Increase Blog Traffic, Get Traffic Using Blog Comments
You can get blog traffic to go up dramatically within hours, days and weeks when you decide to use blog comments.
Blog traffic increase can mean a boost to your mood and in some cases even to your bottom line.
If you are just starting to blog and have no traffic at all you will get traffic to your blog for sure using this method. It produces results very quickly.
Blog comments are a great way to increase blog traffic at no cost to you, except of course you need to spend some time.
But if you like blogging you most likely also like reading what other people blog about. And when you read interesting blogs, commenting is not hard at all.
Blog Commenting Is A Part Of SEO Strategy
If you’ve read my previous post on blogging seo strategy you’ll know that I mentioned link building there. If you haven’t read it here’s the link: Blogging Seo Strategy.
By writing comments of value you can be reasonably sure that your comments will be approved. What is a comment of value? I’ve covered that in my other post on traffic which you can read (it’s covered under point #4) here: Get Traffic To Opt In.
How You Get Traffic To Your Blog Through Comments
I must admit that when I first heard about commenting in connection with getting traffic to my blog I was very skeptical. But I started to do it anyway. And I continue doing it because
I found that it produces results in at least three tangible ways:
1) You get blog links when your comments are approved
2) You get visitors to your blog that read your comments
3) You get comments on your blog from some of those visitors
And then there are some intangible and long term benefits
For example you’ll meet people and some of them you’ll become friends with.
That alone is a great benefit. But friends talk and that may bring you more visitors too.
There is a potential of future JV partnerships but we’ll leave that alone now.
Another long term benefit will come through the accumulation and aging of links which will help your blog to be placed higher in search engines.
This is the SEO benefit which starts early but takes more pronounced effect with time.
Ninety Eight Visitors From One Comment
Yes, I’ve received 98 visitors to my blog from just one comment. That comment was on a blog post that attracted a lot of visitors many of whom decided to visit my blog.
None of them left a comment but they spent on average 16 minutes reading what I had to say here. They kept on coming at the rate of 4 to 5 per day for three whole weeks.
A few days later a comment on another blog brought me 37 visitors over one week.
The traffic from both blogs started to pour in within 10 hours from posting my comments.
Not every comment will produce exciting results like these.
Sometimes it may take a couple of weeks or even months before a visitor arrives as a result.
But when such visitor spends half an hour reading on your blog I think even that is well worth it.
And to be sure, some comments won’t bring you any direct visitors at all.
But you’ll still get a link.
And some links are amazingly valuable and will bring you traffic for a long time sooner or later.
I may cover the kinds of links that are out there and their values at some other time.
What to do now?
1) You want to leave a comment on my blog whether you like this post or not and express your opinion.
2) If you liked what you’ve just read Digg it, Delicious it, Tweet it and Technorati it or use any other bookmarking of your choice.
The bookmark icons are further below.
3) Start practicing blog commenting on other blogs after making a good start here.
Thank you for visiting and for doing the above 3 points.
.
Authored by Vance Sova
Subscribe to Vance Sova.com by Email
Filed under: Get Blog Traffic, Increase Blog Traffic
Hi Vance,
Wise words as usual from you in this blog post, and thanks for posting the stats you received too after making a comment on other blogs. This will help show people what a very effective method this can be.
When people make the effort to go and post relevant comments on other peoples Blogs, they will notice an increase in traffic back to their Blog for sure, and as you mentioned it can happen very quickly.
Also as you mentioned, the SEO benefits you get from the backlinks are very valuable. I have just starting building a lot of niche sites and creating backlinks to these sites is an integral part of their success.
Thanks for another great post Vance, you always give a lot of quality information on your Blog.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a happy holiday season, and a very prosperous New Year.
Thanks Vance,
Paul
.-= Paul Hooper´s last blog ..A Reflection on 2009, and How You can Succeed in 2010 =-.
Vance Reply:
December 25th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Hi Paul,
Thank you so much for saying that. You know how much I value your opinion and advice.
Commenting is really underestimated by many people. But the comments have to be real. I don’t comment on every blog I come across but when I do I put some effort into it and don’t just give a lip service.
I think this is what some people do even if they place a comment of a decent length.
Commenting needs to be done cheerfully and not grudgingly. I read on one blog the expression to the effect that the blogger doesn’t feel like prostituting themselves by going to other blogs and commenting anymore.
They shouldn’t have commented in the first place with this attitude. It shows that all those comments were really phony.
I wonder what kind of niche sites you’re building. But for any site links are needed for sure.
I wish you and your family and your soon coming new child a very happy and prosperous New Year too.
Vance
Vance – I had to stop by this evening as I had left myself a note on my calendar to check back on a previous post to see if you had responded to my comment (which you had).
Anyhow, I just did a draft post earlier this week on taking the extra time to Digg, Stumble, Mixx, Tweeting, etc……I know the more serious bloggers understand, however, I still find it amazing that a good number of people do not have buttons on their posts that make it easy (easier) to share their posts…after all isn’t part of the reason we are writing our posts is so that those posts are read and hopefully shared?
On a side note, the bloggers that use CommentLuv have certainly made it easier for me to find other blogs to comment on!
Happy Holidays! You will see me in 2010!
.-= Michelle @ Your Virtual Assistant´s last blog ..Strictly Business Blog Talk Radio with The High Road: What is a Virtual Assistant and how do you know if you need one? =-.
Vance Reply:
December 26th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Hi Michelle,
How nice of you to stop by and check to see if there was a response to your comment. Yes, I do reply to good comments which yours are.
I also do have the buttons you’ve mentioned, at least most of them and I hope that you’ve used them.
I have to admit that I don’t always bookmark or tweet other people’s posts but I do it often enough compared to what other people seem to be doing. I will improve on that in 2010.
I look forward to your post on this subject to be published. I’m sure it will be very helpful to the bloggers who need an extra nudge.
The Comment Luv and Keyword Luv plug ins are great and I wish more people had them installed and activated.
Happy Holidays to you and I will see you in 2010.
Vance
Hey Vance, I’ve always been an avid supporter of the importance of blog comments, I’ve even done several posts on the subject. One of those posts got 800 views in a day.
As you have already mentioned in your post it is important to leave quality comments as these are more likely to generate interest in the person leaving the comment, thereby increasing th potential of them visiting your blog.
I would also recommend installing a ‘subscribe to comment’ plugin so that they can be notified when more comments are added to the post.
.-= Sire´s last blog ..The Journey To Bloggersville =-.
Vance Reply:
December 27th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Hey Sire,
Great to see you here and thanks for the tip on the subscribe to comments plug in. I’ll check it out.
I’m glad that you agree with my view on comments and I’ll check your blog to find your posts on the subject. 800 views of a post in a day sounds great. Let’s see if I can guess which post was that successful.
I noticed that you post quite frequently. I’ll have to learn that from you.
Vance
Sire Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Not as much as I would like to Vance, that’s what happens when you have a full time job, but I try to fit one in when I can.
Good on you for installing that plugin.
.-= Sire´s last blog ..Embracing The Difference In Fellow Bloggers =-.
Vance Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Imagine what you could do if you’d devote full time to it Sire.
But then again if you did it full time you’d probably not like it that much anymore.
Some people, which includes me, enjoy doing things better when they do them for the love of it and if they had to do them as their job some of the joy would go out of it.
As for the comment notifier plug in, thanks for the tip. I hope people will start using it. It took a while before they caught onto the fact that I had installed the keyword luv plug in.
Vance
Sire Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Actually Vance, as long as I didn’t look at it as being a business or a job I think I would still enjoy it.
.-= Sire´s last blog ..Embracing The Difference In Fellow Bloggers =-.
Vance Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
That’s where the challenge would be, Sire. It’s how we perceive things or the attitude we take toward them.
For example, I like to sing and play the guitar.
If I had to learn a particular song by a certain fixed time I would probably feel more like learning other songs because I like them and don’t have to learn them. Just the element of having to do something, even if it’s an activity I enjoy kind of spoils it for me.
That’s perhaps my little shortcoming that I need to overcome.
Vance
Hi Vance,
The 98 visitors you report after your one comment really make blog commenting something to start practicing right away.
There is a higher potential for a visit to one’s blog as compared to forum commenting, since you’re adding value to another individual’s blog, who might be more inclined to repay with a visit, and not just posting a reply that other posters might not appreciate.
Count on me to bookmark your posts!
Jose
.-= Jose@Notes on Blogging´s last blog ..Search engine ranking, second iteration =-.
Vance Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Hi Jose,
I agree that forum commenting will likely produce much smaller amount of visitors than commenting on individual blogs.
I haven’t tried commenting on that many forums but the ones that I have didn’t produce anything as spectacular as any of the more prolific individual blogs.
I wouldn’t abandon forums altogether but focusing on them at the expense of broad blog commenting is in my opinion a big mistake.
I look forward to seeing some bookmarks from you. Doing that is a real proof that you indeed like a post and are willing to spread the word to others to have a look at it.
I have decided to do more bookmarking of other people’s posts that I really like in 2010. Sure it takes a bit of time to do that but it’s well worth it. I certainly appreciate when others do it for me so why not give to others.
I appreciate your visits your comments and your sharing.
Vance
Yes, you are right. I am example of a visitor that came through one of your comments: You left a comment on http://www.petra-weiss.com. I read your comment and now I am reading your site.
HP
.-= HP@link building´s last blog ..Free SEO Tool Called TouchGraph That is Really Helpful for Link Building =-.
Vance Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Hi HP,
Welcome to my blog. I hope that you’ve found what you thought you would on your first visit to my blog.
Thank you for validating my point that commenting indeed brings new traffic to blogs and websites.
I look forward to your next visit.
Vance
Hi Vance,
I never realized that commenting can bring that much traffic.
I wish I knew about that sooner.
I do comment once in a while but certainly not enough to luck out and place a comment on a hot post that brings a lot of visitors.
I’ll try to comment more in 2010.
Helena
.-= Helena@Healthy Diet Weight Loss´s last blog ..Healthy Diet Weight Loss, Green Tea =-.
Vance Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Hi Helena,
It’s never too late to start now. You don’t even have to wait for 2010 but if you do start in early January.
You don’t have to think about finding a hot post to comment on. Just comment a give value in your comments and they will come.
Vance
Commenting is always the one of the best and faster ways to gain traffic and expose your blog to others. Personally, I’ll prefer to leave a comment on a blogs with CommentLuv enabled.
.-= steppinout´s last blog ..15 Free Web Services and Tools To Monitor Your Website Uptime and Downtime =-.
Vance Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Hi Steppinout,
If you have a real name and want me to use it please let me know.
I’m glad you agree on the benefits of commenting. Leaving comments on blogs with comment luv enabled is is usually better because you get a link to your post url and in some cases when do follow is enabled a do follow link at that.
Unfortunately a lot of blogs that have comment luv enabled are still no follow.
That said, there are some great no follow blogs with great traffic. So even if the links from them don’t count as much, if at all. they can still bring you traffic.
Vance
Sire Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Actually I’m not all that fussed whether the blog in nofollow, dofollow, has commentluv or not, as long as I don’t have to log on or something. If it was a good post and I can contribute something I will leave a comment.
A good comment never goes to waste.
.-= Sire´s last blog ..A Blogger’s Opinion Is Highly Valued =-.
Vance Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Hi Sire,
I also comment on blogs that I like and they don’t have to be dofollow and with comment luv and keyword luv although I do look up those that have the features since they are quite rare and also because they are usually run by people who are more prone to sharing. The extra link juice is an extra bonus which I like too.
What I don’t understand though is how some people are scared of dofollow, I mean scared of giving it. They apparently love getting it.
It’s some kind of hoarding links and keeping them to themselves obsession.
Many people seem oblivious to the existence of different kind of links which may be a good thing.
I think that all links have some value for SEO and as far as getting direct traffic from commenting all blogs are equal for sure no matter what links they give.
It’s the quality of the blog content and the amount of visitors and most importantly the quality of the comment one leaves that determine the traffic that will come.
But it’s not necessary to always think about that.
If the post is good I will want to comment spontaneously regardless.
Vance
Sire Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Especially the A list bloggers. Most that I’ve seen are nofollow.
Say Vance, I’m not sure the plugin you’re using to notify people when a comment is added is working properly. I get an email to say there is a new comment but there is nothing in the email itself so I don’t know which post it’s related to?
.-= Sire´s last blog ..Google Finishes Off 2009 By Waving The PR Wand =-.
Vance Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
Yes, the A list bloggers, the famous ones, are all nofollow as far as I know. You can let me know if you know of any that are dofollow.
As far as the plug in I’m not sure why it doesn’t show the post title an link of the comment to which you subscribed. It shows me who subscribed to which post so I don’t know why it wouldn’t show it to the subscriber.
I’ll investigate this and will let you know what I find. For now just know that you are subscribed to this post “Get traffic Increase With Blog Comments” I’ll send you e-mail with the link.
Thanks for letting me know. I hate having things not work properly and being oblivious to it.
Vance
Hi Vance,
You make some great points in this post, and I’m sure you already know that I’m big on blog commenting myself.
I huge chunk of my traffic comes by way of referral from blogs that I have commented on, sure it takes some time but if you enjoy it like me and you do, then it becomes more of a pleasure than a task.
I haven’t really been doing blog commenting outside of the MWA group, so I will have to start doing that in 2010, as I know I’m missing out on a lot of potential traffic that may want to join my list.
All the best for 2010 mate!
Paul
.-= Paul Lear@increase alexa rank´s last blog ..2009, The Year It All Began… =-.
Vance Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Hi Paul,
Yes, I know you are big on commenting and I always enjoy what you have to say.
As for doing blog commenting outside any group or even your niche I think it’s a great idea. Any specialized group is good but things tend to get a bit stale.
There’s nothing like injecting some freshness into things.
I hope that 2010 will be prosperous for you and for myself and our families and friends and that we’ll have abundant health to do everything we need and want , including commenting.
Vance
Hi Vance first off Happy new year to you you and your family have a great 2010,
Blog commenting
well you are the proof of the pudding your readership is growing
mainly because you put a lot into your writing ” how many would write a blog post on Christmas day”
But much more than that you always leave good constructive comments on my blog and other peoples blogs that I have visited
you enjoy your blogging it stands out a mile.
Cheers mick
.-= michael f allon´s last blog ..Start your own internet business as your New Year resolution for 2010 by Mick Fallon =-.
Vance Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 10:46 am
Hi Mick,
Thanks for the wishes and a Happy New Year to you. May you have a very prosperous 2010.
You are very kind saying those things. I do enjoy writing and commenting.
I posted on Christmas day but it was already almost over as I wrote it in the evening.
I find that quite a few bloggers post every other day or even every day which is something I’d like to do too if I had the time.
I want to be more creative and prolific and will work on that.
I always value your input and look forward to your visits on my blog.
Take care,
Vance
Hi Vance,
Happy New Year!
Good article, as all your articles are, and a wake-up call to me to do more blog commenting.
I will use you as my model because your comments on my blog are always positive and helpful in some way and a pleasure to read.
I might add that it will always bring me back to your blog (just proved your point).
All the best,
Dave
.-= Dave Whittle´s last blog ..My Free Ebook – Useful Tools And Resources =-.
Vance Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Hi Dave,
Happy New Year to you too.
Thanks for the wish and for coming over and saying such nice things. I do put some effort into my comments to make them valuable.
If they are positive, helpful and a pleasure to read that’s the most rewarding thing to hear.
I think that when you do more commenting you’ll be rewarded even more than you think.
It can seem to be fruitless for a short while but soon it starts dripping in and once in a while it will pour when you comment at the right time on a blog post that attracts tons of traffic.
Vance
You know, I have always overlooked blog commenting because the niches I was in just didn’t support it.
After working in the IM niche, I have noticed that blog commenting is A LOT more responsive in the IM niche.
One of the things I really love about blog commenting is that not only do you get free traffic and free links, you get to learn something in the process.
It’s like getting paid to have fun!
.-= Daniel Brock´s last blog ..“You Can’t Take Google Page Rank Or Alexa Rank to the Bank” =-.
Vance Reply:
January 4th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Hi Daniel,
I’ve never thought about the possibility of some niches not supporting blog commenting.
I still think that commenting is possible in most niches and that if your niche is very small that you can comment on other blogs which are somewhat related or even unrelated as long as your comments are on the subject posted.
Be it as it may your observation is interesting.
It’s good that you now practice commenting to the point of loving it.
It does give all the things you mention and learning happens when you read the posts on which you comment automatically.
I’ve learned many things that way which I would otherwise not have learned at that time and for some time, at least not that easily and effortlessly.
Thanks for the comment, welcome to my blog and do visit again.
Vance
I once had the first comment on a popular weight loss site (linking to my own weight loss blog) and it brought me over 500 visitors over a 10 day period. When commenting on blogs, it pays to stay up late 🙂
I always read through the comments on sites I comment on, I have found a ton of great sites that way. In fact that is how I found your site Vance!
FYI – Subscribed 🙂
Steve
Vance Reply:
January 7th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Hi Steve,
Commenting works for everybody who gives comments of value.
If you obtained 500 visitors from a comment. That’s really great.
It beats what I’ve been able to muster from one comment and even over 3 weeks let alone in 10 days.
It just proves that no matter how good things are they can always get better when it comes to traffic from commenting and anything else.
Being the first to comment on a post on a very popular site is a feat in itself. I’m not sure that I’d stay up late for that unless I knew that I’d get to be the first for sure.
I do read other commentators comments if they are valuable. Sometimes I wonder why people approve those that aren’t.
I too have found some great sites that way.
I’m glad you found my blog and decided to visit and comment. Thanks for that and for subscribing.
Do you still have the weight loss blog?
Vance
Steve@Reduce Your Debt Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
Hey Vance,
I do still have the weight loss blog it’s weightlossweapons.com/blog
For commenting on popular sites I’ve found that a lot of them (using wordpress) post at the same time each day or there is at least some sort of pattern to their posting. IF you can find it, a top 5 comment isn’t too difficult. Plus it helps if you can read and type quickly 🙂
.-= Steve@Reduce Your Debt´s last blog ..The 3 Best Reasons To Use Cash =-.
Vance Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Hi Steve,
I’ll check your weight loss blog later, thanks.
I appreciate your insight about the posting patterns of popular sites. I’ll see if I can catch on to the pattern of at least one or two.
It would be nice to be among the first 5 commentators there.
My observation is that it also depends on individual posts on the same site. Some attract more readers and comments on them make the readers more likely to follow the commentator to their blog.
I can’t read and type that quickly so I have to get there even sooner than the speedy people.
Vance
Hi Vance, I’m so glad I found your blog. I posted on ning, asking if anyone could give me advice on getting traffic to my blog and they gave me your link. Thank you for great info – I’ll be reading your other posts too.
Joyce
Vance Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Hi Joyce,
I’m glad you found my blog too.
Welcome to my blog.
I ‘m thankful to ning and whoever gave you my link.
When you read my posts I’d appreciate your comments about what you read.
Now that you told me “thanks for great info” try to add some value.
In one of my posts I write about what comments of value are.
Basically what you think about the subject, what you learned from reading the post, your point of view, anything you’d want to add, you can even ask a relevant question.
I look forward to your future comments.
Vance
Hi Vance
I enjoyed the article, and more so the discussions and comments that have followed. Coming late onto your post has meant a lot of comments to read.
That’s one of my main reasons for commenting on what others write – because I like to join a debate, and I like to read new points of view.
If that gets me more traffic, so much the better. But I’d do it anyway. I love reading what I find, and Alex J has attracted a breed of individual who generally have very meaningful things to say. It’s a great community!
Anthony
Vance Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Hi Anthony,
Thanks for saying that you enjoyed my article.
And even more so the comments that followed? I guess I should improve my writing, ha, ha.
I think I know what you mean. The comments are great to get different perspectives etc. Well, join the debate.
I think that Alex J attracts all sorts of individuals most of whom are OK. I wouldn’t go as far as talking about a special breed.
Nice to see you on my blog for the first time and I hope to see you back soon.
Vance
Hi Vance,
This is a great post (and a lively discussion) and it has certainly helped motivate me to be a more active commentator. It has also helped me see that blog posts can be more effective as an interactive experience. For the most part I have written blog posts as articles, but am now starting to see the distinction between different types of posts.
What I like about blog commenting is that it is a win-win situation for blogger and commentator alike (the blogger gets more kudos for every comment and a chance to engage his readers, and the commentator gets the link and exposure, and both build a relationship), as long as the comments are genuine that is, and provide some value,like you say.
Also commenting makes people feel good. It is a really great feeling for me when I get a good comment so I like to think that by commenting on someone’s blog in a positive way they will feel good too. Kind of like how being complemented can lift your day.
I look forward to reading more of your posts in the future and checking out your older posts,
Matt
.-= Matt Cowan´s last blog ..Time to start networking =-.
Vance Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Hi Matt,
I love it when a discussion develops through comments.
That is exactly what blogs are meant for, at least were originally.
Blogs shouldn’t just be a tool used for self-promotion which is nowadays often the case.
When people get engaged in conversation blogging becomes a lot of fun.
Then it’s no longer just about getting traffic and links which we all want.
Traffic and links are then a natural outcome of having fun.
It all starts with valuable comments that say something meaningful and are genuine and original.
Please do read my older posts and if you haven’t done so use Digg, Technorati, Twitter and whatever social bookmarking you prefer to bookmark the posts you deem worthy.
This year I will do more of that myself for other people to spread the word about good posts.
It does take some extra time to do it but it all eventually comes back.
I figured out that if I help others first they usually will want to help me too, sooner or later.
Not all of them but a good portion of them.
Talk soon,
Vance
Great summary of the benefits of good blog commenting practices! That are the points the “Great post!”-spammers are overlooking, nobody will visit their blog because they write a meaningless comment, but a lot of readers will come to their blog / site if they contribute something valuable to the discussion. Hesky Nove Rok, SY
.-= hospitalera @gummi crib rail´s last blog ..Comment by =-.
Vance Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Hi SY,
Happy New Year to you and a very successful and prosperous 2010.
I really don’t understand why people who write meaningless comments even bother. Either they are ignorant or they hope that their lousy comments will sneak in by going unnoticed or that the blogger on whose post such comment appears is really desperate to get comments at all cost.
There are some very clever and more tricky spammers who have long and flattering comments which they copy and paste over and over.
That’s why it’s very important to read all comments before approving them or if they get approved automatically read them and weed them out later. One spammer like that tricked me. That was a good and valuable lesson. I’m now much more careful.
I was alerted to the false comment by another blogger who received exactly the same comment. (By the way I still see the same comment on some blogs and some of the bloggers where it appears know it’s a copy and paste and yet have not removed it which will only perpetuate the behavior of low lives like that).
This particular spammer though appears to have given up on blogging which is what will eventually happen to the likes of him.
If I see a comment on someone else’s blog that I’ve seen elsewhere I’ll definitely alert the blogger. It’s up to them what they’ll do with it but I’d certainly hope that they remove it.
If you go to Sire’s blog he shares how he discovered somebody who steals other people’s comments and uses them as his own.
He even names that scoundrel.
I’m so glad that there are plenty of good commentators (commentors?) to drown out the spammers.
Spammers will get caught and their lazy efforts will come to naught.
Thanks for coming by SY – the line above is rhyming,
I don’t know why.
(just kidding a bit to lift the negative air left by discussing spammers)
Just a quick note Vance, I subscribed to “follow up comments” on your blog, because I like to come back and to re-join into the discussion, but all notifications I got so far are blank, means the header is intact, but there is no text at all in the email itself, thought you might want to know! SY
.-= hospitalera @gummi crib rail´s last blog ..Comment by =-.
Vance Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Hi SY,
Thanks for the reminder. Sire alerted me to this a couple of days ago and I was already looking into it yesterday without correcting the problem.
Now you made me do it faster which I appreciate.
I’ve made some adjustments, really correcting my mistake, and it should now work properly.
Please let me know if it now works well.
Thanks again, you rock!
Vance
It now displays the first lines of the comment in the email body text, that should be ok to make people curious enough to come back. Just in case you are interested, I am using http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/subscribe-to-double-opt-in-comments/ for the same purpose on my blog, in case you want to switch plugin 😉 SY
.-= hospitalera @gummi crib rail´s last blog ..Comment by =-.
Vance Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Hi SY,
Thank you so much for letting me know it’s working. I can make it display more of the comment text. It’s adjustable.
I’ll probably increase it by 30 to 60 more characters.
The plug in you are using sounds good. I’ve never known of a double opt in plug in. It’s also updated to work with WP 2.9.1 which a lot of plug ins aren’t.
I’ll stick with the one I have for now but if it starts giving trouble I’ll switch to the one you have.
Now I have to find out what’s gummi crib rail.
Vance
hospitalera @gummi crib rail Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Lol, that is one of my niche articles on hubpages. It is a protection of a baby and toddlers crib against chewing and gnawing baby teeth. SY
.-= hospitalera @gummi crib rail´s last blog ..Comment by =-.
Vance Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Hi SY,
That sounds interesting. So both baby’s teeth and the crib are protected by some kind of gummi layer.
I just hope that there’s no harmful chemical in that protection.
How do you find hubpages? They don’t mind if you sell on them?
One marketer I know and respect says that hubpages don’t like affiliates and are known to close their accounts.
I hope that it won’t happen to you.
He likes and prefers Squidoo. Do you have anything on Squidoo?
Vance
Spot on. Creating web traffic either takes money or time. YOu can pay google for ads, someone else to build links, or go out there and start commenting on posts – just like I am doing now!
Don’t forget articles or video. One article of mine has over 5,000 views to date and my videos are up to voer 3,000 views now.
My personal agenda – putting it all together in a comprehensive strategy to provide multiple sources of traffic. Spot on Vance!
.-= John Gaydon´s last blog ..Get A Real Job! =-.
Vance Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Hi John,
I’m glad you agree and are taking action.
I’m aware of articles and plan to get back to writing and submitting them.
Yes, video is on my mind too. That is a bit scary to me but I’ll get over it.
I need to master the production part of it and all the tools though.
Video is certainly important. Someone a while back suggested that I should put a video up of myself singing and playing the guitar.
A tempting suggestion but I’m not sure if it would attract or scare people off.
Being like Susan Boyle in male version might crash the server too.
Thanks for visiting and I’m sure your strategy will work.
Look forward to your next visit.
Vance
Comment Luv is installed on all my blogs. It not only encourages others to leave a comment, it also helps the visitor get a nice link back to their site, and as you also discovered, bring in a lot more traffic too that you might not have otherwise have gotten.
.-= Clint@Perth SEO´s last blog ..Perth SEO Consulting =-.
Vance Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Hi Clint,
Nice of you to comment.
The difference between my blog, which of course has Comment Luv as well as Keyword Luv and the blog to which you’re getting a link to here is that I also give dofollow links and you give all no follow links.
Thus your links are of much lower value. I’m sure that you are aware of that.
Since you mention “all your blogs” I’d like to know if all your other blogs only give nofollow links because if they do the links are kind of useless and I wouldn’t be talking about them if I were you.
My hope is that you don’t want to mislead people. If you really want to reward them, make your links dofollow.
Also, since your blog is about SEO I would like you to comment more about SEO here. Links are part of SEO but as I’ve discovered you only give nofollow links. Since you Have a SEO company you know better than that.
I hope you’ll come back here and explain more about what you do and why.
Vance
Clint Maher Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Good point Vance. I did not have my dofollow plugin installed on that site, although it is now. Still I see any link of value, regardless if it is do or no. I’m sure Google can see them either way.
Thanks for picking that up, appreciate it.
Vance Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Hi Clint,
Thanks for coming back and for updating your plug ins.
I agree that all links are valuable and that no follow links have some value.
However I prefer do follow links which go all the way and nobody has to guess how much value they really have.
Maybe you can share a more detailed knowledge-opinion regarding different values of links. I don’t think that you ascribe the same value to all of them.
I also wonder about page blog links that Google chooses or -usually- doesn’t choose to show and what makes them stick.
Vance
Hi Vance,
This is my first visit to your blog and I ask myself why did I not find it before, there is so much valuable information. I will definitely try the blog commenting as I am at a point where I need to get more visitors.
I have been looking at some of the other comments and I was interested in the do follow plug in. I installed it on my blog but had to remove it as my page was not showing, any ideas.
Christine
Vance Reply:
January 21st, 2010 at 11:11 am
Hi Christine,
Welcome to my blog. I’m glad you found it and I look forward to your visits and comments.
Commenting is really a good way to get traffic and once you start doing it I think you’ll enjoy it.
I want to help you to solve the dofollow plug in problem.
First of all, which plug in did you use? There are several of them and not necessarily all plug ins work.
Which version of Word Press are you using? I hope that you use Word Press.
I’m sure we can solve the problem.
I Look forward to your reply.
Vance
@Vance
No more reply button, so I have to answer your questions here:
“One marketer I know and respect says that hubpages don’t like affiliates and are known to close their accounts.” That refers to people that write up hubs only to promote a clickbank product or similar. Hubpages is happy with product orientated hubs with Amazon products in them as they get their share with each sale. Similar thing applies to Google Adsense, Kontera, Ebay. I tried out Squidoo, but found that, whilst the community is friendlier there, Google is definitively more in love with hubpages. Yes, I have a few old lenses on Squidoo, but nowadays I prefer to build first my own niche site (mainly travel orientated), blogging and use hubs etc only for things that don’t fit in otherwise and / or when I need a backlink.
As for “I just hope that there’s no harmful chemical in that protection.” I am sure that this kind of crib rail protection contains less chemicals then for example chewing gum 😉 Hope that helps, SY
Vance Reply:
January 21st, 2010 at 11:01 am
Hi SY,
That’s very interesting. So Hubpages just don’t like Clickbank, maybe because they get nothing out of it?
I’m glad to know that and that I’ve asked you. This just shows that it helps to get information from a few sources.
I wouldn’t mind seeing your travel sites because I do like travel.
It’s good to know that the gummi crib rail is safer than chewing gum.
One never knows these days with toys being recalled because of dangerous chemicals coming off them including lead.
How do they ever get past the people who are supposed to ensure they are safe before they allow the market to be flooded with them is beyond me.
As for the reply button that’s a mystery. It shows up under most comments.
Let’s see if this comment you wrote (thank you for that) and my reply to it will still be threaded.
Vance
Vance Reply:
January 21st, 2010 at 11:35 am
SY, I found the problem with the reply button not showing.
The depth level of comment replies was set by default to only 3.
I never checked that before but you’d think the default level would be at least half a dozen.
So I’ve increased it to 8. But the thread that we had going and was broken by the default limit hasn’t been repaired.
Live and learn.
We can continue the discussion in this thread.
Vance
Here is one of my travel sites http://dugi-otok.info/ it is in German, my native language. I discovered recently (i.e. some months ago) that competition is less fierce in German then in English when it comes to niche sites 😉 This web sites still needs some work = more content + images, but it is doing nicely so far, especially when you consider that it is sitting on an .info domain. The clickbank example was more on the lines “just to promote your clickbank product” then being a specific remark style “clickbank versus amazon” as long as you provide decent, valuable information to your readers hubpages has no problem with any products whatsoever imho. As long as you play by the rules, i.e. not overly self-promotional etc I had no problems so far. In case you want to join, here my referral link http://hubpages.com/_HospitaleraBlog/ 😉 SY
.-= hospitalera @dugi otok´s last undefined ..If you register your site for free at =-.
Vance Reply:
January 21st, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Hi SY,
I had a look at your travel site and it looks pretty good. More images would make it even better. I like the map.
I’m surprised that I can actually understand some sentences. Your German is very readable compared to some texts that I’ve seen with very long words (some nearly as long as half a page width) and the ab preposition at the end.
As for Hubpages I’ll have a look at them again at a later date. It’s good to know that they aren’t slamming everybody as I was led to believe by the other marketer. (He’s a good guy and must have had a bad experience with them. It goes a while back though, so it looks like they have improved.)
What do you have on Squidoo?
I put up a quick lens several months ago and haven’t done anything else there. I know the lenses need to be well optimized and have a good content to show up anywhere.
For now I want to concentrate more on building websites and when I have a few of them up I’ll support them with a few lenses and Hubpages.
Vance
Your advice about blog commenting is so spot-on! The problem that I’ve had is that I can’t get people to actually leave a comment. Do you have any suggestions for getting people to comment on posts or leave opinions?? I’d appreciate any input you have.
I just found your blog and am going to start working my way through your excellent content. Have a great weekend!
Nancy
Vance Reply:
February 19th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Hi Nancy,
Welcome to my blog and thank you for leaving a comment.
I’m glad that you find my content to be excellent. I work hard to have it be that way and hopefully it can be even better with time and as I learn more.
As for getting people to comment on your blog I’ve covered a good part of it in my post.
It comes to giving first. Make a lot of comments on other peoples blogs. Make them contributory to the topic and of value.
Most people consider one liner comments of the type “Great post, I agree with everything you say” spam.
If you have already established friendship with the blog owner you may get away with a comment like that on occasion but a comment like that still has no value unless it was preceded by a more meaningful comment by you on the same post and is the last piece by which you are concluding the discussion.
Try to comment on blogs with similar subject to yours at least 60% of the time. It’s OK and even beneficial to comment on blogs that cover topics unrelated to yours as long as what you comment on interests you and you have something to contribute.
When you write your blog posts try to choose topics of interest to as wide an audience in your niche as possible.
And make your posts open to suggestions and comments. A very tight lecturing style of writing will likely discourage people from commenting.
You can and should ask people to comment within your posts, usually towards the end. It’s helpful to pose questions and invite answers in your posts.
I think it’s very important to keep commenting on the blogs that you like without getting discouraged when you don’t receive a comment in return after placing one or even 10 comments there.
I keep commenting on blogs that I like regardless of whether I get a comment or not from them.
Not everybody will comment back but if you like the blogs, their readers will eventually become curious about you (if you make valuable and interesting comments) and will visit your blog. Some will then leave a comment there.
I hope that this helps.
Have a great weekend too.
Vance
Wow, great post, I am going to make sure I leave lots of good blog post replies now, sometimes I just click off the page which will never get me any traffic, thanks Sally 🙂
.-= Sally Neill´s last blog ..In It To Win It And Need YOUR Help =-.
Vance Reply:
May 11th, 2010 at 10:25 am
Hi Sally,
Absolutely do that. If you visit a blog and read a post that you like it makes a lot of sense to leave a comment.
It will benefit both you and the blog that you comment on as long as it’s the kind of comment that I’m talking about in the post which is a comment of value and not just a lip service one or two liner.
Vance.
Wow, looks like you’ve got Blog Commenting for Traffic down to an art! Those are some really amazing results you got from something as “simple” as leaving comments.
But it’s so true, though. People seem to make all sort of fuss about “NoFollow” vs. “DoFollow” but the reality is that a great comment on the right blog, on the right post, will bring in viewers regardless of the code tags.
And I’d take 100 people who spend 15 minutes meandering around my site anyday over 1,000 who see it pop up in the SERPs for some random keyword and then leave in .5 seconds anyday!
Rock On
Lee
Vance Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 11:50 am
Hi Lee,
Not every comment will bring that kind of results but it does happen once in a while.
I don’t comment on a blog because of it being dofollow or no follow but because it speaks to me. Having said that of course it is better to get a higher quality link from a dofollow blog but for getting traffic it doesn’t matter.
The depth of visits is more important to me than the number of visitors as well.
Thanks for your comment and welcome to my blog.
Vance
Hey Vance,
This is great “Sleight Of Hand” way to get yourself exposed. Not only will you have the blog get higher rankings on SEO, but also you will be able to get your own blog exposed through your comments. This is one way you can generate free leads for yourself. Also can also create a following the more you leave comments on the same blogs. This shows a lot of consistency! Thanks sharing this information Vance.
Sherman
Sherman Smith´s last blog post ..A SLEIGHT OF HAND MOVE TO MARKETING YOUR PRODUCTS
Vance Reply:
July 19th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Hey Sherman,
I’m glad you liked the post. You can use the same and comment away. You give good comments of value and not just lip service ones so it will definitely work for you too.
Thanks for visiting and commenting here.
Vance
I totally agree with Vance. Content or comments of value work. I am just being introduced to the blogging world. Exposure is key, higher ranking in Google is generated, its a win win.
Vance Reply:
October 15th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Hi DJ,
Thanks for commenting and good luck in the blogging world. Perhaps you haven’t learned yet that placing links inside comments is generally considered spam. I have removed the two links from your comment. You are welcome to comment here with comments you yourself say should be of value. Minus the links.
Vance
I am so thrilled that I stumbled across your site. Lots of valuable information to help get my blog out there. I will be back often
LaKeisha Hankins´s last blog post ..Watch Out For Dream Killers
Vance Reply:
October 20th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Hi LaKeisha,
Welcome to my blog and thank you for letting me know you like it and that you’ll visit again. I will look forward to it and hopefully you’ll be back soon and often and share more of your thoughts.
Vance
vance i know many blogger who doesn’t care blog commenting too much. but for of blog comment works really fine.
yes i do believe and do comments on other blogs to drive traffic to sites
Hi Vance,
How are you? I hope all is good. Very good post to enlighten people about the power of the comment.
Not only is commenting everything you said but while commenting on blogs of your interest you are also learning many different new things.
The more one learns the more powerful they become.
Terry Conti
Terry Conti´s last blog post ..Free Traffic using Twitter
Vance Reply:
April 4th, 2011 at 12:06 am
Hi Terry,
I’ve been well and busy. Thanks for asking. I’m glad you like the post. Commenting, meaning genuine commenting that adds value to other blogs is still generally very underestimated. Like you say by commenting you will also learn a lot. Nobody can give a genuine and valuable comment without reading the post he or she comments on thoroughly. And by reading posts thoroughly learning new things is inevitable.
I appreciate your thoughtful comment.
Vance
love your post.
iagree with terry , while commenting on blogs of your interest you can learn a lot of new things and its great.
i use this strategy for 5 years now and i have a great resolts, but it can bee time consumming as well
Vance Reply:
May 16th, 2011 at 9:41 am
Hi James,
Commenting properly like anything else that is worthwhile and done well does take time. If you are getting good results it is well worth it.
Thanks for the comment.
Vance
Hi Vance,
I can’t believe this post is 1 1/2 year old now. It would have saved me some time and sweat (and money to be honest) as I have learned it the hard way. Writing comments which give some value to the blog is much more reliable for backlinks and visitors than “commenting” with some useless crap posts which devalue the blog – which in turn gives much less valuable backlinks for the own site.
Let’s see what other gems you have on your blog…
Rudi Thomas@Private Krankenversicherung im Vergleich´s last blog post ..Private Krankenversicherung
Thank you for sharing code! This can be a great help for those seeking to follow the blog. And of course we should also remember that whenever we commented it must be relevant to the topic so that it will be approved by the admin. Anyway, this is amazing! hope you can post for further technical just like this. Thanks list this blog
It’s always wonderful to know that no matter what search engines do to try to downplay traffic generation, there are always ways to generate traffic for your sites through different strategies and ideas. Keep up all the good work and keep those ideas flowing
James Wingate´s last blog post ..Overall Personality Development of The Students Is Primed By The Boarding School UK
Great information. As a person starting out, I find this information very useful, glad I stumbled upon your site. Great stuff, would love it if you created a whole course on this subject.
Josh Braden´s last blog post ..Understanding Panic Disorder And Agoraphobia – Psychology Article Marketing
you are really a good webmaster. The site loading speed is incredible. It seems that you’re doing any unique trick. Moreover, The contents are masterpiece. you have done a fantastic job on this topic!
Thanks Vance for your great advice and posts. I’m diciplining myself to put aside time to comment posts so I can get visitors and links like you have mentioned in your post. Keep posting great content. Thanks again! 🙂
I have this great idea for an article but it takes a lot of research and time. I am slowly unraveling it. Hope if I have my oen post someday, many will comment too.
monskit´s last blog post ..Credit Cards: To Have or Not to Have
I am new to SEO but so far the best method that I have been using and I am satisfied with the result is blog commenting. Blog commenting generates more traffic plus backlink.
alynazanders´s last blog post ..How to trade forex
What I am doing now is blog commenting and it is working fine. I enjoy going to different sites and comment on their post. Not only it generate traffic but it can also enhance my reading skills.
dolcampil´s last blog post ..first date tips
Vance,
Do you plan on using any of the new premium features of CommentLuv or do you think that there are better ways of blog commenting coming up in the near future?
Jenn Campbell´s last blog post ..jenns tech blog
Hi, I see you installed commentluv in your blog. That’s a real good plugin. After I installed it, I see people leave more meaningful comments in my blogs.
Isreal Volpa´s last blog post ..Teeth whitening tips
I never realized that commenting can cause that mush traffic..I enjoyed the article so much , and more so the discussions and comments that have followed. Thank you for this post.
Wennie´s last blog post ..phase 1 south beach diet
Like the idea of how blog commenting may lead to jv partners
John Phelps´s last blog post ..RSA Certificate
Thanks for the tips. I am still new in the blogging industry and will most certainly be using the comments from now on. I struggle to get traffic to my site and hopes this will give me a step in the right direction.
What is the Right Cure to treat my acne now?
Jack´s last blog post ..It Gets Better : It Stops Now
I just love blog commenting than forums, I think this is the best so far to generate more traffic. Thanks for your info and sharing your knowledge about this thing.
kevinachez´s last blog post ..online dating site
Blog commenting really is an important part of SEO strategy. I think it also enables ongoing collaboration, plus will bring some content back to life from the archives.
I have been using and I am satisfied with the result is blog commenting. Blog commenting generates more traffic plus backlink.
franky´s last blog post ..play angry birds at pc
I think not only will you have the blog get higher rankings on SEO, but also you will be able to get your own blog exposed through your comments. This is one way you can generate free leads for yourself. Also can also create a following the more you leave comments on the same blogs.
Karsy´s last blog post ..play angry birds
Thanks Vance for your great advice and posts. I’m disciplining myself to put aside time to comment posts so I can get visitors and links like you have mentioned in your post. | 😛
hunterX0506´s last blog post ..Watch Movie Online For Free Full Movie
I totally agree with Vance. Content or comments of value work. I am just being introduced to the blogging world. Exposure is key, higher ranking in Google is generated, its a win win.
Karamae´s last blog post ..angry birds for pc
I can’t believe that you’ve received that many people from just one comment! What do you use to track where your incoming traffic is coming from?
Joe Anderson´s last blog post ..Woodworking Plans
Vance Reply:
November 20th, 2011 at 10:05 pm
Hi Joe,
It’s happend more than once. Not every comment will get this kind of a response but the better comments you make the better chance there is of a good amount of people visiting your blog. I use Google Analytics.
Thanks for commenting.
I am really inspired along with your writing talents as smartly as with the format to your weblog. Is this a paid theme or did you customize it yourself? Anyway stay up the excellent quality writing, it is rare to see a great weblog like this one today..
This is extremely interesting, You are a extremely skilled blogger. I’ve joined your rss feed and look forward to seeking a lot more of your wonderful post. Also, I’ve shared your internet site in my social networks!
Excellent weblog right here! Additionally your site loads up fast!
What host are you the use of? Can I get your affiliate hyperlink on your host?
I desire my web site loaded up as fast as yours lol
Vance Reply:
July 27th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Hi Colby,
What do you like about my blog besides the high speed it loads at? I think that all hosting companies should provide similar service and that the loading speed is largely determined by what you have on your site. If you insist on getting the link to my host I’ll provide it to you after I read your reply to this.
Vance.
Hi there, I enjoy reading all of your post.
I like to write a little comment to support you.
Vance Reply:
November 2nd, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Hi Melanie,
I’m glad to see you visit my blog and get value out of it. However, your comment adds no value and for that reason I removed comment luv from it. The next time I’ll expect a real comment from you because comments with no value go to the trash 99.9999% of the time. Once in a while I show them as an example of useless comments that won’t be tolerated.
Vance.
Hello there, You’ve done a great job. I’ll definitely digg
it and personally recommend to my friends. I
am sure they’ll be benefited from this web site.
At this time I am ready to do my breakfast, after having my breakfast I’ll be coming again to read more news.
Vance Reply:
December 14th, 2012 at 4:56 am
Bon apetite then. And good digestion too. Maybe when you come back you’ll tell me what you had for breakfast. Do you really think that anybody is interested in that topic here? Unless you want to contribute some value related to the topic at hand, don’t bother with comments like this. They’ll end up in the trash.
Hello Vance,
To begin with let me compliment you on your militant stand on the above comments which add no value to your blog. Many people just delete the useless comments but by making a display as you have is much more powerful. I will be following your lead and passing this on to fellow bloggers. Blog commenting can be very beneficial as long as the comment quality is good. Vance is showing by example how we keep the comments useful and increase traffic to our blogs.
Chris@Chinese New Year 2013´s last blog post ..Chinese New Year 2013 CNY 2013
Vance Reply:
December 26th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
Hello Chris,
Thank you very much. Commenting done the right way benefits everybody. Spam comments are horrible and stupid. Those who engage in spam are idiots and should be certified as such. They waste energy and help no-one, not even themselves which is who they exclusively and only care about.
Cheers,
Vance.