Thank you ma'am @wakeupkitty.pal for this unique reminder for everyone of us here.
I can remember when I started steemit early this year, making of dairy post, participating in engagement challenge and contest, I did not always get support or comment from anyone, and these made feel reluctant about writing.
I had to talk to my mentor @megareigns how I felt and that I will not be writing again, but he encouraged me to keep writing and that there's a secret to having support and also being visible. He said that if there's a contest or an engagement challenge I'm participating in, that I should make sure I leave a valuable comment on other people's post.
He said that with my comment alone I can gain enough visibility on different community's. So I gather momentum again and started writing and also engaged in marathon comments on every post that catches my interest, I take time to comment well and also upvote on other people's post, now I am well recognized in some communities.
Even when I make a post and someone comment on it, I will always reply the comments even if the comments I received is not really valuable I will still appreciate it and respond back, because I have this golden rule in my life, "so to others what you wish them do to you", so in this case, I choose to respond to all the comments on my post so that if I also place a comment on someone's post I will receive a response to.🙏🏼
It is good you stayed and your mentor is right. You are not noticed because of your posts but comments. If you show up at the right places and engage everyone will know your and it doesn't matter how much SP you have.
A valuable comment? You wrote it here but what if no one answers or I write back; OK?
A comment is great but just leaving a comment is not the same as engaging. If you read mainly comments like I do you will notice that many do not comment at all and out of those who do the biggest part always writes the same and with their words, the discussion is closed. If you write comments in such a way it's easy because there's no reply and no need to answer again but is this engagement? Will those people like you, answer, think of you, notice you, upvote you? I don't think so.
You're right, simply leaving a comment isn't enough, it's the follow-up conversations and responses that foster connections and build relationships.
To truly engage, one must be willing to listen, respond thoughtfully, and show interest in others' thoughts and opinions. By so doing, we can create more dynamic conversation that benefits everyone involved.
0.00 SBD,
0.08 STEEM,
0.08 SP
That is what all platforms need and why commenting is important. Once the talk continues it's fine if it's shorter since you talk up and down. Also it's important to have some fun. I read today how it was said that if there are comments at all they are so serious and I think that's right.
A great evening and don't forget to have fun!