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Dont Be A No-Reply Blogger! [Blogger Series]

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My good friend, Tygre, from high school recently started a family blog (yay.. and welcome!) and said I should write a “Blog Tutorial”.  I think its a great idea and Im happy to share what I know with others.  Im not an expert but I have picked up a few tips that make life alot easier.  So, Im going to start a mini series with some bloggy tutorials. 

Hoooray!  
Today’s tutorial is super easy and it will make a huge difference.  Huge difference in what?  In getting replies!  There are two ways that a person can reply to a comment on blogger.. through email or by hitting reply under the original comment.

The first one (through email) is the best way to send a reply because it goes directly to the persons email.  Its faster and much more streamlined.  If you are a ‘Noreply-comment’ blogger then we have to reply to your comment thread.  This isnt a bad thing but it takes longer to reply.  And if your waiting for a reply you have to check back and see if the blogger took the time to reply on their site.  (Im horrible about this!)

Im going to show you how to change this using the new blogger interface.  If you have questions about the old interface let me know and Ill direct you through.

First, click on the drop down button in the top right corner on your main blogger screen.  This is what you will see.  Click on ‘Blogger profile’.  
Then click ‘Edit profile’.  Just like the fun picture says.  
See that little box next to ‘Show my email address’?  Make sure theres a little check mark next to it.  And while your on this screen double check that your email is correct.  Thats where all your replies will go.  
Click ‘Save profile’. 
And wait for the comments to come rolling in!  Cause they will.. promise.  Especially if you comment on one of my posts.  I tend to go comment crazy and sometimes (ok.. alot of the time) start great email conversations through replies.  (Its how Ive made such great bloggy friends!)
Hope this tutorial helps ya!  Ill have another one next Thursday.  This is a new series so if there is something in the blog world that you’d like me to cover, let me know!  
Happy blogging friends!
Kelley
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Comments

    • Sazzad Hossain says

      Thanks for taking the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and really like learning more on this matter. If possible, as you gain expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more details? It is extremely helpful for me.
      Tombstone

  4. Katie says

    Hey I have a question, how do you have the “reply” function on your comments? You're on blogger, right? Mine don't have a reply underneath them. I want that! Any tips?

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  5. 4you-withlove says

    I just posted a no-reply blogger post on my blog earlier this week! 🙂 Do you have more in this series? What else will you be posting about? I could give you a shout out on my blog!

    Marilyn
    4you-withlove.blogspot.com

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  11. Jill says

    Such a great tip! I hate when I am replying by email and then go to send and realize they are a no reply comment. I bet they don't realize it! I will send people your way for this tutorial so they can see how! Thanks for sharing at Thursday's Temptation.
    Jill

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  12. Lori says

    Kelley, thanks for sharing this!! It is soooo frustrating that “no-reply comment”. Why doesn't Blogger have a spot where they can put their email? Or is there a way to add above the comment box for commentors to add their email address if they want a reply? There's got to be someway to change this… Sounds like it's frustrating for all bloggers…

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  13. Tygre Caley says

    Thanks for these tips Kelley! Okay, so these “no-reply bloggers” you speak of are people who comment on your blog, but you can't reply back to them through an e-mail, right? P.S. I'm showing my e-mail address now 😉 Sorry for my blogging naivety. I'm learning!

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  14. Ronnica says

    I'm a contrarian…I purposely choose the name/URL option when commenting on blogger blogs. For two reasons: my Blogger profile is a bit confusing as a non-Blogger blogger, and because I actually don't like email replies. If I want to read the response, I'll definitely be back! But I don't like turning a public convo into a dialogue…misses out.

    Just offering a different (minority!) view. =)

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    • Kelley says

      Ronnica – thanks for the different take on the no-reply bloggers! I agree with your reasoning. Thanks for sharing 🙂

  15. Sazzad Hossain says

    Thanks for taking the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and really like learning more on this matter. If possible, as you gain expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more details? It is extremely helpful for me.
    Tombstone

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  16. Chrissy Taylor says

    This is a great post! Thanks for taking the time to put it together for anyone who needs it!

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  17. KCoake says

    Thanks for this post. I finally figured out why I couldn't find the blogger profile that you mention above. I had mine set to show my google+ profile. So, now I changed it back to the blogger profile. Do you know if it makes a difference as far as people being able to contact you? Well, either way, I now have it on the blogger profile with the show my email address box checked.
    Thanks!

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  18. Dawn says

    Great tip! I didn't even know I was doing it wrong. I am really excited about going through your other blogging tip posts.

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  19. Heidi says

    Thanks so much! I've always wondered why people's email addresses show up, but mine doesn't. I even tried to google it, but I didn't find an answer. Perfect!

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  21. Amanda says

    Hi! Great tip and tutorial. So I would like to leave a link to this post on my comments section, but do you know how to create a link for it? I'm referring to the spot where a reader goes to comment, and there is a message there from us welcoming them, etc…and I'd love to leave a link there for my no reply readers! It kills me to not be able to reply!

    Thanks!
    Amanda

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  23. Sarah Beacom says

    Thank you! I've got my blogger profile set up to Google+… does that change anything? because my “edit profile” looks nothing like yours…

    Reply

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