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How do you start increasing your search traffic and building links if you have no cash and no connections?
The answer is simple:
But what is blog commenting? Well…
What Will I Learn?
What Is Blog Commenting?
Blog commenting for SEO is defined as a simple strategy to start building links back to your site while building strong relationships with people in your industry.
It is about exchanging ideas or opinions about what people think or feel about a topic. It can also help blogs to attract traffic, leads, and add a ‘social touch.’
And, if you’re a new SEO who isn’t taking advantage of this strategy, you’re missing out on a world of potential that your competitors are going to use to beat you.
(You snooze you lose, right?).
Bellow, I’ll show you what blog commenting for backlinks is, how to use it and why it’s an important part of the link building process.
PRO TIP: Before starting any link building campaign, it’s best to determine how many backlinks you need to rank.
Why You Should Use Blog Commenting For SEO
Blog commenting is simply leaving a value-adding message in the “comments” section of a blog and the earlier the better.
They’re one of the simplest and easiest ways to start building links to your website.
At the end of many posts you’ll see a form where you can add your personal information:
It’s important that it has the option to add your website as part of the information.
This means you can include a link back to your site, that anyone who reads your comment can click. Link building in its simplest form, right?
Now, these links don’t carry lots of direct “link juice” that will send you up the rankings.
But these links do contribute to your website’s link profile.
If you’re getting links back from your comments on large well-established blogs, Google & editors are going to take notice.
Blog comments also come with two other great benefits:
- They help you grow your network and build relationships with people
- They offer targeted traffic back to your website
Because if someone comes across a three-hundred word comment at the bottom of a blog post that adds tonnes of value (see below) they’re going to take notice of that as well:
Website owners use blog comments to help them grow successful online businesses.
Ryan Biddulph of Blogging From Paradise credits his success to blog commenting. His comments on my blog were so valuable it led to him getting featured to my full email list.
The relationship he built through his comments, lead to a really valuable link building and traffic opportunity through being a guest poster on the blog.
Powerful stuff.
There is a ton of SEO value in blog comments.
Okay, that’s the “why”; let’s take a look at the “how”…
How To Use Blog Comments For SEO
There is an art to blog commenting for SEO.
- Use Your Real Name: Always use your full name instead of brand name or keyword to look genuine.
- Add Value: Write comments that are relevant and add value to the blog post. Avoid short, generic comments like “Great work!”
- Be Relevant: Make sure your comment is relevant to the blog post to engage in meaningful discussions and not look spammy.
That means comments like this aren’t going to cut it:
Think in terms of a mini blog post. It should add value or continue the discussion.
This is important to remember because blog owners have to approve your comments. If it’s not value adding or worthwhile for them to have it on their blog, it’ll get rejected.
Here’s an example comment that would get approved:
“Hey Dan,
You did an excellent job on this post! I’d like to add an extra productivity tip to your list if you don’t mind?
I find that when I fast in a morning – that is, I get up, drink a coffee and get straight to work – my productivity is 10 TIMES better than when I’ve eaten. I thought it would be the other way around, or that I’d struggle without food, but I really do thrive.
The people in my coaching community have found this to be helpful, too! Something worth trying.
Have a great day,
Matthew
I’d say that around 1 in every 250 comments I process on the blog go beyond one-line.
Comments like the above really stand out because it’s rare to see such engagement in this busy world – this means it is VERY EASY for you to stand out from the crowd.
Here are some blog commenting tips and best practices you should follow:
- Comment First: Get that first comment spot for the most traffic (more on that in the next section.)
- Use Your Full Name: Don’t aim for a keyword or your brand name.
- Use Your Correct Email Address: This allows the site owner, or interested people, to contact you.
- Connect Your Email To Gravatar: This will display a profile picture next to your comment.
- Be Selective: Choose blogs and posts that are relevant to your niche or industry.
- Ask Questions When You’re Not An “Expert”: If you’re unsure about something they wrote about, ask a question about it.
- Add Extra Value When You Are: If this topic is something you have experience in, add your own opinion and contribute value.
- Don’t Write Spam: Like, ever.
Pretty simple right?
3 Steps To Successful Blog Commenting (And Secure The First Comment)
As Neil Patel found, getting the first blog comment generates the most traffic and gets the most attention.
How do you find blog commenting opportunities and ensure you get the first comment?
It’s pretty simple… Identify the blogs you want to comment on, get notified of their new posts and then leave your comment.
Let’s take a closer look…
Step #1: Identify The Blogs You Want To Comment On
Finding the blogs you want to comment on can be pretty simple.
For this I use Feedly.
Sign up for a free account and you can search for blogs based around certain topics:
You can then find lots of sites to add to your “feed”.
Just click “follow” and away you go:
Take a couple of minutes to add blogs to your feed before moving onto the next step.
It’ll help you out massively.
Step #2: Get Notified Of Their New Posts
With your feed in place, you will start to get email notifications about the latest posts on your favourite blogs.
They’ll also show up on your home screen here:
A second step you can take is…
If you head to the search bar at the top of the page and enter in your keyword (eg: productivity) you can choose to set up a Google News alert around this topic.
This will now send you immediate updates about all of the new content around this topic.
Step #3: Leave Your Comment
When you receive a notification it’s important that you act fast.
You ideally want to get the first comment.
But the higher up the page (closer to the content) the better. So as soon as you get a notification, get in there and leave your comment!
Wrapping It Up
Blog comments have powerful SEO, networking and traffic benefits.
You should regularly be leaving value-adding, long-form comments on regular blogs in your niche to help with your link building & wider digital marketing strategy.
Be sure to use your:
- Name
- Correct email address
- A link to your site
…and never leave spam.
If you want to get notified about blog commenting opportunities you can sign up for Feedly and use them to create in-app and Google News alerts you can quickly act upon.
Note: You can not use blog commenting to get edu backlinks or gov backlinks.
Next up, I’m going to show you another powerful white hat link building strategy for those who are just starting their link building campaign… Testimonial Link Building.
Or, if you want to outsource it, check out my review of the top link building services.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Find the blog you want to comment on (ideally a blog that is relevant to your niche).
- Scroll down till you find the comment section (usually at the bottom of the page).
- Find the button that says "Leave Comment" or "Post Comment" or "Submit comment".
- Fill out all the request information (name, email, website etc).
- Write a genuine comment that will be helpful to the other readers.
- Proofread quickly and submit your comment.
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745 Responses
A really useful list, thank you!
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Glad it was helpful. Keep it up, Jerry!
Thanks for sharing the article of wonderful blog commenting sites, still blog commenting can produce good results if implemented in a proper way.
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good to read this, very informative
Thanks!
Awesome info i will try for my site.
Good luck, Leen!
Awesome article, just what I was searching for.I’ll be putting some of these strategies into practice asap/
Glad to hear that- Let me know if it works for you!
was interesting
Thanks!
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Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
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I am seeing that a lot of people took this article to the heart and right away left a comment below. Great article, that I will leave my comment too!Thanks Eduard
Thank Eduard. Glad you enjoyed my post!
Link building is the best process to improve site
I would not say to “improve” but to “give a boost”!
Really impressive to read thanks for sharing
No problem- Thank you for taking the time to read it!
Blog exceptionnel !
Merci!
I tried other off-page activities like social bookmarking, classified ads, and many other. I will try this now starting here. Also, could you share more tips on off-page SEO?
Hey Rashmi. Glad you enjoyed the blog. I’ve many off-page/link building strategies published on my blog already.Just check out this page- https://searchlogistics.com/seo/ – go to the “Link Building” section and there, you’ll find a bunch of strategies that can help you out.
Very informative and helpful post. Thank you
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A very good article, I hope we can read more articles in the coming days
Yes, more articles are coming soon! Just keep an eye open. 😉
Thank you for sharing this useful information with us. keep it up.
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Hi Matthew nice article,keep sharing
Thanks. Cheers!
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This is the oldest and tested technique that creating quality backlinks are very helpful for a website to perform well.
Yep, building links is super important but building them safely with tested methods even more!
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Very nice informative and helpful post. Thank you
No worries- Glad it helped!
Link building is one of the oldest but important strategies.
Couldn’t agree more!
Hello Matt,What a fantastic post! You clearly explained about blog commenting. Got very clear knowledge about blog commenting. But I want to add how to find blog commenting sites in google to your post.I’m going to have to share this post.
Very Informative! helped me a lot in understanding new things for my off page internship! the things here are also not thought in my training! Thanks alot for sharing
No worries- glad it was helful!
Great post & thank you for sharing, one of the good blogs to read about link building
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Thanks, Mohammad!
Hi DudeAll your blogs posts rank well on google search engines, so many seo blogs do follow or no follow but its highy useful for link building . Please add more blogs on digital strategies .
I will.
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Really useful, thank you for this!
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Thanks for sharing this valuable information regarding LINK BUILDING
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This is so true! When I have bought courses it is because the person behind the course resonates with me. They have shared something about themselves that I have connected with. As for my site, I get the highest engagement when I share more with my readers, and on my more vulnerable posts.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Hardik!
Hi it was great information and very useful thank you
Always happy to help!
Very easy to understand and a good blog how to commenting is important & how it’s done. Thanks for sharing.
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This is really a well written piece of information you shared.I will have to apply this method on my website.Thank you.
Try it and let me know how it goes!
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For beginners, this is a well-defined and quite instructive site. Thank you for sharing this information in such a straightforward and straightforward manner. It assisted me in recalling a few items that I had not used in a long time. Thank you one more.
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Hi Matt,This post is just so refreshing to read after hearing from almost everyone in the community that blog commenting is dead. Even though, I have personally found some success in doing blog commenting.I personally have struggled with thoughts on to do or not to do the Blog commenting. But, here I am doing just that.The ways to find blogs are super easy and thank you for introducing me to that. And reiterating the fact the Blog Commenting does not mean spamming, it’s all about adding value to whatever you are doing.Thanks again, have a great day ahead.
Exactly! I couldn’t have said it better myself!
An amazing article, I will sure try to implement this technique in my future link building activities
Glad to hear that- Good luck!
Very informatative articel, especially for begginers. They get so much information about blog commenting. keep posting such article. Thank You.Regards: Mailcot
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Great article very informative lots of seo expert said blog comments not working these days Thanks for sharing
It is working…only if you do it right!
very well written post, hoping to see your next post soon.
Thank you, Robin!
Appreciate your advice on this matter. Really helped me getting clarity.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Matthew,Thanks for putting together this valuable resource. I have not seen any successful blogger/marketer talking much about blog commenting. But for a beginner blogger with no money nil contacts, Blog commenting should be the first on the list for driving traffic.
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Nice article, Digital-Marketing is a long-term strategy tips and tricks helped me to learn some new ways. Thanks for the guide
No problem- Hope it helps!