Comments on: Knowing When to Comment http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/02/27/blog-commenting/ Blog Themes, Blog Design & Daily Blog Tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Federal Watch http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/02/27/blog-commenting/#comment-80262 Federal Watch Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:32:17 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/02/27/blog-commenting/#comment-80262 Now I'm listening and watching some tutorial videos on how to get the most in web 2.0. One of the topics they discuss is blog commenting. They point out that it is very important to give information first to other bloggers. Just like give first so you'll receive. Don't just post comments like "Great post!, etc"..it's important to give tips to others and try to help them out first. Now I'm listening and watching some tutorial videos on how to get the most in web 2.0. One of the topics they discuss is blog commenting. They point out that it is very important to give information first to other bloggers. Just like give first so you'll receive. Don't just post comments like "Great post!, etc"..it's important to give tips to others and try to help them out first.

]]> By: Andy MacDonald http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/02/27/blog-commenting/#comment-80196 Andy MacDonald Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:34:14 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/02/27/blog-commenting/#comment-80196 Thanks guys for all your comments and your view on this subject. :mrgreen: When i saw your comment at first James, i thought, oh, here we go. Typical, somebody just leaving one line comments, then you went into the rest of your comment, lol. nice one. Cheers guys. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Thanks guys for all your comments and your view on this subject. :mrgreen:

When i saw your comment at first James, i thought, oh, here we go. Typical, somebody just leaving one line comments, then you went into the rest of your comment, lol. nice one.

Cheers guys. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

]]> By: James Mann http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/02/27/blog-commenting/#comment-80038 James Mann Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:12:10 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/02/27/blog-commenting/#comment-80038 Hey nice article. Hey nice site. I agree totally come visit my site now. ----------------------- I would say attempts at leaving a comment on one of my blogs like the three above just get the comment set to spam so the eager commenter is just wasting their time and mine of course. I have DoFollow set on my blogs so I tend to get more people trying to leave pretty useless comments. I am not getting as many as I thought I would. Personally I try to leave comments when I want to be associated with a specific blogger and I do try to have something useful to say. In my mind I would think that leaving a dumb*ss comment just shows that perhaps your link isn't even worth visiting. Leaving comments like the three I listed at the top just tell me they have nothing to add so I delete them and of course wouldn't bother going to their site. Also when I comment it usually means the post was worth the read and my time to comment so I usually Stumble the post as well. A gift from me to the post writer or site owner. Hey nice article.

Hey nice site.

I agree totally come visit my site now.

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I would say attempts at leaving a comment on one of my blogs like the three above just get the comment set to spam so the eager commenter is just wasting their time and mine of course.

I have DoFollow set on my blogs so I tend to get more people trying to leave pretty useless comments. I am not getting as many as I thought I would.

Personally I try to leave comments when I want to be associated with a specific blogger and I do try to have something useful to say.

In my mind I would think that leaving a dumb*ss comment just shows that perhaps your link isn't even worth visiting. Leaving comments like the three I listed at the top just tell me they have nothing to add so I delete them and of course wouldn't bother going to their site.

Also when I comment it usually means the post was worth the read and my time to comment so I usually Stumble the post as well. A gift from me to the post writer or site owner.

]]> By: Jim | BloggingStartu http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/02/27/blog-commenting/#comment-79858 Jim | BloggingStartu Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:48:09 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/02/27/blog-commenting/#comment-79858 I have found that the best way to promote your own blog in the comments you leave is to simply demonstrate the value of your writing by leaving a meaningful, relevant comment. The bottom line, if the comment does not further the conversation in some way (even by asking a pertinent question), don't leave a comment. The comment related traffic I've received are from comments that don't mention my blog. I do believe there is one other exception (when wisely and sparingly used) to when it is okay to mention your blog or product...when that mention is highly relevant to the conversation. For example, if a post states there is no software to calculate automobile tax rates and you sell such software, by all means, mention it. Just don't make it a sales pitch. Simply state that the software does exist and give a link. To see my own example of how good commenting can benefit your own blog, see <a href="http://bloggingstartup.com/2008/whats-a-blogging-comment-worth/" rel="nofollow"></a> I have found that the best way to promote your own blog in the comments you leave is to simply demonstrate the value of your writing by leaving a meaningful, relevant comment. The bottom line, if the comment does not further the conversation in some way (even by asking a pertinent question), don't leave a comment. The comment related traffic I've received are from comments that don't mention my blog.

I do believe there is one other exception (when wisely and sparingly used) to when it is okay to mention your blog or product…when that mention is highly relevant to the conversation. For example, if a post states there is no software to calculate automobile tax rates and you sell such software, by all means, mention it. Just don't make it a sales pitch. Simply state that the software does exist and give a link.

To see my own example of how good commenting can benefit your own blog, see

]]> By: The Freelance Writer http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/02/27/blog-commenting/#comment-79829 The Freelance Writer Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:45:53 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/02/27/blog-commenting/#comment-79829 Andy you are dead on with this post. I pass on commenting on a lot of blogs because I have not salient to add to the conversation. Many feel that just because they "stop by" it gives them a right to leave a comment. As you say, if you can't further the conversation, just move on. If you must leave a short, irrelevant comment, humor works best. One-line zingers that make me spew coffee through my nose are the best. Thanks for the link love ... and all the way from across the pond too. Hot dang! Yuwanda Andy you are dead on with this post. I pass on commenting on a lot of blogs because I have not salient to add to the conversation. Many feel that just because they "stop by" it gives them a right to leave a comment.

As you say, if you can't further the conversation, just move on. If you must leave a short, irrelevant comment, humor works best. One-line zingers that make me spew coffee through my nose are the best.

Thanks for the link love … and all the way from across the pond too. Hot dang!

Yuwanda

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