5 Reasons You Should Be Social and Comment

Let’s get real. Lots of us read a blog post, and move on. Little do we know, we’re cheating ourselves horribly by not leaving a comment.

Below are 5 reasons why leaving a comment on another person’s blog is crucial:

1. So the blogger will know that you were there. Many bloggers visit the blogs of their commenters. I know that I do this and I know that other bloggers do this as well. If you don’t comment, you’re missing out on traffic.
2. So other bloggers will know that you were there. I know that I’ve clicked on a link in a comment before. I’m sure that other bloggers do the same. Once again, if you don’t comment, you don’t get the traffic.
3. To contribute to the conversation. If you leave a comment you are contributing to the conversation. Like offline conversations, online conversations work best if there are at least two parties involved.
4. To add a sense of community. So what if you don’t have anything to say. Sometimes it’s nice to just to stop in and say hello. As a blogger it’s easy to get sort of attached to the regular commenters, and I know I miss them when they don’t come by.
5. The Dofollow movement. Many bloggers have removed the nofollow code from the blogs. (WritingThoughts has done this.) Essentially what this means is that when you leave a comment you create a link back to your own blog.

How do you feel about these 5 items? I'll meet you in tHe CoMmEnTs SeCtIon so we can talk all about it!

Until the next post, much love, peace, and medicated hair grease!

- Trew Life