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Positive Reasons Why You Want To Comment On Blog
Posted by Jeunelle • 12/09/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blog, blogger, bloggers, blogging, blogs, comments
There are many good reasons why any blogger would want to put some effort into commenting on blogs.
What are the advantages of commenting on blogs?
What are the disadvantages of commenting on blogs?
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I think it's helpful to get or give good comments, it's nice to know someone has taken the trouble to read your posts and it's even better if they enjoy them.
The disadvantage has to be people leaving unfriendly comments or spamming but I haven't come across this yet.-
@myraidlife,..Yes it's good to be active in the community
and one way to do that is by participating and leaving some encouragement for others.
That alone can help to that blogger build an even better blog.
A little encouragement goes a long way and to hear comments from the other bloggers, especially when they take the time to give you some constructive criticism without being
an _sshole, can help you determine how to build a better blog.
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That depend on the blog you comment. If the blog is a 'nofollow' blog then you will not get backlinks from them. And if the blog is a 'dofollow' blog then you will get backlinks from them. It may help in your blog ranking. If I am not mistaken. I am also quite new in blogging. Some of the topic is new to me and need some more reading ;-)
If you like to know about it better just search the keyword 'dofollow' or 'nofollow', that should do it....-
@fahmi087...excellent advice and this is just where I was going with this discussion.
The topic of backlinks is a great way to get your blog seen all over the internet,
if you link to dofollow blogs. A nice quiet way to build a good following to your blog
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I politely disagree with the bad advice posted above.
Posting on do-follow blogs simply to get backlinks is opportunistic. When I get these kind of comments clearly aimed at getting links I don't post them - I delete them.
Also note that if you have a do-follow blog yourself and you do not keep a balance between the outgoing links you are giving out as comments and the incoming links your blog is receiving you can see your PageRank drop like a stone. -
@fahmi087....also results depend on that blog and blogger. I have seen some really good results from do follow blogs but it depends on the blog. Also what works or doesn't work for someone doesn't necessarily mean it will or will not work for you either so I really don't listen to the noise of others, I try for myself and see what results follow. There is no cookie cutter class on blogging so one must try an experiment, results and outcomes will follow.
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I like commenting to build a community of people whose blogs I enjoy reading and who I also think will enjoy my blog. I don't comment only to get people to visit my blog. I visit and comment on blogs that move me in some way--and then I hope that people will do the same to mine.
Whenever anyone leaves a comment for me, I visit their blog--always--and most often, I do comment. But unless I really like their blog, I don't come back and comment again just to get them to come to my blog.
I think it is great when groups of bloggers all support each others blogs. It's a win/win situation!-
@mtyler...."I don't comment only to get people to visit my blog".
This is great advice as I too see a lot of bloggers showing up on blogs that they have nothing in common with and leaving comments in the hopes of getting comments and votes on their blog.
I want to make it clear to everyone visiting and reading this discussion, that I don't comment
on blogs for the benefit of receiving anything.
I comment because the blog moved me in some way to act.
Also I don't comment to add to my friend list either as I am presently sorting that out.
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If I read a blog where I find myself intrigued, stirred emotionally - like LMAO, or impressed by one's art, I'll leave a positive comment.
Personally, I don't see any reason for leaving a negative comment. If you find a post offensive or with horrible grammar or spelling, etc., why not send a private "shout" suggesting the need for improvement. I have done this as a "friendly suggestion" a time or two with positive responses back from the blogger.-
@MadMadMargo...."Personally, I don't see any reason for leaving a negative comment. If you find a post offensive or with horrible grammar or spelling, etc., why not send a private "shout" suggesting the need for improvement. I have done this as a "friendly suggestion" a time or two with positive responses back from the blogger".
Exactly...I mean this was a big problem for me a while back and I started a discussion a while back to discuss this problem.
www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/should-the-bc-rating-system-be-optional
We had a problem of some bc bloggers who had nothing better to do, then to show up
and drop the ratings of good blogs.
I removed my blog at that time from bc and went on strike in an effort to prevent others from leaving some nasty comments on my blog and website shoutbox, which I didn't appreciate.
I lost about 9 positive and encouraging ratings from other bc bloggers who liked my blog
but of course there always has to be one bad apple in the bunch.
Did I care if I lost those positive ratings?
NO because BC need to do something to fix that problem and I wasn't going to list my blog
here at bc to have it get unfairly treated.
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I have to say, Jeunelle (and I mean this in the kindest way possible)--I just visited your blog and really dislike, the pop-up advertisements, which bypassed my strict pop-up blocker--and really disliked the redirection to the ad later. I usually never revisit blogs that have these features!
Just sayin!
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@mtyler77...The links above that I provided is a little test to something that I'm working on presently in the background but when you visit my profile and click on my blog,
you go straight to my site without any pop ups.
I am glad you noticed that...at least somebody here is paying attention
I have to agree that those squeeze pages are a pain and I usually end up leaving
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Ah, Jeunelle! So we are all part of your little experiment! Hee hee!
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@mtyler77..always...hehehe
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There is a poll asking what is purpose of commenting on blogs. Most of the people says (quite honest, I think), is the number one reason is: bring traffic to their own blogs, forums, or sites. How about that?-
@frugalgrad...nothing wrong with bringing traffic to your blogs, forum or site.
I'm all for it and if the blogger actually reads the blog and pays attention to detail,
they may also learn a thing or two from visiting other blogs and keeping your options open.
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1. Frugalgrad, I can believe that... Most people I know say they comment on blogs to bring traffic to their sites. However, I do know at least one person that genuinely reads certain blogs and comments, most of the time bringing valuable feedback that a lot of us seek.
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@lafemmenikita...true...I guess people have their reasons and sometimes it's not always
in their best interest.
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serialbox (a bc member) just left this comment on another bc discussion.
"use a plugin called nofollowfree www.michelem.org/wordpress-plugin-nofollow-free/
if you want to implement it on your blog".
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Also Timethief also took the time to painstakenly explain what dofollow & nofollow is.
Timethief says... "The username in comments is linked to the website url.
Back in the day when blogs were first starting, spammers abused blog commenting through the use of these links in comments, in an effort to promote all kinds of junk (porn, gambling, etc.) on their targeted sites.
To combat this, Google implemented the "no follow" tag.
This tag was picked up by blogging software developers and implemented for URLs in comments
as standard in their scripts. What it means is that URLs in the comments field are ignored by Google spiders, and pagerank and indexing are not improved for the target sites, from these links.
The "no follow" tag did have one unforeseen consequence.
Bloggers placing legitimate comments on blogs didn't get any "link juice" from commenting,
either. Their usernames were linked to their sites but no "link juice" flowed to their sites from it.
There is now a "movement" (for want of a better word!) to replace the "no follow" tag with a "do follow" tag insuring that link juice flows to the urls linked to in usernames of the commenters.
In wordpress, the "no follow" tag can be be turned off by the installation of a "no follow" plugin.
The result is a "do follow" tag. By advertising your blog as a "do follow" blog, you are telling everyone that you reward others for commenting.
I'm not into rewarding or bribing or sucking up to anyone for any purpose ... lol and I don't ever use polite euphemisms. However, given human nature and how most thrill to the promise of reward. Instead of changing the "no follow" tags in my blog to "do follow" tags I choose to use the commentluv plugin. The commentluv plugin displays the url of the most recent post (or the selected choice) of the commenters, who leave their comments on my blog.
You will find that by using the Discussion searchbox in the sidebar that this has been discussed
many times on the BC forum".
Here is the Link to that discussion to read up on dofollow & nofollow.
www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/is-blogcatalog-do-follow-for-links-put-in... -
Please continue with the discussion as we have many newbies who may not know what dofollow
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I think my post on this "no follow" and "do follow" is pretty clear and there are many other forum threads that members can read on the subject.
I want to bring in two other aspects to this discussion. The first is the connection between personality types and commenting patterns. The second is changes in personal circumstances and how that may affect commenting.
I'm not motivated to comment because of any bribe, reward or the possibility of winning something or gaining something. Unlike most people all of those "incentives" turn me right off and send me away from blog never to return again.
I have hundreds of blogs on feed reads and I read many blogs everyday but because there are so many to read I have a rotation system going. I do so much reading that I lack the time for commenting so I'm going to make some changes in the new year. I'm going to greatly reduce the number of blogs that I read and focus on commenting on them more frequently.
My rule of thumb for commenting is that I have to really like the blog to be reading it, and I have to have something to say that adds to the discussion to comment.
My personality type is INFJ. I'm the introspective and intuitive type so immediately after reading a blog post I'm not usually inclined to post a comment. I like to think about what I read. Sometimes I think about what I read for hours, sometimes I think about it for days and sometimes I think about it for weeks. If I return to a post and I see that what I think has already been stated by another commenter then I don't comment.
This pattern is an authentic one for me because in face to face life I'm the same. I'm not a people pleaser. I'm a loner and contrary to common beliefs, all loners are not shy, social misfits. thistimethisspace.com/2007/08/08/all-loners-arent-social-misfits/
Online I'm far more "chatty" than I am in everyday life. In everyday life I don't speak, see or visit with my friends every day. Long periods of time pass before we come together and communicate about things that matter to us.
I'm also recovering from a recent head injury. I'm having some difficulty with focusing, concentrating, and ordering my thoughts and memories, therefore my commenting has fallen to an all time low. I'm not stressing out about it because doing so will only trigger migraines and set back the healing process.-
@Timethief...excellent...I like to read blogs because it is a great way to learn something,
see new widgets, tools, gadgets, software, articles and a bunch of things that I wouldn't know about unless I took the time to visit some blogs and take a look at them.
It's a no brainer way to build a library of stored information about blogging, community
and social media.
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Yeah I agree, I'll only comment on blogs I really am interested in or where the content is something I really like otherwise it's souless.
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I just noticed that another bc member "legbamel" placed a disqus disqus.com/ plugin into his blog
and if you visit his blog you will see that the comment box is placed in your face after each topic
and he has a lot of comments, so I would say from what I've seen that it appears to be effective.
I may also give it a try as I love to keep my options open. -
Here are two resources to help you become more active in the community.
Mashable comprised a huge list of social networks that can help you get your blog
seen by other social networkers out there. This is one big list
mashable.com/2007/10/23/social-networking-god/
Maddie Grant over at twitter is now offering some social media status tips
and she is working on a good blogging workshop.
twitter.com/maddiegrant
You really have to get out there and make yourself and your blog know if want to gain
some more comments and visitors to your blog.
"What can social media do for you" presentation is live: budurl.com/9wlf -
Mashable's list of social networks is a really good list, some of which I wasn't aware of
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sometimes there some interesting comments and I can't hold myself back. I just feel compelled to put my 2 cents in.-
@armywife65....Right on you go do that..because you can
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I read many blogs per day. The reason I comment has a lot to do with how I feel, at any given moment when I read a post, and how many people have already commented with a close perspective. But,the post first has to stir a reaction within me to begin with.-
@searchingwithin...Indeed
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giving constructive input
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@arilestariono...Yes constructive input is very important.
Good constructive critism helps us to build better blogs and content.
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Hi there, I am relatively new to this network. Still feeling my way around. Some very good content in the discussions. In my experience most people like constructive criticism. I agree that we shouldn't make comments about anyones work just to gain comments for our own blog. I devalues its content and the purpose.
In the past I have made some harsher criticisms in hopes that it built a better writer. My methods were tactful yet delivered the message. A comment should never disparage the person.-
@BikiniHotline...."In the past I have made some harsher criticisms in hopes that it built a better writer. My methods were tactful yet delivered the message. A comment should never disparage the person".
Exactly...if you're going to criticize someone's work, you can show some class
and do it in a tactful & helpful way without insulting the person. AGREED
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Sharing our opinions with others is part of the joy of blogging. Sometimes it is to show encouragement and appreciation to fellow bloggers for coming up with helpful posts.
It is not worth the effort if we write good posts with no people reading it.-
@sexymomlive...Well said
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There are two reason I want and I leave comments.
1. Comments help me improve my blog and my comments hopefully help others to improve their blog.
2. Comments add to the content of my blog and my comments hopefully add to the content of the blogs I comment on.-
@Inclark1950....Excellent this is how I operate too.
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When I wrote for a newspaper, we had a readership of about 10,000 every week. In four years, I received one letter. I knew people read what I was writing, but I had no idea whether they liked it, hated it; apparently they didn't care much one way or the other.
I use my comments to make corrections (if necessary) or counter arguments. I've even used them as inspiration for other blogs. If I see something that I like on someone else's blog, I try to make sure I leave a constructive comment. Maybe they get inspired the same way I do.-
Feedback is important. And for this reason (and this post), i would say (again) that the things that people do not say, is more important as the things that they do say. -
@radioflyer1980...Yes constructive criticism via comment to a blog or website may produce inspiration and form ideas, if the criticism is healthy criticism.
I have noticed some really nasty criticisms here at BC left on someone's blog and there is no need to leave those types of criticisms.
For the most part it reflex on the person who is leaving those nasty unhelpful criticisms and other people who come to leave healthy criticisms will notice you and your attitude from the negative comments you choose to leave if your choose to participate in the community by damaging and discreting other blogs out of pure malice and hate to that blog and blogger.
When I see a blog I care nothing for, I do not leave negative comments to that blog there is no need to, I simply move on to another blog that has the qualities that I am looking for in a good blog.
Comments and even constructive criticism can very well give you and idea as to what your readers find interesting about your blog and what blog post of yours is getting the most interest and from this information you should be able to determine what your readers like to see coming from your blog and it will give you ideas of how to supply those topics they like to read about.
A kind of supply and demand will keep your readers interested and coming back for more.
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@IntoTheAzureSea
"Feedback is important. And for this reason (and this post), i would say (again) that the things that people do not say, is more important as the things that they do say".
Indeed and well said. Hopefully bloggers who choose to leave unhealthy comments, criticism, harassment and persecution will come to realize that they are damaging themselves in the community when they choose to go this route. It is best to say nothing and move on. -
@Jeunelle
I'm glad you see my point, sometimes people would keep mum about their antagonistic attitudes towards others and it does accumulate after time. When it's let loose, very often you won't see the potential disaster coming.....
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IntoTheAzureSea...Indeed.... also when I land on any blog I ask myself if "this is what I want".
If I see nothing that interest me, I pull out quick.
My time is better spent finding blogs that interest me, not leaving unhelpful comments to a blog I don't like. My time is very limited and I simply don't have the time to spend leaving unhelpful comments to a blog I don't care for.
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Leaving a comment to a blog is an active participation. That means an information has been conveyed that made someone react/respond accordingly. Skimming through blogs and leaving irrelevant or rather thoughtless comments is blog hopping but not leaving comments doesn't mean inability to comprehend, may be the topic isn't something you're inclined to, not so familiar with or made less impact on you 'coz there's just a lot of factors but weather a comment is left or not, it doesn't at all affect the writer's credibility. In fact, the old blogspot blog I have after I migrated to WP(2 wks ago) is not so commented but was able to made it close to 1M in Alexa in just 2 months. Just a thought...-
That is true. Sometimes, or most of the time, it is hard to reach the target audience you want.
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@skepto...Indeed nice hearing from you too
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Advantages: Its always good to share our views & plus appreciate the writer for taking his/her time in writing.
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@dosox.....Excellent and thank you for taking the time to voice your view.
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I enjoy commenting on people's blogs if I can relate to any of the posts, or if I think their blog is set out beautifully, then I will leave them a compliment
I am still new to the world of blogging, and some blogs leave me a bit confused eg..how/where to add/subscribe/contact them. Or there was one recently I really enjoyed reading a particular post of their's, and I went to leave a comment, and by the time I got there it was closed ! (it had about 78 comments on it! So I gave up on it and moved on ;-) -
@Jules66....Yes I too enjoy commenting on blogs I can relate to and it makes absolute sense to,
also yes I know what you mean when you try to leave a comment and it wouldn't take in the system
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Get bloggers know that someone reads their post, that they are not alone in this wide place that is the internet, and that it worth continuing... -
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@mister2mike
Will you please respect what what TonyB said and stop resurrecting old threads just so you can link drop into them? www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/no-link-dropping-at-the-end-of-posts-in-d...
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@angelshair and mister2mike...Yes indeed, thank you for your comments.
Yes angelshair, it's nice to know that someone is out there that may just take the time to read what you post to your blog, a connection may be needed by most bloggers.
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I think - that if you are a reader as well as a writer - you emphasize when there's a blog with no feedback. You want to fill the void. I tend to comment on discussions here that have a small number of comments for that reason.
On the other hand, "great blog!" doesn't really help me any. I don't mind the criticism if it's constructive. If it irritates me that much, I'll delete it. But I haven't deleted any yet except for those that try to sell Cialis
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When you are posting something, you have to understand that not everyone will agree with your point of view.
A positive thing about commenting is to let someone no your opinion (good or bad) regarding his/her post.
The negative thing about commenting is when someone loss respect for the blogger and do not exercise proper writing etiquette. -
When you are posting something, you have to understand that not everyone will agree with your point of view.
A positive thing about commenting is to let someone no your opinion (good or bad) regarding his/her post.
The negative thing about commenting is when someone loss respect for the blogger and do not exercise proper writing etiquette.-
Yes and when I get these irritating people I have them blocked from leaving any more comments to my blog.
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i comment on a blog if i really like it (the topic or the way it has been written or anything else)or if i have something to say about it. when i receive comments then i feel really glad that someone whom i don't know at all has put some effort in reading what i have written. it feels really nice. i comment on others blog keeping this in mind.
as others have said, comments also give some sort of encouragement, which is always helpful.
i have never given negative comments to anybody. i feel if you don't agree with something or want to criticize it then why make it public. i remember, once i did not agree with something that a very young guy had written and instead commenting on his blog i wrote an email to him.
i have received a few negative comments but i have always answered them back. some have been really out of context and meaningless, which was irritating, but still i replied back.
... after writing all this, i have realized that you're probably looking for something else and not what i'm saying ... i wrote just what came to my mind without realizing what you have exactly asked for ...-
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