Hello everyone!
Just curious. Are you that type of blogger who only reads your reader’s newsfeed and do not visit the sites of the bloggers you are reading and commenting on? I’ve done that for a number of years till I discovered that it is nicer to visit the sites than just commenting and reading on your feed. You will be able to discover how their blogs look like, how the blogs were customized to fit their themes, how photos were arranged for a better look and views. I used to see those votes in every blog post I write then it stopped but lately it is back again. Maybe some new bloggers clicked the “vote” button at the lower portion of the title of each post which you can’t find if you are just reading your feed.
I have different photos on my header when you click different posts but I haven’t changed my theme. I just love the Sadish look. I love the clear lines and simple look of the customized site. I am using a free team and that won’t change because I don’t want to pay every year for a blog that is quite personal. It is not a business blog and I don’t earn anything from it.
I am quite sad that a friend who blogs in another platform has given up on blogging. He is retreating from being active on social media because he could not take the tragedy happening to our country day by day. He actually wished he could do anything actively like some of our friends are doing but he is staying in another country so it is a bit hard for him to do so.
This is a blatant insult to us Filipinos. I saw some photos of people selling chinese flags at a public place like Luneta. I can’t help but react. We will be celebrating our Independence Day on Wednesday June 12 but why this? Who allowed them to sell those chinese flags? Ibinabandera nila ang hindi naman atin. Gosh, it gives me the shivers. There was a time when I felt so happy seeing everyone celebrates our Independence but it seems in all the three years that a certain individual took over, it has become so frustrating to see them ignore the importance of what our ancestors sacrificed for.
Hi Arlene, I do a mixture of both, but I always try to comment on my readers sites,(wow I have so many followers/readers), and of course I’m always busy writing my poems, setting up/producing my booklets, and doing magazine/book submissions. I never seem to have enough hours in the day, But now I don’t worry, and I’m happy and satisfied with how much blogging I am able to do…..
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That’s nice Ivor. At least you are enjoying what you are doing. There’s nothing like having that smile on your face because you have accomplished something.
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Like Ivor, I do a bit of both
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Thank you Derrick. Now I am beginning to appreciate those different themes and customized sites.
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I almost never use the Reader, and still have email notifications of new posts. I always read the post on the site, rather than in the truncated form allowed from the Reader.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you Pete!
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Hi Arlene – I usually read blogs I follow through my Gmail (where I click through to actual blog websites) & occasionally use reader to see tagged posts of interest. Pentecost blessings to you & your family! 🕊🙏🕊
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Happy Pentecost Sunday Virginia. It’s the Church’ birthday today. Blessings to you too 🙂
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i always go to the blog site and read posts of those that i follow which is not a lot. i like to have a connection which i believe there is a relationship there
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Lovely Wilma. I think we could appreciate the blog post better when we go to the site itself.
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I never even knew I could read the posts any way but on the actual blog. I love seeing the different themes, though I always prefer mine for me. Here our president has decided that the 4th of July, our national holiday, will feature him. Agh!
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Tomorrow is our Independence Day. Hopefully, people in the govt. would realize the importance of being independent and not be subservient to any nation or to anyone.
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Happy Independence Day. I share your wish for your country.
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Thank you so much Elizabeth!
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I do both, read posts in the reader and also going to the actual blog site. I enjoy seeing people’s different themes and how they arrange their posts. I do pay for mine because I really don’t want ads popping up all the time. I hate that. My blog is for personal enjoyment only, and not money making. But it’s good there are options for different people and their needs and wants!
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True Sabine, you also discover something when you visit their site. Sometimes, their themes are so lovely especially those photo blogs.
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You’re right, Arlene! I have to make a point of doing that all the time! But sometimes I just forget.
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I just love visiting those photo blogs, how the photos are arranged and presented with lovely captions.
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I do too!
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You have a very wonderful blog here.
I really like it.
I myself prefer to go to the site and read posts it is like you get to see the bloggers personality more. At times I change my theme because my mood changes, haha.
Also I go to their site to try to engage with people more but it doesn’t always workout that way.
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Thank you so much Cinnamon. So glad you like it.
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