If I were to tell something to Bhutanese bloggers, it would be for them to develop a habit of reading other blogs and leaving comments. Blog commenting is an indirect method of doing free blog advertisement. It makes sense, because unless you comment in others’ blogs, how can anybody know you too are a blogger.
When you comment in other blogs, indirectly you are saying that you also maintain a blog and why you guys not check my blog too. There are also other reasons for why you as a blogger must develop the habit of commenting in other blogs.#1 Discover New Blogs
Blog commenting is a mechanism through which your blog will get noticed in a pool of thousand plus blogs. So much your blog gets noticed, you’ll also notice new blogs that are very much compatible with your interests.#2 Blog Readers
The classic reason of blog commenting is to receive readers. If you leave valuable comments, there is every possibility that visitors of that article or blog will click on your profile. Since profile is linked with the blog, your blog will receive readers.
#3 Blog Subscribers
If your article can impress first-time visitors, they’ll subscribe your blog via email subscription or social media page to stay in your loop. This shall guarantee consistent visits from them.#4 Back-link Sources
When your blog has a large number of readers and subscribers, one or two of them will surely refer your posts or ideas by giving links in their posts. This can be a source of back-links for your blog which is very important for SEO purposes.#5 Blog Searches
When your blog has good number of readers, subscribers and also praiseworthy back-links, your blog will also appear as search results in queries submitted by readers via different search engines.#6 Exposure
Your blog will get exposure in the cyberspace. You as a person behind it will also get exposure in blogging world and get opportunities in learning many from other bloggers.#7 Blog Rank
What shall determine the rank of a blog? Obliviously, readers, subscribers, traffics and back-links. When your blog has acquired all of them, your blog’s rank will also improve.#8 Interactions
Blog commenting is one of the most beneficial models of interactions among bloggers. It’s often through comments, we get to know new bloggers and become friends online.#9 Problems-solutions Sharing
When you get to know more blogger friends and then interactions pick up the pace, we often get answers for our questions and solutions for our problems. You can connect with other successful bloggers. You can learn or help others in learning.#10 Work Appreciations
When you leave a comment, it is a sign that you read, analyzed, cared and appreciated the views or solutions presented by the author. Unless you leave comment, how can the author know you read it or even cared to read it? So commenting is a proof of your appreciation for his/her works.#11 New Ideas
Blog commenting has been one of the sources of new ideas for my blog posts. When a reader leaves comment with his/her doubts or problem, I can develop a post to address that problem or answer that question.#12 Opportunities
When you are active in reading a blog or leaving comment, more often than not, that blog owner will feel that you are so much interested in him or her blog. To thank you for your constant support, you’ll be given a chance for guest blogging, invite for workshops or conference which will help you introduce your blog to a wider audience.#13 Social Profile
When you are active in blog commenting, more and more people will come to know more about you online. They may follow you various social networking sites which thereby will improve your social profile.#14 Community Building
When you get good number of friends in your various social network circles, more and more people will start coming together with you. This will in long-run functioning as some sort of online community.#15 Brand Image
You have good number of readers, followers, subscribers and commentors in your blog just because you are consistent with blog commenting, the voice of your blog will be heard far and wide. This in turn helps you in maintaining the brand image of your blog.So, now how to leave a comment?It’s very easy. Scroll down to the bottom of a post for which you want to leave a comment. Fill up the details, type your comment and click on Post Comment. Easy!
When you leave a comment, don’t be in too rush and leave un-related comment. And also don’t leave single-worded comment which blog owner won’t publish it as publishing that one-worded comment will be as good as having no comment. Read: The Smart Methods of Commenting in Posts of other Blogs.
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