Blog Commenting for Traffic

A great way to get some extra traffic and backlinks to your site is through leaving comments on related blogs.  When you comment on a blog, there are usually three fields you need to fill out - name, URL, and comment.  In the name field, you should generally put the name of your site or some keyword anchor text, although some people say that’s rude and you should just use your name.  In the URL you can put the site you’d like traffic and backlinks to.  And then you should leave a comment that relates to the post you’re commenting on.  Please don’t leave generic comments like, “Nice post.”  or, “I agree.”  Actually READ the post and leave a thoughtful comment.  Not only will it help your comment stick, but you’ll be doing the right thing.

One thing to note: if you are commenting on blogs that have “nofollow” on comment links, you won’t be getting the full benefit of the link.  Sure, you may get some traffic straight from the link, but you won’t be getting any link juice.  If you want to maximize the benefit you get from your comment posting, you should try to locate “dofollow” blogs.

There is a dofollow blog directory here:  http://www.dofollowblogs.com/

There are other ways to find dofollow blogs.  If you search Google you’ll come up with a few.  While it’s certainly not necessary to post only on dofollow blogs, it certainly helps you get the most out of the time you spend commenting on blogs.

Also, don’t use those autoposters that post comments on blogs for you.  They can’t possibly match the comments up to the posts they are commenting on, and not only will your posts likely be deleted quickly, but you’ll be looked at as a spammer and people won’t be willing to visit your site.  If you post manually with a quality comment that is on topic and knowledgeable, you’ll be more likely to get actual visitors from your post and not just a backlink.