Commenting on Steemit

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Day 23 Question by @dragosroua

May 30 Days Writing Challenge - Day Twenty Three: How Many Comments Per Day Do You Post? Why?

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How Many Comments Do I Write a Day?

The first answer which came to my mind was: A LOT!

But that is one of those answers which doesn't mean a thing. A lot, a little, hard work or easy is so subjective that it is a meaningless statement to say that I write a lot of comments a day.

Luckily, I have https://steemworld.org/ by my side which has many neat features - among them that you can filter how many comments you wrote per day.

That is what I needed. It doesn't give you the number, you still have to count, but it really helps to get a good idea about your own behavior on this platform. Or, if you feel like it, you can check what other people are up to.

Here is what the comment filter function looks like

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I counted a few days and came close to 50 comments for several days, one was around 30 +. I also comment for the @freewritehouse. Between the two accounts, I can safely say that I write at least 50 comments a day.

Dang. That is a lot!!!

Why do I Write so Many Comments?

There are several reasons for this.

When I first got started here, a more experienced and successful Steemian @flauwy was nice enough to answer all the questions I asked in the comments on his blog posts. One of his suggestions was to write at least five comments on someone else's blog for each post of your own. Ten is better. I took that to heart and made it my policy.
If someone leaves me a comment, I respond to each one. That can lead to lots of comments.
I run the Daily Freewrite Prompt Project and every day, anywhere from 20 to 50 people participate. As much as I can, I try to read their submissions and leave a comment (and a vote).
Many of the content creators on this platform are my friends now and I try to get to their blogs to comment at least once in awhile.
I participate in challenges like this and try to comment at least on a couple of posts of other participants.

That pretty much wraps it up. To really get to everyone, I need to comment more 😜

How are you doing with your commenting? Do you have a strategy or a target number? Do you only comment on posts of people you already know or are you seeking out newcomers as well? Do you like to write long comments or rather short and to the point?

@glenalbrethsen I know what you are going to say! 😄