We all love followers. As bloggers, it just makes our day when someone adds their name to our list. I'm pretty certain the sun even shines a little brighter in response.
Now here's my etiquette question/dilemma. When I get a new follower, I check to see if they have a blog and if they do I follow. Sometimes, I mention it in the comment section. What I don't do, is send a message. And that's my blogging etiquette question for the day.
If you're a blogger, do you send a message whenever you get a new follow?
If you're a follower, do you want a message of acknowledgement sent to you?
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Blogs of interest:
Amarinda Jones
Anny Cook
Julia Barrett
Shelley Munro
4 comments:
This is a good question. I always check to see if a new follower has a blog. Sometimes I follow, sometimes I just say thanks. Depending upon the situation sometimes I don't respond at all.
I don't follow someone just because they follow me. I have to like what they're doing. It's not tit for tat. As for responding - no, unless that person, after 'following' me, sends me a personal email.Followers to my mind are the equivalent of 'liking'or 'friending'on facebook.
But the bottom line - do what you believe is right for you and stuff everyone else.
I like to follow someone if they're following me - usually they're writers and we have something in common. If it's someone who doesn't have a blog I will send a short message to say 'thank you'. It's not always easy to find a contact link though, some people don't put up any contact details at all. Fair enough if they're just a reader I guess, but if it's an author, you really need to have a way for your readers to contact you. I never give out my personal address but have the one linked to my domain name - Lyn@hywelalyn.co.uk forwarded to my email account. That way you can maintian privacy and help avoid getting spammed.
As Amarinda says, really it's up to you. I like to respond like with like but I don't always notice that I have a new follower.
Hey, Lynn, I've been thinking about you. Hope everything's great on your side of the pond.
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