7 Ways To Get The Most From Comments

It doesn’t matter if a blog is Do Follow or not, if nobody is going to click on your link. Yes, you may get a boost in the search engine rankings, but that’s only part of the story.

Make the most of your comments at Do Follow blogs. Provide insight, useful commentary, ask interesting questions (in short, provide value to the blog and its readers. Finding Do Follow blogs is only a small portion of building backlinks and getting targeted traffic. Here are the seven steps I take when leaving comments at any blogs I find.

1. Read any posts completely before commenting - I always make sure to read the post before commenting on it. Any work I do finding Do Follow blogs is completely useless if my remarks don’t make any sense. I want people to value what I say so they will be interested enough to actually click on the link back to my site.

Another reason I make sure to read the post is that the search engines give high priority to relevance. In other words, if they are ranking a blog high, then comments that match the ranking criteria should get extra consideration.

2. Read the blog – While reading posts is improtant, it is also important to get an overall feel for the blog itself. When I really get to know what a blog is about, it makes it easier to write thoughtful comments.

Let’s say I only read one post that I disagree with, and comment accordingly (I don’t argue but present my side in a calm and intelligent manner). But how would my comments be different if the rest of the posts in the blog do not fit the same mold?

Perhaps the blogger is trying to make a point or being satirical. There is no way for me to know this if I don’t get to know the whole blog. This could lead to me making comments that make no sense in the full context of the blog and such remarks could do more harm than good.

3. Use a real name – The way I figure it, people like to know that a real person left the comments. By adding a name (real or alias) I am also showing that  I am not trying to hide hence it adds to the power of my comments. A business name, or user name just don’t have the same impact in fact they lack credibility.

If it’s between someone name Fazreen or “business0904″, I know whose link I’m more likely to click on.

4. Comment early – Because many blogs keep the first comment on the top, I like to be the first to comment if at all possible. However, even for the blogs that put new comments on top of old ones, I still have the benefit of being seen by those who want to see the discussion from the beginning.

Also, after the blogger makes a post, they are more likely to kepp checking to read the first comments. While I want the search engines to see my link, I also want to get noticed by the author of the blog, as well as their followers.

There is another reason I like to be first. It means the search engines will see my comments for a longger amount of time (that is every time they spider the blgo in question) than those who comment after I do.

The final reason of commenting early is that, in a way, I get to set the tone of the following discussion. Of course I’m going to put the right spin on it to get people interested in checking out my site.

5. Comment often – i don’t comment more than necessary, but I do try to keep a dialog going once it has started.

Also by being a regular commenter on a blog, I have  a better chance to…

6.  Build a relationship - to get even more mileage from leaving blog comments, I like to build relationships at the blogs I visit. This works in both direction, so be sure to let others build relationships with you too. There are three reasons why this is important.

• When the blog owner gets to know me, there is a better chance that they will mention me in a post, or will highlight my comments. Either way, I win. To be fair, I am always willing to return the favor. I’m not trying to make it a one way transaction.
• As I become better known, I can build a sort of following on someone else’s blog. It’s still their blog, but if I create a presence their, other visitors will grow accustomed to and hopefully look forward to my comments.
• There is always the possibility that I will be asked to write a guest column, if my comments are good enough. Once that happens, I’m tapping into that blogs entire reader base – this is being at the “top of the game”.

7. Have a personality – Injecting life into my comments prevents people from getting bored nd skipping to the other comments. I want it to be a lively discussion. Adding my personality also gives people a chance to get to know me before they click through to my site.

Final Thoughts

Once they click through, make sure any expectations the readers are likely to have (based on your comments) are met or exceeded. In this way, the links back to your site will have served their purpose. Mainly, that’s getting people to stay at your site, and having them do what you want them to do.

There is massive benefit when you are able to build a relationship with the readers of someone else’s blog.

Building links is often seen as one of the mysteries of Internet Marketing. And, while there are several ways to do it, it’s easier when you know where to expend your effort, That is why the Do Follow strategies shared in previous posts are so important.

Taking a few moments to apply the simple techniques mentioned above will keep you from going down unnecessary dead ends.

You can comment at any blog you choose, but if you are commenting to increase exposure to your site, then Do Follow blogs are the way to go.

Now that you know the secrets, it’s time to apply them. You have the backlink building methods laid out before you, you have the power to succeed, so now it’s time to have success!