Blog commenting – It works! Here’s what I’ve learned…

I have to be honest – I never really used blog commenting as a link building tactic. I recently started working on an older website that I’m really trying to build up in a tough niche market, and while look at some of my competitors backlinks using Yahoo’s Site Explorer tool, I noticed quite a few of them were getting TONS of backlinks from blogs.

So, I visited those same blogs and actually READ the posts and contributed valuable, meaningful comments. A few days later, I see myself on the top commentators list for that blog and have generated over 400+ links back to my site. I keep finding new blogs daily, all with dofollow comments and the “top commentator” plugin. The thing is, while doing this, I have discovered some unique blogs and have started reading them regularly in addition to adding my comments. So, it’s a win-win – I keep returning to read posts and offer valuable feedback, they get a return reader and I get some links back to my site.

Since I’ve noticed that dofollow blogs and the “top commentator” plugin increase readership, I’ve even added these to my new blog that I’ve recently started to help increase readership.

Now, you can’t just start blasting blogs with comments that are meaningless. That will get you nowhere and often ruin any reputation that you could’ve built with that site. Here are a few tips I picked up that have helped me gain solid links and be looked upon as a valued contributor to discussions:

- Never use a blatant keyword as your name. I usually input my name and then the keyword I’m targeting (i.e. Dave @ Legit Home Jobs). Doing this gets my keyword in there, but comes across as less spammy and more authoritive.

- ALWAYS POST MEANINGFUL COMMENTS! Take the time to READ the blog post. Offer something more than “hey, that was a great post!” or “thank you for the tips”. I usually will try to add some value to the post, give additional tips, or if I disagree with the post, I will explain my reasons why. I also sometimes will reply to others who have a question or will elaborate more on their responses.

- Never post multiple comments and leave, especially on a new blog that you’ve never posted at before. Comments are timestamped and blog owners can easily see you comment dropping, never to return. I always start with a well rounded comment on a post that I can give the most feedback on. If it’s approved, I’ll return and post more each day. Plus, on most blogs, once you have a good comment approved, WordPress has a setting that will automatically approve any commenters who’ve had a previous comment approved.

- Look for blogs with the “top commentator” plugin. On some blogs, this list will refresh daily, once a week, once a month, once a year or whenever the blog owner decides it’s time for a change. Either way, it’s a great way to get a lot of backlinks, as this widget is usually on every page of that blog.

I hope you all can use these tips the next time you try to work on blog commenting. Not a bad way to get a lot of link love with minimal work. I can say this is now in my overall link building plan for every site I have.

Find the original Warrior Forum Thread here:

Blog Commenting – It works! Here’s What I’ve Learned…

The OP has laid out some great tips here for blog commenting.   Check out the original thread at the WF, but more than anything get busy blog commenting!

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What happened is revealed in the video, but it just goes to prove the power of this WordPress plugin.  Check out this video to get the rest of the story:

As you can see, some of the benefits are totally unexpected.  The moral of the story is to actually use CommentLuv.  Imagine if you leave 5 comments each day, 5 days each week, after one month you could have 100 of these stories like mine!

Use this WordPress plugin every day to get traffic, grow links, but most of all, build relationships.  It’s called Social Marketing for a reason, get Social!

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If you do not, or if you are not really familiar with the plug in, I would like to share how I have been able to benefit from it.  Some ways are obvious and expected, while others were coincidental and quite unexpected.

First, I put together an introductory video to the CommentLuv plug in:

As you can see, CommentLuv is great for SEO.  You are getting a link back to your home page through your profile name.  But then you get something huge, a one way anchor text link pointing to your related content.  Wow.  That’s like spoon feeding Google, Yahoo and Bing exactly what they crave!

Try to do like 5 comments per day for 5 days per week.  At the end of a month you should have round about 100 of these links pointing at your site, all from relevant content.  From there just keep it going or outsource it.

For SEO, these links are not the only links you will ever need but they are a fantastic compliment, and highly regarded by the search engines.  Keep them growing at a nice slow pace.  Don’t try to blast 1000 in the first week then zero for weeks thereafter.

CommentLuv generates pure traffic as well to the SEO benefits.  Many people will stumble upon these comments and click through to visit your site.  Stop and think about that.  These people are interested enough in your niche topic  to be reading through the comments where they find yours.

They can click directly through to your content.  Instant targeted traffic.  Also, people begin to recognize your Gravatar and you begin to build brand recognition within your niche.  The more people recognize your image, the more credibility you build in their mind, and the more interest they have in your content.

But one of the coolest things has been the relationships that are instantly built.  Often times after leaving a comment, the blog owner will reply on their blog, but also head over to your blog and leave a comment.  From there, who knows what might happen.  But the relationships multiply and continue to grow.

So just imagine if month after month you build 100 or so of these “bridges” for people to reach your website.  Do you think that would help get traffic?  Do you think the search engines would like that too?  Do you think that out of 100 blogs you visit, you might meet some pretty cool people?

What have you got to lose?  Enable CommentLuv on your blog today and get started spreading the Luv!

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Hi everybody.  I know a lot of you in Dave Nicholson Coaching are using the Lightword Theme for WordPress.

Something that was driving me nuts was how the date of the post would stick out into the left margin.  In fact it was outside the viewable area.  So it was impossible to read the date without minimizing my screen.

This is what I mean, the post date is just outside the viewable area:

So, while this was driving me nuts already, in Dave’s videos, I noticed his blog had the date displayed neatly within the post itself.  I couldn’t believe it!  This was the answer to my problem, there was hope after all!

While making the rounds, I stumbled upon the Sue Schlaiffer Blog.  On her blog I found some great content on health, fitness and overall well being.  But, I also found something else.  She had her post date displayed just like Dave!

Looking for an excuse to get to know a fellow classmate, I sent Sue an email basically begging her for the secret.  She immediately and graciously replied with detailed instructions, and then everyone lived happily ever after! Thanks Sue!

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