Comments on: How and When to Leave Blog Comments

By: Roxanne Darling

Roxanne Darling — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:24:31 +0000

The point of this post was not to formalize comments per se rather to provide instruction to people who are new to the conversational web. Many of the readers of this blog are newbies to leaving comments and being an active participant on line. For them. the basics and the framework are helpful.

I did not intend for the tone to come across pedantic – just keeping it super simple for those who have yet to leave a blog comment, or those who haven’t considered the marketing benefits!

Thanks again for all of your comments,

By: Andrew Chernous

Andrew Chernous — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:38:38 +0000

I didn’t realize too that commenting was so formalized. I do agree that it should be with the flow and hopefully contributes to the ideas

Thx
Andrew Chernous

By: Malliobiana

Malliobiana — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:39:12 +0000

Wow, I didn’t realize commenting was so formalized. I do agree that it should be with the flow and hopefully contributes to the ideas. I feel like I am in school and the teacher has asked me to stand up before the class and stop slouching by my seat and say something. Hey, that’s what this is. I am back in school, and I need to say something to fit in with the flow of the lesson, but nobody is really listening to me, they are just looking at my butt and my hair.

By: Dan Perry

Dan Perry — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:52:48 +0000

I found out first-hand the value of leaving (useful) comments on blogs a week ago. Long story short, by leaving a valuable comment:

I had my comment highlighted
My comment drew comments
I was mentioned in a prominent podcast
I got a couple of great links (SEO at heart)

Here are the specifics.
http://danperry.com/wordpress/value-of-leaving-comments/

P.S. Found you via AdGabber. Good stuff.

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Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:54:22 +0000

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By: Roxanne Darling

Roxanne Darling — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:31:26 +0000

@Shawnotay – As you observed, small business has so much to gain from creating their own blog-based media. Yes, it does often feel like there’s not enough time. But then I remind myself, to “put on your oxygen mask first before helping others.” The payoff in terms of marketing and stress management are huge.

@Toby – Thank you! I am honored.

By: Toby

Toby — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:10:56 +0000

Roxanne – Excellent. Will be on my list of what to give new travelers to social media.

By: Shawnotay

Shawnotay — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:08:44 +0000

I’m looking forward to listening to the panel discussion “Blogging for Business” from “Your Computer Minute with Peter Kay”. I’ve been thinking of adding a blog to our studio’s web site for a while now – this is good information. I’ve also found that it helps me personally when I am active reading and commenting on blogs – it helps me to feel more connected and to practice “being social”. I think as a business owner I often get so focused on business needs and our immediate clients that I forget to check-in with the rest of the world. There are times when I almost feel isolated and blogging/commenting really helps to keep my mind open and receptive to new ideas and inspiration. Mahalo Roxanne!