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The Rules: Blog Comments for Linkbuilding

31 January 2008 13 Comments

Leaving comments on blogs can be a valuable part of your linkbuilding campaign.

It does not mean leaving “Great post!” comments on every blog you find. Most bloggers will delete those ASAP, as they should.

Leaving proper blog comments takes time and effort. The rules are simple enough:

  1. Find relevant blogs
  2. Read the blog posting
  3. Leave a comment that adds value to the discussion
  4. Keep your comment in line with the blog’s comment policy
  5. Make sure the web site you’re linking to (yours) is worthwhile

Follow these guidelines, and you’ll develop a nice portfolio of blog comment backlinks, and perhaps make a name for yourself, as well.


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13 Comments »

  • Jason said:

    Great post! j/k. I read your blog all the time, but have never commented. I really enjoy the stuff you post about, it has helped me out on an ‘outside of work’ level. BUT working with you has me wanting to spend a lot of time picking your brain. Nice work btw, I enjoy the tidbits you throw out.

    # 31 January 2008 at 11:17 am
  • SEO Diva (author) said:

    Jason, thanks for your comment. Just turn around in your chair any time you feel like picking my brain lol. Love the group pic on your blog!

    # 31 January 2008 at 2:35 pm
  • Eric of New Orleans said:

    Just stumbled on your site today and was wondering how to get my new blog some notice. I have a couple of sites and have not kept up with the seo of blogs. I will read through your psot to see what other ideas you have. Thanks its Mardi Gras so its a day off while the rest of you guys work.

    # 5 February 2008 at 3:45 pm
  • SEO Diva (author) said:

    Eric, this gives your blog a link. Your New Orleans blog looks good. Have you joined Active Rain? If not, I’ll send you an invite.

    # 6 February 2008 at 5:06 pm
  • Eric of New Orleans said:

    I joined in the beginning and that is what lead me to mine own blog. I have my style but I have plenty of ideas from my condo site http://www.neworleanscondos.net . It is more static but has plenty of pages of info that lends the ideas to blogs. Just need to get it to page one before long. Thanks Eric

    # 6 February 2008 at 5:21 pm
  • Valentino said:

    I used to visit webmasters and SEO blogs to know how to improve my sites ranking and get good traffic to my site … but i didn’t commented on any bogs …

    But this seems to be a good idea … liked ur post and got a Dofollow blogs directory link too from ur blog … will try to post comments on some quality and related blogs ….

    Thanx frd

    # 5 March 2008 at 12:48 am
  • SEO Diva (author) said:

    Valentino – your comments are good and that’s appreciated by blog owners.

    # 5 March 2008 at 7:15 pm
  • Eric of New Orleans said:

    I joined Active Rain many moons ago. That is what made me get a blog after commenting and being a moderator for at least a year. I still visit but do not post as often since my site and blog keep me busy. The point concept was a great idea. Many of the members have left and ventured into other formats and see tham as I scroll thru sites for ideas. That is how I found you.

    # 5 March 2008 at 7:32 pm
  • SEO Diva (author) said:

    Eric – I’m glad you found me. Your blog is nicely done – keep adding content and you’ll get there!

    # 5 March 2008 at 7:46 pm
  • Eric of New Orleans said:

    My goal was one per day the first month and now one every other day and then a condo review as I have time. I am working on getting a few new subscriptions per day as that is the long term value of a blog. I also try to get some external links per week, almost forgot what I did to get my site ranked as its been a couple of years. http://www.neworleanscondos.net

    # 5 March 2008 at 9:07 pm
  • Link Building Blog said:

    Great post Diva! I’ve just been getting into this do follow thing and I also installed Keywordluv to go with Commentluv!

    Link Building Blogs last blog post..Link Building With BlogBookmark.com

    # 23 August 2008 at 2:35 am
  • Seo Diva (author) said:

    @linkbuildr.com – thanks! I’m aware of Keywordluv but haven’t used it yet. Guess I should check it out :)

    # 24 August 2008 at 10:37 am
  • Asha said:

    Linkbuilding: If I comment on a blog and include a link to my site, will it hurt or help my pagerank? I’m learning about seo, specifically linkbuilding, and I’m just learning about white hat, gray hat, black hat, etc. I’m trying to do some linkbuilding on by commenting on some well ranked blogs and including my link. I’m not just commenting with only my link. I’m making comments relevant to the blog content, and including my link at the bottom, like this: “That’s very interesting. I’m glad you posted this seo information. I can really make good use of these tips. I’m looking forward to reading more of your posts.Thanks by lovable diva….!!!!

    # 29 March 2009 at 11:02 pm