Thanks for commenting!
I really value readers who comment, so I’m here to say THANK YOU! (You’ll only see this message the first time you comment on my site.)
This is how I feel when you comment. (Disclaimer: The photo's more than a decade old. But I still like it.)
My primary goal with The Traveling Writer is to provide useful information and entertaining stories about writing, travel and social media. But I also strive to create a community here, to start conversations about topics that matter to us. When you participate by leaving a comment, it brings me one step closer to that goal! So thanks.

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Great pic for the comment-thanking! Makes me smile just as widely for having commented!
That’s just awesome!!!
Cute!!
Liking you even more…GREAT pic!
This is amazing! I should figure out how to install something like that on my site. Mine has some sort of default message that says I need to approve the comment. I love the photo too! Bubble gum and a baseball cap!
I’d love to know how you implemented this one-time comment thank you page, if you’d be willing to share.
Such a great idea!
Just saw this. I can’t even remember how I did it! If you ask Google, you’ll find directions. It’s a page, but it’s hidden from view. I think Outspoken Media at offered directions in a blog post at one point. Hope that helps!
OMG, this is so cute! I have never seen this on a blog before, and I love it! Thank you
I sent this picture along to my dentist who promises to be in touch.
Hey! My rents paid a lot of money for those teeth!
Ha ha! I love that photo! What a neat idea!
Now that’s what you call a big happy smile!
a smile to make us smile
Grat pic anyway!
I like it anyway.
This caught me by surprise (in a good way) love, love, love the personality in the photo!
Wow, I love this Thank You page. I do believe I will shamelessly copy you!!!
I know how you feel about comments. They make us all smile…so here is another!!
Hey very cute pic…
That’s awesome! Loved the picture.
Awesome stuff. Thank you for the thank you
How cute you are!
This is really a humorous.
After commention on your wordpress.com to wordpress.org i m redirected to this post where i find a photo of yours with great smile
That is so funny. Love that picture! It’s the first time I’ve seen that picture b/c I probably commented on this site before you put it up there, or I don’t remember it. I changed my website from Blogger to Wordpress over the weekend, so I’m using a new login.
Your big smile makes me smile big!
Okay, now that’s just cool and cute as all get out. I need to figure out how to route my blog commenters like this.
Lol, it made me feel welcome and more part of what you do
Especially great as it’s the first blog comment I’ve posted!
Wow! You just step it up one notch. Go girl!
Pretty unique
It’s nice pic with big smile, make me smile too
This is classy. Great idea!
what a nice surprise! i blog too – at the empty nest mom – so i know the feeling. It’s so nice to hear from readers and especially nice to welcome them. your cute smile did just that.
I think I Love your smile
Great idea for first-time comments. I need to see if I can create a page like this on my blog. I hate when I realized I missed welcoming a first-timer.
Such a great idea. Innovative. I might just have to implement this myself
hahahah awesome photo!!!
What a fun surprise to see your “Thanks for commenting” pop-up. Great idea!
You are most welcome! I love the funny smiling face picture too. It’s great.
Wow – never seen this before! This is unique!
Smiling back at ya!
Nice touch!
Noice one!
<3 dimples
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