Comments on: Blog Commenting for SEO

By: David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:49:17 +0000

Hi Ayush.

That is exactly what I am saying. And it is interesting that I was just listening to a rank on roughly the same topic – that links are there for people to follow – on Search Engine Journal: http://www.searchenginejournal.com/dannys-rant-if-you-are-a-link-builder-or-think-you-are-you-need-to-listen-to-this/44573/ .

By: Ayush Agrawal

Ayush Agrawal — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:39:32 +0000

Even if a blog is nofollow, at least the link will be there. And if someone like your comment, they may visit the link and view the site. If it is a dofollow, its even better.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 12 May 2013 17:36:23 +0000

While blog commenting on no follow blogs does not pass link juice, consider that commenting is not just being done in a vacuum. Someone, namely the blog owner reads these comments and hopefully you can engage them in some kind of meaningful engagement. It is important to read the post and really understand what is the point of the article. You never know what may result from this form of communication. Sound naive? Maybe but even on the web there is often something more to be gained than just that backlink.

By: Dean

Dean — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:58:32 +0000

In reply to jessica@lukeroxas.

Jessica. You can always place the link and check afterwards in the page source. Personally, I always think its good to have a small percentage of “no follow” links in your profile. Would anyone agree with me?

I hope that helps you out a little 🙂

By: TomW

TomW — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:19:21 +0000

In reply to Scott H..

I completely agree, blog commenting is great. And I am always surprised when I read posts about the death of blog commenting. Although you have covered this point too.

Commenting is the least affective backlinking method. Although commenting does usually tend to pull an engaged blogger into guest blogging. So even though the act of commenting is not generating a huge build up of traffic of link juice, it does build relationships and confidence.

Just a matter looking at SEO commenting from a bots view or a personal view.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:51:41 +0000

Excellent Post regarding blog commenting for seo, thank you.
I am trying to become more active with blog commenting and this points out the benefits for your blog or website.
Leaving comments on related articles to your industry is most important – it’s just rude to spam sites with comments for extra ‘juice’ Natural links are always best!

By: Timothy Langen

Timothy Langen — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:25:16 +0000

Excellent article and I agree with one of the other comments above and always leave a comment whether it is no follow or do follow as the link is still there for other interested viewers.

By: Vineet Saxena

Vineet Saxena — Sat, 05 May 2012 03:27:45 +0000

Hi David,
Spamming comments is definitely one thing which should be avoided.Linking is important but spamming comments with excess links and keywords is a harmful tactic. Though a vast majority of blogs use nofollow in links, there are some websites which have dofollow in the comment links. But such sites are really attentive towards spam and genuine comments.
Thanks for this post.

By: Scott H.

Scott H. — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:30:49 +0000

Blog commenting has to be the absolute easiest way to gain backlinks in SEO. It also has advantages of helping others out by rewarding them for their work in blogging. But most often you usually learn something when you provide a quality comment to the readers reflecting on what you have read and learned. That also helps in SEO. Spam comments have little to no effect on rankings and are just a waste of time.

Of course, even though blog commenting is the easiest way for backlinks it is arguably the least effective. I am under the impression Google’s search algorithm knows this all too well. That is why I value natural links within the context of an article or page. Similarly guest posts can be highly effective.

By: Pearson

Pearson — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:40:11 +0000

It is a good idea to interact with comments and provide useful information. Like you said, if you like a blog, come back to it and let them know you like it by commenting.