How To Boost Your Google Ranking By Commenting On Blogs
Posted by Marshall Wayne | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 10-01-2010
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The most simple way to increase your Google page ranking is by commenting on other people’s blogs.
I go to blogs and comment on them as much as possible. Why does this matter?
When you go to leave a comment on a blog it asks you for a few things:
Name
Website
Comment
ALWAYS enter in your website. ALWAYS.
If you don’t have a website, get one, install Word Press to it, and use it as I’m using this site.
By entering your site it’ll create a link from that site to your site. You’ll notice that when your post appears your site is linked to your name.
If you click on your name, it’ll take you to your site.
Google views this link as another notch in your popularity.
It’s like having a lot of friends. When you have a lot of friends, other people want to be your friend. They view you as cool, and figure they’d be cool if they hung out with you.
This is the same way Google views it.
The more sites you have linking back to yours, the better Google views your site and the higher Google will rank your site.
I’m only using Google here since it has about 65% market share, but the same applies for Bing, Yahoo, and every other search site.
Start by commenting on this post. I welcome you to comment on every post I have. I want you to benefit from having the back links to your site and I want my site to have more discussion on each post.
Since I already told you that I continually comment on other blogs, you know that my site already has many back links and will be getting more and more back links each month and each year.
This means that by you having a back link from me, it’ll help your site as well.
Do this with every major blog in your field.
A guy named Guy Kawasaki runs a site called http://alltop.com/
He links to all the major blogs.
Here are also 30 other major blogs: http://www.problogger.net/archives/2010/01/07/30-bloggers-to-watch-in-2010/
I alternate from commenting on major blogs to commenting on more niche blogs in my market.
On the major blogs it’s good because it gets me a back link.
However what it doesn’t do is give me a good chance of having someone click through to my site when they click on my name.
I want the traffic that comes when people see my post on another blog, get curious as to who I am, and click on my name. That’s powerful traffic.
The other important factor in commenting is that you’ll get to know the site owners.
If you comment on my site, I’ll appreciate that, thank you, and end up going to your site and seeing what you have.
We’ll get to know each other that way.
So alternate from commenting on the huge blogs to also commenting on the niche blogs that may not get many viewers (YET) but will allow you to network with people.
I always make sure that I have something valuable to say.
Don’t just read the headline and guess what a decent comment would say.
That makes you look foolish.
Read the post and if you have something positive to contribute, then contribute.
Back links will mean nothing if you lose credibility by posting worthless comments.
This is undoubdtedly true. However a word of caution. It is important that you make a positive contibution when you make a comment. What you say should gave some value to others, it’s not just about your backlink.
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Great article Marshall. I just started a new web site,
using WordPress template. Still figuring it out….LOL
Have a nice day!
You’ll get the hang of it really quickly Sanjinka! WordPress is such a great template to have a website on. I especially like this comment function here. It’s so easy for you to comment and then for me to comment back to you. It creates a good environment to make connections online.
If people would just be as social online as they are in person, the online world would be a lot more relevant, connected, and interesting.
I agree 100% Tyler. Imagine if you met someone in person and the first thing you did was tried to sell them on an mlm program or a Click Bank ebook? That would be ridiculous, but that’s how many people operate online.
Terrific article.
Thank you Sarah!
You are oh so very right. It is a beautiful thing. While do research, catching up on trends, or gathering information for your own blog posts, you can generate great ranking and traffic just by taking a moment to participate in this global conversation. Great tip.
That’s just how I think of it Marc. Since I’m researching and catching up on the latest trends anyway, it’s such an added bonus to be able to gain back links to my site.
Blog commenting has been a great source of steady for me since I started blogging. Another benefit is that you are able to network and build great business relationships. I have. Thanks for your informative post.
Thank you for your comment Leslie. You’re right, it is such a great way to network to build business relationships.
Marshall,
As always, great contribution to our knowledge base. You’re always finding good things to share with folks… thanks.
Commenting on articles is a big part of my own “connecting” with good folks. http://Alltop.com is a great place to find blogs (by category). You can find topics that interest you and then make comments (as I’m doing here). You’ll then get to know the author, build a relationship and then friendship, and through that, you’ll find ways to help each other.
Thanks again, Marshall!
Charlie Seymour Jr
http://PersonalSuccessMarketing.com
Marshall,
As always, great contribution to our knowledge base. You’re always finding good things to share with folks… thanks.
Commenting on articles is a big part of my own “connecting” with good folks. http://Alltop.com is a great place to find blogs (by category) and I go there often. You can find topics that interest you and then make comments (as I’m doing here). You’ll then get to know the author, build a relationship and then friendship, and through that, you’ll find ways to help each other.
Thanks again, Marshall!
Charlie Seymour Jr
http://PersonalSuccessMarketing.com
The comments that you leave should show your expertise in your field as well as your general thoughts on the post. Not only will this give the author feedback for future posts, but you will build a solid reputation among the other followers.
The more you comment and interact with others within blogs, the better reputation you will build overall and in a different location than your own blog.
I also want to HIGHLY stress to NOT spam!! If you become known as a spammer, you will be shunned by most, if not all.
-Kelsi
Agreed Kelsi, and by SPAM, you’re not even talking about the bot SPAM. It’s people who come to your blog article and post something like, “Learn How To Make $12,235 This Month!!!”. I don’t know how they suppose that will get approved or not get deleted.
Great Post-Would be ironic if your readers agree with this blog and didn’t comment-Cheers Kiaran
I agree Kiaran! This post was also a mini experiment to see if it generated many more comments than other posts. It has generated far more. By the way, I just visited http://www.kiaranfinn.com/ Great job on the video!
Marshall, thanks so much for this great tip!
All the best!
Jay
creator + founder mypetfat + The Smart Phone Diet
You bet Jay! I’m looking at http://www.mypetfat.com/ right now. You could do some great videos to promote the pet fat on Youtube and Facebook!
Hey Jay- been meaning to follow up with you!
Marshall- really enjoying all your blog posts, facebook posts. I especially like your broad focus where you talk in one breath about some aspect of Brad Pitt’s movie marketing and in another start a debate about the Chinese economy.
Thanks Habib! To me, all of those aspects of life help me become a better entrepreneur. I can easily learn from Brad Pitt, and at the same time as an entrepreneur I had better be aware of the next global collapse in the world economy. Whether China is on a path for that, we don’t really know, but it’s something to keep my mind on.
Three other tips that I’d add when commenting on blogs (like this one!):
1) Send people to a specific part of your website (click on mine above & you’ll see – shameless self-promotion or wot???!!!) as Google will give you better juice.
2) On that page, make sure that there is a video which auto-plays, so that it gets views on YouTube for the set of tags that you are wanting to rank with that content.
3) Set up a Google Alert for keywords specific to your niche, and use Google Reader to quickly browse through quickly to help you spot any forums or blogs where you can leave valuable content for others.
Enjoy
Dez.
Thanks for insight. Sometimes it just takes others to point out the obvious.
The art and science of building that Google ranking continues to evolve! Thanks for the tip. This makes a lot of sense, because the more we participate in the worldwide conversation, the more relevant we can become. In my little world of restaurants, it’s fairly easy to learn who the players are and learn from them. Thanks for a well written post!
Thank you Phil!
Ironic that Google sees commenting on a blog and providing a link back to your own site as an indication of someone’s ‘popularity’! It’s the online equivalent of talking to/about yourself, which is not all that popular in the ‘real world’.
That being said…it does work, regardless of the eccentricity.
Technically it’s about talking about the person who wrote the blog. You just have a tiny link that people may not even click on. If you provide enough insight across enough blogs around the web, you’ll continue to increase your Google ranking. The key is not to talk about yourself at all and just provide insight.
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Great article, Marshall. I read a lot of blog post and many of them, while good, do not contain anything that you can atually put into immediate use. Yours is not that way. As a matter of fact, I'm putting yours into action at this very moment. So, thanks!
I appreciate that Jay! Yeah it's easy to put into use and just gets your website out there more and more. For instance, now people can go to http://www.JayPlatt.com/ by clicking on your name.
Thank, Marshall, enjoyed reading this post. And if my comment makes you check my blog out, that's really cool.
Thanks for the post Calvin. I generally try to check out every persons site who posts a comment. I enjoyed your article, “Why Does Google Hate My Site?” I posted a comment.
Thanks Marshall! I'm learning a lot from you, my friend!
Marshall,
Reading articles is a great education for me. I've learned a lot from you and others
about the why's and how's of blogging. Thanks for posting the top 30 blogs. Great
idea to keep a list of them and develop a relationship with them as well.
Your Hollywood spin makes your blog unique and interesting!
Thank you Darlene! I'll be having much more of a Hollywood spin as I go along. So far I haven't done very much with this site but I will be in the coming months!
Here's another suggestion, Marshall (you keep giving and giving and it's great when your fans can give back!).
Always leave your NAME and URL within the comment post, and here's why:
Google is indexing each comment as if it were a separate post. So when your post is floating in cyberspace, you want to be sure people can find you when they read it. Your photo and live-link name that appears with your comment probably will NOT be a part of what is seen in search results or seen in Twitter or on Facebook (you'll notice that we can automatically send our comments to Twitter and Facebook by clicking the little boxes below). So to be sure that people can find you when your comment is separate from a website like this one, always put your name.
And be sure your URL includes the “http://” because THAT is the part that makes your link “live.” So many people are lazy (or don't know any better) so they will only go to your website when they have a link they can click on. So – make it easy for them.
Here's MY example of how to do this:
Charlie Seymour Jr
http://PersonalSuccessMarketing.com
Great information. I always find it amazing how many ways there are today to get exposure. This is something that anyone can do right away and get results. Google indexes everything it seems we just created a facebook page for a client a few weeks ago and that is getting better rankings than their regular website.
Thanks for the information and keep up the good work
Rick Cardona
http://www.identitypa.com
Thanks Rick!
Great tip Charlie. You're right. Many people do not know the way to make a clickable link.
Marshall,
I agree with you. It's always important to post intelligent comments on blogs that you find valuable.. it enables Google to thing you are important but even more then that,it opens a channel of communication between the person leaving the comment and the blog owner, as well as other blog commentators…. which leads to new horizons, new friendships,new opportunities….
and for all these comments i've left, I've been doing it all wrong… until now. thanks charlie.
Addison
http://OurDaddyBuysHouses.com
I agree Issamar. Thanks for commenting!
HI Marshall,
Thanks again for a great article! Your other article helped me with the “I like” Facebook button. My partner is the creator of a website called Remotepatrolled.com. He is a TV producer and the site is about TV as seen by an “industry insider”. The site is doing really well and last month alone we had 50.000 visitors (we started in April). We always believed in creating great content but at the same time we have to tell people about it. And that's what got my attention when I read your article. Richard writes the content and I help with promotion but I find it difficult when I try to make a comment in someone's article and I get rejected. I usually read the articles and feel that I am making valid comments – not just “great article, thanks” – but I get blocked a lot when I try to post a link to a similar article from our website. And that's after spending a good deal subscribing to that same damn site that rejected me!! Do you have any advice on that? I also read a lot of tech news and I'd love to make a comment on some articles but if I have the option of entering a website (our main page, not an article from the site) , do you think I may get rejected because the site I entered is related to TV and not computers?
Well, thanks again for all the great articles, it is appreciated (And I hope I made some sense!!) Roger
I do have advice on that. It's often considered poor taste to post your own links in the comment section. It makes your comment seem like it's only there to get people to look at your link, “look at me! I have something over here on this site for you to see!!”.
That's how it's viewed so many site owners frown upon it. I personally do not care as long as it's relevant and adds to the conversation. I like the people who comment to get some link love.
It's much better to enter your site when you comment by putting it in where asked so that your name 'roggiep' is linked to your site. People will click on that and end up at your site.
Hi Mars (now that there is a relationship going, no more Mr Marshall! lol)
Thank you so much for your quick reply. Now I understand why some many people come back to your site!
I totally get what you say, I feel bad for posting our article links and get it when I get rejected, but after reading your article I will start posting the website link when it is required while making a comment (without posting an article link). It's good to know that Google will see as a link to a bigger site (with a much better page rank) in one way or another! We've been very lucky with reddit, it's been the best way to get people to read our articles. I also post on Digg but only the big “Diggs” are displayed so we never have any hits from it. I read that they will be changing their site because it's been a big issue with a lot of people. I am a big fan of your site now and will come back to it regularly to check what you are up to. There's a lot of people out there like me, who has a website with great content but feels a bit powerless and worried that it will vanish in a couple of months! So rest assured that all your advice is very much appreciated!! All the best to you!! Roger
@roggip, I like that you used Mars! That's why I start out each episode that way. People can then feel comfortable using my nickname. Try posting again on this episode or another one and when you comment, enter your URL in the section it asks.
Or if you are signed into Disqus you'll need to go to Disqus and put your URL in the settings there so whenever you comment it'll show your URL.
Also, yeah it's tough getting traffic from Digg. I honestly don't spend time on there since it doesn't seem to help all that much. Having said that, I'll be working on getting more views from Digg in the near future so I'll be keeping everyone posted on the strategy I use when I do that.
Marshall, I somehow ended up on a strange trip this evening while commenting on Tim Ferriss' blog, which led me to Ben Casnocha's Blog, which then led me here. An amazing evening. And I visited them all for exactly the reason you wrote this article. So, when I have some time I'll have to read up on your business, afterall, mine should be automated within 6 months.
Cameron, the strange, synchronistic journeys are always the best.