lisa and Robert Hammerstein on 01/23/2007 06:11 PM

Marketing YOURSELF or your COMPANY...... Part 2 of 2    23 comments, but I thought some good info. Written on 1/03/2007 02:50 PM

What's happening to the land around us.........  Now, this one has received 48 comments....so what's the problem. Many of the same people and not featured. Thought this could have been one of those 100 comment type posts, because of the information and because it was debatable.  Written 12/28/2006 01:53 AM

Overall....it has to be very hard to read all of these. But what gets me, from talking to Matt, Caleb, and Jonathan is that the requirements seem to change for what is called a featured post also. We talk about misspellings and grammar, how they look for that. But just a few days ago, there were like 5 posts featured within a day that we pretty bad. Now, I am not complaining, but another issue is not just timing, but consistency. Just my opinion. 

here is another one.... Blog Locally for Targeted Traffic  This one actually got a gold star, but only 16 comments. I thought it had some good content. By Toby Barnett on 11/19/2006 06:43 PM

here is a great marketing idea :Doctor's Office Marketing

Very interesting discussion here.  In reading through the comments, I've read several great posts.  Thanks!  I'd Like to add the public IS reading...within the past week, we have had several calls from individuals who mention content from blog entries.  They may not be commenting profusely yet...but they are definitely reading and observing what is going on.  I wrote a post about ratings systems that are being placed on-line for consumers to rate their Realtors which I'll submit here as a link:  Realtor, Did You Check Your Ratings Today?

So I have now commented twice

and since this is you but not today, I bet I just made a fool of myself on Craig's post. I'm going back to reading the Washington Post.  But first, this was a cool post :-)

 I usually post late at night...OR early in the AM (1AM)  . That's the only time when it is quiet around here and I can write. I began wondering if more AR readers would comment if I waited 'til later in the AM to post. I did a data-mining experiment on time relevance and compared that to the subscribe blog factor. The comments on my articles increase when I am featured. Otherwise they hover in the not too noticeable range. Remember, though...I writeabout a niche market and some off-beat perspectives. But when looking at the subscribe factor...that seems to work to create a steady flow of comments regardless of day or time. I have one reader who reads my BLOG once a week and comments on each post. THAT makes me smile. As for the public reading...I get wonderful calls from people interested in energy efficient homes and sustainable building every week.

 If I were granted a wish...I wish you would design a subscribe to my BLOG carnival. That way I think we would all enjoy the comments and camaraderie.

Maureen F: WOW! This really is a "deep cut" Retro-featured post. Based on the first comment you originally launched this post back on Sep 13, 2006! As long as AR is going deep, the Codgers nominate ALL of our non-featured posts for consideration. ☺☺

Jay 

I read everything.  But, like all things written, there are best sellers and there are those that go on to the shelf without much notice.  I believe the reviewers do a great job.  Some folk have followers and garner lots of comments.  I haven't figured that one out.  I suppose I'm not much of a social commentor.  My stuff is pretty much just real estate, so I get far fewer comments than some.  However, I love the comments.  Comments are like desert, specifically a cholocate brownie smothered in vanilla ice cream. 

One thing is sure.  If an article doesn't get featured, it's like being buried alive.  I'm not sure that the day or time makes any difference. 

It's snowing out.  Looks like I'm in for the day.  I'll probably get two Localisms done today. 

BTW, I'm still thanking Maureen for introducing me to this place.

Ahhh. Five A.M. Comments...

That's the best time of day to sit at my desk over looking the lake and watch the sunrise. I enjoy watching the world around me come to life. It inspires me to watch God do his thing every morning. How wonderful it is to have the option to do that.

Gee. I am so glad that someone notices how much I give of myself here on AR.

Now as far as a link goes, I have noticed lots of people writing about comments. Seems to me that this is the topic du jour. So here's a link that will take you to the classic post...

What Would Happen If Reciprocity Paid A Visit To Active Rain?

This post contains the secret to getting comments on your posts. Enjoy.

P.S. Please do not comment on my post...Instead go find a post with zero comments and comment on that.

TLW...ROAR!

Hey Maureen, great topic. I have to say when AR stopped featuring my posts on a regular basis I stopped writing here as much. If I write then I want to be read, I've said this to you before, I know. And I don't mean publishing 'recipies' or '10 things to do before you list' kind of crappola---but something that took some thought and is readable.

Anyway, what I did find is that the 'timestamps' on the featured posts run in succession so if you 'save' your post the original timestamp throws you back in the pack if you actually 'publish' later in the day so no chance of being picked. I find that AR usually grabs a batch of posts in the mid to late AM Central time weekdays, so if I have a good post I leave it on my screen minimized and wait to see when the first 'New post gets posted on the Home page.

Then I quickly publish because I know AR is searching the recent posts to Feature.  But most mostly I just say 'F it' and post on my primary blog.

Maureen,

A resurected blog! Or should I say, recycled? There are a few of them here today. Maybe some of those blogs that didn't get viewed the first time will make it the second time.

For Agents = Post on Friday or during weekend.  Consumers = Monday best, weekdays.  YMMV