Why You Want to Comment on Blog Posts
Posted on February 11, 2008
I’ve written a few times about the power of blog cross promotion.
Still, some authors ask if it’s worth the time and if will really work for them.
Yes! There is nothing more powerful in online promotion than the simple comments you post. In the past 48 hours, I posted a book marketing tip and encouranged comments. Then I went to the blogs or web sties of the commentors and posted comments or signed up for the newsletters.
Results, I strengthen two joint venture relationsships and privately discussed making more money together. Plus, I found a new partner to cross promote with, and recommended another to a freind I work with.
These releatoinships will be worth thousands of dollars in commission.
But what about the time commitment.
The time to post an honest comment on a blog is a little as a few seconds, and certainly less than five minutes. If you weren’t reading blogs, it could be a major change in behavior, a learning curve and then maybe some time each day… but I know you are reading blogs, because you are reading this!
To leave a comment, just scroll down to the bottom of the blog post and click on the comment link. (sometimes a form is already on the page you are reading). The first time you leave a comment on a blog, you will need to type in your name, email address (always kept private) and your URL (you want to do this, it gets you the link you want).
Then put in a couple of lines about what you think of the article you just read.
That’s all it takes. You get a qualified link back to your web site, a new relationship, and a chance to show your expertise online.
Here’s some of the blog articles I found from recent comments on this blog:
Dreams Become Reality
Much Ado About Nothing Exegesis
Take a moment now and click on any of these links. Then tell the author what you thought of his/her posts. It’s okay to mention your book title or business in the comments.
Don’t be surprised if you see some new business from this.
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I did find this helpful. I wil be coming back here for more info as I am new to blogging and really hoping to gain more activity at my site.
Thank you!
Also wondering about the feed showing the live traffic feed…a little creepy but fascinating.
Kitchen,
Great to see you posted.
I’d suggest one more thing to market today.. tell us who you are.
Most of us are fed up with being “marketed to” but we all like to buy from people (human beings) that we know, like and trust.
BE REAL.. it’s the best… sign you name if you use a handle. Here, and on you blog site
Also: The feed if from feedjit click on the link at the bottom of the feed to learn more.
Just the links are worth it, Warren. You make a great point and thanks for reminding me. I don’t comment enough!
I can attest to the power of commenting on other people’s blogs.
I regularly receive traffic from the comments I make on other peoples blogs. Some of them become regular readers and I can tell from my stats that often they will stay at my site for quite a while. In fact, one person who found my site from a comment made on another blog spent 45 minutes on my site on their first visit and read many pages.
There is one thing I would add. In order for someone to click you should write comments that are meaningful and contribute to the conversation. Certainly you can ask questions etc. None of this: “Great Post” stuff. Who would want to click and find out more about you from that. Warren said “a couple of lines,” not a couple of words. That is very important.
Leisa
Certainly you can ask questions etc.
Leisa
As the de facto administrator of the Security Fix blog, I’ve spent many an hour deleting spammy links left in the comments section -
- comments that usually lead back to the same kinds of Web sites you most commonly see advertised in junk e-mail.
Comment on Blog Posts
There is nothing more powerful in online promotion than the simple comments you post. The time to post an honest comment on a blog is a little as a few seconds, and certainly less than five minutes. To leave a comment, just scroll down to the bottom of…
Comment on Blog Posts
There is nothing more powerful in online promotion than the simple comments you post. The time to post an honest comment on a blog is a little as a few seconds, and certainly less than five minutes. To leave a comment, just scroll down to the bottom of…
These are not surprising my anymore, but thanks..