5 tips to become a top commentator
Top commentator tips
In the world of blogging, interactivity and commenting adds value to an online community. If you are a blogger I am sure you’ll realise that commenting on other blogs can increase traffic and gain new readers to your blog.
When I comment on other blogs my traffic does increase. However, commenting is something that I need to do on a daily basis in order to gain new visits. As you read a blog, you’ll notice that other readers will leave comments, some like: “great post”, those aren’t really clickable comments.
The best comments are ones that add some value to the post and make the conversation flowing. Other bloggers will are more likely to click on a comment with some valuable additional input to the current post.
Why be a top commentator?
A top commentator has some great benefits including:
- Gain respect with other bloggers
- An easy way to engage with another audience
- A good method of building traffic
- A good way of gaining inbound links (if the blog you’re commenting is dofollow)
- Add value to a community
- Increase your RSS feed subscribers
- Gain some new readers
- Networking opportunities
5 tips to become a top commentator
- Subscribe to comments – Add a useful comment to a blog post, then subscribe to the comments. The key here is to keep the conversation flowing between the other commentators. The more in depth comments you can add to the blog, the more likely you’ll keep the conversation flowing.
- Comment on other posts – Read other posts throughout the blog and apply some useful comments to the post.
- Guest post – A great way to give comments is write a guest post for another blogger. Subscribe to the guest post and answer all the comments on the blog post you’ve written. In the long term, you are helping some many people. Firstly, you’re helping the blogger that you’ve written the guest post for. Secondly, you’re commenting on the blog and you’re adding even more value to their blog. Guest posting is about building relationships with other bloggers and reaching a new audience.
- Write useful comments – Make sure you contribute to a blog post by leaving useful, resourceful comments. Remember that a blog reader will click on good comments, because they maybe curious to hear more of your knowledge and expertise.
- Use keyword rich anchor text - For your title use a keyword rich name. I am trying to rank high in Google for SEO tips, so I’ll use SEO tips as a title name. When you comment on do-follow blogs you are doing link building as well. Make the most of your blog commenting. Make sure you vary your keywords when link building, because Google doesn’t like spam comments.
- Bonus tip – Link to other pages in your blog - When creating comments apply use different hyperlinks into your blog. Many people would just link to the home page. Add different URLs into the website box. This is a simple way of creating deep links into your blog.
Nicolas Prudhon
Hi James,
Following what you say, I really want to put the emphasis on “write useful comments”. Truly, too many people just spam to get a back link but it really does more harm than good to put either something pure spam either something like “good”,”great post here’s my website…”
Nobody likes that, you are wasting your time because most of the time the comment won’t even be approved, and you are wasting the time of the blog owner too.
On the contrary, if your comment carries some value, everybody wins!
Posted 3-20-2009
TechZoomIn
I’m the first in following most of the things you said here. RIght from starting i believed in this trick and satisfied with the results.
Great list and def useful for new babies and for whom wants to start commenting from now.
Posted 3-20-2009
James King
Hi Nicolas,
Thank you for your comment. I couldn’t agree more with you. Nobody likes spammers.
Value is the name of the game.
We both win.
Posted 3-20-2009
James King
Hi Lax,
Once again you’ve created another valuable point. I look up to you for advice on blogging and it has served me well.
Thank you.
Posted 3-20-2009
Nick Bhuya
I agree with what you write, thanks for your info and tips, very interesting,and can add my knowledge.
Posted 3-22-2009
James King
Hi Nick,
Thank for stopping by. I’ve checked your blog out, it looks awesome. Some great posts and I love the image gallery on the right hand side.
Please keep in touch
James
Posted 3-22-2009
Odzyskiwanie Danych
“Gain respect with other bloggers” <– true
Attacking others is not a good idea.
Posted 4-7-2009
James King
Hi,
Thanks for the comment,
Respect is what this is all about,
Keep in touch,
Posted 4-7-2009
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Posted 4-15-2009
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Posted 4-15-2009
James King
Thanks for your comment,
All the best.
Posted 4-15-2009