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The How’s and Why’s of Commenting on Blogs
I’m going to cover some tips on the best way to leave blog comments, as well as, the importance … the “why” … you should be commenting on other people’s blogs.
Why You Should Comment on Blogs
Let’s start with why it’s such a good idea to leave your comments when you visit someone’s blog. This is a very simple habit to form and it can be a great thing for you and for the blog author.
1. Say Thank You. It’s a great way to thank the blogger for sharing their thoughts, insight, expertise, or whatever type of content they’re sharing.
2. Mention What You’ve Learned. You can use the comments section to tell the author what you’ve learned from the post and how you will apply it personally. Most blogs offer free information that’s there to help others so this is always great feedback.
3. Expand On the Topic. This is also a great way to share what you know about the topic with others who will be reading the blog. You can expand on what’s already been said or give a different perspective.
4. Links Back To Your Site. Most comment forms give you an opportunity to link your name to your own website URL.
5. Free Traffic To Your Site. Many blog readers are naturally curious and they will often visit your site after reading your comments.
6. Name Recognition. Commenting on blogs is a great way to start building name recognition for you and/or for your website.
How You Should Comment on Blogs
Now that you see how many benefits there are to commenting on blogs let’s look at how to post your comments.
1. Comment on the Correct Post. Before you post your comment make sure that you are commenting on the post your comment pertains to. It’s annoying to other readers if you post a comment about a different post.
2. Reference Something That’s In the Post. It’s always a good idea to mention something that’s actually in the post so the author and other visitors know you’ve read the post. You don’t want to be accused of being a “comment pussy.” (See #5 below).
3. Add Helpful Information. After reading the post it’s great to offer additional information and/or your point of view or opinion. Try not to steal the author’s thunder since it’s their site … but this is also a great way to help countless others who visit the blog.
4. Use Your Manners. My mom always said, “If you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all.” Remember your comments are a reflection of you and of your business (if you link to your site). There is just no reason to be ugly. I would also remind you that the internet is like writing with indelible ink and your comment could be there for years to come. It’s fine to share your differences of opinion but find a nice way to do so.
5. Don’t Be a Comment Pussy. I sure wish I could remember where I first heard this term so I could give credit where it’s due. From what I read a “comment pussy” is someone who comments on a post JUST for sake of getting links back to their site. I get comments all the time with something like, “Great post. I like your writing style. Keep up the good work.” I’ve even seen some automating software that posts these types of comments for the backlinks. Yuck! Don’t even go there!
6. Ask Questions About the Topic. As a blogger I love it when my readers ask me questions about the post. Blogs are Web 2.0 and should encourage reader participation.
7. Subscribe To the Comment. If the blog offers the “Subscribe To This Comment” you should do so. Anytime someone else comments on the post you will get an email alert. Often the author or another commenter will comment back to you or ask you a question and if you’re not subscribed you might not ever know about it.
8. Do Link Back To Your Site. There is usually a place in the comment form for you to enter your website URL. Some blogs allow the search engine spiders to “follow” the links in their comments and that is a great way to get links to your site. You might also be surprised at the amount of traffic you will get from leaving comments on the blogs you read. Most authors will stop by your site, as well as, many of the other readers.
9. Use Good Anchor Text. If you are going to be linking to one of your websites I suggest you use good keyword anchor text where the comment form asks for your name. This is in case the blog allows the spiders to “follow” the links in the comments to your site. Most people do like to know “who” is commenting … the person not the site … so you should also put your actual name either in that field (i.e. Money Making Ideas ~ Suzanne) or at the very least by signing your name to your comment.
So, as you can see there are some great reasons to leave comments on the blogs you read and hopefully I’ve given you some ideas on how to comment as well. With that said … I look forward to your comments!
*SmiLes* Suzanne
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75 Comments
RaiulBaztepo
on 28th Mar, 09 06:03pm
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on 7th Apr, 09 06:04pm
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on 14th Apr, 09 04:04pm
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on 28th May, 09 10:05am
Great post Suzanne. Nowadays you see more and more blogs on the internet so this is a nice guide for a newbie!
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on 13th Aug, 09 11:08am
Commenting is very important on a blog as it boosts the confidence of the author and also makes him aware of his mistakes which he can correct in his next post.
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on 17th Aug, 09 12:08pm
Thanks for the interesting post on blog commenting. I look forward to reading more posts from you in the future.
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on 27th Aug, 09 05:08pm
Commenting on blog can be sometimes very addicting and blog reading can also be very addicting in the first place. But from comments the author can know of his mistakes which would not be repeated in the next post.
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on 11th Sep, 09 02:09pm
I think that commenting on a blog makes the author realize of his mistakes which would be eradicated in the next blog post and it would be of better quality.
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on 7th Oct, 09 10:10pm
OK! good work Suzanne, I have added your blog to my list of 100 blogs that using CommentLuv plugin for my daily commenting coffee time!
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on 14th Oct, 09 04:10am
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on 20th Oct, 09 09:10am
Dear Suzanne, your advice is so wise. I’ve never really understood the benefits of commenting…or the best way to do it. Thanks as always for taking the time to enlighten us!
Julie
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on 20th Nov, 09 02:11am
two years ago i don’t know anything about the internet especially about blogging ..it is through blog hopping that i have expand my knowledge about the internet and blogging that’s why I make it a point to leave a thank you remark for those great information those bloggers have given to me ..now I’m running a blog I’m very much active on blog hopping and blog commenting…thanks Suzanne for these great info you’re one of those bloggers that I want to encounter your content is king !
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on 26th Dec, 09 10:12pm
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