On average, how many posts and/or pages do you look at before deciding to follow a blog?
I hope someone answers zero, because often I get follows without views – then again, if anyone has followed me this way, chances are they won’t see this post. 😛
Anyway, please leave a number in the comments. And while you’re at it, write a one-liner and leave a link to it! Instructions below the line.
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Anyone who would like to try it out, feel free to use the “One-Liner Wednesday” title in your post, and if you do, you can ping back here to help your blog get more exposure. To execute a ping back, just copy the URL in the address bar on this post and paste it somewhere in the body of your post. Your link will show up in the comments below.
As with Stream of Consciousness Saturday, if you see a ping back from someone else in my comment section, click and have a read. It’s bound to be short and sweet.
The rules that I’ve made for myself (but don’t always follow) for “One-Liner Wednesday” are:
1. Make it one sentence.
2. Make it either funny or inspirational.
Have fun!
lindaghill.com 
January 8, 2015 at 7:58 am
go. (that is my one-liner)
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January 8, 2015 at 8:00 am
That’s a short one! 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 8:43 pm
Argh! And since my pingbacks never work: https://adventuresinsinglemommyhood.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/one-liner-wednesday-on-perspective/
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January 7, 2015 at 8:31 pm
It depends! Some grab me right away, some I need to read a few before deciding to follow.
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January 8, 2015 at 2:31 pm
Same for me! 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 4:51 pm
I often go through the front page and about page and then decide.
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January 8, 2015 at 2:25 pm
There’s that all-important “about” page again!
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January 8, 2015 at 6:24 pm
I know…It’s unbelievable how important that thing is!
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January 7, 2015 at 4:32 pm
At least two, sometimes a third, and always the about page.
If you don’t have me by then, you don’t get me.
^^^And there’s my one-liner :-P.
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January 8, 2015 at 2:23 pm
Nice one-liner, Leigh! 😀
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January 8, 2015 at 3:27 pm
Haha, thanks! 😀
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January 7, 2015 at 4:24 pm
I read one, and then if I like it, I read more. I only follow when I like it a lot.
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January 8, 2015 at 2:23 pm
This is how I decide how closely I follow someone. 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 3:49 pm
About your new followers then WordPress has many new possibilities from mobil and tablets. If they see your post at another blog, they can follow you from there.
I use to visit a blog several times and read at least 2 posts and the About to see if their blog is anything for me at all.
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January 8, 2015 at 2:19 pm
I didn’t know that about the WP app. Learn something new every day! 😀 Thanks Irene!
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January 7, 2015 at 1:41 pm
I usually read two or three before I decide to follow. If the posts interest me and the blog itself is well formatted, then I’ll give it a follow. If I see a lot of grammar/spelling mistakes that distract me from the writing itself, then I stop reading.
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January 8, 2015 at 7:43 am
Bad spelling and grammar can be very distracting for me too. If they use text-like abbreviations, I’m out.
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January 8, 2015 at 8:28 am
Oh me too!
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January 7, 2015 at 1:14 pm
Typically, I will read their ‘about’ page along with two posts. Depending on what I see there will determine whether I follow them or not.
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January 8, 2015 at 7:37 am
That’s what I usually do! 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 12:42 pm
I read a few pages of a blog to see if I am interested enough to come back and then I follow. I would see what they are about like photography, poetry, everyday life, fiction. I read the about page as well.
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January 8, 2015 at 7:36 am
Do you tend to follow blogs that stick with just one theme then?
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January 8, 2015 at 10:55 am
Yes. But if they have something I am interested in I will follow even if they have other things as well. For instance some blogs might have some poetry along with prose. I do follow a couple that have poetry alone or poetry with photography.
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January 7, 2015 at 12:16 pm
Two to five.
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January 8, 2015 at 7:35 am
Right about average according to this group. 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 10:34 am
I, um, I don’t know. I hadn’t really thought about it. I do look at several before I follow most of the time, but if a particular post hits me hard then I follow after just the one.
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January 8, 2015 at 7:34 am
I love it when I read a post that makes me want to read a whole blog. 🙂
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January 8, 2015 at 11:08 am
Aye!
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January 7, 2015 at 10:13 am
I usually read one or two posts, and I always read the About page. Although there was one time, I followed a blog simply because I liked the blog’s very unique title. I seldom follow a blog simply because that blogger has followed me – not all of my followers have blogs that I care to read on a constant basis.
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January 8, 2015 at 7:33 am
Yep, me too – if someone follows me I check them out but don’t always follow back. There are still plenty of sales sites out there, and I ain’t buyin’. 😛
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January 7, 2015 at 9:59 am
One or two. I tend to get more information about if I want to follow from reading comments on mutual blogs or my own, so that could lead to the new follower/no view sometimes. Though, I am not sure I trust WP entirely on their stats either 🙂
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January 8, 2015 at 7:29 am
Good point – WP stats are iffy at best. I agree, getting to know what someone is about through comments can be just as enlightening as reading their posts. 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 9:53 am
The first thing I’ll do is go to the blogger’s About page. If it says, “This is an example of a WordPress page,” I will stop right there and not bother to read any posts. If the About page sounds interesting, I will read the most recent two or three posts to get a sense for the writing style and content. I will then make my decision to follow or not.
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January 8, 2015 at 7:26 am
I’m quite generous in that I’ll give someone six posts to get their “about” page together. If they have more than that, I tend to agree.
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January 8, 2015 at 9:37 am
That is generous.
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January 8, 2015 at 11:14 am
If I see a new blogger, say in Blogging 101 class, or one who has responded to a blog I follow, I try my best to cut them some slack. It may not be wise, but I check their about page first and then several posts. That takes time, but they need encouragement. Others have done that for me. I can always tell when there is a sales person following me and a person who is searching for ways to improve as a blogger. Being a novice myself, I feel for those who are struggling to learn the ropes. We can learn together.
If my title counts as a one-liner, this might be what you are asking for:
https://helpmeet39.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/new-years-resolution/
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January 7, 2015 at 8:58 am
Sometimes, one is enough. Other times, I will read as many as three to five before I decide.
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January 7, 2015 at 4:02 pm
Yep, that seems to be average for most bloggers. 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 8:24 am
At least 1, but thats because I’m actually interested in who I follow and read through my reader almost daily. 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 3:57 pm
That’s a great practice to keep up, if you can. 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 4:41 pm
Haha, right? The more I follow, the harder it gets.
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January 7, 2015 at 7:56 am
I usually read a few and I check the archives a bit if I see something that gives me pause.
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January 7, 2015 at 3:32 pm
That’s really where interesting titles and openings come in. They really grab new readers.
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January 7, 2015 at 6:49 am
Hey there! I’m really attracted to how a page looks, and how it reads. I like to get a feel for the energy by reading three random post (not necessarily in order), and then gauge if I want to follow or not 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 3:31 pm
Energy and flow are essential for interesting reading. A great layout certainly helps too. 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 6:31 am
I read about 3 posts and if its a poetry blog, i tend to read more 😃
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January 7, 2015 at 3:30 pm
There are some real gems out there for poetry blogs. 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 5:56 am
I am desperately trying to think of a funny or inspirational one liner to join in.. but in the meantime, I usually look at one or two posts before following. Just because I never get around to reading everyone that I follow anyway, so I want to make sure that those that do end up in my reader are posts that I really want to see. If that makes sense 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 3:29 pm
It does! I hope to see your one-liner added to the list. 🙂 Thanks, Jade.
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January 7, 2015 at 5:56 am
At least 3 as I crave variety or really intriguing content.
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January 7, 2015 at 3:27 pm
It’s important then to make sure every post isn’t a repeat of the last – I’ve seen blogs like that.
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January 7, 2015 at 5:22 am
i usually happen upon one that appeals to me and read the about page. go from there –
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January 7, 2015 at 2:32 pm
The “about” page is important!
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January 7, 2015 at 5:13 am
I will follow a blog if one post interests me. I normally have a look if someone ‘like’s or comments on one of my posts. I do check in my reader to see what people are up to.
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January 7, 2015 at 2:31 pm
That one post has to be pretty interesting though, right? It’s important then to write all our posts with gusto. 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 4:20 am
Hello Linda! Wish you a happy and prosperous year ahead. Here is our entry.Though it is not so much a one-liner, we were close to sticking to the rule. 😀 http://siapositive.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/walk-to-remember/
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January 7, 2015 at 2:26 pm
Thank you very much – all the best to you in the new year as well. 🙂
I was close to sticking to my rules this week too! Haha.
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January 7, 2015 at 3:59 am
Min 3 – 5 posts would be required for me.
And here is my link for this week’s entry
One Liner & Not-so-Wordless Wednesday http://wp.me/p2VJsy-1Zz
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January 7, 2015 at 2:21 pm
Three seems to be about average. Thanks for the link – it’s a great post!
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January 7, 2015 at 3:40 am
This if for One Liner Wednesday. It’s an old post, but it’s a hopefully inspirational one liner I created on my own.
http://annofgg.com/2014/10/10/done/
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January 7, 2015 at 1:49 pm
Thanks for the link, Ann. 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 3:20 am
1-5 posts
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January 7, 2015 at 1:48 pm
Five seems like a big number, going by most of the comments here. You must be a fairly careful person…? Then again, some blogs just grab you from the beginning! Me too!
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January 7, 2015 at 1:50 pm
I kind of like to know what someone is about first
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January 7, 2015 at 2:07 pm
Me too. 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 3:19 am
I’m not doing your JusJoJan assignments properly. I only just found out. I’ve been making mine all about the first topic, which was reading….haha!
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January 7, 2015 at 1:47 pm
There is no such thing as improperly! 😀 I just posted the prompt in case anyone needed inspiration, but if it works for you, go for it. You’re not alone in doing this. 🙂
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January 7, 2015 at 1:49 pm
Thanks! 🙂
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