There are days I’m so uninspired and don’t feel like writing at all that even if a flying elephant crossed my way I would probably turn over the other side and continue wallowing and feeling uninspired. But even if I have days like that, I know that I have to do something. And what I usually is I make comments on blogs. I’m not saying that you should only comment on blogs when you’re bored okay, but I do have constructive reasons for doing it: one, it is a very useful way of killing time while I’m not doing anything. Two, you get ideas and different perspective that most often than not inspire me. And three, making comments on blogs add to more backlinks which is a boost to your site and scores you points in Yahoo. Other advantages include building a solid reputation and positioning your site expertly. (See, I told you, commenting shouldn’t be done on your spare time alone). And since I’ve started talking about commenting, allowing comments on your site helps also. Aside from getting inbound links which can give you exposure, comments on your blog increase keyword power because commentators use the same keywords you use plus keywords that you didn’t use can be added by them. Now, before I go on babbling let me give you handy tips on blog commenting (inbound and outbound):
1. Comment on relevant blogs. I’ve once made a mistake of making a comment on a site not related to my mine. Good thing my friend corrected me in time thus sparing the unsightly spam mark.
2. Comment on more popular blogs. Don’t ask me what’s the most popular blog because there are about a million categories already. Search it yourself. You can actually judge the popularity of the blogs by the number of comments. And its content as well.
3. Join Yahoo answers. Answering questions that are related to your site can actually increase your exposure with time because links are shown once you’ve reached a certain number of points.
4. Make links of blogs that don’t sell stuff. This isn’t really about blog commenting but is quite related to it. When you want to make links to an article that might help further your readers, try to find one that doesn’t sell stuff in an industry that you belong to also. It might shift your reader’s focus instead of helping you.
5. Make sure it’s easy to post comments in your site. As much as possible, try not to require registration for posting comments in your site unless you’re really popular. Hosts such as WordPress provide excellent comment sorters but sometimes you’ll have to do it yourself.
6. Post questions in your article/blog to facilitate more comments. Tease your readers’ minds, lead them to ask more so that they’ll end up doing so.
Doing 3-5 comments a day won’t keep you off track I’m sure so start the practice of commenting as soon as NOW.