Exactly one year ago today, I made my first blog post here on Live Journal .
Looking back, I remember how nervous I felt about posting my thoughts online. What if nobody read them? What if people thought I was stupid or told me I didn’t know what I was talking about?
Only one person commented on that first post (my friend from the GSHW,
dqg_neal ). The fact that someone not only read the entry, but took the time to leave a remark, gave me the confidence to keep at it.
That’s not to say I haven’t made mistakes. I know for certain that I’ve (albeit unintentionally) upset some people as I learned how different folks use their journals, and how they have their own ideas of what kind of feedback they want from their readers.
Still, on the one-year anniversary of that debut entry, I feel much more confident, and very comfortable within the LJ community.
Would I have kept at it if no-one had commented on that first post? I hope so, but in any case, I’m most grateful to Neal for taking the time to respond. I’m sure he forgot about it soon after, but it made a big difference to me.
How about you?
Who was the first person to comment on your blog?
Looking back, I remember how nervous I felt about posting my thoughts online. What if nobody read them? What if people thought I was stupid or told me I didn’t know what I was talking about?
Only one person commented on that first post (my friend from the GSHW,
dqg_neal ). The fact that someone not only read the entry, but took the time to leave a remark, gave me the confidence to keep at it. That’s not to say I haven’t made mistakes. I know for certain that I’ve (albeit unintentionally) upset some people as I learned how different folks use their journals, and how they have their own ideas of what kind of feedback they want from their readers.
Still, on the one-year anniversary of that debut entry, I feel much more confident, and very comfortable within the LJ community.
Would I have kept at it if no-one had commented on that first post? I hope so, but in any case, I’m most grateful to Neal for taking the time to respond. I’m sure he forgot about it soon after, but it made a big difference to me.
How about you?
Who was the first person to comment on your blog?
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Thanks for sharing :)
Maggie Steivfater. Yep, I'm that cool. NOT! I went a while with nothing . . . my friends read, but never commented. Then I posted my contest entry for Maggie and she commented.
I'm still a newbie (Oct 2009), but I'm learning the ropes. Your blog has been great at helping me connect with others. Thank you!!!!
One of the things I like about Maggie's blog is that you can tell she's having fun, though I'm still waiting for her to post an mp3 from her bagpipe-playing days :)
Absolutely. One look at LJ's new My Stats page (in the drop-down menu, 'Journal' on the Home page) should make people feel better about their readership.
Thanks for sharing :)
I started my blog because a group of us were doing NanoWrimo and keeping up with each other. I created the blog in November and didn't receive the first comment until February.
Most of the people who were in that group don't post or blog anymore. But I am glad they suggested it or I doubt I would have ever started blogging.