It truly pays to blog about your genealogy. Yes, I've been slacking on my blog posts lately but that doesn't mean that I've not been busy! I've been contacted by THREE - count 'em THREE cousins during the past two weeks! These were all people I knew existed of course, but hadn't been in touch with for years, or have never been in contact with directly myself. It truly is rewarding to have them reach out to me because of my little blog.
So, to my cousins that I'm now communicating with (you know who you are) - Thank you so much for reading, please keep coming back. But most of all, thank you for sending that first email and please do keep in touch!
To all those who might come across a blog with a name that you searched - unless you're ABSOLUTELY positive it couldn't be the same family - send an email! You never know, you might find a cousin!
Cindy, I TOTALLY agree. I see folks reading my blog from my counter and they don't leave me any comment. I figure some are coming for a reason...like they are looking for the name in the blog...but no comment. It is most frustrating.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid to look at the search figures for my blog. I would probably be so frustrated I'd pop my cork. In each article I post on a particular family, I practically beg people to get in touch with me, and I have also put the CONTACT button on my blog. I've had some bites, but I'll bet it has mostly been nibbles.
ReplyDeleteThis happens to me, too, and it drives me up the wall. It's so obvious we're researching the same person, why not get in touch?
ReplyDeleteOnce, a person did leave a comment and no email address. Ugh! Still haven't found that person.
Thanks for making the point.