“Blogging is best learned by blogging…and by reading other bloggers.” ~ George Siemens
People say that to make an impression, you’ll have to open your mouth. While that is physically impossible in the virtual world of the Internet, saying your piece is not entirely difficult to do. Thanks to forums and discussion boards, you can leave a comment or start a discussion thread about virtually any topic from anywhere in the world. And yes, you can even leave comments to drive traffic to your blog and increase your readership.
Leaving effective comments
You’re probably old enough to know that not every comment that gets thrown into an opportunity for interaction creates the desired effect, much less become appreciated by those who hear or read it. If you don’t use this technique carefully, you will either waste the opportunity or simply allow it to create the wrong impression.
Here are 7 ways you ought to do it:
Choose the sites you leave comments on
Keep this in mind before you leave comments on a website. Just because you have the burning need to drive traffic to your blog doesn’t mean you can just drop by a site – any site – and write there.
Choose the sites and blogs whose forums you participate with. Find out if the site deals with a topic or subject related to your very own blog. Practice only purposeful commenting – the kind where you leave only well-crafted comments on sites that will help build the buzz about your blog.
If the site is completely irrelevant but you have the urge to leave a comment, do so only during your spare time. Otherwise, focus your energies only on more productive activities.
Know what you’re saying
Before you leave a comment with the purpose of driving traffic to your blog, at least write one that is useful. Your goal is to be noticed AND respected for your opinions so leaving useless and dead end comments such as ‘Cool!’ and ‘Way to go!’ just won’t cut it.
If this is the best you can do, forget about leaving comments right now and focus on other strategies to drive traffic to your blog. Better avoid this technique than be embarrassed or be viewed as lame or mediocre.
But if you can write and have something meaningful to say, by all means, do so. With every comment you have, make sure you keep it short, concise, to the point and useful. Talk about relevant topics and avoid those that will do nothing for your purpose.
Avoid strong language
Of course, some sites will probably allow you to leave comments that are strongly worded or at least camouflaged as symbols such as !#$%&*, but there are ways to get your point across, regardless of how angry, upset or argumentative you are.
Furthermore, majority of sites and blogs impose certain regulations that restrict the use of certain words. Try to rephrase a sentence without losing its main thought. Use an online thesaurus, if necessary. Remember that once a comment is posted online, there’s no way to get it back especially if it’s not your site. You can leave that comment there to rot but you can never take it back.
Do not be rude
Have a sense of humor. The Internet is a vast expanse of space, currently limitless. In fact, it’s a whole universe unto itself. If people leave comments on your post that seem to insult you or argue with you, don’t fight back without thinking.
First of all, we are a democracy and people have every right to their own opinion.
Second, firing back with the same kind of idiotic language will not be a good reflection on you. Third, you’re way better than that. If you must defend your stand, do so with class.
Calm down
Please, if you must drive traffic to your blog by leaving comments on other websites, keep it professional and tone it down.
DON’T LEAVE MESSAGES LIKE THIS ONE!!!!!!
A good rule of thumb is to follow accepted structure of the English language or whatever language it is you’re using to post. If you must use exclamatory points, make sure they are truly needed. Otherwise, avoid them.
Leaving comments written in purely bold or capitalized letter smacks of desperation and unprofessionalism. It’s hardselling and makes people stay away in droves.
Check replies to your blogs
Maximize commenting on other sites and drive traffic by frequently checking back on the forum you participated in to see if there are any replies to the post you left. This is a good way to build buzz and network.
Check your facts
If you will be quoting someone or citing a certain study, make sure your facts can be corroborated. Don’t use make believe or newly invented figures and statements or even half-truths and try to pass them off as legit. You will be exposed. If you want to drive traffic to your blog by leaving comments, make sure you don’t tarnish your reputation with the effort.
Happy Blogging!
Marc Korn
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you have a great blog here! would you like to make some invite posts on my blog?
Hi Adrian,
Thanks for the nice comment…I will check out your blog.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment.
Marc
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Hi Samantha,
Thanks for stopping by to make a comment.
I’m happy you found the post helpful…please visit again.
Marc
Great post Marc – I especially love the “Calm down” tip. I have been guilty of this myself and never really paid attention to it until someone posted on my blog and it looked like they were screaming through the entire post.
I have calmed down quite a but since then – lol
I enjoyed reading a few of your posts here and I have bookmarked your site and will definitely be back to read more.
Keep up the great work my friend!
~ Donnie
Thanks. hopefully this information will help me tooo .
Marc, “this,” i.e. your reply is my favorite way to connect with commenters AND get them to rrevisit my blog.
Marc I totally agree with your advice here and you know what I like best is that I know the kind of guy you are you stick to these principles.
I have seen your comments on several related blogs and they are always professional, polite and insightful. Sometimes your comments are long than the post ;).
All jokes aside I admire the fact you practice what you preach.
Steve
Hi Marc,
I always enjoy visiting your blog, because you are a professional and you always provide your readers with excellent content. You also “practice what you preach.” Besides the marketing aspect of being a blogger, one of the most satisfying part of being behind the dashboard is receiving feedback from my readers. It is the readers who are my gauge as to whether or not I am providing content they can use for their businesses. You listed the following 7 ways to Leave Comments and Drive Traffic Back to Your Blog:
Choose the sites you leave comments on-I usually stick with my niche. I would prefer to spend my energy supporting my colleagues.
Know what you’re saying-How can anyone be taken seriously by leaving comments like, “That’s cool dude” or “Way to go.”
Avoid strong language-This particular point has not been applicable to my blog at this point, and if the nasty punctuation knocks on the door of my dashboard, I don’t tolerate it. Submit delete forever.
Do not be rude-I wrote an article about rudeness through commentaries. The overall reaction was hands down that it is an absolutely unnecessary practice that is unprofessional and delete able.
Calm down-There is no need for shouting online or offline.
Check replies to your blogs-I love reading post commentaries and personally responding to each post. It helps to build relationships and shows me who is loyal to what I offer my readers.
Check your facts-This is very important point. It is one thing to consistently publish material that is not validated. It is another when the author makes a mistake. The professional thing to do is print a retraction. Although posting is permanent, there is a way to correct it.
Once again, Marc huge applause for this one!
Raena Lynn
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Hello Marc
This quote “Blogging is best learned by blogging…and by reading other bloggers.” ~ George Siemens”, has proven to be true for me. Since starting to blog as a member of TSA my skills and knowledge level has increased tremendously. Reading quality blog is truly an education, not only do you learn facts but you discover different structures of blogs. Reading and writing a comment is an excellent way to improve one writing skills.
Thanks
Perry A Davis Jr
Music City
Totally agreed. Some of the comments on my blog are not worth posting. But if someone asks me a good question, then I get to write more on that topic without having to force it.
As far as traffic goes, if your comment shows, like you said, that you know what you are talking about and going to take the conversation to a deeper level, then you can drive traffic. But, use ethics because if you site is thin, you took someone away from a better site to a worse one.
So, make sure the link is to a quality page or make it one! Thanks for the tips.
Thank you for your post.
I always enjoy visiting your blog, because you are a professional and you always provide your readers with excellent content. And I have use your ways on my blog:
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Hi Marc,
great do s and don’t s for how to comment.
One point I like to make is that I appreciate that you raise awareness about this and you did a fantasitc job.
I believe if we haven’t got our own opinion to add as such it is still nice to express our appreciation or point out something we did like about the post.
Thanks for the time and effort you put into this!
Cheers,
Yorinda
Hey Marc, good post! These are useful pointers for everybody, not just for the sole purpose of generating traffic. Good manners should be practiced even online. Otherwise, what you post out of spite might come back to bite you in the bum. Thanks for sharing.
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