Making friends!
My Stat Counter tells me I’m B-o-r-i-n-g! I’m really not though!
So, after some thought, I decided to look towards making some more friends. I know it sounds crazy, but I am “shopping” for blog friends. Slowly I have watched my stat counter go from a few visits into the near negatives, and boy do my comment sections reflect that. It makes me sort of sad because, though I write mostly for me, I also write to make friends, to have someone read what I write, to have a few comments here and there (my ego likes to be fed a bit).
The way I found some of my blogging friends was simply chance– I pushed the “next blog” button on blogspot.com until I’d find a blog that looked interesting. I also found some friends by visiting the other commenters on blogs I frequented. That’s what I did tonite. I visited some new folks. Perhaps they will stop by and say hello. Maybe I’ll make some new friends!
I appreciate all of you that do stop by regularly, whether you comment or not. I’m glad I haven’t bored the snot out of everyone! I am also glad that I have been able to meet such neat people through my blog! From Japan and Australia to LA! That’s what makes blogging so much fun– making friends!
Posted by: stepherz | 10-22-2006 | 05:10 PM
Posted in: General | Just Me
hey steph! two things - 1) i read you through bloglines so a lot of times i’m reading but not clicking over. sorry - i read a ton of blogs and i’m to lazy to click on everyone unless i’m going to comment. so - you might have more readers than you think! 2) i made most of my blogfriens by commenting on their blogs. eventually they would come over to my blog too. also sometimes i see people coming to my site from a site i didn’t know was linking to me. after i figured that out i usually start reading and commenting on those blogs too. so keeping the blogroll updated is good too (i’m very bad at this).
just some ideas! you’re totally not boring and so i definitely think you should keep writing!
You are most definitely not boring…and your photo made me laugh out loud
I found my “blog friends” the same way you did. The “next blog” button is a cool feature…though you can run into some bizarre stuff!
When anyone “new” posts a comment on my site I always return the favour on their site. And if I get a hit from a site I don’t know, I always visit and leave a comment.
just have to say - your hair looks awesome!
I always enjoy your posts…you certainly don’t bore the snot out of me! And I normally visit people a lot more than I have been recently…hope you get more friends though!!
I adore that picture.
You guys are so sweet to me!!! Awwwww!
I feel like a whiney old nanny goat now.
what… I go on vacation sans the Internet for a week and poof… you are trying to replace me…
fucker.
See, I read your blog
p.s. Starbucks has a MAPLE Macchiato.
Sheryl: Yummmm! I had one and it was deeee-lish!
shoppping for blog friends - i love it!
i must admit, i read your blog more often than i comment because i often get interrupted in the middle of writing a comment!
i always look forward to reading what’s going on with you and your family. so keep going!
Love the photo!
Nice hair.
I don’t blog often enough to be fun to read, but I sure like reading bloggers who are Moms.
And good luck on the Fixed Rate Mortgage.
mea culpa, I still read your blog with great joy everyday but I have been lazy to comment.
You are funny and your hair are amazing! How you do it?
[…] Holy crap look at all the blogs registered for one month of hell blogging bliss. I was going to count them, but I kept losing my place. So let’s just say, there’s a butt-load. So seriously if you are looking for some new blogs to read, I would suggest you start here. Hey Stepherz I know you were looking, did you check this out? That’s such a fine picture, I just had to link to it. […]
just bounced here from crap-o-rama in my quest to read new blogs and make new friends : )
am off to check out more posts ’cause your photo totally cracked me up!
So far I can tell you are a fun blogger… I am trying to catch up on all your cool entries. Your kiddos are just SO beautiful! It isn’t fair!