Wow, now that was a journey! I started blogging in March of this year. I did a few in 2009, but got discouraged when I recieved only a few comments on the blogs that I wrote. I learned over the last year, that consistency helps create exposure which then creates comments. I also learned, that the more you comment on other bloggers blogs, the more they will then comment on yours. So in the last year, 10 or so months, I have posted 224 blogs.
In reading other blogs during that time, I have suggested many blogs, and 130 have went on to be be called shots. I have no idea if this is a good number, as I have nothing to compare it to. What are your numbers? Reading blogs has really increased my knowledge and expertise!
During this time frame, I left many comments, and have recieved many in return. I think blogging grows on you, and gets more fun every day. I have a good number of subscribers, which I really feel is the GOLD medal, when blogging. Thanks to you, if you are subscribing to my blog!!! :) Commenting daily makes sure that it doesn't become overwhelming.
Taking the time to blog every day, comment every day, respond to comments left every day has pushed me to the #100 spot in California. I thought it would take me till next year sometime, but I set myself the goal to reach it by 2011 and I did it!!! I hope to be #3 in the County by1st quarter. The top two are daily bloggers, and 50K above me...
In the end, I have achieved a point total of over 172,000. At first I wanted to get points, points, points... Now it's the relationships that I have obtained, and the interactions I have with new friends that matters the most. In addition, it is the reactions that I get when I post blogs, that makes it most rewarding. If you blog consistently, then the points will just come to you! Don't worry too much about them.
So keep on a' blogging, and lets hear YOUR milestones!!!!
:)
Chris
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