Welcome to lesson 16 on blogging.
Comment marketing has pretty much been misused because many blogs are recommending their readers to use blog commenting as a way to drive traffic but did not provide enough information on how to do it. Do a few blog hops and you will notice most comments left are short and with no value/contributions added to the article.
I understand that there are times when the articles are pretty concrete and you want to thank or show appreciation to the blog owner for sharing his knowledge. You can continue doing this but not on every other articles.
There is a purpose on every single action that you take. For example, why do you blog? Your response could be one of the below:
You blog to build up your company’s presence,
You blog to make some extra income online
OR
You blog to share your experiences with similar interest groups
So what is the purpose of doing blog commenting?
What Is Comment Marketing & Its Purpose?
Comment marketing is a technique used to drive traffic and build up your online presence by leaving constructive comments on other blogs. The purpose of comment marketing, other than driving traffic, is to build relationship with fellow bloggers of related niche.
If you read my first post on marketing your blog, you would know that there isn’t a technique available to get your blog popular instantly. All you can do is to take small marketing steps to build up your blog. Unless you are lucky enough and got recognized by a “A” list blogger, it will take you at least 3-6 months to get your blog popular.
Fellow bloggers can help to promote your contents that are relevant for their readers but you will need to comment regularly on their blog first before your name will catch their attention. Be practical and avoid approaching the top bloggers as they are very busy. Building mutual relationship with bloggers is the only way to open your blog up to a large traffic pool.
Remember this in mind when doing comment marketing:
Focus on providing valuable comment on the article and at the same
time foster a relationship with the blogger.
3 Steps To Successful Comment Marketing
Step 1: Concentrate commenting on a few blogs
As I have mention earlier, the purpose of comment marketing is to get the attention of the blog owner. Therefore, dropping 1-2 comments on every blog that you go will not get you any results. Instead, pick 5-10 blogs of your related niche and post comments that contribute to the topic. Do it continuously for 1 month and the blog owner will definitely notice your presence.
Step 2: Drop constructive comment
I suggest to subscribe to the blogs’ feed and try to comment on every post. Add in your own experience or tell a story related to the blog post. Leave comments that will have an impact on the article.
Step 3: Foster relationship with blogger
By the end of 1 month, if you follow the 2 steps above, you would have gotten the attention of the blogger and he would most probably have drop by your blog. This is the chance where you can get access to a large traffic source.
You can either contact the blogger to take a look at your article or he might even link to your article himself if you have great content published. But this is only effective if you are not targeting the large blogs.
Building Backlinks With Comment Marketing
Not only does comment marketing help in driving traffic and fostering relationship with bloggers but also build up backlinks. You will discover later that backlinks are actually helpful in driving traffic when I let you know more about SEOs. Now I will introduce it to you on how you can build backlinks by doing comment marketing.
1) DoFollow & NoFollow
Simply put, you will get backlinks by commenting on DoFollow blog. On the other hand, no backlinks are built when commenting on a NoFollow blog. Use the SearchStatus plugin for Firefox user to help you identify if the blog is under which category. I have previously tried to consolidate a list of DoFollow blogs but I have found a better alternative in Do Follow Diver search engine. Use this to aid you in finding DoFollow blog.
2) Top Commentators Widget
You will see some blogs with the top commentator widget. This is a good way to build quality backlinks since the widget is placed on the homepage of the blog. Homepage of a blog should have a higher importance level compared to its internal pages. Apart from gaining backlinks, you create another chance of capturing the blog owner attention when you land in the top commentators list. You can also find the list of blog with top commentators widget in Do Follow Diver search engine.
3) Comment Luv plugin
Blogs with Comment Luv plugin usually give DoFollow link or it will defeat the purpose of the plugin. Similarly look for the list of blogs in Do Follow Diver search engine.
Tasks For Lesson 16
1) Follow the 3 steps in successful comment marketing to market your blog and build backlinks.
2) Foster relationship with bloggers of related niche.
3) I advice you to use the Top Commentators and Comment Luv plugin to give credits to your commenter as well.
Subscribed to my blog now to get updates for every of my coaching lesson. Next lesson will be introducing to you on Social Media marketing. Stay tune for it.
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Wei Liang
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November 2nd, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Great post Wei Liang. I had no idea that services like the dofollow diver even existed! Disclaimer: This comment is not intended for comment marketing purposes.
Steve C @ MyWifeQuitHerJob.com´s last blog post..5 Misconceptions Your Child Probably Has About Your Finances
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:03 am
Hi Steve,
Glad that you have pick up something from this post then. I will forgive you for this with the disclaimer being put up. =)
Wei Liang
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November 2nd, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Nicely written article..I have to agree comments do help to increase popularity and respect among bloggers…
ShaDow´s last blog post..HACK GOOGLE to Download MP3
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:06 am
Hi ShaDow,
Great to see a new commenter in here. It definitely will build up your popularity online if your face are seen everywhere on different blogs.
What more can we ask from since it is a free marketing technique that we could leverage from? All the best in building up your popularity over your niche. Hope to see you in here again.
Wei Liang
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November 2nd, 2008 at 11:44 pm
I was thinking of just putting great post just for a laugh but decided not too.
I understand that we as bloggers get many comments like that and just end up deleting them because they provide no value.
Although there are some posts on blogs i’ve seen that don’t require more than just a few words for a comment. I guess its up to the individiual on how much they want to write as a comment but to be approved for it is a different story.
Bruno Auger´s last blog post..Connecting through Social Networking
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:11 am
Hi Bruno Auger,
I pretty much agree with your view. Like I mention, some articles are very concrete and there isn’t any more value we can add to it. Therefore, dropping a compliment on such post are acceptable.
Even a few line comments are sufficient if it contributes to the topic. What I meant was try to avoid posting comments like “great post” on every single article that you leave comment on. It would hurt your credibility in the long run.
Thanks for visiting ABloggerBlog Bruno and I hope to see you around more often.
Wei Liang
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November 3rd, 2008 at 12:38 am
Really useful tips, but does commenting really useful for link building? I think that commenting is better for driving traffic to your blog and became it more popular.
Shoto Azikuri´s last blog post..5 Forum Marketing Tips
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:14 am
Hi Shoto Azikuri,
It is definitely useful for link building. Especially when you land yourself in the top commentators widget. Check out technority authority and you will notice that commenting does help in it.
Wei Liang
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November 3rd, 2008 at 2:02 am
Hi Felix, OK I will comment on this post since you advocate commenting. Thanks for commenting on my blog. If what you say is true, then every little bit will help my SEO, right? I will explore your blog a little more, and maybe I will learn something.
Aloha from Maui!
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Hi Georgina M. Hunter,
Definitely. Every single backlink you gain help in your SEO. I will expect to see you around more often than. Thanks for your visit.
Wei Liang
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November 3rd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Personally, I found blog commenting good for making friends and getting your name into the community.
Ben Pei´s last blog post..Is It Easy To Create Your Own Ebook?
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Hi Ben Pei,
I wouldn’t have know many of your blogs if you never go around commenting. So it has already been proven that comment marketing is good for building your online presence. Thanks for visiting ABloggerBlog, Ben. Hope to see you in here more often.
Wei Liang
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November 3rd, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Great minds must think alike, because one of my posts yesterday was regarding comments on other people’s blogs. I agree with your strategy, though I have to admit I’ve opened it up and comment on more than 5 to 10 blogs. I do that mainly because there are some folks who write something great to comment, on, then don’t follow it up with anything you can really contribute to. I’ve also noticed the communities of people who participate on the same blogs over and over, so I end up getting into multiple communities. Nothing wrong with that. Great post.
Mitch´s last blog post..Soundtrack Of Your Life
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Hi Mitch,
I guess we are both convinced on the results that comment marketing can give but yet there are groups not doing this the right way. Bloggers often expect visitors to visit their blog and comment yet they are not doing it. Kinda contradictory.
I have to agree with you that there is no wrong by participating in multiple communities repetitively. Instead it will lead to a relationship being build up. Aren’t we in the process right now?
Wei Liang
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Mitch Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
@Wei Liang, Yes, we certainly are, Wei. To me, that’s what makes blogging fun and informative. The stuff we learn and the stuff we teach; that’s what it’s all about.
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November 3rd, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Yeah, you’re right! The so-called “experts” emphasize that the blog commenting strategy is great for getting traffic, yet they “forget” to explain how to write valuable comments that provide real value to each blog and its community you want to comment on.
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Hi Codrut,
I am glad someone notices the same thing as I did too. There are simply many “blogging tips” blog that recommend comment marketing as a way to drive traffic without the focus on explaining the importance of constructive comment thus leading to great masses doing the wrong stuff. Hopefully this article would help to reduce such cases.
Wei Liang
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November 3rd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Well, we wouldn’t know each other without us commenting on each other blogs, wouldn’t we? That proves the point. Not only commenting helps to create awareness, it does build relationship with fellow bloggers.
By the way, you are making this series into an ebook, buddy? Great stuff anyway.
Yan
Blog for Beginners´s last blog post..Google Debunk Webmasters’ Myths
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Hi Yan,
What more can I say regarding this? It does proves the fact of fostering relationship just between our case.
Yes, I am intending to put my entire lessons into an E-Book. You can read my mind, Yan.
Wei Liang
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Blog for Beginners Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
@Wei Liang, I wouldn’t mind the 1st to receive it anyway….;)
BTW, reading the last comments I realize that you are a Singaporean. What do you do actually? I was there from 1988-1999 before I left to Malaysia…
Yan
Blog for Beginners´s last blog post..Google Debunk Webmasters’ Myths
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
A copy will definitely be sent to your email Yan. I am currently pursuing my degree course in Banking & Finance.
Wow you have been in Singapore for 10 years? What makes you to move to Malaysia?
Wei Liang
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Blog for Beginners Reply:
November 7th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
@Wei Liang, It was a business decision anyway so moving to malaysia was pretty much unavoidable then.
Probably, we’ll catch up one day when I’m back to S’pore.
Blog for Beginners´s last blog post..It’s Time for Readers’ Appreciation #2
November 4th, 2008 at 12:05 am
I used to have a Top Commentors plugin installed in my old blog. I need to find it in my comp and get it back up. It’s a good linking feature which helps as an alternative blogroll.
Daniel Richard´s last blog post..120+ Participants Of Blogging Idol 2 (2008)
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Hi Daniel Richard,
Top commentator plugin are also good for giving credit to your commentator who put in the effort to contribute to the article. Its a great way to reward them for their time spend on our blog.
P.S. I notice you are in the Blogging Idol 2. All the best for you. Add me into your feedburner Daniel.
Wei Liang
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November 4th, 2008 at 2:25 am
Hi Felix,
just in times… a few days ago I was thinking how we can optimize comments so everyone can gain benefits from it. I find that this courses do help me understand copywriting. Thanks a lot…
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Hi Sayz,
Glad that you find this useful. I haven’t seen you around for quite some time. Nice to have you back in here again.
Wei Liang
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November 4th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Yes indeed, great post! Hehe
I can tell ya first hand that every single thing here works (TC plugin coming soon
)
I’d like to point out some things though, if I may…
1. No-follow links do not pass Google juice from the blogger to the commenter, this is true; however, Google DOES crawl and index them…not totally worthless by any means.
2. Technorati also pulls from the top commenter list…good to stay in it.
3. Do-follow is not the whole basis of commentluv - my own readership, subscribers, and comments have skyrocketed due to my tweaking post titles to look yummy in commentluv enabled blogs.
“I suggest to subscribe to the blogs’ feed and try to comment on every post.”
Excellent advice, although may I suggest not doing it all in the same day. LOL
Constructive or not, you will look real funny to the blogger.
Seriously though, awesome post my friend.
Dennis Edell´s last blog post..Do You Use eBay to Grow Your OTHER Businesses?
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Hi Dennis,
That is a great list of advice from you. Feel free to say anything in here regardless of whether is it criticism or compliment. I am pretty open to all.
#3 That’s a good way of putting it as well. Never thought of that. Learn something new from your point of view on CommentLuv.
Definitely not commenting all at the same day Dennis. I meant to comment on every single post from the day you subscribed to the blog. It would take me days to finish commenting on your blog if I were to comment on every single post since there are so many great quality articles in there.
P.S. Do you mean that you are coding your own TC plugin?
Wei Liang
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Dennis Edell Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 9:43 am
@Wei Liang, thanks for the compliments buddy, I appreciate that.
No, not coding my own, just holding off on installation for a bit.
Dennis Edell´s last blog post..Do You Have Good Follow-Through?
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Nicola Lowe Reply:
November 18th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Given the concentration by communities like digitalpoint on SEO using dofollow blogs, it would make sense for google to identify the nofollow blog posts and linked sites and give them extra link juice.[ All My Comments at http://blodcast.com/cheap-flights ]
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November 4th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Hi,
This is the first time I have visited your blog and I must say the quality of posts is top notch. Obviously comment marketing is something I use a lot, so although you didn’t teach me something new I can appreciate this from a beginners point of view.
Danny Cooper´s last blog post..November Case Study - Blog Contest!
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 9:07 am
Hi Danny,
Thanks for the compliment. Looks like my articles are targeted towards the right group then. Thanks for the visit Danny. Certainly appreciate these comments.
Wei Liang
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November 4th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Valuable comments are key. Too many times I see comments on blogs that are “one word or one liners”. It is so obvious that the commenter only left it to try and get a link back or traffic.
You have to be true to yourself or people will see through your attempts.
As for the Top Commenter plugin.
I think it is a great tool to use, because people will come back to try and keep their link active on the blog for the month.
Great post Wei
Larry´s last blog post..Successfully Marketing Your Blog: An Overview
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Codrut Turcanu I Blog for Profits Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 12:26 am
@Larry, I totally agree with you here! One line comments are looking “spammy”, or give the impression…
Anyway. Wei, I wonder what plugin are you using that helps us reply to each and everyone’s comments?
I’d love testing this on my blogs too…
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Hi Codrut,
I am using the threaded comments plugin. Download the plugin in here or go to my SEO & Resources page which can be found at the navigation bar at the top. It contains plugins that I am using in this blog as well. Scroll down to the end to find it.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 8:58 am
@Wei Liang, it’s being integrated into WP 2.7; no plugin needed then.
Dennis Edell´s last blog post..Do You Have Good Follow-Through?
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 10:13 am
I heard about it integrating into WP 2.7 too. It is currently the beta version of WP 2.7 at the moment so I am not intending to upgrade it until it is more stable. Have you tried using it?
Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Hi Larry,
Too many blogs are attempting to spread comment marketing to their readers without detailed information on how to go about doing it. This leads to the current situation we are in now.
Comments are getting shorter and shorter for the sake of getting a link back. That is especially so if they blog is DoFollow. Doing this continuously is bad for your blogging journey.
I seriously urge all that are reading my blog to stop putting a 1 line comment. Kick this bad habit off and you will be better off in the blogosphere community.
By the way, thanks for dropping by my blog Larry.
Wei Liang
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November 4th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I agree with the idea on commenting on a few blogs regularly. This will really help build a relationship with the blogger. However, once you establish a routine, you’ll manage to fit more blogs into your routine. Commenting will really drive in traffic if you work on it.
Very nice collection of tips. The top commentator plugin is a good way to get some more comments, but also a good way to attract spammers.
Corey Freeman´s last blog post..How Trumpet Playing Taught Me to Succeed Online and Offline
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Hi Corey Freeman,
Agree with that. I commented regularly on 5 blogs initially and have grown to 15 blogs at the moment. I couldn’t resist the temptation to drop by my regular commenter blogs which I have already build a relationship with them.
I may seem to be contradicting with my article advice of selecting only a few blogs to comment regularly on but once you have friends in the blogosphere, your activity level will definitely need to be in pace. I really think Yan from thoushallblog has proven this point very well.
Wei Liang
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Blog for Beginners Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
@Wei Liang, You are welcome to follow me using “BackType“….;) and thanks for the shout…
Yan
Blog for Beginners´s last blog post..Google Debunk Webmasters’ Myths
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November 5th, 2008 at 12:13 am
I market my web through comments at the first place. But sooner i was bored but fortunately thanks to organic traffic.
Money´s last blog post..Zedge.net - Hype up your phone.
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Hi Money,
I believe commenting are more on building relationship and leveraging on it to get access to a large traffic source. At the same time, you are exposing your name widely to the blogosphere.
I recommend you to continue to do commenting at least on the blogs that you frequent. Glad that you have good SEO optimization to get the organic traffic though.
Thanks for visiting ABloggerBlog and I hope to see your in here again.
Wei Liang
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November 5th, 2008 at 12:15 am
I wonder how often your top commentator plugin updates… I know I’ve been sending more than 5 comments overall on ABloggerBlog, yet I can’t find myself in the top spots…
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Hi Codrut,
I know you leave quite some comments a few days back. But usually the top commentators are set to resetting every month. In which this case, your comments are at the end of October. I do recognized your effort to comment regularly in here buddy and appreciate you contributions to ABloggerBlog.
Wei Liang
Wei Liang
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November 5th, 2008 at 12:27 am
This is the first time I have visited your blog and I think you have done a great job. Nice layout on the post. I’ve subscribed your feed.
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Hi small hosting,
Thanks for your visit. I will expect to see you around more often then. Stay tune for better blogging stuff.
Wei Liang
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November 5th, 2008 at 12:33 am
Great ideas as always! Thanks for modeling the way to provide great value to others. I have a question about CommentLuv. Does it work for the blogger platform?
Steve Borgman@Success Factors´s last blog post..Why Can’t I Make Money Online? Imagination To the Rescue!
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Dennis Edell Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 12:51 am
@Steve Borgman@Success Factors, he recently completed the blogger version, visit http://www.fiddyp.co.uk
Dennis Edell´s last blog post..Do You Use eBay to Grow Your OTHER Businesses?
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 8:38 am
There you go Steve. You mystery has been solved by our beloved Dennis. Thanks for the help Dennis. I appreciate it. Glad to have you back here again.
Wei Liang
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Dennis Edell Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 8:55 am
@Wei Liang, Glad I could help.
Dennis Edell´s last blog post..Do You Have Good Follow-Through?
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November 5th, 2008 at 12:59 am
WeiLiang, you mentioned commenting on dofollow blog thus I think it would be appropriate for me to share my tips here - to get more DoFollow blog on your list, use tools like DoFollow blog list and DoFollow blogs search engines - you’ll never run out of DoFollow blog sources by doing so.
One of my favorite: http://www.ezbusinessneeds.com/dofollow.php
Jerry´s last blog post..Hostgator Unlimited Hosting
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Hi Jerry,
Don’t feel shy to share your findings. There are too many information on the blogosphere for me to follow. Thanks for this resource. Is the list here the same as the one I mention in the article? It looks like they are using the same system.
Wei Liang
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Dennis Edell Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 8:49 am
@Jerry, thanks for this. It’s good to remember to check each blog to make sure they are still do follow.
Dennis Edell´s last blog post..Do You Have Good Follow-Through?
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November 5th, 2008 at 7:23 am
Hi,
Finally found a free and systematic way to teach new blogger how to blog.
Good job Wei Liang, proud of you as a fellow Singaporean.
Will definitely drop by to support your blog.
Ren
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Hi Crisis Cartoon,
Thanks for the compliment. I know the pain of paying to learn blogging because I did pay for a 1 month program to learn blogging. Thanks for visiting ABloggerBlog. And lastly, welcome my fellow singaporean =)
Wei Liang
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November 5th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Hi Wei,
Sorry mate was not doing well with health but now back in action. After reading this post I think I could have added some more into my post as well. You have explained in simple and detailed way. The only problem is with spammers. In my case if I get ten comments there are at least 3 spammers with the only intension to gain links. It is very important that to expect feedback and help from others you should be the first to do that.
Over all good post and as always I loved reading each bit of it. Keep it up.
Cheers
Krish
Krish´s last blog post..How To Pump Traffic To Your Blog
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 6th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Hi Krish,
Was wondering why you are missing and your blog aren’t updated. Now I know why after hearing from you here. Hope you are well now buddy.
There are eyes around and people know when someone is spamming the comments just to get backlinks. This wouldn’t get him far anyway. Thanks for the compliment. Will catch up on your next post.
Wei Liang
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November 5th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
You can also use commentino - this is tool that let you publish all your web commnet (from each blog/site you comment in) to one web page.
my comments at http://www.commentino.com/orim
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Dennis Edell Reply:
November 6th, 2008 at 8:05 am
@Ori Matalon, another cool tool, thanks Ori.
Dennis Edell´s last blog post..100 RSS Subscribers - It’s Happy Dance Time!
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 6th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Hi Ori Matalon,
Thanks for the share. Will check that out. Are you the founder of it?
Wei Liang
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Ori Matalon Reply:
November 6th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
@Wei Liang, yes, I am a co-founder. We have just launched commentino a few days ago and would love to get your feedback. Thanks
my comments at http://www.commentino.com/orim
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November 6th, 2008 at 12:28 am
Nope, I don’t do beta…I don’t usually do “stable” either for the first couple months.
Dennis Edell´s last blog post..100 RSS Subscribers - It’s Happy Dance Time!
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November 6th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Hi Wei Liang,
First of all, Gr8 Blog and packed with useful information, so much so I have subscribed to your posts. Useful timing on this post about commenting on blogs, as I have been learning about it this week. This is explained extremely well, thank you and look forward to reading your other posts.
Sean
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 7th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Hi Sean,
Welcome to ABloggerBlog and I appreciate your compliments. I am pretty sure I will see you around more often then. Thanks for the visit and stay tune for the next post.
Wei Liang
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November 7th, 2008 at 3:29 am
hi Wei,
Wow. First let me say what a popular blog you have. 62 comments on this post! Wow!
Anyway, I found you based on your comment over at Mitch Mitchell’s blog, and I see he commented here above. Anyway, when I find someone via their comment, I just like to let them know, so that they know humans follow comment links too.
Anyway, great post about commenting. I agree on commenting on a regular basis on a blog you like (and where you can add something of interest to the discussion) instead of bouncing around and adding a meaningless comment to every blog you come across (I hope THIS comment has meaning).
Well, I like your blog and am bookmarking it so that I can read your other “lesson” points. They look good.
~ Steve (the Trade Show Guru)
Trade Show Guru´s last blog post..Run, Fatboy, Run
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 7th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Hi Trade Show Guru,
Another great point proven with you linking to my blog via Mitch. Comment marketing is indeed a great way to build relationship as well as to bring in exposure for your site.
I appreciate your comment and hope to see you in action more often. Look forward to catching up with you again on the next comment.
Wei Liang
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Trade Show Guru Reply:
November 7th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Hi Wei,
I’m sure I’ll be reading the rest of your “lessons” and will have another comment soon.
I am amazed you take the time to respond to every comment. Wow! That’s dedication. Thanks.
~ Steve (aka the trade show guru)
PS. You don’t have to respond to this one.
Trade Show Guru´s last blog post..Run, Fatboy, Run
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November 7th, 2008 at 8:10 am
After reading one of your posts on DP and seeing your link to this post; I thought, OK, let’s see if this guy has anything to say that I haven’t heard before. Your point about posting on a number of blogs regularly rather than using a scatter-gun approach makes great sense. Gotta say, I haven’t seen that suggestion before. Will definitely be giving that one a try!
Now off to see your older posts and see what other great ideas you have.
Michele´s last blog post..Not Just Another Beautiful Fall Day
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 7th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Hi Michele,
Thanks for letting me know that you came from DP. Always love to see forum members participating in my blog as well. I am glad to hear that there are content which you haven’t seen before and now you have learn something new isn’t it?
Looking forward on your comments for my older post.
Wei Liang
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November 8th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
I’ll be honest. This is the first time I’m here and I’m very very impress with all these structured learning process. Keep up the good work. You can compile all these and create a book. It will be wonderful.
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Hi cyza,
Thanks for the compliment. I will certainly heed the advice on compiling this into an EBook which has been suggested to me by quite a number of readers. Hope to see you in here again and thanks for visiting ABloggerBlog.
Wei Liang
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November 9th, 2008 at 8:41 am
I saw you article on stumble upon at Digital point. I wish all bloggers allow do-follow comments as it can only benefits each other, but since people thing they waste pagerank they disallow it, while trying to get pagerank juice from others.
At the end of the day, it all should work out, you get some, you give some. My blog is a DO_follow blog drop by to comment on
http://www.indexoptionstrading.alliancemtg.com
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Hi Mortgage Guy,
I am glad that you have adopt the “before you receive, you give first” mindset. This will help you along the way in blogging.
Look out for me in your blog soon. Thanks for the visit and hope to see more of your participation in ABloggerBlog.
Wei Liang
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November 10th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
[...] There’s a great blog commenting discussion going on here. [...]
November 11th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
I generally never do blog commenting but after reading this i think i will have to try this out. I was just going thru the SEO stuff about link building n all and i found your blog and its really very interesting to read all about SEO stuff at one stop.
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 12th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Hi Cars for sale,
Blog commenting is a very powerful marketing tool if used correctly. But i advise you to use your name instead of the keywords as your commentator name.
People generally disliked the idea of putting keywords as commentator name but you can choose “your name | Cars for sale” which is better in my opinion.
Wei Liang
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Blog for Beginners Reply:
November 12th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
@Wei Liang, Ooopd, Blog for Beginners has been my brand identity for too long I’m now finding it hard to differentiate which one is my actual name….;) LOL
Blog for Beginners´s last blog post..How I Increase My Email Subscribers by 60 in 7 Days
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November 12th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
I have the search status plug-in, but never used it effectively. Going back to comment marketing, There are many points that you have mentioned above, we tend to take lightly, but, when taken care of, it can do wonders.
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 15th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Hi Vol Cars,
Blog commenting is one of the easiest way yet effective in marketing a blog. Most people do not take this marketing step because they find it simply too time consuming. But I guess, commenting on 5 blogs daily isn’t too much of a time right?
Wei Liang
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November 12th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Hi Wei Liang,
thank you for your reply but then how this will be help me out to give advantage to my site.
Since the site is linked on my name instead of my targeted keyword as you have mentioned in the reply.
What i had read about link building that to take the site on the search engine with your targeted keyword you should build a link on your targeted keyword.
Can you advice me on that, That if i will put my name on the comment or my sites name on comments then will that be beneficial to my site.
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Wei Liang Reply:
November 15th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Hi Cars for sale,
I believe using targeted keywords as a comment name will work if you are not at all concerned of your reputation. As long as a blog is dofollow, blog commenting actually gives backlinks for your site.
But it don’t gives a good impression to people because you may only seem to be