A couple posts ago, I talked about the importance of blog commenting. I talked about how successful it can be for getting traffic, links, and attracting new subscribers. I thought it would be a good idea to show you my schedule for commenting. Since I wrote that first article, my traffic has grown dramatically, and my links have improved as well, so I can definitely attest to it’s results.
First, I explained the steps about setting up a Google Reader. Google Reader is a great way to subscribe to blogs. I don’t know about you, but subscribing in emails annoy me. I like the RSS feed version much better. Typically people have the full feed option, and so you can read the whole post as well.
Currently I’m subscribed to about 20 sites on it, but that number is quickly growing. I check the reader multiple times a day, and each time there is a new post, I read the post in my feed, then visit the site and comment on it. This way I can get a good 10-20 comments in a day, which is a manageable amount for me, with the little time I have. Practically all of these sites are in my same niche, and I highly recommend you add such sites to yours as well. This is helpful for several reasons:
1. By commenting on all of their posts, I’m starting to build a relationship with them. We’re able to start helping each other out, through guest posting, contest sponsoring, comments, and linking to each other’s posts
2. I get a lot more comments, because typically they will return the favor.
3. I’m getting more publicity for my site, because other people are checking out my site, and they are interested in the guy who comments on every single one of their posts.
4. They are reading my posts, and so when they are looking for a post to link to a certain topic, they have mine in mind.
5. I’m learning a lot as well. Seeing what my niche is talking about, it gives me inspiration on what to write about. And also I learn new things as well.
I highly recommend you set up a system similar to this, because it is very productive. The only problem is if you miss several days, because you will come back and see 20-30 posts to comment on. But at least for me, this has become a highlight of blogging, and I’m sure it will become such for you as well. If you need some blogs to add to your list, Ironblogger made a great list of 100 bloggers that will help your blog succeed.
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