How to Write a Blog Post Comment
A well-known marketing technique is to write a blog post comment.
By doing so, you demonstrate your expert knowledge and, if you choose the blogs carefully, can get a valuable back link as well.
But, there's an art to writing a good comment.
In this article, I'll show you how to write a good one.
In order to write an excellent blog post comment, you need to follow these five steps: 1.
Choose only those opportunities where you are either the first or among the very first to comment.
I generally avoid commenting at all if I can't be among the top three or four who do.
That's because I want other readers to see what I have to say and then click on my link.
2.
Read the original article very carefully.
Make sure that you fully understand what's being said, argued, or claimed.
There's no virtue in responding so quickly that you miss the point being made in order to make your own.
You must exercise great care so that the author of the blog post and those who read it will consider what you have to say as a valuable contribution to the discussion.
3.
Note down the points made in the original post.
This will help you to grasp the essence of what is being said and will enable you to quickly review the gist of the post.
4.
As yourself, "Do I agree or disagree with what's being said.
" If you agree, then say so, but in a meaningful way.
It's no good to anyone to say, "Great post! Keep up the good work!" It may stroke the author's ego a bit, but it does nothing to show that you're an expert.
Instead, thank the author for "a distilled version of the essence of what was said," and then draw a positive conclusion about it.
Tell the author what it will do for others.
If you disagree, then make sure you can explain succinctly what you disagree, and then explain why.
Your comments don't need to be long, but they do need to cause the author, as well as anyone who reads it, to think.
In other words, you want those people to contemplate what you've said in contrast to what the author has said.
5.
Conclude on a positive note.
There's nothing that will leave a bad taste in the reader's mental mouths than reading a criticism that doesn't finish in a positive way.
It's the old compliment, criticize, compliment approach.
By doing so, you demonstrate your expert knowledge and, if you choose the blogs carefully, can get a valuable back link as well.
But, there's an art to writing a good comment.
In this article, I'll show you how to write a good one.
In order to write an excellent blog post comment, you need to follow these five steps: 1.
Choose only those opportunities where you are either the first or among the very first to comment.
I generally avoid commenting at all if I can't be among the top three or four who do.
That's because I want other readers to see what I have to say and then click on my link.
2.
Read the original article very carefully.
Make sure that you fully understand what's being said, argued, or claimed.
There's no virtue in responding so quickly that you miss the point being made in order to make your own.
You must exercise great care so that the author of the blog post and those who read it will consider what you have to say as a valuable contribution to the discussion.
3.
Note down the points made in the original post.
This will help you to grasp the essence of what is being said and will enable you to quickly review the gist of the post.
4.
As yourself, "Do I agree or disagree with what's being said.
" If you agree, then say so, but in a meaningful way.
It's no good to anyone to say, "Great post! Keep up the good work!" It may stroke the author's ego a bit, but it does nothing to show that you're an expert.
Instead, thank the author for "a distilled version of the essence of what was said," and then draw a positive conclusion about it.
Tell the author what it will do for others.
If you disagree, then make sure you can explain succinctly what you disagree, and then explain why.
Your comments don't need to be long, but they do need to cause the author, as well as anyone who reads it, to think.
In other words, you want those people to contemplate what you've said in contrast to what the author has said.
5.
Conclude on a positive note.
There's nothing that will leave a bad taste in the reader's mental mouths than reading a criticism that doesn't finish in a positive way.
It's the old compliment, criticize, compliment approach.
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