I am starting to see that my blog is really becoming a community. Something that was my goal from the very start. Happy, positive, business people ready to learn from me and others as well as teach others. Blogs can be the place to connect with other bloggers even if its not the owner of the blog you are connecting with. Networking with other people in your niche is important to your success as an blogger and as an internet marketer.
If you do not have the knowledge about a subject find out who does. If you have ideas about something and somebody agrees with it build on that. Start networking with that person. This is how to build a network of people you trust and people trust you. You are always building trust with your readers, why not build trust with someone else readers as well?
These are the making of a community building on your blog. You must gain the respect of your readers and the readers of others. It pretty much goes back to the power of leverage. By leveraging other blogs to gain more readers, respect, and trust to your blog. You can slowly (or quickly) build a community on your blog.
The way you can know when a community is building on your blog. Your traffic will go up day by day, you will start to receive more comments, and most importantly. You will start to see your commentators reply to other commentators. This is the true making of a community on your blog.
When I first seen a commentator reply to another commentator. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know if I should go ahead in reply to the first comment or leave it along. I choose to leave it along and let the commentators have their conversation. I didn’t want to be rude and step in the middle of their conversation. I know if I was talking to someone in a cafe and somebody is rude enough to step in without letting me finish I would be mad. So I left it along and now I am starting to see more and more commentators talking with other commentators. True signs of a community. Finally! lol Thanks you guys and gals for being humans that are social.
Is your blog a community?
as well.
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I’d like to think of my blog as a community. I haven’t gotten as far as you have (clearly, looking at all the comments on your blog
), but I’m working on it.
Most blogs are seen as communities, but your blog is quite a community. I am really surprised by all the visits and comments of your site. It is a great achievenemnt you have there.
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My visitors still doesn’t comment on each others comments, but they do comment on mine and I’m commenting on theirs. Hopefully we’ll go all the way soon.
My blog is not much a community, but a personal blog that try to speak to everyone individually as a friend.
Building a community is another great way on getting people in the community to look up for you as an expert if you show what your expertise are.
As for personal is all about sharing, inter-exchange ideal and introducing individually with one another.
Creating a community from a blog is fantastic.. and thumbs up to you for creating a great one here. I’m hoping that mine will eventually reach that level.
Thanks for the great post!
hanji
Yeah, just keep working on it. Your blog will become a community among your readers.
Thank you, it only can get better from here.
No thank you.
Thank you. Keep commenting on blogs and asking questions at the end of your post. People will start to come and voice their views.
That is certainly the goal and I am striving for the community feel on my blog. I agree with you when you say you can network with other bloggers even if it is not yours or their blog. I have met great bloggers this way and I have learned about great blogs by reading the comment section and then visiting their blog. Your blog is quickly becoming a destination point for bloggers that blog about blogging.
That’s neat you were able to create a community with your blog! I’m getting a good amount of comment recently… That keep me motivated and confident for the future of my blog.
Excellent job on the community you have developed here you have created a nice following thats for sure
As for my blog, it’s alright when it comes to the community, certainly nothing to scream about.
Wait, your in that community aren’t you? Haha
Ours is new… but I can feel a community building similar to this one. Hopefully, many of us can all stay friends for years to come and build a really large and strong community
At least that is what I am hoping!
Yeah, I notice that many bloggers overlook the fact they can network with other bloggers in the comment area. I have notice that bloggers are coming here for blogging tips. I will try to expand on that to help with marketing, making money from blogging, and networking with other bloggers.
Thank you, I have along way to go to get this community where I want it to be.
lol, yes I am, you have an awesome community on your blog.
I have the same thoughts. I hope I can network with the same people for years to come.
My blog is yet a strong community but there are friends that I knew online joining the discussion in my blog, can be considered as a small community I guess? Anyway, this is one of the reason why people build a blog, what they want is getting new friends and build a community within the relevant field. Anyway, I enjoy what I’m doing right now.
Also, great to know you Deneil!
Regards,
Lee
He, Deneil You are on right track and you think different from others i like such think. Its right that The more you will interact with different peoples minds then you will gain more and different thoughts on same topic.
You have support the right thing and i am also will support that thinking. keep going on man.
My blog is not a community yet, yes I said yet! I hope one day it will become a strong community where users interact with each other.
Your site is already a strong and thriving community and you have worked hard towards that, well done and keep up the great work
Congratulations to you. It’s nice to see your website grow. I can recollect about 40 or 50 days ago when there were a few commentators on your blog.
Keep working on it. Your blog will be a community soon.
Thank you. lol, time flys.
It’s great that you have managed to build this level of community on your site. I think your very active commenting around the blogosphere has probably helped people find your stuff.
Hi Deneil,
My blog is a community and what is nice about the community it brings more fellow blogers everyday.Growing friendships and introductions to others.I am very grateful for the community I am part of.
I like your article very much.
My blog is not a community yet, but still sociable anyway. It’s good to see that your have a good personal branding there. Keep it up =)
Keep at it and you will get your blog there.
I consider my blog as a community only. It’s a great success tasting approach.
Congratulations to you! Your website is buzzing with activities. It’s good to see commentators chatting with each other.
To test it out, ask a question that you know people will have different views. This should get them to start talking to each other.
I wouldn’t say your blog isn’t a community. I have seen your commentators talk to each other. I have done it a few times. All we can do is keep working on it.
Yeah, as long as you keep your blog updated and marketing your blog you will do fine.
Yeah, you are right. We all want to make new friends in our given field. Make a full time income from our blogs. We just have to watch out for people that is only looking out for themselves.
Absolutely! I believe that friends are people who help us in our business. I do hope we can make a full time income from part time blogging, so let’s see how far we can go for it.
Regards,
Lee
As long as we taking the steps towards becoming a full time blogger. We will make it someday.
Thank you, everybody has their own view on things. I like to hear from everybody views. Doing so creates a nice community.
Yeah, I try to make sure people can not go any where without seeing me. Helps with personal branding.
I am happy to see that your blog is a community. Keep it up and keep your community growing.
That is awesome, keep up the great work.
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