Blogger Appreciation Day
Earlier today, I learnt that Darren Rowse has unofficially declared April 14th as Blogger Appreciation Day [UNOFFICIAL]. In case you don’t know who Darren Rowse is - he is an Australian blogger who blogs on blogging tips and how to make money through blogging. In Darren’s words,
I’ve been chatting with a few bloggers of late who’ve been feeling a little down in the dumps about their blogging - so perhaps everyone could do with a little lift.
Lets spend today doing a few random acts of kindness and encouragement for our fellow bloggers.
I’m not writing this in the hope of getting more emails myself (I’ve got my share for today already) - but instead want to encourage you to take a moment to email another blogger and to thank them for something that you’ve appreciated about what they’ve done lately. In a sense it’s a ‘Pay it Forward’ exercise.
We’re in it together, blogging is about collaboration and together going further than we can by ourselves - so why not help another blogger today by shooting them a word of encouragement, a pep talk, a congratulations, an idea to help them improve or some other positive constructive message. Better still, do it publicly on your blog and tell the world about another blogger who you appreciate.”
“Appreciation according to the dictionary
1. Recognition of the quality, value, significance, or magnitude of people and things.
2. A judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one.
3. An expression of gratitude.
4. Awareness or delicate perception, especially of aesthetic qualities or values.
Basically today we can take a moment to encourage bloggers for their efforts by saying a ‘Thank You’ and tell them how much their work is appreciated via comments, emails or even posting on your own blog.
I want to utilize this opportunity to appreciate all my food blogger friends and colleagues for your sincere selfless efforts in sharing family recipes, food photos, hosting wonderful food events, raising funds for worthy causes and inspiring writing. In other words, putting your soul into food blogging. All through the ups and downs of blogging life, whenever I felt low, stressed out and uninspired, its my blogging colleagues who made a positive impact with their ever inspiring work, sense of community and strong camaraderie.
Thank you, dear blogger friends, for being a major source of inspiration to me and for supporting me always by your appreciative comments, constructive feedback and link love. My best wishes to each and every blogger colleague and friend. And Happy Vishu! -:)
By sailu • Apr 14th, 2008 • Category: All Recipes, Misc, Personal
Thats a nice idea sailu.. This will definately encourage the bloggers.
We should thank Darren for this thought, Anjali.:)
I really appreciate Indira’s work, passion, style in her cooking.
Padma, as today is the day to appreciate the work of bloggers, it would be nice if you could leave your comment even at Indira’s blog appreciating her work (if you haven’t already left one today). That way she gets to see your encouraging comment.
That was a real encouraging post Sailu!
Comments from other blogger friends have a really nice effect on us. Thanks for letting us know, wish you all the best!
That’s what keeps us bloggers going, Seena, and your most welcome.:)
Dear Sailu,
I would like to appreciate you and thank you very much for creating the RSS feed for the bloggers. I’m not exaggerating when I tell that without your feed, newcomers like me would find it very difficult to get visitors. It’s like opening a 5 star hotel, the food is good, the ambience is good, but nobody knows that the hotel exists. So you have brought me and many others like me to the picture. I sincerely thank you for this and many other tasty recipes of yours. God Bless You.
TOI was my way to giving back to the community that had given me so much. I hope and pray that I’m able to maintain TOI. Thank you for your support, kind words and good thoughts, Madhuram.:)
Dear Sailu,
That is a nice idea.I really appreciate your patience in helping me to get the feed and join TOI. Without TOI I wouldn’t have
visitors. Thank you so much, Sailu.
My pleasure, Kamala.
Let me do it just now, and start it with you Sailu
A big thank to you for sharing such authentic recipes and specially for making Tastes of India and keeping it up neatly. Hugs to you
Your most welcome. I love your mehendi designs and VOW series. Keep them coming, Pooja.
Thanks Sailu! I had been a silent visitors to all the Indian food blogs. I just started my own blog yesterday and my first post thanks to all you food bloggers who have renewed my interest in cooking and photography. So a big thanks to all of you! and thank you for starting Tastes of India. Hopefully I’ll get added there soon too!
My pleasure, Vandy and welcome to the food blogging world!
dear sailu, thank you for a truly inspirational blog.
I must mention that both Jai and you inspire me. Thank you for a wonderful essay, On Jalebis, Jhangiris and JPG files, on Indian food blogging (Humblogistani essay series). Love ‘CLICK’ event and am honored to be a judge for this amazing food photography event. Thank you very much, Bee and Jai.:)
sailu,
i just want to say thank you for everything
happy vishu to u too.
Sia, thank you for sharing authentic Udipi-Mangalore cuisine and I always enjoy visiting your blog.:)
Wonderful idea from Darren.
And thank you, i have learned lot from your blog too.
Happy Vishu!
Each day we learn something new from one another and that is the beauty of food blogging.
Thats such a lovely thought of Darren and thanks for letting us know, Sailu. Wat u said is so true, blogging gave me many wonderful moments and most importantly amazing friends to die for.
and Thank U for making our lives fun-filled with ur lovely posts!..and how can one forget to thank u for starting TOI.
Happy Vishu to u too!
Siri
The pleasure is mine, Siri, and it feels so good to know how much all of you appreciate TOI. I appreciate all of your support.
What a lovely thought & how prudent! The blogging community is growing from strength to strength & is a wonderful place to be in. I take this opportunity to thank you Sailaja, for all you have done, after you took over from DH. It was a mamoth task & a tough call. YOU DID IT!!!
Must admit I am guilty of being here because my feed is not being picked up by TOI any more & was trying to figure out what went wrong. Believe Jugalbandi & WFLH are also facing similar problems. Whatever it might be…thank you for all the support & for being there. Have a great day!! PS Will come back some other day to check on my problem. Cheers!!
Deeba, if not to TOI, I would have missed out on a delightful baker. Love your bakes and the quotes you include in your posts. Thank you so much, Deeba for inspiring me to bake. There have been a few feed issues and bugs and they are being addressed and I appreciate your patience.:).
Hi sailu, thank you very much for TOI and for having a cool blog yourself. I like this idea of passing on some inspiration!
Thank you, ms. I’m inspired by your baking skills and Mexican food series (btw I love Mexican food). All the best with your cake business and wish you all the success in your venture.
sorry- passing on some appreciation
Thank you Sailu…thats really a nice one!
Your welcome, Srivalli. I’m a dosa freak like you and enjoy Dosa 101 and Dosa Mela events at your blog.
If I ever need to check something about the kind of food I grew up with, I come to your blog first, Sailu. And thanks also for your patience with TOI.
Thank you, Sra, for doing a story about Indian food blogs (The Hindu newspaper) and I enjoyed doing the interview.:)
Thank you, Sailu for a wonderful blog and managing TOI so brilliantly.
Your most welcome, Arundathi.
A happy Vishu to you dear Sailaja! You are an inspiration to new bloggers like me and your Taste of India gives a great opportunity to showcase our talents…thanx for starting TOI:)
Thank you, Saswati. It feels nice to meet a fellow blogger who lived in Vizag for a while.:)
Thanks for a lovely post and blog Sailu! everyone needs appreciation in life!:)
I couldn’t agree with you more, Mansi.:)
Thank You Shailu. You have wonderful Blog and I appreciate your brilliant work in TOI.
Your most welcome, Cham.
Thank you Sailu for this wonderful blog.
Your welcome, Mahima.
Dear Sailu,
A big thanks to you for this wonderful taste of India. It gives a great community feeling. I feel that I am meeting all my friends there. Thanks.
Also, thanks for your inspirational blog. I love the picture, recipes and narration. You truly inspire me.
Just the other day, you left a comment on my blog. I can’t tell you how encouraged I felt. Thanks.
Also, thanks to all the bloggers. You all are my friends and you all motivate me. Thanks for your comments, feedback & most importantly, your friendship.
Your most welcome, Meera, and the diverse cuisines you blog about is truly inspiring. I also like the idea of indexing tried out recipes with images (as a separate blog). I wish I had time to go through your archives which I believe is a treasure trove.:)
Dear Sailu,
You are truly an inspiration for not just having an awesome blog but for setting up the feed accumulator as well. Thanks!
Your welcome and thank you for your kind words, A-kay.
Dear Sailu, A very happy Vishu to you and your family. Best wishes for years to come.
You are in a true sense an inspiration for many of us and an epitome of what you have described. Your work, dedication and passion speaks volumes about the person that you are. Thanks for everything.
I appreciate your very warm and encoraging words, RedChillis.
Sailaja! Since i discovered your blog, I have been in love with it, I refer your blog quite often and try your recipes for change, and love them. Thanks for sharing all your recipes, and for TOI! Cheers!!
I’m glad you like the recipes from my blog, Mona. I am a fan of Hyderabadi cuisine and I especially love the non-vegetarian ones in your blog.
As all the above friends said, you are truly an inspiration for all of us, Sailu! I really appreciate the effort you put into each and every post. We are well informed of so many things through your posts. Thanks for your wonderful efforts for Taste of India too. We bloggers are so encouraged with this. Happy Vishu to you and your family.
Thank you, Uma. Its the encouragement that motivates me and keeps me going.
Dear Sailu, appreciate your good work…with your blog and taste of india…more power to you!!
Thank you, Arundati.
Dear Sailu… this is the right time to appreciate you for the wonderful work and the lovely blog through which you share wonderful recipes…..
Thanks for everything!
Your most welcome, Cinnamon.
whom shud i appreciate other than you because of whom there are a few who know an amateur blogger like me… thanks sailu…
Your welcome, Swati.
Sailu, thank you to you too, for inspiring us with your recipes and photography.
I really appreciate your photography, Suganya. Simply awesome!
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Hi Sailu,
Thank you so much for spreading this word. this is so nice of you. Thank you so much. Sincere thanks to Darren also..
Your welcome, Sushma.
Sailu!! What an amazing way to express our appreciation to our blog buddies!! Have you ever heard of blindly following a recipe, Thats what I do when I pick your wonderful dishes to cook when I have party at home.
You inspire people like me and I know you must have heard this a million times but thank you so much dear for being there for me!!!
Its all my pleasure, Padmaja, and thank you for your confidence in the recipes featured here that you blindly follow them. I’m touched!
Dear Sailu,
Blog world by its own, is truly an amazing place to be in, people like you and other blogger friends make it very very special! Today I take up this opportunity to thank you for sharing your authentic recipes and also coming up with TOI!!
I’m overwhelmed by the warm and loving thoughts of all my blogging buddies, am truly touched and proud to be part of the food blogging community.:)
Dear Sailu,
This is absolutely a nice way to recognize blog-buddies. A special appreciation to you for making TOI up in matter of days !!
- Revathi
Thank you, Revathi.
thank u sailu for the nice work u r doing. u r a real guide for newly married girls who lack cookery knowledge and are far from their home state.
Your welcome, Meenakshi and am glad to be of some help.:)