Blog Commenting Tips - 1 Link Building Technique You Should Know

Since the introduction of blogs, people have been posting articles, stories and news. Many blog owners allow their readers and visitors to comment on what they say or what they post. When these people comment, usually they can input their name and website address(url). Their name will be linked to their url and they just got an inbound link. If only it was that simple. The problem is the majority of blogs have set their blogs to nofollow meaning your links won't get much value or none from the search engines. One good thing with getting links on nofollow blogs is that you can still generate traffic directly to your website if it happens you comment on high traffic blogs. So getting several links even on nofollow blogs can be quite beneficial just for the traffic. But even if your link did get value from those blogs, using your name as keyword won't do much for your search engine rankings apart getting some link juice or PageRank. But what if you can get triple benefits from that link ie the link juice, keyword targeting and the direct traffic. There are blogs which can provide you with this 1 link building technique and will allow you to get those type of value. One thing is there aren't many of them.

It's important for you to remember that you should not view blog commenting as a sole purpose of getting links. Your goal is to contribute something valuable. The link will just be the icing on the cake. Why I will emphasize on this is when you view blog commenting as a major way to interact with what others say instead of purely for a link building purpose, you will tend to honestly provide something of value instead of gaining a link fast without considering your comment value. For instance, just saying "Great Post" can give many blog owners the feeling that your main goal is to get a link. Contributing to the post like giving some tips and ideas, some short personal life experience or just giving your opinion are more suitable for effective blog commenting. It's not necessary to submit a too long comment as well.

Here are 7 tips for you to get a more enjoyable blog commenting experience:

You should avoid spamming the blogs in any way.

Don't do mass commenting. For instance, if you see several blog posts on the same website, don't submit one comment for each. It can be targeted as link spamming even though you are providing valuable comments.

Don't submit the same comment across multiple blogs. Chances are it will be difficult to do that since you need to find blogs talking about the same thing. But incase you do that and the topics aren't similar, your comments will just be deleted as they are irrelevant unless you submit a general comment like "Great Post" to all of them. But like I mentioned earlier, avoid sending these type of comments and say something more constructive.

Provide value to the post. Share your ideas, opinions and offer tips, solutions or personal experience.

Don't put your url in the comment box. You have a URL field for that.

Don't stuff the NAME field with keywords only. Use your name generally or sometimes it works to use your company name as some blogs won't mind.

Interacting with the blog owner or other blog commentators is also beneficial. It builds networking and relationships as well.

Blog commenting as a link building technique is highly effective when done the right way. When blog owners post content, they like other people telling them what they think or give their own ideas and opinions. And some of them really don't mind to give a link and not only a link but a link which gets value from the search engines provided they are receiving solid and valuable comments.

If you want to learn more about how to use blog commenting much more effectively and discover this 1 link building technique am talking about, check out my SEO guide "Top Search Engine Ranking Secrets in Google Revealed". You'll discover plenty of tips, strategies and techniques about blog commenting.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jean Lam is a self-taught internet marketer and has been making a living online since 2004. He is the author of the popular eBook "Top Search Engine Ranking Secrets in Google Revealed" which has helped many businesses get more traffic and sales from the search engines and other traffic generation methods. Click here to pick up your own copy