Blogger Appreciation Day

I woke up to find that today was a new world holiday invented by Darren

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.

Today is Blogger Appreciation Day people!

So who am I going to appreciate? I think I should at least start with the people who have commented here the most over this blogs life (I just realized this blog is a year old!)

If you want to see who your top 100 commenters are, run the following SQL on your database:

SELECT CONCAT('<a href=',`comment_author_url`,'>',`comment_author`,'</a>') as commenter
FROM `wp_comments` 
GROUP BY `comment_author_email`
ORDER BY COUNT(`comment_author_email`) DESC
LIMIT 101

As the day goes on I will email people as I think of them.

Who are you going to appreciate today?

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  • Also very much appreciated, and very much late.

    Never fear, though... Monk at Work is/will be coming back on line soon, so I'll be much more on the ball very soon. Post Chicago, of course (speaking of, I'm looking forward to meeting you there!).
  • Thanks for the mention Chris, sorry I'm a little late I'll have to catch the next one. Good old Darren for coming up with another great idea!
  • Doh, I'm a little late, but great idea (and cool code!). Thanks for posting both.
  • Thanks Chris...much appreciated! Your always a good read...keep em coming!
  • :) i'm touched..
  • Thanks for the link Chris!
  • LA
    Big hugs to you too Chris.

    Started reading your blog in about July last year and it never disappoints, it's been a great help to me and my company.
  • Congrats for your blog's birthday! Thank you for all your constant wonderful and insightful articles. I really appreciate all that you do for us.
  • Chris,
    Happy 1st blogging year, or something like that, and thanks for the mention.
    Keep up the good work.
    Regards.
  • The list of blogger are really nice, and their website are really cool too. Happy Blogger Appreciation Day Christ. :)
  • Thanks for the head's up about Blogger Appreciation Day, Chris! And thanks for including me in your list! :)
  • raj
    Woo hoo! Thanks, Chris. I didn't even realize what day it was. I had already planned the day off to work on video projects, so I'll have to "appreciate" bloggers tomorrow :) (I try to appreciate them everyday, when possible.)
  • This is just nice. Thanks for the linklove but most of all, thanks for this blog. It's really been a great resource for me. :D

    Cheers to your blogging!
  • Thanks for the appreciation and idea Chris ;)
  • I see my name! I see my name! :)
  • Hey Chris,

    Just wanted to appreciate your appreciation. Thanks for writing what we all love to read for more than a year now!
  • Thanks for the pat on the back, Chris! I'm honored to be in such good company!
  • Thanks a lot for the appreciation Chris!

    I think it's a great idea.

    I appreciate you as well.
  • Cheers, Chris, and thanks. I'm late again to a perfect blog meme, but I'll have your name on mine when I find five minutes to get it together this week.
  • Thanks Chris - you are perpetually at the top of my list of favorite bloggers. Thanks for showing the rest of us how to do it well.
  • Nice!

    I like the idea of linking to commenters, because it gets links going in more diverse directions. Like Patricia, I am in a different niche, but I enjoy reading your blog.

    Thanks for the acknowledgment!
  • Hey Chris thanks for the note (vote) of appreciation you're one of the good guys and why I always at the first chane mention your blog to my readers.
    Cheers and Beers
    Shane
  • Thanks Chris! xoxo

    I didn't have anything planned for today, but maybe I will put a little something together. Appreciation is always a very good thing!
  • Thank you for the appreciation and for all things I've learned from your blog.
  • Vicky H
    Your my fav blogger, Happy Bloggers Day! Sending virtual flowers, doughnuts, and beer!

    Enjoy, but don't drink all the virtual beer in one sitting... :)
  • Hey Chris, good timing. Checkout this new 'thing' I got going on at my blog where it will now show the total comments contributed by a given person. In addition it shows links to the last three post they commented in.

    [ see here ]

    Think I may turn it into a WP plugin when I getta chance...
  • Hi Chris,
    Thank you for appreciation.
    I am these days in Bangladesh. Recently I have been very slow on writing blog posts and writing comments to your site.

    Rajesh
  • Chris, thank you for including my blog in your list. I was very surprised to see me included with all of the other bloggers since I am in a different niche. I haven't been commenting as much lately as I once did on anybody's blog. Time seems to be speeding by and some days it is a struggle to get everything done that I want to and still have time to visit others online. I do still read your articles, I just don't comment as much. Have a glorious day.
    Patricia
  • Hey cool! Thanks for the link, Chris. I sure miss being around here. I still read your feed, of course, just haven't made time to come comment.

    This "holiday" is a great idea! More love to go around the blogosphere. Thanks for the code snippet, I'm gonna go run it!
  • Chris, thank you very much for the appreciation! This is a great idea and is a nice way to share the wealth with your community.
  • Chris, and I appreciate all the content you put out. You rock. :)
  • Chris,

    Thanks for the appreciation. Darren came up with a really nice idea. I will have to spread the love.
  • This is a very creative way of developing Darren's idea, Chris. I hope you both (and all the other bloggers) get lots more appreciation as a result today and in the days to come.
  • Thanks Chris!
  • Nathania Johnson
    Thanks for the mention and the link. Unfortunately no one blogs over at the SEM Zone anymore, but it was fun while it lasted. I'm blogging at SocialMediaButterfly.com now if anyone is interested.

    And cheers to all the bloggers doing their thing!!! Great job everyone!
  • Darren came up with it today
  • Leo
    Nice idea, who invented blogger day?
  • @Dennis - It's always nice to be appreciative, but sometimes we need a nudge don't we? :)

    @Hsien - I figured it was one way I could help everyone do the same :)
  • Thanks for showing us the trick for picking top commenters!
  • Even though it's still "unofficial" I still think it's a great idea.

    I know I would love to get a completely unmotivated email from one of my readers.

    I'll help spread the word!
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