3 Advantages To Blog Commenting
Blog commenting can help you in a number of way and today I will discuss 3 specific ways. Before I do though a bit of a caveat.
Always make sure that you are adding value to the blog where you comment and please none of this “Gee I really like your blog” crap. Take the time to actually get involved in the conversation and show that you are not just trying to grab a quick backlink.
Here are 3 of the advantages to taking your time to comment on blogs.
- Back link to your site
- Direct traffic to your site
- Exposure to your audience
Now lets look at these one at a time.
Back link to your site
When you are commenting you get to add your site into the registration box and this will create a back link to your site. Now be careful and use a name for registering because most of the better blogs will mark you as spam if you try and use anchor text instead of a name. (I will for sure on my blogs.)
Some will be using plugins like comment luv where you will get an additional link to your last post. (Like here.)
Direct traffic to your site
Some people will click through directly to your site. The better the comment you are leaving the more likely this is to happen. So the rule is add real value to the site you are commenting on and it will improve the chance you will get people checking you out.
Exposure to your audience
You should be commenting on the topics you cover on your blog and this gets you exposure to other readers that are interested in what you blog about. The more you are seen the more likely people are to see you as someone that know the topic and you are on your way to becoming a trusted resource.
So there are 3 advantages to commenting on blogs. Done right as part of your normal marketing plan blog commenting can help you build a following for your blog.
Let me know what other advantages you have found by leaving a comment below.
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9 comments
Luca DiNicola
Twitter: rsonline
on January 19, 2010 at 10:55 am
Being one of the first to comment is also beneficial as your comment will be noticed by other commentators. If it’s interesting they may click through to check out your site.
I’ve even made some friends through leaving comments.
Luca DiNicola´s last blog ..How to Create Effective Goals for 2010 and Beyond
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Earl Netwal
Twitter: EarlNetwal
on January 19, 2010 at 5:26 pm
I just like having people comment on my blog. Makes me feel my time writing them is validated. So I feel it only right to do so for others. It’s a feel good thing, and maybe not so easy to bank, but its real to me.
Earl Netwal´s last blog ..Four Times? He’s Serious About This!
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Lonnie Minton on January 19, 2010 at 6:15 pm
CommentLuv is a great plugin and method to get backlinks. I don’t comment on many blogs that do not have this plugin installed. I like your comment about commenting on the topics you cover on your blog. It makes sense that if people see your comment on someones blog and then click through to your blog and see that you are covering the same subject, that will get you more exposure. It might also emtice them to stay around your blog longer and even comment on it.
Lonnie Minton´s last blog ..Learn Affiliate Marketing With Power Start 2010 4-Week Coaching Program
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Leslie West on January 19, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Thus far my blogs receiving comments consist only of spam. The worst contain a dozen links to casino sites.
I have installed comment luv on several sites in order to attract commentors. No luv yet. I guess my PR is too low? Hey! This site has pagerank zero too?
Leslie West´s last blog ..Collection Bottle
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Mike Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 7:46 am
If you are using Askimet and WP Spam Free that will eliminate the bulk of spam comments. Are you asking for comments in each post? Sometimes asking makes the difference.
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Ron Barrett on January 20, 2010 at 7:36 am
Some great points Mike!
I am one to ‘follow’ links from good comments. If it’s from someone I have heard of or seen before (a lot of those), I will follow the link in their comment to find out what they have on their site/blog and see if it’s information that I can implement in my business.
I also like to see that people are leaving comments on my blog posts, just like Earl, it confirms that I am not just writing for myself…
Keep up the good work.
Ron Barrett´s last blog ..Overcoming The Three Myths of List Building
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Fred Lotgering
Twitter: lotcon
on January 20, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Blog commenting is an art and beneficial! Nothing to add!
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Richard Perkins on January 23, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Following Mikes advice I recently activated my Akismet and installed WP-SpamFree. Akismet has caught 40 spam and 12 ham (legitimate comments) with a accuracy rating of 100 percent so far. WP-SpamFree has caught 61 spam comments.
If you do not have these two plugins installed yet you are doing way too much work moderating your comments. Mike has given rock solid advice here and has saved me time for other tasks or improvements to my blog.
Richard Perkins´s last blog ..I Hate Loud Commercials.
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Stacia on July 13, 2010 at 11:54 am
This is an excellent snapshot simplifying the tactic and outlining the benefits. I’m working on new initiatives for my company and this is one of them. Thanks for the education.
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