Blog Comments: How to use them as your Link Building Strategy

One of the common SEO link building techniques is by leaving comments on blogs. This may be a bit time consuming especially when you want to earn lots of incoming links to your site, but is this really helpful?

The answer is yes. You can generate incoming links to your site by leaving comments on other blogs. First is because you create a good reputation within your niche because your simple replies and arguments in blog discussions show that you are interested in the subject; you also attract other bloggers and end-users to visit your site and see what you can offer – more organic traffic for you. Heck, commenting on 2-3 blogs a day is already a big help.

The second importance of blog comments (with back links to your site included) is that Yahoo counts your backlinks to gauge the price of a link advertisement found in your site. The more back links Yahoo counts, the more monetary value added to your site. Backlinks also help increase your website’s page strength, thus a simple blog commenting campaign can raise the negotiating value of your site.

A good strategy to do on your blog commenting campaign is by identifying which blogs uses search engine friendly plugins such as the do-follow plugin as well as the top commentator plugin. While you can use these widgets on your site to monitor your most frequent visitors via the backlinks you posted on other blogs, these widgets can as well reciprocate your efforts – especially when you know which blogs use them.

What you need to do now is to find the blogs (within your niche) that use these widgets and leave your comments there. Blogs that use the top commentator plugin track the number of your comments and your link will appear on the sidebar if you’re among the top commentator for that particular blog.

Meanwhile, it is also recommended for you to comment on blogs that use the do-follow plugin, rather than randomly visiting and commenting on a long list of blog sites. The do-follow plugin generally allows the comment you leave on these blogs as a valid backlink, unlike those that uses the standard feature in WordPress blog that uses the no-follow plugin. This would save you the time and effort in posting comments, and at the same time strengthen your site more efficiently. You should be able to see an instant change in your site’s traffic by using this technique.

So, now that you have a reliable link building strategy that is sure to work, then start a blog commenting campaign right now.