I think commenting and upvoting comments are a great paring, almost as good as cheese and onion.
I have only been here for two weeks, and I want to show people that I am genuine and that I am interested to hear from the people I follow. None of this "follow for follow" nonsense. I follow the people I like and I want people who like me to follow me if they want!
Because I only follow interesting people, I enjoy reading their blog. And because I enjoy reading their blog, I have an opinion. So I like to express that in the comments section.
If the author then upvotes my comment, it means to me that they appreciate me reading and commenting. I love that as I already feel like part of the community here after only 2 weeks.
That's awesome @coffeehub and you are write. I might start a series about what I would do if I were to start from scratch. You seem to be doing the right thing so far.
You should do that.
Us newbies would definitely be interested !