How to Make a Comment on a Blog, and Autumn Grasses, by Everglades Artist Jo-Ann Sanborn

Autumn Grasses, 2011 © Jo-Ann Sanborn

Acrylic on Canvas, 18"x24"

With autumn now past and the dry season upon us, the grasses in the Everglades won't be as green again until middle of the wet season.  They'll be turning gold and grey, and often beautiful purples as they dry out from lack of rain. 

I've been posting this blog since 2007, and have met some wonderful artists and others online who have enriched my life.  Sometimes a bond is formed through comments.  Comments are also a great way to hear from friends, and from others interested in the same subjects. 

People have told me that they have tried to comment on my blog but are unable to do so.  Sometimes I get comments by email but not on the blog, so I'm going to give you a beginner's guide to commenting in the hopes of getting a few more comments! 

There are several types of blogs, like Blogger (mine) and Wordpress.  The process is just a little different on each but once you have done one. you should be able to do others.  Mine's on Blogger, so I'll tell you how, here:

1.  Find the place to make a comment 

Find the Comment Section at the bottom of the each post.  On mine, it's in the white box at the end of the written part of the blog, but before "older posts"

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If you don't see what I'm talking about, you may be one of a group who's been reading my blog for a very long time, and I send it to you by email. You will have to click on the link to the online blog at the bottom of the post to get to the blog and then follow below.

FYI, some bloggers will put the comments at the top of the post, so if you are looking to comment on another blog, check above the post.

2.  Make a comment

Click on comments.  A box will appear and you type in your comment. 

Check your spelling since it's embarrassing to get it wrong.  I giggled all day when someone called Stapleton Kearns "Stale" instead of Stape!

3.  Choose your identity

Below the comment box is a place for you to choose an identity.  You must do this for your comment to be valid.  You choose ONE way by clicking the circle in front of it. 

If you have a Google account you can use that.  You may have to have to sign out before it will allow you to sign blogs, but lately this seems to be fixed.

If you have a .url you'd like to refer people back to, use your name and your url.  That way someone interested in your comment might also check out your website. 

You may not have either, and want to remain anonymous.  Click that, and you can still sign your comment if you want.  You will also have to supply an email to ensure you are a real person, not a spam gathering machine.  If you are uncomfortable about this, most email providers will let you have multiple identities.  You can make up a new identity email to use just for this purpose, but you must put in a valid email or your comment won't register.

4.  Verify you are a person

Once your comment is made and you are identified, a verification box will come up.  You must get all the letters and numbers right, and in the right case, for the verification to be complete.
 

5.  Be Patient

Your comment will appear once I have approved it.  I had a bevy of spam comments a few years ago, and check to make sure they are real comments before posting them. It's usually only a few hours.
 

Your comments are welcome and enjoyed by anyone who reads a blog.  It's your chance to participate in an online conversation.  And if it still doesn't work, thanks for trying and don't worry.  I love getting your emails, too. 

Are you shy?  Clicking on "Like" or 1+ is a quiet way to participate!