It seems like it’s my destiny to write a post about comments! Everyplace I go, there is information about comments, the proper use of comments and the benefits of comments!
Since my purpose in blogging is to get the word out, share with the world what I have learned, I figure I need to write a post about how to make use of the comments we leave!
Yaro Starak is one of my favorite teachers and as you see by his movie, he understands what we need to know about ‘the right way’ to leave comments!
Not only information about comments, Yaro teaches everything we need to know to monitize our blog! He has an awesome coaching program where we can learn it all! Click here to join the Blog Mastermind Mentoring Program For this post, I’ll focus on comments!
Another blog that I happened on was Sire’s Wassupblog. Sire shares his Commenting Rules 101 and teaches that if we want to improve our comments, we need to:
*Read the Entire Post - we need to NOT do as Kimberly Castleberry defines as TMISTE (too much information, I’ll skip to the end).
*Formulate Comment – take time after reading the post to think about what we learned and what we already know about the subject. Put a thought together before we write.
*Proof Read Comment – Re-read what we wrote! It’s amazing when we see the mistakes we made the first time through!
*Don’t Spam Comments – Even though we might be tempted, Don’t! Most of the time the author will delete the comment when they see the spam.
*Read What Others Have to Say – It is a lot of fun joining in the conversation! You’ll get backlinks and meet new people!
*Use Name, Not Keyword – Even though you want maximum exposure, blog owners would rather have your name than your keywords!
*Nothing to Say Then Don’t Say Anything – Sire’s last tip from Commenting 101 is to not say anything when you have nothing to say! A simple ‘social bookmarking’ the post will be thanks enough.
In Sire’s most recent post, teaching people about comments, Sire gives us a test to see if we are leaving good comments!
All this comment stuff started for me the other day when I left a comment on Sire’s post and he replied with a letter sent to my email inbox! That led to his teaching me about Comment Threaded Plugin! Now I know how to reply to all the comments left on my blog and to send the comment writer an email with my response!
With Both Yaro’s and Sire’s help, I’ve learned the right way to write comments that will drive traffic to my blog! It will be fun to see it come to action!
What experiences have you had with comments? Do you use Comment Threaded Plugin? Do you read other comments before you leave one? Have you developed relationships with the people who leave comments on your blog? Leave a comment and let me know!
September 4th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
I don’t always read the comments already left on a blog, before I leave my own. Also much of the spam one receives on a blog comes from automated bots.
What irks me is when someone comes to my blog and leaves a comment not relevant to the post they are commenting on.
Yes, I do use commented threaded plugins.
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September 4th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Rose~
Thank you for visiting my blog! Leaving a comment that doesn’t relate to the post irks me too! Makes me think it’s an automated bots! I’m anxious to read your latest post!
Linda
September 13th, 2010 at 5:55 am
Hi Linda,
Thanks for the great info on how to properly make a comment.
Sevy
September 13th, 2010 at 5:59 am
Sevy~
Thank you for visiting my blog! I appreciate the time you spent leaving a comment!
~Linda
September 5th, 2010 at 6:45 am
Hi Linda,
It seems everybody is adding their bits about blog commenting. Including me. BTW, I’ve found your blog from twitter’s #blogchat by Rose.
Answering your questions: I read the post but not all comments.
About developing relationships online, when I started people who’ve been commenting on my blog are people I knew already, but then I intend to meet new people and increase the number of my friends online.
I recently learned that Comment Threaded Plugin isn’t necessary anymore if you’ve upgraded to WordPress 3.0 as it’s become part of core WordPress. Notice how you see “reply” twice.
Also notice below there’s 2 check box with “Notify me of followup comments via email”. There are 2 plugins doing the same thing.
Time to check your plugin settings.
Ben
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September 5th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Thank you Ben for visiting my blog and leaving comments! As far as the double ‘reply’ tabs, it seems to me that one is to reply to the original post, the other is to the reply to the comment. I’m going to check it out. If you’d be so kind to tell me what you receive in your inbox, then I’d know what other people are seeing! I look forward to reading your last post! It is crazy that so many of us are sharing information about comments! I guess we all want to be heard!!
September 5th, 2010 at 8:05 am
OK, life is all about learnng! What do they say about learning one thing new every day? Man, I learn way more that one thing a day!!!
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September 5th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Hi Linda,
Since we had trouble connecting on Facebook, I thought I’d just visit you on your blog. I enjoyed several articles, and going through your material which is very professionally written. It’s great to meet you. Keep up the great work, and have a great Sunday!
Doris Hullett
September 5th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Thank you Doris! I look forward to getting to know you! It’s thrilling to see you get here so quickly!! Hey, why don’t you get a picture attached to your comments! Check out my post and I’ll hold your hand through the process! http://lindagraceonline.com/get-the-focus-on-you/
September 5th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Linda
I always received an email when someone leaves a comment on my blog. I also receive an email from you if someone leaves a comment on a post I have commented on. You seem to have an automatic notification that the commenter needs to opt out of if they don’t want to be notified. What I really want to be able to do is just receive notification from some one when they are just repyling to my comment that I left not when every one else leaves a comment. Not sure if that is doable.
Does seem to be a duplicate of notification buttons at the bottom here.
Belinda
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September 6th, 2010 at 7:36 am
You’re right Belinda! I’ve got some figuring out to do yet! And I agree, I only want to send notification to the commentor, and I only want to receive replies from the writer! We’ll see! I’ll tell you what I find out and you tell me if you find out first!!
~Linda
September 5th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Hi Linda
Always enjoy your posts. Like you, I read Aussie Sire’s comment post and thought it was very topical. I actually read through all of a post before I comment and I also read all of the comments too! I know,I should be working on my blog but I so enjoy learning from others and being part of the blogging community that I can’t resist.
I don’t have a comment’s policy on my blog yet. Being a new blog I have only just started getting regular visitors and commenters to my site and so far my anti-spam plugin seems to mostly take care of inappropriate posts.
Patricia Perth Australia
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September 6th, 2010 at 7:33 am
Thank you Patricia! I agree about taking part in this blogging community! It will be fun to watch where it all goes!
~Linda
September 5th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Hi Linda, I always get exited when I see another great post, which this is, of how important it is to leave good comments, because I believe the more people that do so the more the word gets out. If each post converts at least one commentator it’s done it’s job. Naturally we would hope it manages to convert a lot more than that.
I would also like to thank you for the linkluv, no-one appreciates it more than I do.
In regards to the two “Notify me of followup comments via email” do you have the “Enable threaded (nested) comments” box in your WP settings ticked? If you do I reckon disabling that will solve your problem.
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September 6th, 2010 at 7:44 am
Thanks Sire, I disabled that WP “Enable threaded comments” box, we’ll see what that does!!
September 6th, 2010 at 12:27 am
Comment Threaded Plugin is a must.
Great for engagement purposes, and can be quite a handy one whenever I wish to respond to other commenters. If time permits, I always browse through what others are saying before leaving my thoughts (great seeing Rose here by the way). I see comment form as microblogging so it’s amazing how we all get to learn from one another’s POV while discovering new blogs to read.
Thanks to Sire’s tweet, I’m here for the first time. Nice meeting you Linda. Keep up the great work.
@wchingya
Social/Blogging Tracker
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September 6th, 2010 at 6:56 am
Hey Ching! Thank you for visiting my blog! I agree, Sire is a true Knight! And yes! I love meeting new people online! I’m anxious to read your latest post! Facebook is a riot too!
~Linda
September 6th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
When I usually look for blogs to comment in I look through and if they don’t allow keywords as a name then I won’t waste my time. I read the post and think of a thoughtful comment so if the blog owner doesn’t allow it then they won’t get my comment.
I do have a relationship with a blog owner I started commenting on but he doesn’t allow keywords so I don’t post on his blog anymore I just post on his forum.
September 6th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
Hey Miguel! I’m glad you decided to comment on my blog! Have you thought of adding the plugin http://comluv.com/? I’m going to write a post about it, as soon as I get a chance! If you have it, then when you leave a comment it shows your last post. It’s easy for us to click on and see your blog!
Linda
September 6th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
As far as reading the comments before mine, it depends on how many there are. Also I do not like reading the comments that are all saying the same thing like, nice post, leave more like this. It is a challenge making the comment emotional sometimes. Also whenever I can, I try to add my own tip on what the post is about.
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September 7th, 2010 at 5:38 am
Chuck,
! I’m curious how you found my blog~
I totally agree! I even told Sire that same thing! I love to hear a few of the people’s (who I’m following) comments and I don’t like to write a ‘post’ in my comments – I’m there to learn, not to teach
Linda
September 7th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Hi Linda,
What experiences have you had with comments? Not to good for awhile because I wasn’t really commenting on other peoples blog. Just over the past few months have a started doing that. It’s like night and day.
I have to agree with you about Sire, he is the man. I have learned a lot about commenting right just by reading his posts. Also, the fact that he usually always returns the favor is very cool.
Do you use Comment Threaded Plugin? I was for a very short time. I stopped because I also use Thesis 1.8 and seopressor, wp-threaded plugin doesn’t play well with it.
Have you developed relationships with the people who leave comments on your blog? Yes
Great post thanks for sharing
Larry
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September 7th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Larry~
I have developed great realtionships with the comentors on my blog! I am so into social media! I love getting to know people and sharing information! I’ve learned so much and I hope I’ve taught some things too!
Yes, I use Comment Threaded Plugin, I really like it! I’ve heard that Thesis has issues with a few things. It’s a bummer because it’s been recommended by many online marketers as the theme to use when monitizing, and that’s my next step! I look forward to reading your latest post!
~Linda
September 7th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Linda,
Wow, how comprehensive this is. It is common sense to so not hard to remember. I often try to add some of my common wisdom to the subject at hand, but when it comes to commenting, I think this covers it. and the video is great. Yaro is very clear and articulate. I am going to syndicate this more than I usually do as this is really helpful.
I have to admit that sometimes it is hard to sit through someones video if they are not really organized and rambling. I tend to shut it down after 30 seconds if it is not compelling. I got all the way through tis one!
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September 8th, 2010 at 6:16 am
Gary~
I couldn’t agree more! Yaro is one of my favorites and this video is great! I think that giving a video 30 seconds is what most people do! When I watch a video I immediately look to see the lenth and like you, listen to the first few seconds to decide if it’s worth the time to watch.
I’m anxious to read your most recent post!
Linda
September 8th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Emotional engagement is an easy term to remember when it comes to commenting. I often read an article, then think about it for a while before coming back to make a comment. No wonder the computer is forever running slow!
Thanks for pointing out that we need to proofread comments before leaving them. How many times I’ve hit the “Submit” button and then seen an error in my comment. Ouch! How embarrassing!
You’ve taught me to reply to comments on my blog. I very rarely read comments on others blogs; however, I have developed some fun contacts through commentors on my blog.
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September 8th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Thanks Darlene,
You’re my most faithful commenter! I have made that same mistake, pressing submit before proofreading! It is horribly embarrassing!!
September 8th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Hi Darlene and Linda,
I understand the problem of not being able to edit your comments after hitting “Submit Comment”.
As a blog owner, we can make our blog more friendly to commenters by implementing the “Edit Comments XT” plugin, which allows commenters to edit their comments after they’ve hit the submit button.
Or if you’ve left a typo, contact the blog owner and ask to have the typo corrected.
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September 9th, 2010 at 5:10 am
Ben~
Thank you for the suggestion! I’m going to take a look at the “edit comments XT” plugin! If it doesn’t slow down my site, I’ll add it!
~Linda
September 8th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Thanks so much for this post. I cannot tell you how much time I spend reading comments that are obviously spam comments in my admin panel. Yes I do use akismet, but sometimes it marks pingbacks as spam and I want those to show as comments. Anyway, I do try to read the comments on a blog before I post one unless there are already a lot of comments on the blog. I do try to add something to the conversation when I post a comment. As far as my own blog goes, I do even try to reply to each comment that warrants a reply. It is important to me to build a community on my blog and replying to comments is a great way to do that.
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September 9th, 2010 at 5:08 am
DeAnna~
Thank you for visiting my blog! I agree with you, we can take too much time reading everyone else’s comments and it is fun to build the community!
~Linda
September 8th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Thank you for sharing that great video and advice on Commenting. I have say I have been guilty of leaving short comments, epically when I not as familiar with the topic being talked about. I started off thinking that if I comment something that would help people with there ranking. Which I have learned it does, but after seeing Yaro’s video I understand how important having good comments and leaving them is to help you grow and help others grow as well.
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September 9th, 2010 at 5:04 am
Julie~
I have also learned that leaving comments is truly a win/win practice! Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment! I look forward to reading your last post!
~Linda
September 9th, 2010 at 5:31 am
Boy I am guilty of not always reading all the comments before I leave a comment. I will read them all if there are only a few, there is normally some amazing information found in comments. Sometimes I actually find I learn more from the comment than I might have from the original post.
I think there is a lot of value in learning how to properly leave comments. I suggest everyone take your advice and learn the proper way.
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September 9th, 2010 at 6:17 am
Thanks Rob!
I agree, we all need to learn every place there is to learn and many comments can teach! Having said that, I don’t read every comment on every post that I comment on! That isn’t always possible!
~Linda
September 9th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Hi Linda, great article on comments! Wow, I thought it would be common courtesy to read the entire article at least before commenting but then perhaps I am old-fashioned. If a subject doesn’t interest me, I won’t comment. Due to time constraints and desire to contribute to a wider blog community, I skim the comments already left. I have only recently started to really get my blog working so this was a very useful article – thanks!
Blessings
Clare
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September 10th, 2010 at 7:13 am
I’m the same as you Clare, I skim the comments already left, and read only the ones that interest me. Old fashioned or not, you’re doing the right thing reading the entire post! Speaking of reading, I’m interested in reading your latest post!
Linda
September 10th, 2010 at 12:40 am
Linda I really enjoyed the video of Yaro and his strong message. I laughed as my blog is still relatively new I cherish every comment and would not think of deleting one unless it was spam.
I love reading comments on blogs when people start picking up on other comments. It makes it so much more interesting and “emotionally engaging”. What a great term that is. Thanks for another excellent post Linda.
She
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September 10th, 2010 at 7:03 am
I’m right there with you Sue! To think that I used to believe that the internet was full of only bad people!! It’s been over a year since I realized how many awesome people there are online! Like any place, there is good and bad! I’m having a blast ‘emotionally engaging’ with so many of you! Thank you!
Linda
September 11th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
Linda,
Nice job!
Apparently your post is working by all the comments that have been left here on your blog
I believe that as the owner of my blog I owe it to the people that have taken the time to stop by and read it AND leave a comment the courtesy of a comment back. It’s a great way to engage them and others and it also can further your relationship with them and make it stronger.
The great thing about syndication is that often times a new reader will stop by my blog. When they leave a comment I always go to their blog and visit it and comment back for them. I will often syndicate it for them too. I look for them on Twitter and Facebook and make an effort to connect with them. Comments lead to so much and the benefits are huge.
Thanks for helping everyone to understand how crucial this can be.
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September 11th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Don~
I enjoy syndication too! I think it is a great way to get the word out – as a blogger, comments are so fun! I too, comment back – like your most recent post, I can’t wait to read it!
September 12th, 2010 at 8:51 am
LInda,
Thanks for such a relevant topic. I checked out Sire’s post and the plugin and as he and others say, the latest WordPress makes it superfluous. The information you share about comment protocol and best practices is invaluable though.
Thanks so much,
Adam
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September 12th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Adam~
Thanks for commenting! I’m glad you checked out Sire’s post also! He is a very knowledgable blogger!
I look forward to reading your latestpost!
Linda
September 13th, 2010 at 3:34 am
Linda, I haven’t seen much of Yaro’s work before, but I can certainly see why you are such a fan. I very much enjoyed watching this video. I haven’t given my comments much thought before, so I am relieved to see that I think I do follow most of the rules most of the time.
Like Belinda, I would love to know if there is any way of just subscribing to the follow up comment on the comment I have left, rather than having to receive all follow up comments. Clearly you can’t get a dialog going unless you see the follow up comments, but some blogs get so many comments it becomes difficult to keep up. Anyway thanks for another valuable post Linda.
Louise
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September 13th, 2010 at 5:57 am
Louise~
I agree, Yaro is awesome! Yes, comments are a great way to get in touch with my blog visitors! I still have so much to learn! Like I said, I don’t want to get notified of every comment, only a response to mine! We’ll see!
~Linda
September 15th, 2010 at 6:01 am
Comments are such a great way for a blog owner to interract with readers. For me, it’s nice to meet the people who visit and to have some conversation with them. So, as a blog visitor, I love to leave comments to share my thoughts with the blog owner and have some conversation. I enjoy reading other’s comments as well, as there often is more great information shared by others (as was pointed out above). It’s almost like a small community where you can get to know a few other bloggers and readers…..
Thanks, Linda, for a good post and for starting a great conversation!
To your continued success,
Robin
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September 16th, 2010 at 5:14 am
Hey Robin!
I agree! I’m totally loving getting to know you by exchanging comments on our blogs! An experience I didn’t know when I started this journey!
Linda
September 25th, 2010 at 10:59 am
I don’t always read comments before I write a comment. I have a limited time and I don’t read fast but I understand the value of it. It is really continuing the conversation from the blog. I love that aspect of a blog post instead of an article.
I loved the points you brought up! I have been blogging for almost two years now and this is definitely something I can work on! I think commenting is really building a relationship with you and the author!
September 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am
I always read the whole blog post but I sometimes skim other people’s comments on the blog post – I’ll read them all if there are just a few or if they seem particularly interesting or vastly different from one another or if my internet connection is super fast or I am avoiding working
Proofreading your comments is really important. It is amazing how many times I have looked them over and realized I have misspelled things or wrote something I didn’t mean to say. I saw somewhere (I think on Facebook where somebody said oh that was a Freudian slip and the other guy said no it was a Jungian bra, lol) Sometimes things come out wrong and are only apparent after a proofing.
Anyway, I think it is great if you develop a relationship with somebody who comments on your blog – it’s just another way to connect. Depending on how personal your blog gets those connections could run fairly deep.
Have a great week – Rob
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September 29th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Rob~
Thanks for visiting my blog! I’m like you when reading other people’s blogs, I skim through the comments. I love this blogging community! There are so many wonderful people online! I look forward to reading your last post too!
November 12th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Why not read the entire blog? My experience has been reading the entire blog is a learning event for me. One exception is when people are using their blog to sell their product and the blog read like a sales letter.
Reading the comments in many instance have given me a clearer picture of the post. In this particular post the comments on Comment Threaded Plugin added to my understanding how to use this particular plugin. As a results of reading the comments I have a question, do I use the plugin or the feature in WordPress?
Thanks Linda for adding to my blogging experience.
Perry A Davis Jr
Music City USA
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November 12th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Perry~
Thanks for commenting on my post! I agree that reading the comments teaches even more! I hope you mean read the entire post, not the entire blog! That would be days of reading!! Even reading the entire post can be a little overwhelming! But because you left a comment, I’m eager to read your latest entry!
Linda
November 13th, 2010 at 5:55 am
Linda, looks like I violated another rule of blogging, proof reading what I write, I did mean the post.
Perry A Davis Jr
Music City USA
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November 13th, 2010 at 7:35 am
I totally understand, been there, done that!!!
November 15th, 2010 at 7:12 am
Hi Linda!
I LOVE that you said to not say anything if you have nothing to say! I often read a blog post and LOVE it, so I feel like I should say something back to the author, but I can’t think of anything to say besides the proverbial “Great Post” The author would probably appreciate my sharing her post with others over leaving a lame comment. : )
Thanks!
Jenny
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November 15th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Jenny~
I’m so glad you left a comment here Jenny!! See how you have commentluv put on your blog? Now everyone who visits mine will see it and if it’s something that interests them, they’ll check it out! Now you just have to get a picture connected to your comments (actually your email address)! I created a post to teach you how! It’s simple and free! http://lindagraceonline.com/get-the-focus-on-you/ I’ll send you an email in case you don’t see this!
Linda
November 15th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
I did it! Thanks for the info – I’ve been wondering how to do that, but I haven’t had the chance to sit down and figure it out myself.
Thanks again!
Jenny
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November 15th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Good job!! You are beautiful (of course I already knew that)!! If you wonder about anything else, ask!
January 25th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Hi Linda!
I just found your blog this evening via a link posted by Beverly Monical on Facebook today (your Fiverr post – this was new to me!). So I had to show my husband your post tonight and show him the Fiverr website. Then I checked out several more of your posts here.
I love this post about blog comments – particularly since I am new at this blogging thing (just started my blog in December)! In fact, just a couple of days ago I figured out that the ‘generic posts’ that I’ve been receiving on my blog are nothing more than spam.
I’ll be back here often to read up on many posts that have caught my attention. I look forward to getting better acquainted. Take care!
~ Beth
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January 25th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
Beth~
I’m glad you visited my blog!! I look forward to networking with you! I’m glad you found value in my posts! I look forward to visiting your too!
Linda
March 17th, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Your mentor is very good. I’ve bookmarked this page for a possible link-back (I hope you don’t mind
)
Sometimes, I get into the habit of posting my comments without proofreading them. I also do not usually read other people’s comments – especially when these are one-liners.
“Thank you.”
“Great info.”
“Nice tips.”
“Interesting.”
sound very spammy even though the poster could mean well. What attracts me are well-thought out posts with a personal touch in them. I feel more at ease knowing that I’m reading something from a real person who’s truly interested in what I had written about.
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March 18th, 2011 at 9:11 am
I couldn’t agree more. Are you on facebook? We should meet there too! I’d like to get to know you and it’s easier to chat on facebook! I’m at http://fb.com/lindagracecox if you’re interested!!
Linda
April 22nd, 2011 at 10:46 pm
A lot have been leaving comments that are not realted to the topic. To serve as a respect to the author, we must stick to what’s being discussed.
April 26th, 2011 at 7:14 am
Its because they just leaving a message without reading the blog posted, anyway Brilliant Idea and your Mentor has its broad mind. Really interesting post.
Blessie
April 27th, 2011 at 12:13 pm
Linda,
You have such great content in your blog that I can’t stop looking. This article was informative and helpful because my son is trying to get into blogging to make some extra money. So are your tips from trial and error or just right the first time?
April 28th, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Amanda,
One of my mentors, taught me how to market with blog comments, I have learned so much from him others online! There is so much free infromation right here in the blogging community!
Linda
ps.Why don’t you get a gravatar? I’ll show you how here http://lindagraceonline.com/get-the-focus-on-you/ then leave another comment and let me see!
Linda
May 27th, 2011 at 6:36 pm
I love commenting on blogs. I mean, yeah I’m a blog commenter but I put my ears and heart to what I read. No spam.
May 28th, 2011 at 10:23 am
Glennda,
I’m glad you enjoy commenting! Every blogger loves to hear your comments! Why don’t you get a Gravatar, a picture connected to your comments? I’ll show you how here http://lindagraceonline.com/get-the-focus-on-you/ then leave another comment and let me see!
Linda
June 2nd, 2011 at 10:07 pm
It is nice that there is now Keywordluv plug in that allows commenters to put their keywords as well as their names.This plug in attracts commenters based on my experience.
June 3rd, 2011 at 11:34 am
Raymund,
Thank you for visiting my blog. I have something to show you, I am so excited about iWowWe Video Emails! I am bursting at the seams! You’ve got to take a look at this! iWowWe honestly delivers a lot of bang for the buck! You can start out for free until you see the ease and value in this service. The compensation plan is very lucrative and it is a MUST have for any business! Check it out here: http://lindagraceonline.com/step-in-front-with-iwowwe-video-email/
Take a look and tell me what you think!
Linda
June 9th, 2011 at 1:56 am
Hi Linda! I personally experienced how credible KeywordLuv is. But in your opinion does it really matter if you comment on a do follow or a no follow blog? Will it boost your rankings and makes it easy for your page to be cache?
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June 9th, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Thank you for visiting my blog! I look forward to learning your name! I agree about commentluv, I wish I had enough time to check out yours right now!
Linda
June 17th, 2011 at 11:06 am
Must say, being new to blog commenting, learnt a few great tips on how to do proper blog commenting.
The first thing that hit me with sledge hammer force was the advice on proof-reading comments before submitting.
oh!, to think of the number of times that I have sent emails on impulse and then clasped my head. Ain’t really funny if the damage is already done.
Have bookmarked this post as also Sire’s “teaching people about comments” for quick, future reference.
Thanks for the tips.
Now, off to Sire’s page:)
June 17th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
Vijay,
I’ve been there, done that! It is really embarrassing! Since spelling isn’t one of my strengths, I do it alot!
Linda
July 12th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Blogs are always one of the main source of getting accurate information and provide u the handy results.You can get instant and reliable information which surely you in any field you concern.The information provided in this blog helped me tremendously.Now made it easy for me to understand and implement own concept.
July 19th, 2011 at 6:57 am
Normally i write pretty decent comments. But wait till you see me after 3 days with no sleep.
I re-read one of my comments once after a 3 day marathon of work, and i couldn’t believe how bad it was. I actually replaced entire words, making the sentence useless. Since then i try to re-read my comments every time. Well, at least every time i’m not in a hurry.
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July 20th, 2011 at 11:34 am
I have read several articles on this.but among them your article me more informative and instructional.It is not a hard task.thanks for taking the time to discuss it with us.
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July 20th, 2011 at 4:27 pm
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July 22nd, 2011 at 2:09 am
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July 28th, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Personally I leave comments only the post which helped me or I like that post. Whenever I’m leaving a comment I always try to leave comments with adding values to it, and I also don’t forget to Proof Read the Comment before leaving on any site.
I think most of the tips I’m following what you presented here, and now I will check Commenting 101 post.
Thanks
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July 28th, 2011 at 4:06 pm
Arun,
Good job! Go for it!
Linda
August 6th, 2011 at 8:07 am
Hi Linda, this is a great post.
Comment marketing is a great way to do outreach. It helps your sites rank in the search engines and allows you to make a bunch of great contacts that could help you in the future. Oh yeah, you get a small trickle of traffic too.
The hardest thing i have found is really finding good blogs to comment on in your niche. Unless you run a site in the internet marketing or related niches there is often a lack of blogs to comment on. That being said, if you can find some good ones you should see some great results for your efforts.
August 6th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
Jenny,
Thanks for educating me in the subject! Now I’m starting to get the picture!
Linda
August 7th, 2011 at 1:01 am
Great information…I love commenting on blogs. I mean, yeah I’m a blog commenter but I put my ears and heart to what I read. No spam.
August 8th, 2011 at 5:00 pm
So tell me, I don’t see a commentluv link, are you getting paid in anyway for your comments? These are things I need to learn!
Linda
August 8th, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Everyone should follow these basic rules, but how many actually do? Some of my blogs take more work on clearing the spam comments than actually contributing with articles. It’s like people never learn.
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August 20th, 2011 at 7:11 am
Nice video indeed.Enjoy your concept and the way you have clear your concept here.Thanks for the nice sharing.
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August 22nd, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Austin,
Yaro Starak is a wonder!
Linda
August 21st, 2011 at 10:04 am
Hi Linda,
Learning the “best practices” to this whole internet marketing thing can definitely be a bit of a puzzle. A lesson I learned long ago was to ‘pick your guru’ and stick to their advice come hell or high water.
The fact is there is just too much clutter and opposing opinions to ever think that you’re doing anything the right way if you spend much of your time searching for the “best” way to do it. Paralysis by analysis sets in and nothing gets accomplished.
I’ve followed Yaro for a few years now and he certainly seems to be genuine and more than competent enough in the field of blogging to stick with and learn from.
All the best – John
August 22nd, 2011 at 12:17 pm
John,
You are so right! There is a bunch of KLUTTER! I’m amazed at the ‘bright shiny objects’ that sway us from one opportunity to the next!
Linda
September 6th, 2011 at 10:14 pm
Commenluv is a favor enough from the blogger that’s why we should respect the bloggers rules. It’s very nice to connect with the author and reply on your comments.
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September 7th, 2011 at 9:23 am
Glenn,
That’s the way I see it too! Commentluv is a gift given to the blogging community! I love to comment on Commentluv enabled blogs!
Linda
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September 20th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
I’m appreciative to the content you put on this post. Actually I mostly agree that commenting should deals with several regulations and behaviors. To me, it is always interesting to know that other people enjoy our blog and take some time to participate. Thus, leaving comment without spamming is very well respected. Keep up that good writing, Linda. Regards.
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September 23rd, 2011 at 11:36 am
Thanks Ryan!
Yes it’s awesome the community that can be formed simply by leaving comments!
Linda
September 26th, 2011 at 8:08 pm
Very nice articles about blog commenting. At first, the I wrote comments is just too short. I want a direc point to the topic. Now I must assure that it is really related.
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October 4th, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Another excellent article! Details and information are presented really well, not to mention its accuracy is close to perfect and words are simple yet concise. Thanks for sharing this!
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October 5th, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Andy,
Why don’t you get a Gravatar?!
Linda
October 7th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Thanks for the tip Linda, it’s best to write quality content, then the spammy ones because once the blog owner sees the comment, it will automatically get deleted.
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October 10th, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Fast Cash,
I look forward to learning your name! And yes, I try to delete the Spam!
Linda
October 12th, 2011 at 1:54 am
Thanks for this very informative post. Sometimes while I’m doing commenting, it will not be approved by the author. Maybe because the author was not sold by my comments. This post will serve as my guidelines onward while doing commenting.
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October 20th, 2011 at 11:35 am
This was an interesting post to go through. Most of us do comment on blogs, sometimes we hassle a bit and forget to go through the comment after writing it down. We end up with typo’s. I can’t agree more to all the points mentioned by you in this post.
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October 21st, 2011 at 7:22 am
Kokz,
It is so easy to skip the proof reading, but when I do, I often find that there was a typo!
Linda
October 23rd, 2011 at 7:01 pm
This is an awesome post for internet marketers out there! I know I took at least 2 tips away from this! I have bookmarked your page!
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October 23rd, 2011 at 8:54 pm
Thanks for the information it helps a lot. Im just now learning internet marketing, and backlinking so i find this very helpful.
October 29th, 2011 at 11:57 pm
But Spam Can Be When Making Many UnWanted Purposefull Links
November 1st, 2011 at 11:50 pm
Great tips about getting the blog comments right
November 2nd, 2011 at 10:59 pm
Really I got more tips on how to comment on the blogs; sure it will help me to do my commenting in more effective way.
Thanks
November 3rd, 2011 at 2:59 am
exactly how it should be done, great ideas Linda
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November 10th, 2011 at 10:43 pm
Great stuff here. The information and the detail were just perfect. Many thanks for this very useful info you have provided us.
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November 16th, 2011 at 3:43 am
I also would like to extend my gratitude,you are such a good person.I really enjoy reading your post.Many thanks
November 16th, 2011 at 3:55 am
Hello Linda,
Thanks you for that awesome and useful post.I myself don’t have idea what do i need to do to help me drive traffic to my site.
Thanks,
Mia
November 26th, 2011 at 11:38 am
I get a ton of comments from marketers who leave unrelated comments. Most of the times these don’t even get approved so they are also wasting their time since they won’t even get a link out of it! Great advice.
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November 27th, 2011 at 6:16 pm
John,
I’m so glad I’m not the only one!
Linda
November 28th, 2011 at 9:56 am
I enjoyed reading your post. I like reading and commenting on whatever I usually read, I mean why comment without ever reading the post. I know many seeking just to get links do – but if they don’t get approved…what a waste of time. It’s easy to spot as most use there anchor keyword as there name.
Unless the comment is relevant – it’s spam.
November 28th, 2011 at 10:36 pm
This weblog is good. There’s always all the appropriate info in the ideas of my fingers. Thanks and keep up the very good work!
November 30th, 2011 at 4:00 am
Pretty good post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts. Any way I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon.
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November 30th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
I have seen your awareness about this theme when you post it and it really gives an informational message to us readers. I am hoping that you will continue writing this kind of blog. Thanks for sharing this information.
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December 23rd, 2011 at 8:03 pm
it’s not all about commenting and praising the author. One should know he/she is saying and wha the author was trying to say. Liked your article pretty much
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December 23rd, 2011 at 10:11 pm
As much as possible, I read first post and all the comments to leave a relevant comment..thanks for the provided links for right commenting.
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December 25th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
While talking about the blog commenting its important to use the particular keyword and also read the whole blog to get better idea about what the blogger want to convey.
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December 26th, 2011 at 1:14 am
Great informatin about the blog commenting, surely we must not skip the blog and just write by assuming from the headline and also use the authntic views you have to share.
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January 4th, 2012 at 1:47 am
Thank you very much for this great tip and tutorial. I’m really new to this blogging and internet marketing field, these type incredible posts can help me alot
January 4th, 2012 at 2:27 am
When I comment I try to write something that can benefit the readers of the post. BTW, I like reading Yaro’s articles.
January 7th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
Hi Linda, I have known a lot of site that don’t accept comments because they delete all the comments even if it is not spam. What can I do about this.
January 10th, 2012 at 6:08 pm
Katie,
There are people who like to develop relationships with the visitors. Sire from Wassupblog is a wonderful example of this. My guess is that people who don’t want to respond to comments simply delete them. You should ask them~
Linda
January 12th, 2012 at 4:00 am
Hey,
Thank you for sharing such precious information with all of us. Proper commenting is definitely very important. Great read indeed.
Cheers. Do keep such amazing work coming along.
January 30th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
Comments on blogs really matters and values a lot. You have explained such facts vey nicely in your post.Keep sharing information on such relevant matters.
February 13th, 2012 at 4:57 am
I am new to blogging and I have realized that leaving good comments on other blogs is very important. This will help us and also the blog owner. I think we should always add value when we are commenting on other blogs.
February 14th, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Hi Linda,
Were new to SEO and commenting on blogs. So thanks for the great info on how to properly make a comment, it is appreciated.
Cheers
April 10th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Hi Linda,
I always enjoy joining the conversation and it generates hugh backlinks and this post is especially helpful for new blog commentors like Mike and Forklift.
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