5 Reasons Why You Should Comment on Blog Posts

Misty,

This is a great article. Wow, so many of these things I never thought of before. I often read posts, even on this site, and I think they are great, but I don’t take the time to leave a comment. I’m going to start leaving more comments for sure. You rock girl!

Diana

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DJ Thistle Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:34 pm

Not only do I love BitRebels but the points discussed in the article are some of the major reasons why I spend time commenting on various blogs.

I also noticed that a lot of the users commenting below do not have avatars. It’s a simple way to extend your brand presence and be more memorable to other users and the writer.

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Misty Belardo Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 8:12 pm

Thanks for all your support for BitRebels and you are right having an avatar gives one more brand presence. Some don’t have avatars but quiet simple really others have not registered their Gravatar.

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Myra Reply:
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:31 pm

This a really good article, I always enjoy reading it.

Myra

Good post, I like to leave comments because it allows bloggers to become more engaged and for the opportunity to perhaps learn from each other.

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Good points! Don’t forget that you also build relationships with bloggers, when you comment on their blogs. That is another reason why you should comment. Good relationships are important and can lead you to new opportunities.

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Misty Belardo Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 8:14 pm

Thank you for pointing this out. good point.

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I only recently started leaving comments! Makes me think a little more about what I enjoyed and learned about the article! Great tips, thanks!

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Excellent post. You make a very valid point. By sharing and interacting we all gain.

The blog writer benefits from feedback. It helps them to plan future posts, and it rewards them for the time spent preparing a useful post.

The comment provider gains by sharing their own insight, expressing agreement, or expressing a well thought out counter argument.

Both parties win. So do future post readers, who reap value from the insight of the writer and the community alike.

The true benefit of the Internet is not limited to our ability to publish insights and opinions quickly. The true benefit of the Internet lies in people around the world interacting, sharing their own views.

Thanks for providing such a great post. I’ll be looking forward to more of your articles.

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One item related to your fifth reason – sometimes bloggers just HAVE to write. If a blogger isn’t writing something for his/her own blog, then comments on other blogs allow a method of self-expression.

Another thing to note – if you’re a blogger, you want to make it as easy as possible for people to comment on your posts. While I appreciate that some blogs require moderation, I personally have a dislike for captchas, especially when they’re overly complex. There have been instances where I’ve refrained from commenting because it was too hard to get past the captcha.

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Absolutely. I think posting on others blogs is a great way to interact with new people and bring comments to your own (and more interaction!)

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I think you’ve started a revolution! I too will start commenting more on blogs that I read (and perhaps people will reciprocate I very rarely get any comments on my own blog)

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I’ve been reading and commenting on blogs several times a week for quite while now.
And this evening I checked my email and saw a reply on Discus to a comment I made last week. Quote “your a niger too”
That was the first racist reply to a comment I’ve made that I’ve ever had.

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I grave for comments on my blog. A constructive criticism is helpful.

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Excellent Post Misty!
All good points, every one!

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Thanks for the post. I agree with all your points. Since opening comments on our blogs we have seen a drastic increase in daily user interactivity. The biggest win for us is hearing directly from our readers what they are interested in, which allows us to produce targeted content for our niche.

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Thank you for articulating some great points. When ever reading a news alert item I also trying and join the topic stream.

Having links to what are today’s [junior] blog that is a PR ZERO may be tomorrows PR3.

There was a time that your blog was a zero and someoone helped you as well.

David Pylyp
Living in Toronto

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i agree! i always comment on blogs that i visit, it’s to show an interest to their articles and hopefully, to build a form of i-know-you-you-know-me relationship.. it’s good for expanding the network as well as expanding the blog’s horizon.. =)

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You got that right, sizzlechest. I generate a lot of traffic commenting on random obscure blogs that nobody has ever heard of. When I’m not doing that I drinking scotch in the church.

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You got that right, sizzlechest. I generate a lot of traffic commenting on random obscure blogs that nobody has ever heard of. When I’m not doing that I drinking scotch in the church.

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All great points! I started to notice that I get incredible traffic from the design blogs that I post on. And I’ve found that it’s extremely informative to engage with others on topics that matter to me.

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Great post. I left a comment on a popular photography site one day that got me 100 extra views of my blog in a single day…no lie…Google Analytics told me so. LOL. A lot of bloggers love input from others, especially if it is a lively discussion.

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Thanks for a well-written post! It inspired me to make a comment, so…it’s working!

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Thank you guys for your very inspiring comments and now I have another blog topic in mind. You guys are amazing

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Good article you make a great point.

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Great blog, simple idea, excellent message and results speak for themselves – I know what you mean about comments on blogs – i was overwhelmed and so pleased when i got 87 views and 5 comments!!! Keep the good stuff coming

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Misty Belardo Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:17 am

Just as mentioned by others on here, it is a win win situation, we get to engage and learn from each other at the same time thank you for sharing

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Now I feel obligated to leave a comment. Good post! Your reasons make sense. I write for examiner.com and am always looking for ways to get more people to read my articles.

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Love this and it’s so true. I am all for #5. I shall put my long windedness to some use one day!

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The cardinal rule of commenting though… is it relevant?

No one wants a page full of “LOL” and “Me too!/Me three!” comments.

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I have read many blogs but had not felt compelled to leave a comment until now. These are great reasons for leaving comments. I appreciate the information.

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Great tips about joining the conversation flow on blogs. If you’re new to blogging or thinking about getting started commenting can be a great way to get more comfortable and begin sharing your thoughts.

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Guys your comments just proven Why commenting is important. Learned a lot from all the incites here

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The list doesn’t end by 5 , I find commenting can also help gain backlink and vote on social media.

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Misty Belardo Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 9:39 am

Yes my friend that is sooo true!!

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I will start commenting now – you have a convert!

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Misty Belardo Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 11:15 am

Jonathan, great!! Very inspiring!!

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Good suggestions, Misty. I’m going to retweet.
Thanks, Garrett

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When you do leave comments, be sure to register with BackType which seems to do a pretty good job of aggregating your comments across sites even if you’re not using services such as Disqus and IntenseDebate.

Let’s see IF this comment shows up on http://www.backtype.com/drthomasho

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Guys, all these suggestions are all so helpful!! I am sure that all our readers appreciate your comments as much as I do =) Gems!!

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[...] 5 Reasons Why You Should Comment on Blog Posts | Bit Rebels [...]

Hi Misty
A great post- It has encouraged me to post more often
Looking forward to your next one!
Ute

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it’s awesome I knew about you from Blog comment before I read this article

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Misty Belardo Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 9:39 am

Cool!! Just shows that writing through experience brings so much depth and relevance to ones readers. Thank you for sharing!

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Writing blog posts myself, when someone does leave a comment its a good feeling. Actually, point #5 is definitely true, have had inspiration for new posts based on comments.

However, even when people arent leaving comments, you can see people ARE reading your content thanks to analytics. If I’m honest, I would prefer to have comments though!

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Misty Belardo Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 9:37 am

I agree with you 100% analytics really help us track our performance but getting comments is very motivating for a writer. Always makes my day when I see people engaging with me.

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Hi, thanks for the insight – I think I should be commenting more as well, definitely something to not just think about:)

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Excellent post, next time that I’ll read an article, blog, I’ll comment it

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Good article. I liked it (Y)
I think people should learn that Commenting is good for their backlink, learning something and interactivity…

I’ll be writing about that at my blog in Turkish and i’ll be sourced by this article.

thanks.

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Good article. I liked it (Y)
I think people should learn that Commenting is good for their backlink, learning something and interactivity…

I’ll be writing about that at my blog in Turkish and i’ll be sourced by this article.

thanks.

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Misty Belardo Reply:
December 10th, 2009 at 8:15 am

You are most welcome to do so and I hope it also helps others that get to read your blog

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Don’t forget shameless self-interest!

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Another way of link building, traffic generating and spamming? Yeah, did you say spamming? Correct and true

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I agree with all the points You’ve written! It’s a really good habit to leave a comment for a good post You read.. Besides the points You’ve mentioned I think it should improve the article at all..

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This is a really goot point and I think more people should comment and share opinions.

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Good points …….. I’ll start commenting more!

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Thanks for such a great and informative post!

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It’s very easy to just leave a comment like “great post, thanks for sharing” I have been lazy. To be included in a community people want some interaction and feedback so I will make an effort now. Thanks for the points.

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That’s so true yet it’s so hard to realize!
Also, comments drive us bloggers to write more and better stuff.

But often it’s difficult to find the words to address someone you barely know, even if you agree with their point of view.

Carl Smart made a point with his comment. Is easy to say “Yeah, great post, whatever” only to spread some backlinks over the net.

Thanks for the post! It make me think for a while

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Read the article … Read the comments. All very good, so what can I add.

As Misty points out, commenting will extend your personal brand. If you have a personal brand worth extending, why not add an avatar to your comments to enhance the connection between what you write and who you are?

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I am learning a lot just by reading all the new comments on this post! Thanks guys!!

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There’s definitely not enough commenting going on – how do you know whether what you’re writing is of interest to your readers otherwise?

I agree with this blog whole-heartedly!

H

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Misty Belardo Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 11:44 am

Thank you. I agree its often times the comments that help us writers know what our readers like and are interested in.

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As always an excellent posting.The
way you write is awesome.Thanks. Adding more information will be more useful.

Bathmate

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How can you not leave a reply after that!

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Commen on blog give us one way backlink, and also give us free traffic.

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I do leave comments on interesting articles that I read, and this qualifies as one.

Agreed whole-heartedly on that comments help the authors improve; for my case it does! In my opinion, it is important to listen to what your readers have to say and commenting is one outlet that readers can connect with authors.

Maybe your next article could be about rating system on the different posts; is it helpful?

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Misty Belardo Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 7:51 am

Cool thank you for that great idea. I shall start researching on it

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Good advice, thanks.

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Wow, very interesting! great ideas!!! thanks for sharing.

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Commenting on blogs is a great way to engage in community, on a deeper level than Twitter.

You give the writer valuable feedback and spread your insights. Often times the comments are more valuable than the original post itself.

When I write a blog posts and the comments are better than my post, I know I’ve engaged my readers.

That’s cool!

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Much greatness here, Misty. Thanks for a thought provoking post….

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[...] to search our topic and read what others have written when we write our posts. I read “5 reasons why you should comment on blog posts” when I wrote this.  When the original author receives a trackback or a [...]

Thanks Misty for the inspiration…. I link back to you in my latest post. Commenting – Why and How to Comment on a blog post

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This is a helpful post for those who are new to blogging, or reading blogs. Thanks!

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“You got that right, sizzlechest. I generate a lot of traffic commenting on random obscure blogs that nobody has ever heard of. When I’m not doing that I drinking scotch in the church.”

LMAO! Cheers to @crankymurph.

Comments can add much to the fun, insight and conversation. And, after all, isn’t the conversation what the web 2.0 community is all about?

@hannibal666

Follow @hannibal666 to #enlightenment!
http://www.twitter.com/hannibal666

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Great post Misty! You remind us why we should always take the extra effort – well done.

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When everyone shares their insights, we all gain something. Great post, especially the part about developing your personal brand, because it’s so true.

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Misty Belardo Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:12 am

Thanks Alex, really appreciate your feedback!

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Dear Misty,
This excellent blog is just begging for another comment. I think that’s why you’ve inspired so many people to leave their mark here. You have given many a reason for acting. Feedback, gaining traffic, new insights, sharing, branding, building relationships and getting people out of their shell.

One very cool thing is the music video on the side column. I was listening without being distracted. Thanks for that great Marco Torrance song.

love
Debby
http://homeopathyworldcommunity.com
Social Networking for Natural Healing

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Misty ~ How do I get my avatar to show up here. Is there a link somewhere?
thanks,
Debby

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Misty Belardo Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:11 am

Hi Debby, have you registered to Gravatar? The best way to get your avatar to show is to register your email with your avatar.

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Debby Bruck Reply:
March 14th, 2010 at 10:55 pm

I signed in with my Gravatar. Now I’ll see if anything happens.

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Your dedication to the comments and commentators is to be admired, Misty.

Beyond the problem of most tweeps being too shy to comment in the first place, any apparent lack of interaction in the comments can discourage additional comments.

Obviously, Misty and Diana don’t have that problem.

@hannibal666

Follow @hannibal666 to #enlightenment!
http://www.twitter.com/hannibal666

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Misty Belardo Reply:
February 7th, 2010 at 1:03 pm

Yes I agree, since people took their time to share their thoughts it is also important for the writers to answer or share their feed back! Thank you for always taking time to stop by Bit Rebels!

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I try to comment, meaningfully comment, on all the blogs I read. Then I look at my blog, and, no comments. Is no one reading my blogs? Or maybe they just don’t read this blog first, and then read my blog… Maybe I should put a link to this blog in my blog.
My blog is at:
http://therosemansmusings.blogspot.com/

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[...] I wrote 5 Reasons Why You Should Comment on Blog Posts on Bit Rebels, I realized that people really do want to know how they can get comments and [...]

A lot of times I feel I want to drop a comment on a blog post, but it’s usually not much more than “cool/thanks/I agree with what you’re saying/right on/keep up the good work”, and that just seems trite and tired (even if sometimes that’s really all I have to say).

Thank you for reminding me that taking a couple of extra minutes to provide something a bit more meaningful can have, in the long run, a much deeper impact– for everyone involved.

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Misty Belardo Reply:
March 9th, 2010 at 10:37 pm

Rafael thank you so much for sharing your feedback with us here. yes the couple of extra minutes really allow us writers to get your opinion and in the long run, build relationship

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Thanks Misty for the insight. Simple yet pertinent message here. I have been leaving more comments lately, since I don’t get many comments at all, and know how much it is appreciated. Any tips on obtaining more comments?

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Misty Belardo Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 12:50 am

There are a lot of variables when it comes to getting people to actually comment on your blog. Here are some of the things that you might want to consider, your content, the type of post you have, etc. You can check one of the rebel network’s blog on writing http://www.inkrebels.com/

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Go Inspire Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 9:58 am

Thank you, Misty for the link and your continued inspiration!

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Well said. I try to comment on every blog post I read. Sometimes I don’t because I am not sure what to say but I hate to lurk. Makes me feel bad.

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Hello Misty

This is another great blog of yours.
For the longest time I wouldn’t comment on blogs
that I’ve read but now I do. I finally gotten
over my fears of leaving comments.

Plus You and Diana are such good writers how
could I not leave a comment.

Bonnie

http://twitter.com/bonniessquires

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Since I principally leave commentaries in the blogs for 2 rasones:

1 I want to give my opinion
2 want to continue generating traffic to my web.

And I agree totally with these 5 reasons

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I try to comment frequently on blogs mainly because I want to contribute to the discussion and also to attract visits to our museum blog.

To your reason nr.3 I’d add that you can also learn from the other commentators if you engage in the discussion and get feed-back about your own comments.

And a practice I’ve been doing for a while and has proved useful to me is to copy all my comments in one document so that I can have a look at when writing posts or other texts: the inspiration some posts and comments wakes up, provoke you writing thoughts you might never have had without that thread.

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I agree with you 100% I have been running a weekly podcast now for 23 weeks and it is a lot of work to put together. I have over 300 subscribers but the only comment I have ever received was one person thanking me for mentioning their website on my show. I guess everyone is either too shy or too busy to comment

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Great tips! Have you had more replies on this article than any other?

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Misty Belardo Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:11 am

Yes!! and thank you for visiting us here on Bit Rebels

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So true. I try really hard to comment but it isn’t natural and I have ups and downs. And then I can see the results and go back to trying to comment again! Some of my best and most useful relationships have come from comments.

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Commenting on others blog is most important thing for a blogger, you get Traffic from it, you get backlink from it, you get new friends from it

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It’s a great way to get noticed in Blogosphere with lots of other benefits. Really it’s a must do for every blogger.

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It was simple yet very constructive article Misty. I mean we all know blog commenting is good for our own sites/blogs and it was really nice to have all those advantages listed in self explanatory manner in one article. Keep Going!
Thanks again

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Great articles and it’s so helpful. I want to add your blog into my rrs reader but i can’t find the rrs address. Would you please send your address to my email? Thanks a lot!

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This is all so true. I comment on other people’s blogs all of the time – daily, in fact. I’ve only had a small amount of progress getting people to my blog or getting any comments on mine, for that matter. But still I comment on blogs and appreciate it very much when someone comments on mine. Thanks for encouraging others to do the same!

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[...] love to hear from their readers. They want to get their reader’s feedback. On my article 5 Reasons Why You Should Comment on Blog Posts (which, by the way, has over 100 comments already), you will notice that the article pointed out [...]

Great article and interesting point.

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Good points on blog commenting.Thanks.

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[...] post acknowledge the inspiration for your post, and link back to the original author.  I read “5 reasons why you should comment on blog posts” when I wrote this.  It is common practice to read other blogger’s posts on the same topic [...]

Awesome post.. Commenting makes the web even more social and helps connect people.. the more we do it the better as far as I’m concerned.

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Hello guys,

What online zines do you read and would recommend? I am a die hard fan of ska.

For all you punkrock folks out there I recommend The Enough Fanzine. It is one of the first emo ezines on the www.

They have throusands of interviews from the most underground bands all over the world. Check them out online: Enough Fanzine. Best of it all, they are 100% non-profit and just helping the scene!

Looking forward to your recommendations.

Regards!

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What do people do with broken down cars in West Virginia? Build a house next to them

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Great points! I will definitely share this with others.

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Whoah!!! I usually don’t leave comments on the blogs I read. This article rocks…you, too, Misty!

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Misty ~ Another great reason for commenting and signing up to receive notice when others post is to continue the conversation. This one has been going on for 9 months so far. I call that LONGEVITY. Keep the ball rolling.

Have a super summer,
Debby

P.S. Recently, I’ve tried to comment and the system says, “you’ve already said that.” Aw… what next?

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Very cool stuff! Thanks, kepp going on!

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This is really a excellent weblog posting and really helpful. I really appreciate the study you put into it.

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Excellent “keeper” blog post. Great contribution.

Industry reporters are all over these blog comments looking for subject matter experts and other people to write about or to have comment for future.

Be sure to “sign” all of your blog comments with your name, title, company, company URL and Bog URL, so that interested others can appropriately weigh and value your professional expertise and credibility as well as find their way back to you, should they wish to interview you, “Like” you (FB), “connect” with you (LI), or “follow” you (Twitter), etc. That way it becomes a win-win for all.

Thank you.

Marc LeVine
Director of Social Media
RiaEnjolie, Inc.
http://www.RiaEnjolie.com

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