Why we should reply to our comment replies ?

Recently, I have visiting many blogs and looking through the commenting section. And the results I found was amazing. Not many of us replied to our comment’s replies. What I found was this format (mostly) :-

• Commenter one’s comment and Post Author’s reply
• Commenter two’s comment and Post Author’s reply

Many of us feel like “comment and reply” is just enough. Many of us are commenting just for the sake of it. If we are really involved in the discussion, then we should reply to our comment replies. Most of the time, there would be something you might need to add ; Most of time you might need to reply to your comment. Ok, since this is about why we should, let’s consider the advantages of replying to your comment’s replied :-

• More Commentluv/Link/Keywordluv

From a blogger stand point of view, I get more commentluv, backlinks and/or keywordluv. Do you what know that means ? It means more traffic, more exposure and more subscribers for you. The replies that I give back my include a link to my popular article, which the post author or some other person might click (which leads to traffic). That’s pretty neat, right ? Along with the commentluv, we also have keywordluv which leaves a direct link to your site. So, all this sounds good. But, what if the site doesn’t have either of these features. Don’t worry, you will still get a link because most sites provide you the option of leaving a website Url while commenting.

• More Reputation

On top of all these link backs, you have an opportunity to increase your reputation. By commenting (more, on each site), you are letting others feel your presence ; you are increasing your reputation among the blog and its readers. I didn’t say that you have to be on the top commentators list. Rather, you have to try to increase your reputation among others.

• Top commentators list

Top commentators list is one among the few incentives that inspire others to comment on your blog. Many people love to be on the top commentator’s list. You have to try to. By being on the top commentator’s list, you are increasing your chances of exposure while getting an additional link to your homepage. But before you move on further, I will have to tell you something : You need to submit quality comments, not quantity. If you are trying to get on the list just for the sake of it, then don’t do it. Because, it is not going to end well. You need to be motivated by your mind (to get on the list). You need to comment because you feel that you have an opinion on the topic. I am a fan of top commentators list, although I would not like if someone just left some comments (“thank you, great post” etc. type comments) just to get on the list, would you ?

• Learn something new, get post ideas, teach others

The most important benefit is that you may learn something new. You may even get post ideas by commenting (I have got some through discussion). Commenting will also allow you to teach others what you know. In a sense, commenting is like “micro-blogging” (don’t confuse with Twitter ). You comment while you blog. Your comments are like micro sized articles (Thanks to Ryan biddulph for this phrase). His comments are informational and useful. Don’t forget to check out his homepage. He is a great blogger with a great attitude (he is also a great commenter).

Conclusion

That puts an end to our discussion about comment replies. Now, it is your turn. Let me know of your comment. And don’t forget to reply to those comment replies. Hope that my post was useful to you. Thank you for stopping by @ Dragonblogger.com

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According to Damien you set these 3 goals every month:
Circulation - the number of backlinks to your site
Analytics - visits to your site
Net - how much money your blog makes or income.

I have a little bit different of a goal set in mind, assume you are just starting a new blog and have not yet figured out how to monetize your blog. I only just won my first sponsored post a few days ago, so my blog has netted me $6 which is still in pending, but my blog is only 4 weeks old so I am off to a decent start.

I set realistic expectations for gaining sponsorship, viewers, and advertisers.

Note: Most pay sites and advertisers want to see the following as a minimum to consider advertising on your blog:
Must have IZEARank < 1000
Must have Alexa Rank < 1,000,000
Must have Google PR of 2+
Must have 100+ visits per day

Now, IZEARank, Alexa are very frustrating since you can drop or gain so much on a daily basis, you have to throw away daily ranks and ratings, and base them on 3 month averages. If you don’t have a blog that is 3 months old, for now don’t worry about these. You can just use weekly as your target, but don’t make my mistake and start fretting the Ranks right off the bat. I would watch my IZEARank be 7000+ one day, then 3500 the next, then 1700, then back up to 4000. Just ignore this temptation to track and micromanage rankings.

Some good goals to set for yourself as a new blog are the following:

At the end of your blog’s 1st month
<4000 weekly average for IZEARank
<2,000,000 average for Alexa Rank
25-30 average visits per day.

Set a goal for 10 backlinks for your first month
Try to set a goal for 5 RSS subscribers in your first month

Don’t worry about a money goal for your first month unless you are super ambitious and have more time than normal.

I set some lofty goals for myself, My blog started on August 21st 2008.

By September 30th I am am trying to achieve the following:

<1500 average weekly IZEARank
<1.5 million Alexa Rank average
50+ average visits per day
20 RSS Subscribers
10 backlinks from google

To check your google backlinks do the following:
Go to http://blogsearch.google.com
type link:
example link:http://www.dragonblogger.com will show you all of my backlinks

Then you click on “Past Month” to see your backlinks for the past 30 days.
I currently have 4 out of my goal of 10 as you can see in this snapshot.

Start small and use social networking sites to help you reach your goal. At first you will have lots of unique visitors and it will be hard to have sustained readership, don’t get too excited when you have 1 day with 90+ visits, but the next has 25 visits but don’ t get discouraged if your site only has 5-10 visits its first few days and weeks. This up and down spiking will happen until you can get backlinks and many posts out there. The more quality posts you have the more people will come to your site.

Stay tuned for part 3 which is promoting, linking and gaining readership.

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