It's Good to Talk
I recently had a great email exchange with Herman Martinus of BearBlog fame and wanted to talk about that a little bit more.
After reading Herman's post, Forced to Upgrade, I dropped him an email, as I was going through the whole iPhone upgrade vs Android conundrum myself.
Anyway, I hit the send button and went about my day. The next day I received a response from Herman and we ended up passing emails back and forth for a few days. We started by talking about mobile phones, but quickly pivoted to our shared love of motorbikes, and the fact that we each own a Royal Enfield.
This is just one example of many email conversations I have every week with people who read my blog, or when I've read a post on someone else's blog and emailed them. I think it shows the power of adding a simple "email me" button to the end of one's posts, and why I think that this is far better than a commenting system.
If Herman had a commenting system on his blog, I don't think I would have reached out - it feels too impersonal to me. Sure, it's better than nothing, but email is just...better.
So I implore you; if you have a blog, please, please add a way for your readers to email you - I'm sure you won't regret it.
After all, it's good to talk.
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