Comment on high traffic blogs- If nobody’s reading the blog then it’s safe to say that nobody is reading your comments either. There are only so many hours in a day so if you’re commenting simply for the purpose of helping to send readers to your blog then you need to maximize your results. I’m not saying to stop reading blogs you enjoy just because they don’t have a lot of readers, that would be foolish.
Be quick with the comments- The very, very popular blogs get hundreds and thousands of pages worth of comments. Most people will only read through the first couple of comments or the first page or two at most. After that, they tend to either reply to comments or just post their own to the end.
Respond to other comments- If your comment’s going to be lost in a sea of comments then reply to one of the early comments on the page. You’ll have a much better chance of being noticed than you will by being comment number 2321 out of 4204.
Share an example, add a point or disagree- In other words, bring something to the table that can get others thinking. Don’t always do the same thing though, especially if you disagree. Don’t fight or be argumentative and don’t disagree all the time or else people will just find you annoying and pugilistic. But mainly…
Write with conviction and personality- You’re not a robot so don’t write like one. Write just as the words would come from your mouth, use humor and passion in your comments and before you know it people will be flocking to your page to read what it is that the spitfire has to say.
Ask a Question- End your comment with a question? Do you understand why you would do that?
Don’t blind the readers with a wall of text- On myspace you need to hit enter twice to start new paragraphs. I can’t overemphasize how important this is. If you write more than a few sentences please separate your paragraphs.
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