Writing comments that bring traffic to your site
By Kiesha Easley |
Published 06/28/2009 |
Getting traffic |
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Comments that inspire
Almost every internet marketing website has a least one traffic building article that includes the following suggestion: "Leave comments." This strategy will work, if you leave the right kind of comments on the right site. You've got to leave in-depth, but brief comments for this to work.
Too many people leave useless comments that rarely attract any attention. Or they'll leave thoughtful comments on sites that don't receive many visitors, or have been abandoned. Neither of these will help you get the traffic you need to your website.
The quality of your comment will determine whether or not a reader (potential future customer) will ultimately click the link you've left behind.
If you think you can get away with dropping in a quick sales pitch - forget it - and oh yeah, that's spam, by the way. So don't do it.
You must take some time to read the blog post thoroughly before attempting to leave a comment. Too many people leave useless comments that they think are great just because they compliment the blog owner. Comments like, "Loved your post" or "Love your site" are a no-no!
No one, not even the blog owner, really gains anything from those types of comments. If you're not specific about what you loved, the blog owner won't know what it is, if anything, they should attempt to do again. Readers will also be clueless. If you haven't really even read the post, they might even be confused because they thought the post sucked. (And you probably would have, too if you had read it!)
What you should do is write comments that extends their post in some helpful way. Useful and beneficial comments fall into 4 types:
- Corrective
- Addition
- New perspective
- Elaborative/Explanatory
Almost all good comments fall under one of these four categories. These are the kinds of comments that could really inspire a reader to click your link. They build your reputation and have the potential to bring more traffic to your site.
For a step-by-step guide for writing compelling comments, read "4 Types of Comments That Bring More Website Traffic".
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7 Responses to "Writing comments that bring traffic to your site" 
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Deuce Carter said this on 29 Jun 2009 9:19:22 AM EDT
On occasion Ive come across posts that I liked but couldn't specify exactly why, I just liked them. Though not as useful as the categories mentioned here, I'd rather leave a compliment on the post than no comment at all. For example, as of this moment no comments have been left on this post, though I find it to be an interesting one. With that said...
Loved your post. |
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drs2biz said this on 02 Jul 2009 3:54:59 AM EDT
Thanks, Kiesha, this article has been great food for thought. Although this response does not fit into one of your categories, I needed to articulate my gratefulness for your ideas. Unfortunately, I am unable to explore them further because Blogspot has been blocked here in China. If it is not asking too much, would you be able to send the blog entry to me by email?
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Trina L.C. Sonnenberg said this on 05 Jul 2009 2:42:29 PM EDT
I don't know about others, but I really appreciated this article. I've been blogging for years and years now, and it aggravates me to no end to have to spend time deleting useless comments from my pages.
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Andrew Molobetsi said this on 19 Jul 2009 5:26:40 PM EDT
I agree with Trina. I started using the power of blogging to market my website in April 2009, but hate it when I have to delete more than half the comments posted on my blog.
Fact is the comments I'm obliged to delete are either written in a foreign language, like Ukranian, which does not help me or the majority of my readers. Sometimes I use the Google language translation tool to try and figure out if the message makes sense or not before I delete the message, but 99/100 the person who left the comment is just trying to advertise his furniture business, for example, on my site for FREE. But if the translation is helpful to my readers, I put the translated message right under the foreign language message. It's extra work, but it helps. Just wondering, though, if other readers also get the same type of comments on their blogs/websites. Otherwise, leaving a meaningful message and a link back to your websites helps your business to grow. |
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Kiesha Easley (
 Author/Admin) said this on 22 Jul 2009 9:36:14 AM EDTWow - I've never seen these types of comments written in other languages - although I think it's a sign that your site has global appeal and should be considered a compliment. I always try to look at the bright side of things! :o) I have had the experience where people have placed links to my site on their blogs and when I go to check it out I can't read it because it's in another language (I really hope they're good sites otherwise they might be draining my Google ranking...) Anyway, I applaud you for taking the time to translate those useful comments, it really shows your dedication.
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web design company said this on 02 Aug 2009 3:04:04 AM EDT
Thanks a lot for a nice article. It will help me.
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Mark Bronson said this on 09 Oct 2009 8:21:54 AM EDT
95% of your article submissions should be done automatically with software that will generate as many as you need from content that you find elsewhere, and submits it for you. In the odd occasion that you want to write something yourself, I’ve written a step by step guide check it out if you like http://www.iwritearticles.info/index-1.html
Good luck guys, Mark |
