Commenting 101

There is a right way and a wrong way to leave a comment, believe it or not. Along with commenting etiquette there is comment production. Leaving a good comment requires a skill that can be learned. The format of a comment can mean the difference in the comment moderator accepting your comment for print or rejecting your comment.

These are a few words about how a comment should be left and the process to follow;

1.       Add your personal details that should include your name (or personal brand or pen name), website and email address. All of these things should only be given if you don’t mind them being displayed. Some website or blog owners will advise if your website is needed, but won’t be displayed with your comment information.

2.       Add your comment

Comments are usually added through some sort of WYSIWYG editor. Your comment should relay your thoughts or feelings for the content or information. Don’t leave drive by comments that say things like “great post”, “you got that right”. These types of comments don’t really say anything and will more than likely not be considered as a comment by the owner of the blog or site. Comments should provide thoughtful and insightful information. You should read the information you are leaving the comment for and actually respond with content related to the material.

If you are asking a question, do so professionally. If you are making an observation, do so professionally. If you don’t agree with the position, you can do so politely. Give examples to support your stance.

3.       Review your comment and make any necessary changes

Is your comment too lengthy and could be shorter? Make the changes and read through again. Remember, your comment is not only read by the site or blog owner, but also other readers or members of an audience

4.       Post your comment

Always stay professional and don’t say anything in a comment that you wouldn’t want on the web. Keep things professional and never say anything that could be offensive to anyone reading your comment or the site or blog owner.

One thing that I have seen in comments that are a real turn off for readers that enjoy a site or blog and the webmasters are comments that are a verbal argument or disagreement between two individuals. A lot of back and forth between two people arguing through comments is not the place or the time.

It makes anyone involved look petty and small. Even more than one individual “beating up” on someone for the comment they happen to make is not a good thing. This is a good way for your comment to be moderated as spam and not printed.

For those bloggers or site owners that do print these….shame on you.

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