Do You Leave Comments On Blogs?
If you use blogs for networking purposes, you probably leave quite a few comments in a week’s time, right? Have you given much thought to your comments, or do you just leave them on a whim after reading a nice post?
Darren, at ProBlogger.net, wrote a terrific post, offering great tips on how to get your comments noticed on a popular blog. I must admit that I am guilty of leaving hasty comments without thinking my process through good enough. I read something I like and leave a quick comment.
You might think that just by dropping a few random comments on several blogs will get your business (or name) noticed. You’re right about that, but you could become recognized as the serial blog commenter who has no etiquette, morals, or brains. 
Darren’s post really woke me up to the realization that I need to be more thorough when commenting on other blogs. His suggestions cover everything from commenting etiquette to formatting. This one is truly a must-read: 11 Tips for Getting Your Comments Noticed on a Popular Blog
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November 17th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
There are a couple weekly memes I participate in and on those I am guilty of leaving hasty comments. But then most of are for Thursday Thirteen and Booking Through Thursday. Otherwise I save comments for when I actually have something to contribute. Happy blogging.
November 18th, 2007 at 6:59 am
I tend to read a lot more blogs than I comment on, too. I’ve been trying to drop comments more lately, just to let people know that I’m there. However, I don’t want to look like a comment spammer either.
November 18th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
While commenting has great possibilities for increasing traffic and being noticed, I only comment if I have something relevant to say, to add, to receive clarification on, or to disagree with. I comment because I feel the post warrants it or because I can add to the discussion somehow.