This is part one of a two-part question I received this week. Part two will be answered tomorrow.
Leaving comments on WFH blogs (or any blogs for that matter)
consistently will allow other readers to start to get to know you.
They’ll recognize you from the comments section on blogs you both
frequent. If your profile name (the name you leave in comments) links
to your site, then they’ll be able to link over and find out more info
if they are interested. Leaving thoughtful comments, not just Wow, that was a great post, will be more effective. Remember that blogging is a community of people with common interests. If you want to be part of that community, you need to contribute something useful.
My advice to you would be to concentrate on leaving comments at Work
from Home blogs. However, it’s considered bad form to comment, then
leave a link to your own site–especially if it’s just for linking
purposes and doesn’t have a direct link to what’s being posted on.
That’s essentially trying to poach traffic and many people find it distasteful and akin to spam.
I want to clarify that having your profile name (the name you leave when you post a comment on a blog) link to your site and actually typing a link into your comment are two separate things. The first (your profile name) is acceptable as a link; the latter (typing your URL into a comment, especially if it’s not relevant) is poor blogging etiquette. If, however, you have written a similar post or discussed a relevant topic recently, go ahead and leave the link. It’s adding to the conversation.
What do you think, readers? Do you have any experience with this type of thing? How do you feel about people leaving links to their blog in your comments?
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It’s just like you said – if it’s relevant to the topic/conversation, then great. Otherwise they just come across as trying to self promote. There’s a time and place for that, but the comment section of someone else’s blog is neither.
This is where I post my own inappropriate link:
Just kidding!
I’m fairly tolerant when it comes to commenters, but if there’s one thing I hate it’s leaving a link in the body of a comment. I delete them; I have no shame in it.
A lot of people complain about Blogger, having to be signed in to Google/Blogger to comment and that only links to your profile. There are ways around it, like using the name/URL box instead of your blogger ID. It serves the same purpose, and links directly to your blog, which is perfectly acceptable.
I don’t mind when people comment and leave a “signature” with their link in their comment. If I want to visit, I visit. If I don’t, I don’t.
I’m just pretty happy when anyone comments.
I don’t mind links to things in my comments as long as it is relevant to the post, if it is a business trying to promote it annoys me. I usually delete it.
So I would think commenting as a “peer” rather than a “business” would be more effective.
If that makes sense.
Kilikina brought up a good point. I do not like random businesses leaving spam links and I do delete those. If someone reads my post and is actually commenting on what I wrote and then leaves their link, it’s totally cool with me.
Wow! Great post!
Kidding… I just recently got a comment that just said “interesting.” It was from a blogger, not a company, but I still didn’t publish it, because the person wasn’t saying anything that indicated they’d even read the post. Heck, the comment was one word!
Legitimate comments are the way to go and build community and recognition, for sure.
I get those comments of “interesting, come read my blog” and then and address. I find it a bit obnoxious. Now, occasionally I have done related posts and posted that in the comments. But that is only on blogs I am involved in and when I have been in the current conversation for a while.