One thing that I constantly see bloggers fail to do (especially newbies) is engage in the community, especially with comment reciprocation.

I understand that bigwigs like Problogger, Copyblogger, and Dooce couldn’t possibly reciprocate all those comments – but many smaller bloggers are missing a huge opportunity to connect with other bloggers and build (or retain) a readership.

Anyway, that’s my two cents 😉 Thanks again!

Like you, I don’t put my blog in my email sig, and for the same reason. I have my website addy, which has a link to this blog. I’ve worked with people on the opposite side of my political views. They’ve never known because to me, the job is to make them happy, not to insert my own opinion.

Willie, I’m glad you feel like reading. 🙂

khaye, I love your blog. Your insights are thought-provoking.

Kimberly, thanks. I thoroughly enjoy your blog for exactly that reason. 🙂

I used to have my blog in my email signature — I started the blog at a time when I had no current clients. I would delete the blog from my sig when I sent email to potential clients. I style myself as a red state voter in a deep blue state, and I’m leery of calling attention to my blog with prospective clients. (Yes, I know they’ll find it if they Google me.)

Then I got an actual client, my email volume went up, and I started forgetting to delete the blog address. So I took it out of my sig.

This may be an excess of caution — anybody who freaks out at my mainstream views is someone I don’t want to work for anyway. I’m considering going to the opposite extreme and integrating my blog with my marketing site — the blog gets a heck of a lot more traffic than my marketing site, and it showcases the writing skills I’m trying to sell.

Lori, you sometimes post about what I think of as stupid client tricks — ever have a client take offense at your blog?

Sometimes I reference or use material from the forum in my blog, and then let people at the forum know. That’s most effective–people love to read about themselves!

Angie, I was thinking I found you via Entrecard, but my brain’s in need of rebooting itself!

Georganna, a week into my experiment with Twitter and I’m not sure I get it yet, but I’m not as confused. And it’s not proving to be a huge time sink – yet. I see the potential for abuse on my part, though.

Do you mean you post links to your blog content on WD forums? If so, excellent idea!

You’re so right about tackling tech selectively. No sense in wasting energy on fruitless efforts, but you don’t know until you try, sometimes.