Blog Comments
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We all get them ... spam blog comments. People do it to get link value back to their site.
Recently, someone approached me to do this for our site but on niche sites that are related to our content and to provide good valueable comments within a blog post of about 100 words each, and genuinely try to engage.They also were talking about finding blogs that have "follow" links in their comments space, since most do not.
I still declined it because it is somewhat 'grey-hat' rather than 'white-hat' linking, and we want to be above-board on everything.
Although we personally declined this approach, I'm curious your thoughts though on whether gaining links from blog comments from related, niche sites is a good idea.
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Thanks for your response. I think that makes a lot of sense.
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I have to say that a well posted comment with some meaning has driven traffic to my personal blog. Every once and a while I'll see a strange referrer and it's due to a random blog comment I posted. Has it made a huge impact? Not really. Could it be outsourced? Probably, if done by a professional that will take the time to make the comment meaningful. You won't find a cheap way to outsource a true comment though.
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I appreciate the input.
Thanks,
Afshin
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Commenting on blogs is a great tactic for gaining credibility in your industry. The key is your comment has to be so awesome that people read it and decide to click-through on your name, only to find more content on your site that is so awesome they are become genuinely interested.
If you are commenting to get a link, you are wasting your time. If you are commenting because you have something interesting to say about the topic of the post, by all means do it. Being the only person to comment on a blog that no one reads isn't going to get you very far. Find out where the conversations are taking place and contribute to them.
I do not think it is something you should outsource.
Also, I do not think you should be phishing for Thumbs up on your questions. People may think you are not being sincere in asking your question and instead trying to game the thumbing system.
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