Comments on: Lead Your Blog Community Successfully

By: Men with Pens Web Content Writers and Freelance Writing Services

Men with Pens Web Content Writers and Freelance Writing Services — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:12:27 +0000

[...] warm welcomes aren’t always what you get when you arrive at a new blog. Some blogs – while welcoming in spirit – have a community where smiles hide fangs and someone’s always ready to stick a knife in [...]

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:02:19 +0000

Julie, I saw that post you did – it was good. Nice way to fight rude people.

Thanks to everyone for visiting.

By: ellen

ellen — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:47:20 +0000

Yes, I like your post Jennifer. Everything is laid out nicely. I try to follow the above when I visit others’ sites. I think Julie makes a good point: when is enough, enough? I don’t think rude, snippy, passive aggressive behavior is ever called for – and we writers know how to hit below the belt. People need to be given voice. They need to feel accepted and needed for who they are even if they don’t have a “popular” opinion. We need to take care of one another. I’m gonna check out your tree hugger site Jennifer. Like the name!

By: RLD: Taekwondo Happiness

RLD: Taekwondo Happiness — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:58:43 +0000

Thanks for the great advice. I’m new to blogging and I think that your suggestions will help me build a sense of community.

I’ll be sure to check that blog out, by the way! Green living is always the way to go!

By: Julie F.

Julie F. — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:15:46 +0000

Great post. I have been struggling with this recently. A very sensitive post was made by one of the original bloggers a very long time ago. In the past month or so, the hits on that post and comments have been crazy. Very rude and just insane comments. I finally locked it down and I feel more in control than I used to. I made a post stating I would not stand for such negative behavior, now I really feel like a leader instead of some apathetic . . . slumlord?

I guess slumlord is right. They do not take care of their property and if you do not take care of your community, it’s close enough to the same thing.