Why Commenting on Blogs Works for “getting targeted traffic” – 05
There are many ways to get targeted traffic to your website or blog and one of the more popular methods is to find blogs and blog posts related to your topic or business niche. Then you enter comments for each appropriate blog post that you find.
I’ve always been an advocate for being an active blog commenter because it can play an important role in your overall online marketing strategy. It can help in “getting targeted traffic” for many reasons, not just SEO. (Although it is an extremely effective, “low cost seo” tactic that many “seo experts” use.)
By taking the time to comment on blogs, even one or two comments per day can lead to extremely positive results such as reputation building, expert positioning, and the building of inbound links (even if the blog you are posting comments on uses the “no follow” attribute in their comment fields). Commenting on blogs is therefore, more of an indirect way of getting “top rankings” with the major search engines.
One of the neat things about blogs is that are not a one-way conversation between the site author (blogger) and their audience. Commenting on blogs allows readers to continue that conversation, feel involved, offer their opinions, and to start a debate, etc. When readers visit a blog they like to see a vibrant community with a lot of post comments. A lot of comments show that the blog is active and thought provoking.
When you meaningfully participate in a blogging community, you are creating meaningful relationships with people who can send you significant traffic.
When you enter a blog comment you are also entering your name, email address and website. So if your comment is interesting, readers may click on your link and visit your blog or website. Your comments may also get re-tweeted, get social media votes and even bookmarked. This is the way that content spreads and is the way you get real traffic that actually matters.
Do not spam your comments! If you try leaving a comment like “Nice Blog, Check out My Website” it is NOT going to get approved by the blog owner and will not be posted. The key here is to show the blog owner that you actually are interested in their blog and want to contribute towards it.
If you really want to make the most of your time, only focus on blogs that have Google page rank. This is a nice way to gauge the quality of the blogs you come across.
TIP: To start out, find 5-10 related blogs with high page rankings and become active in them. Don’t try to become active in too many blogs at one time as you will spread your efforts too thin.