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Commenting is Awesome, You Should Try It

Posted by John Saddington on Dec 21, 2008

Content is king.  I’ve said that before in a number of ways.  But one of the most underused tricks that I’ve used to increase engagement, increase traffic, and increase interest here at this blog (and others) is to simply comment like a fiend.

I make a specific effort to not only re-comment on every single comment posted but also visit the author’s sites and drop a few here and there as well.  Google Reader helps me with this as well as I’ve got a list of popular users blogs who are spending the time engaging with me.

This way I can give the love back.

One of the greatest tricks up my sleeve to do this effectively, efficiently, and fast is the EasyComment plugin for FireFox.  The thing is a one-click-wonder where you can preset your information for nearly all comment forms found on blogs.

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If you’re just like that you can even insert a standard “response”… I’m not one for this because I typically want to make my comments somewhat relevant instead of the obligatory “thanks!”.

Check it out and tell me what you think.

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John Saddington

John is the Chief Editor @ The 8BIT Network and Senior Blog Junkie here at ChurchCrunch.He enjoys Triple-Tall Americanos, developing Wordpress Themes, and a few other Random Things.

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21 Responses to “Commenting is Awesome, You Should Try It”

  1. Keith Barger
    Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 1:01 am

    Looks like a tasty add. I'll be giving it a go.
    And I wholeheartedly agree with your philosophy about comments and traffic. Though I don't have the time I'd like to keep my commenting up to speed…

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    • human3rror
      Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 7:55 am

      let me know how it runs!

      Reply
  2. AdrianRodriguez
    Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 1:51 am

    Anything to make me stop typing all that info is a plus. Awesome info!

    Reply
  3. Leo Wurschmidt
    Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 1:58 am

    Add-on cool. More important is the message behind the recommendation: comment on other people's blogs.

    You are so correct, check out and engage with the people's blogs that are commenting on yours. You cannot skip this. (I say again) You cannot skip this. Engaging with your community is so important.

    I think we can take it a step farther. Utilizing Google Alerts you should also engage anyone talking about you on their blog. This is very valuable to engaging with those people that are talking about you.

    Either way, do not forget to throw some comment love other people's ways. They love to receive it.

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    • human3rror
      Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 7:55 am

      giving is better than receiving, right? …

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      • Leo Wurschmidt
        Monday, December 22, 2008 at 6:36 am

        I believe there is a scriptural lesson in there somewhere. You are so wise; so wise. The law of reciprocity??

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        • human3rror
          Monday, December 22, 2008 at 1:29 am

          puaha. you're killing me man.

          Reply
  4. tjgillies
    Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 10:42 am

    too bad im using safari mostly nowadays (firefox seems to be abusing my memory)

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    • Christopher
      Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 2:11 am

      Finally some else who uses Safari as primary. I only use FF as another form of IDE.

      Reply
    • human3rror
      Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 7:54 am

      too bad. safari. ugh…

      Reply
  5. Jeff
    Monday, December 22, 2008 at 3:41 am

    So is the key to getting comments to ask for them? Maybe I need to start doing that on my blog. I know I have readers, I just rarely have comment makers. :)

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    • human3rror
      Monday, December 22, 2008 at 4:17 am

      goes both ways. it helps. and people like it. :)

      Reply
  6. jim gray
    Monday, December 22, 2008 at 4:07 am

    i'll have to see for myself first, mister. you know what they say about old dogs and new tricks?yeah?forget 'bout it. downloaded,off to surf.

    Reply

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