Ralph Carlson Blog

Lists are good.

Lists have been hot here at RCB over the past week Both the top 10 reasons to post daily and the top 10 reasons not to post daily roused some lively comments and an interesting exchange about the right policy. Those comments provide the life blood for a blogger, feedback. Information about what the readers found in a post, what they liked and often a fresh perspective.

Lists can get better.

For long months as I began blogging, those comments weren’t coming. I had readers but they were not leaving any information about what they thought. Problogger told me that readers like lists and that they are more likely to respond when you ask a question. So I began posting lists.  Today I would like to ask a favor from my readers. Take a look at these two list posts from last year. Give me some feedback and any ideas you have to improve them. What did I leave out? What should I leave out? Which do you think is the most important item on each list and why. Leave your comments here or on the posts. It’s all good. Thanks

Number 1 is my speculation about why readers don’t leave comments.

Number 2 is my list of ways to make your marriage better.

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