and then she snapped: Commenting on Blogs is Hard.

This is the exact same face I make when I am trying to read all of the (over 200) blogs I subscribe to in my Google Reader. Just scrolling through them takes a long time, not to mention clicking over to comment (I do not know how Ashley Sisk does it).

Today, thanks to a post over at I Heart Faces I am enlightened! Go, read it right now, I'll wait here:

How to Use Google Reader in Real Format

Right away I followed the instructions in the tutorial, and drug that little "next" button up to my toolbar and proceeded to go through the unread posts in my reader. It is AMAZING! All I do is click that little "next" button and it AUTOMAGICALLY takes me to the next unread blog post in my Google Reader, except that I get to read the posts on each individual blog, rather than inside of my reader which means:

1) I get to see your lovely headers and sidebars that I know you work hard to make look good just for me!

2) Since I am already on your post, if I want to leave you a comment it's easy peasy. Or easier peasier.

3) By reading this way, I am impacting YOUR page views (which don't count if I read your post in my reader). I know you care about page views, right? (Don't lie).

Anyway...if you're looking for an awesome new way to read blogs that you follow (like mine!) then I HIGHLY recommend using this "next" feature on your Google Reader. Check it, my friends!

28 comments:

AnonymousJune 22, 2011 at 1:52 PM
I adore my next button! Found it about 6 weeks ago - totally changed my bloggy lovin life.
Martini MomJune 22, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Whoa. What? Seriously? Running over to read the post. I struggle to keep up with my reading and commenting too. And I love that it helps with page views for the blogs I love. Excellent!
[ker-AND-uh]June 22, 2011 at 2:14 PM
lol that's what i've been doing for awhile now..i didn't know there was any other way. lol shows how clueless i am!

thanks for the page views, btw. lol
The Woven MomentsJune 22, 2011 at 2:17 PM
Wow! This will do for blogging what fire did for...uh...torches? s'mores? cooking?

Can't wait to get myself up to speed!
victoriaJune 22, 2011 at 2:19 PM
awesome! thanks for sharing!
thatgirlblogsJune 22, 2011 at 2:29 PM
You can also do that on bloglovin'. - the bar ison the bottom of the screen. xoxo
The Best of Both WorldsJune 22, 2011 at 3:17 PM
I am totally checking into this!
Andie ZimmermanJune 22, 2011 at 3:25 PM
I did it! Amazing!! Thanks for the tip!
HeidiJune 22, 2011 at 3:28 PM
Did it. Love it. Thank you!!!
MichelleJune 22, 2011 at 3:43 PM
Definitely need to do this! Thank you!
Amy NielsonJune 22, 2011 at 3:59 PM
ok, i've heard about this but was too lazy to install it. pretty sure i'll be doing it NOW.
UnknownJune 22, 2011 at 4:27 PM
Took me a while but I did it! AMAZING. Thank you for enlightening me! :)
BethJune 22, 2011 at 6:06 PM
Best advice! Thank you so much!! Next... : )
Ashley SiskJune 22, 2011 at 7:09 PM
See, I'm a tab user. So I open Google Reader, then I open a bunch of tabs...comment...and move on. If there was a way to comment from reader, I probably would - but I love visiting each blog. I can be pretty slow to change once I like the way something is working so we'll see how long it takes me to adopt this one.
Kim AirhartJune 22, 2011 at 7:31 PM
My google reader is out of control but I still love visiting everyone and commenting but it is hard. I know what you are saying. I am going to try your tip. SO thank you!
UnknownJune 22, 2011 at 7:47 PM
OMG! Thanks for sharing the magical button with me! :D
AshleyJune 22, 2011 at 8:15 PM
Ooh that sounds neat! I need to go check it out. Thanks for the tip. Getting around to every blog is so hard but I really want to!
The Spaghetti WesternerJune 22, 2011 at 8:55 PM
That sounds spectacular. Thank you so much for sharing!
NicoleJune 22, 2011 at 9:07 PM
This is awesome!! Thanks for sharing!
Lex the momJune 22, 2011 at 9:56 PM
Erm...I never even used the Google reader. I am so out of the loop... Thanks to you, I do know about it now.
JennyJune 22, 2011 at 10:25 PM
And just like that...you've changed my life...again! LOVE IT!
Sarah @ BecomingSarah.comJune 23, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Ummm...yeah, this is why I don't comment frequently. There are so many blogs and I never know what to say!
TaraJune 23, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Interesting, I am going to have to check this out! I try to make my rounds but it is hard!!!
melifaifJune 23, 2011 at 11:35 AM
Hmmmm....Ima have to try this out. Thanks lady.
krissilugbillJune 23, 2011 at 10:24 PM
wow! so cool, thank you for sharing!
KimJune 24, 2011 at 10:37 AM
OMG! Thanks so much for posting this...I'm going to do it right now! Never knew we could do it that way. In fact I've slacked reading most of the blogs because of they way I have to do it. Thanks again! :)
LizziJune 24, 2011 at 11:56 AM
It is so magical!
UnknownJune 26, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Thanks for sharing this! I'm going to go read how to now. (:
I really like your blog's name & header.
I also just liked you on facebook! (: So i'll for sure be back to read more post.

Have a lovely day .(:

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