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Have you ever been to a drought affected place where people have been waiting for rains - their expectant eyes scouring the sky for a hint of a cloud? Day after day, they long for a drop but have to go back with zilch, nothing, nada. Have you ever felt that thirst? Chances are, you haven't. Okay, let me give you another scenario. Imagine posting a message or a picture on Facebook and not getting a single 'like' or comment. Rings a bell? This is how I feel when I send a link of my blog post to people and they don't leave any comment. I call it a 'blogger's nightmare'....no comments on her blog!

It's not that people don't read. Those faithful family members and friends do plough through my writings once in a while. They even like it at times and tell me in person or over mail that they read and liked the post. But why, oh why, doesn't anybody ever leave a comment on the blog??? Even the most vocal and verbose people turn silent when confronted with this question. After giving a lot of thought to the matter, I think I might have found some answers.

Maybe it's the content. It's not interesting enough to elicit a comment. The post should be so wow that people can't help but comment on it.

Maybe it's the audience. I am not being able to reach the right audience who would like to read the topics I touch on. 

Maybe, it's the frequency. I am not posting regularly enough to maintain an audience.

In wise words of Chatur from '3 idiots' - 'Hota sabke paas hai, par deta koi nahi'

I have been compiling reasons of koi deta kyu nahi!! Here they are:

I was about to comment on your blog, but:

- My baby woke up

- My English is not good enough. I was scared of making mistakes

- Your write-up was so good, I wanted to write a well thought-out comment( Someone actually said that!)

- I am plain lazy

- I can't find time

Trust me, I even asked my brother to gift only a comment as a Rakhi gift, but he didn't oblige.

My husband says that if  he comments, it would look staged. (We both know he is making an excuse!)

My sis-in-law politely excused herself saying that she has a policy of not reading blogs. 

My other sis-in-law actually sat down once to write a comment but at that opportune moment, her doorbell rang. The moment passed and never came back again!

My 'working' friends say that they hardly get time to read anything - forget my blogs!

My 'non-working' friends say that they hardly get time to log in. 

But they all agree that I should keep up the 'good work'. 

How to find an interested audience? In the virtual space with millions of choices, it's really a miracle that somebody even visits your blog. Yet, that miracle does pan out for so many star bloggers. If I want to be in the same league, I will have to concentrate on content and its frequency. I do  hope to get a willing audience. If not, my blogs will serve as a personal journal and fulfil my urge to be creative every now and then.

Let's see what 2015 has in store!

PS: No prizes for guessing that even this piece didn't fetch any comments!!!