by Sarah Santacroce
You probably know that it’s important to blog regularly. First of all from an SEO point of view (blogs get a higher page rank on Google), second of all to increase traffic to your website. Did you know that it’s also a good habit to comment on other people’s blogs?
- You learn what your competitors are writing about
- You read some great content that gives you ideas for your own blog
- You create relationships with fellow bloggers
- You increase traffic to your blog and/or website (one of the comment fields usually asks for your website url)
Tips on how to comment:
- Address the author of the article in your comment (i.e. great post, Sarah)
- Say “Thank you” in your comment
- Say what you like or don’t like about the post, agree or disagree
- Add an example or another point that the blogger might have missed
- Ask a relevant and insightful question
- Don’t sell your product or promote your site
Some other tips: - When tweeting the post, add the Twitter ID of the author (i.e. <great post from @sarahsantacroce), there’s a good chance that the author sees your tweet and follows you back
- When signing your comment, add your twitter ID (read this blog post by @Justin McCullough: 10 reasons to link to Twitter in your blog comments)
- Make sure you upload your picture to Gravatar.com. This way all your comments will be published with your avatar (picture) and your information.
To write this post I have been inspired by this blog post on problogger.com. I would like to give them the credit they deserve.
Now it’s your turn: do you have any other tips that I forgot to mention? Please list them in the comments, thanks!
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