Leaving Great Blog or Article Comments

Leaving a great comment on a blog post doesn’t have to be a difficult task. There are some bloggers that even find this particular task trying. Leaving an insightful as well as thought out comment on a blog is easy to accomplish with a few short sentences. There are several steps to take as a commenter to leave good comments.

Many times by leaving comments on other blog posts or website content you can compel others to read your blog or direct new traffic your way. Above all you can increase your reputation as an insightful reader and respected member of a blogging community. The majority of comments can be left with links to content that you own or your blogs or website which can help traffic find the owner of this great comment.

Don’t leave “drive by” comments such as “great read”, “terrific article” or “ditto”. These are called drive by comments by the community because for many these are comments that are empty and can be left on any content because they don’t really convey any tangible information or feedback. Follow these steps to leave good comments.

Read the content that you are leaving comments for. Reading many posts only takes a few minutes and if you want to leave a comment the post or information must be worthwhile enough to read and comprehend the information at hand. In addition, if you are quoting information in your comment about the post or article make certain you get it right. Read the information and absorb what the writer is conveying.

Make your comment add something for the writer and other readers. Even if you are commenting on a post from someone who may be more intelligent than you are about the subject matter, you may have something to add from a different viewpoint or angle.

If you are leaving any factual information in your comments, check the facts and make certain you have it right. Believe it or not there may be another commenter that does check your facts and add a comment that makes you lose your credibility with the community. Opinions on a subject matter are important and having some factual information to support your viewpoint is wonderful to add in your comments if possible.

If you are making a point and can include an example, these are wonderful. Many comments are left with a certain train of thought in the mind of the comment writer and looking back on a comment several months or even days later you think that an example would have worked better to get your point across because of the short amount of space available. Add examples if you have them.

Comments should be made without anger. If you comment on subject matter that has upset you, step away from the post for a moment before commenting. You want to get your outlook out there, but you want it to be done with etiquette and poise and in anger we sometimes lose that.

A great comment doesn’t have to be a paragraph long and should be something that you are proud of leaving and tying your name to. Keep in mind when you leave a comment if this is something that you wouldn’t mind seeing on your own blog or content. If it isn’t, don’t leave the comment. There are lots of ways to say the same thing and if you don’t have something nice to say about a subject, don’t say anything at all.