Have you ever thought about blog commenting as an online marketing tool? If you write a great blog comment, you will get the author and other readers attention. It’s about sharing relevant and useful opinions and thoughts.
Blog commenting allows you to build a significant presence in a relative community, and you can get additional traffic to your website. Posting helpful comments also benefit your online reputation.
Many websites use Disqus comment system or Gravatar. Sign up on both platforms and fill your profile with your site and social links. Use the same avatar for your online presence so people will remember and recognize you.
After you found blogs where you want to post on, it’s time to write a meaningful comment
How to write a great blog comment
- Thank author for a blog post (be grateful for other people work)
- Mention what was interesting for you there (it will show that you really read the post and found something useful)
- Ask a question about the article (start the conversation, you will get author’s and other reader’s attention)
Get a better result in blog commenting
- Post on popular blogs
- Your comment has a direct link to your site in your name or the comment
- Comment right after the article was posted, then more people will see it
Have something to add? What are your tips on how to write a great blog comment?
Marina Barayeva is an international speaker and coach who helps women entrepreneurs become recognized experts and confidently sell their services. She is also a TEDx speaker, has presented to audiences in Asia and North America, and has been featured in such media as ArtPeople, CCTV, China Radio International, and others.
Marina, your blog post has been really useful for a presentation I am doing this week around blogging to build your personal brand. Thank you. It is interesting that blog comments are often overlooked as online marketing and networking tools although I am seeing an uptick on comments on my own blog so I think people are catching on. Do you have any examples or links to a blog comment that you think is an example of a great one that you can share? Again thanks.
Hi Mhairi, you did a good job by writing your comment. It can be an example.
Neil Patel has many interesting comments, just look through his articles on http://www.quicksprout.com/blog/
Brian Honigman has good examples here http://www.brianhonigman.com/networking-content-marketing/, including comments of Rebekah Radice and me.