As I said in yesterdays post I am creating a 5 part series on my top 5 favorite ways to promote a blog without having to spend a dime! Today we are back at it again, I believe today’s technique will totally change the way you look at blogging. So without any further adieu lets see what my second best technique for promoting a blog with no money is!
Blog Commenting: In the past I have talked about Blog Commenting For Serp Positions, but I have not talked about how impressive traffic results can be if you comment the right way.
Commenting should first and foremost be looked at as a give and take, if you give a great comment expect to take something in return. If your comments are of low quality or irrelevant to the OP then you have pretty much slammed the door on your own face, Do it right the first time so you don’t have to apologize later for commenting on someones blog.
When you comment there are a few things to keep in mind, remember we are after traffic not serp positions this time. We are going to use an aggressive technique that may make some bloggers mad, however if your comment is approved you can expect clicks. The below example is a screen shot from a comment I made on a post at Gnets BlueVerse Blog.
As you can see I have combined intrigue with the truth. I stated as the name of the commentator as “Click Me If You Dare” people respond quite well to this message because number one its daring them and people love a challenge (Even If Its Bad For Them). Secondly I agreed with the original poster and offered my own thoughts. It doesn’t look like a comment spam as I wrote a real original message that relates to the post.
WARNING: This technique may yield excellent traffic results, proceed with caution!
Well there you have it, my second best free marketing technique! Yup that’s right FREE! Blog commenting costs you nothing but a few minutes per day. As a bonus for reading this whole post I am going to offer up one last bit of advice. When it comes to commenting do one of two things, either be the first person to comment on a post or the last. Let me explain why, if you are the first person to comment you will more then likely get a large click amount over time. However if your not the first commentator I suggest you wait until the post has been commented on by all the regulars. This way when you do comment those who chose the option to be given a notice when a comment is replied to (Most People Do) they will see your link staring them in the face.
Try it out and be sure to let us know your results between being the first or last commentator on a popular blog. You can let us know this by commenting below, be the first to comment and get traffic!
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I love your ideas here! I would add that I prefer to write more thoughtful longer comments, perhaps adding my two pennyworth to the subject under discussion or even effectively adding an eleventh to the popular “10 Steps” type of blog post. Commenting does provides great linking as people will most likely only click over to you if they are genuinely interested in what you have to say and that is just the sort of traffic we want! Pennies and dollars can never buy the really top quality targetted traffic.
But everything has its price, and free traffic generating always carries the price tag of taking up your time. It can be very time consuming to find suitable blogs and comment, again, suitably! So before you start out on any website or blog marketing campaign, look at your options: how much time and money do you have to invest.
I actually just enjoy reading other people’s blogs for the learning curve, and I comment only if I have something to say. Of course, about now would be a good moment for me to say “Now come on over to read my blog!” but I won’t – chances are, my blog will be a little too high-brow for you, go right over your head, I daresay. I specialise in researching cutting-edge tools for promoting your blog and websites online with the minimum of time and fuss. You could even save time by giving my top quality content blog a complete miss! You’ll also miss the free motivational ebook downloads and free adsense website templates…
Anyway, thanks for a great blog, I’ll be back, cheers! And of course I will let you know, no probs! See you around xx
Surely good commenting is necessary. You should also comment on small blogs. They will surely visit you.
this is a great tip, i’m gonna give it a try…notice my user name:)
This is very true. I always click anything that says “DO NOT CLICK”. Its just a mental reaction!
Again, fun stuff. Blog commenting is imperative!! It may be tedious and you don’t see results right away, but THIS BUILDS TRAFFIC!!!
In addition to commenting, you really need to have “something” to say. You want to compel people to click your link and see what makes you tick. The random rantings are so boring!!
GotLinks…you did it again. You kept me on your blog for longer than I budgeted for!!!
Nice post, very informative. There is a lot that you can do to market your blog without having to pay money, these are some great examples. Nice work!
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