The Yin and Yang of Blogging / Podcasting
Spam comments suck the life out of bloggers. I don’t look forward to notices that show up immediately after I’ve posted a comment. Inevitably it is a spam comment which I have to set for spam deletion rather than a legitimate comment for me to “approve”. Trackback spam is even worse.
What breathes life back into a blogger is a genuine comment or a thoughtful email. Or even someone talking about the blog or a post you made.
This also goes for podcasting. I received an email from a kind woman who wrote me a heartwarming note which she has given me permission to share:
Thank you for the podcasts. My son sent me the link to your podcast. At the beginning of the year I lost a lot of my vision; reading had become very difficult if not impossible at times. Being a bookworm I especially missed my books. My son started scouting out sites where I could listen to books. While my vision has recently improved enough that I can read some I find that I still enjoy listening to fine readers like yourself.
Thank you for a much needed service. Many of us depend on people like you to fulfill our need for literature and the sound of words and ideas and knowledge well written and well read.
Darlene
Next time I am having to delete yet another spam comment about party poker, I’m going to re-read her note and take a deep breath.
Thanks again Darlene, and here’s to the bloggers and podcasters of the world plugging away dispite spam, low traffic, no pay and/or little recognition!
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