What Keeps You Going Back For More?

I have been thinking a lot about blogging lately. What is it that keeps you going back to a blog that you read regularly? Do you like the high power blogs? I think they have their pros and cons. Pros=they are usually good, interesting blogs (but I am not a fan of their advertising), cons=the writer rarely acknowledges your comments and rarely, if ever visits your blog, making it impossible to form a friendship. Do you like admiring from afar? Just curious what you think...? There is something that changes a blog for me when they get so big and go commercial.

There are some blogs I love reading but never comment on because their readership is so huge they lose that personal aspect. Now and again I will comment knowing it probably never even gets read. These blogs are usually niche blogs in an area I am interested in like design or photography or even cooking. As for cooking, I am a lurking person there. I like to see what others are doing. I save recipes that I think I'll try sometime. But beyond virtual cooking I am not a huge fan. So I am always looking for the magic others find in it. I think a person can be a good cook in spite of missing the "passion" of it. I guess I am looking for the passion...so I lurk. So I like blogs that incite passion in something I want to love. I love blogs that make me more thankful, that increase my faith, that help me stay positive.

I like blogs that share something about a person. I love it when people are able to share their weaknesses and struggles as well as their strengths in a way that enlightens and uplifts through lessons learned. I love blogs about families, children, spiritually, travels. I love blogs with lots of pictures and that teach me things. I love blogs that make me laugh, make me think, make me cry. I love blogs that make me a better person. I love to comment on blogs and receive comments on my blog because it makes it interactive. The interactive quality of blogging is what sets it apart from reading a book or magazine or watching movies or TV.


For me what keep me going back is the friendships. It is getting to know you on a personal level. Another thing that keeps me going back is consistency in posting. Another thing I love is great photos and videos that you find beautiful or interesting. But mostly it is just you that keeps me coming back. I like it better than Facebook because it goes a little deeper that small talk at a party. I love all of you that visit and comment, you add so much to my life.

So again, I ask you....what keeps YOU coming back to a favorite blog?