Hey you, start communicating!
Yes you!
It's time to reach out, be nice, and say hello to strangers. It costs nothing and can make someone's day.
Me, I'm a chatty person. Not all the time. However, people make the world more interesting.
Back to the point of this!
When I am reading someone's website, I am often moved to reach out to them. It can be as simple as a "Hi, I really liked your post", or something more specific about the topic. One thing I hope I never am is rude. I have zero tolerance for rudeness.
Not all websites / blogs have a comment section (shame!), but many have a like button, or an email option.
Use the like; acknowledge that you read the page -- unless of course you completely disagree with the contents!
Forget the argument that it's about collecting likes. Nonsense. That was for social media 'influencers' desperate for attention and validation. On a web page it's a friendly gesture to say Hello
Take it further
If there's an option, send them an email if you want to say a little more. Some website authors are averse to comments -- that's fine; their choice. If they've included an email (perhaps on a contact page), they welcome communication.
I can send several emails a day to people who have written something. I might just say how much I liked it, or maybe I will ask them to expand on something as I am genuinely interested.
Touch someone!
No, not with your hands! I mean, by communicating.
Recently I took twenty seconds out of my day and pinged an email to someone about a blog post. I really enjoyed it and wanted to say so.
The person later replied and said:
This is the first time in my blogging journey that someone has reached out about something I wrote 🤩.
I published the post and went to sleep, then woke up to this email.
That person was clearly delighted, and I was too.
It was not difficult and we both felt better and it put a smile on our faces.
Do it!
I encourage you to do it too. I can't believe for one second you would not like receiving such emails. And equally, there are times when you want to say Hi.
I welcome comments on all my posts. My email address is in my contact page. I don't mind if I get no communication for posts. I'm not here for kudos. I enjoy wittering on in my writing -- great if someone else likes it.
I'm honoured and touched to say that I regularly receive emails and comments from readers to my blog. It makes my day that someone has read it, and also wants to take time to reach out. Not everyone will agree with what I write, and I enjoy hearing other opinions.
It's not a validation thing -- it's a basic human desire to be pleasant and supportive.