EDIT: Thanks everyone for getting this blog post to 100 comments! How’s that for social proof? :D You guys are awesome!!
There are several ways to get a lot of comments on your blog posts. For the purposes of this post, I’m going to say that “a lot” equals 100. That isn’t to say that 20 or 50 or 75 comments isn’t a lot (it is!), but let’s just stick with 100 because it’s just a big freaking number.
One way to get 100 comments is to have a bazillion readers. Another way is to be controversial. Yet another way is to break some amazing news.
But there’s one way to get 100 comments that is deceptively simple, and you don’t even need a large audience at all. What is it?
Here it is: Comment on 100 blogs.
Think about it… If you comment on 100 blogs, only half of those have to comment back on your blog. You reply to each one and bam! 100 comments!
“Ok…” I hear you say, “but does that really work?” YES.
Last Monday I commented on 104 blogs.
My post from that Monday now has 127 comments. It’s the #1 most commented on post on this blog. It’s a great post, but it’s not that great. Under my blog’s normal circumstances, it should have gotten some between 60 and 80 comments. The post got so many comments simply because I commented on a LOT of blogs that day.
Commenting on 100 blogs in a day is something I’ve been wanting to do for a while. About once a month I comment on 50 blogs in a day, and that takes a lot out of me. It’s tiring reading 50 blog posts! I knew 100 would be pretty brutal, but I had the time and I wanted to see what would happen, so I did it.
The goal was to do it in 20-blog chunks of time; I’d comment on 20 blogs and then take a break (of at least an hour). The graphic to the right shows how long each block of 20 blogs took.
So yes, it took me pretty much the whole day, but hey, if you’ve got a free Saturday or Sunday… Get on it!
As you can see, I started off fast and definitely slowed down by the end of the day. Part of that is due to mental exhaustion, and part is due to the fact that I left some of the longest blog posts for later in the day. I guess I wanted to comment on all of the short blog posts first because I could rack up the comments faster that way.
You know what’s funny, though?
While I got more comments than I usually get, I didn’t really get THAT much more traffic than I usually get. The traffic was a bit more consistently high for the next few days than what it normally would have been, but I didn’t get twice as much traffic or anything. I think the reason for this is that all but maybe 10 of the blogs were ones that I’ve commented on before and have commented on my blog in the previous week. Most of them are people that would have checked out my blog anyway, but my commenting on their blogs gave them more reason to comment on mine (instead of reading it without commenting).
Does that make sense?
The stats!
Here are some stats that show you that, while I did get more comments, the other stats weren’t setting any world records or anything. Each of the graphs below shows a month’s worth of my traffic. On each graph is a red arrow; that is the day that I commented on 104 blogs.
As you can see, not a whole lot out of the ordinary happened. While I got more comments than usual, the other stats were either slightly better than usual or about the same. I added the “Traffic from Twitter” chart because I retweeted 39 posts that day, which is far more than I normally do. It’s interesting that there wasn’t much of a difference.
The plan for next time…
Yes, I’m going to do this again, but with a two changes:
- Have a blog post ready on that day that is just mind-blowingly awesome and has the potential to get shared a lot.
- Comment on 100 blogs that I’ve never commented on before!
And who knows, maybe I’ll go for 150 blogs :)
Final words
Was it worth it? Yeah it was! It helped bring the blog out of the Christmas/New Year’s rut!
I’d like to encourage everyone reading this to give this a go. Comment on 100 blogs in a day (or 50 if you’re a slow reader or even 20 if you never comment on blogs). If you try it, I’d recommend compiling the list of 100 (or however many) blogs beforehand. I did waste some time at the end of the day trying to find more blogs to comment on.
Moral of the story? Depending on your blog’s usual amount of traffic and depending on whether the blogs you comment on normally comment on your site, you’ll definitely see more comments, but you might not see a whole lot more of anything else :)
You want 100 comments on your next blog post? You know what to do.
Questions!
- What’s the highest number of blogs you’ve commented on in a day?
- Do you think you’ll try commenting on 100 blogs in a day?
- How many blogs do you think you comment on in an average week or on an average day? How many are new blogs and how many are ones you’ve already commented on?
Also feel free to tell us about your posts that get the most traffic and why that is.
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HI Tristan
You must be a very fast reader! I couldn’t comment on 20 blogs in an hour. Not with the length of my comments lol Also by the time I RT and add a comment to that it takes time.
Don’t think I will be taking the challenge. 20 per day is my norm. Some days I do 30 some days I do less. I like to visit blogs to learn something new. Some blogs I bounce off, even though I could leave a short message. Don’t see the point if the quality of the post hasn’t taught me something. Unless it is a newbie starting out and I want to encourage their journey.
Interesting that you didn’t see much of a spike in traffic too. What I am seeing is each week my traffic is going up steadily. Not massive amounts but still growing. A lot of that is organic traffic from Google. Some from Twitter where I am active every day. the rest from commenting on other blogs.
Also, if every post attracts some new readers I am happy. Means I am reaching a new audience about the lovely lavender and they must be learning something as most of them come back. Sweet. :-)
Patricia Perth Australia
Yep, I am a fast-ish reader :)
You said, “I like to visit blogs to learn something new. Some blogs I bounce off, even though I could leave a short message.” On my average day of blogging and commenting, I’m the same way. But on this day the purposed was to leave a lot of comments (not to learn). I read each blog post, left my thoughts, and moved on.
I like what you said about every post attracting new readers. That’s a great way to easily measure your growth. Thanks, Patricia!
I find it hard to go through 20 blogs in a day, no matter 100! But i just don’t have the time at the moment and am just enjoying finding new blogs to post on which are interesting to read/ When i have some more time i will try the challenge!
You should definitely try it, Simon. It was epic, but surprisingly fun. I’m an avid rock climber, and there’s an old saying that goes, “It doesn’t have to be fun to be fun.” I think that applies to this little experiment, too!
I have a week off in a couple of weeks, so will try the challenge out for myself. Up early and no sleep until I have completed it haha. I like the saying, I’ll remember it when I’m nearly asleep on the desk!
I agree, I try for 20 but it’s hard! I am going to try for 100.. this is awesome motivation!!
Duuuuuuuuuuude! I can only but dream of being able to knock over such a work load in a single day. In that single day you have left about 4 times the number of comments I have done for the entire year so far!
I used to laugh at the “gurus” who said you should comment on 50 a day. Then I found myself scoffing at those recommending 20 a day. My all-time record is 15. And on that day I got absolutely nothing else done. I’ve set myself a goal to do 5 per day, and although sometimes I can do it easily, on some days even that is a struggle.
I agree 100% that commenting on other blogs is a tremendous way to generate traffic to your own site, I’ve seen it first hand. But until I find a way to drastically change the way I read and think I don’t see me getting into double-digit comment days for a while yet (triple digit is too much of a fantasy for me to even contemplate at this point).
Here’s what I’m up against: A 1,000 word article will take me anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes to read, depending on how boring it is. A 100 word comment will take me as long, if not several degrees longer to think up and write (normally it takes me much longer to comment on the article than it does to read it initially)
Kind regards and envious of how much you get done in a day,
Steve
“In that single day you have left about 4 times the number of comments I have done for the entire year so far!” That’s awesome :D
Steve, I’ve been thinking about writing a post about how to leave comments quickly. Interested?
Very!
Tristan – I think you’ve shown once again (with stats to back it) how commenting is a key part of helping building an audience and driving traffic.
I will say, however, that you are somewhat superhuman in terms of commenting – in terms of your speed, interest and finding something worthwhile to say on all those blogs (even those regarding things for babies…) ! I’d even have trouble finding 100 (worthwhile) blogs to comment on!
Good post as always.
“I’d even have trouble finding 100 (worthwhile) blogs to comment on!”
Don’t worry, I’m compiling lists of blogs to comment on :D I’ll be sharing them either on Friday or Monday.
I think there’s always something to say about any blog post, so I don’t have any trouble there. I mean you can always say “I liked this because…” or “I liked how you said…”
Thanks, Papa!
I was thinking the same thing as Patricia. 20 comments on 20 different blogs in an hour? It usually takes me at least one minute and a half to write a comment (with the typing and hitting submit to make sure it goes through). That works out to a minimum of 30 minutes of typing, and around 90 seconds to find and read each post. Not sure how you managed that pace.
Something I have been thinking about is which posts I comment on. Is it better to comment on something that has less than five comments where my comment would be seen by more people, and people visiting more likely, or does it matter? In my experience, the comment that has gained me the most visits was something I posted on Tim Ferriss’ blog where I mentioned I had a review of his latest book on my blog. 75% of the clicks from that site were new visitors to my blog. In comparison, only 33% of the clicks from this blog were new to me. I do try to get to comment on 5-10 blogs a day, but don’t think I could get to 50 in this lifetime.
When I’m in speed mode, commenting really doesn’t take me very long.
James, you bring up an excellent point regarding commenting on blogs with lots of comments vs. commenting on blogs with few. Thanks for sharing your results, as it’s something I’ve thought about examining but have yet to do. Your numbers don’t really surprise me. But there is more to commenting than just the traffic. There’s building up a relationship with the other blogger, and that’s something that I think is often undervalued.
Having said that, I do appreciate your comments on my blog :)
Hi Tristan,
That’s definitely a chore but well worth it as you have the idea to come up with this post. I think you are right. To comment 100 per day is more achievable on weekends rather on weekdays. I don’t think i am able to do that, unless my wife and kid are not at home for the whole day :) I believe your plan of commenting in blogs you never comment before will surely bring you new traffic. I am trying to increase my blog commenting mainly for networking purposes.
Thanks for sharing your findings. Surely some knowledge gain here.
Lye
You bring up a great point, Lye. Blog commenting is also about networking, and that’s super important.
I’m glad you liked the post, and if you ever DO comment on 100 in a day, let me know :)
Your plan is very wise, and it helps build a network of relationships overall. I try to do it in smaller scale, I wouldn’t be able to comment on 100 blogs a day but I have a list of ones I follow on my trustworthy Google Reader account, and I just love to read&comment to relax during some break from work.
I often do read and comment on other blogs just for relaxation or my own learning. This was not one of those times :)
Thanks for the comment, Gabriele!
I often leave comments on a lot of blogs, but I never thought of it they way you put it. It makes sense, you should always get back what you put in. Great post.
On another note, I use the Blog Comments tool. It’s an easy way to find blogs to comment on. So if your RSS readers are not full, this tool is very helpful. (click my name to see more info)
Thanks for the comment, David!
Your Blog Comments tool looks cool… But I just hate monthly fees and avoid them whenever possible, even when it’s only ten bucks. Also, I rarely find blogs by searching for keywords; I usually just go to a related blog and see who’s commenting, then follow them back to their own blog.
Wow, impressive!
I’m with Steve; 5 comments a day is a more doable goal for me because of everything else going on. But I totally see the benefits of doing more! This would probably be really impressive to see on a blog (like mine) where I don’t see near the traffic ordinarily that you do. I’m going to clear my desk one day soon and try it!
Where do you find 100 blogs to comment on?
Thanks, as always :)
Peggy
Where do I find 100 blogs to comment on? I comment on the blogs of the people that comment on mine. And I have lists of blogs, which I’ll be sharing on either Friday or Monday :)
Hi Tristan,
Your math is correct, to get 100 comments on your blog, do 100 comments out there. But is that a sustainable practice?
In December, I did try to do some more commenting, but 10 per day is the max I can do, for unlike some spammers, I don’t want to write low quality comments. I actually read the post and think of some intelligent things to write. See, after 10 posts I’m worn out mentally… too much readings and info overload starts to take place.
If you have to do a blog commenting marathon, you have to read fast and comment fast… but how much do you actually take in, or can act on the advice your read? On top of that some bloggers, like yourself, are so prolific that I have to keep up with you.
And, I’ve visited so many blogs, but I’ve not left a comment because I just could find any way of adding more value to what there already.
I think the mistake I was making was trying to hard to add value. Patricia taught me something today in her Interview with Lye.
Ben Wan
Is it a sustainable practice? Yes and no. If you want it to be, then yes. It’s something I could see myself doing every 2 weeks if I really wanted to. But most people don’t have the desire, drive, or time to do that.
And it doesn’t NEED to be a sustainable practice. I think if a blogger just did this once, he/she would see relatively massive growth, depending on the size of his/her blog.
The comments I left were all good ones. No spam there :) And remember that a lot of bloggers don’t care if your comments add value! They just want to see more comments! When I can leave value in a comment, I do. Otherwise, I say what I liked about the post and move on. If nothing else, it’s encouragement for the blogger, and that can be appreciate as much or more than “value.”
Thanks for the great (and valuable!) comment, Ben. I appreciate it.
You made me chuckle right off the bat …”It’s a great post, but it’s not that great.” lol…
They say that there are something like 50 000 new blogs sprouting up every hour or some ridiculous stat like that but my problem is finding quality blogs and a posts intriguing enough to move me to comment.
Having said that, I’ve had a lot of success (in finding quality posts) by checking out blogs by some of the people that regularly comment on your site…so thank you for that :-)
Me too! In fact, I find new blogs this way on a lot of other blogs too. If nothing else you know they comment too.
Something tells me Ima be finding out really soon if coconut oil is in fact the secret for weight loss weapon lol
I agree that finding good blogs to comment on is a huge problem that takes up a bunch of time. I’ve actually compiled lists of blogs to comment on. I’ll post them either on Friday or Monday :)
I’m glad you found some great blogs to comment on by checking out the people that comment here! My posts are usually pretty hefty, and they’re relatively frequent, so it takes a certain kind of blogger to enjoy them and comment on them. I think that’s reflected in the high quality of the bloggers that frequently comment here.
Thanks, man!
Tru dat my brotha
Wow, there’s a goal to shoot for!
I can’t imagine how you manage to write twenty well-thought-out comments in an hour – and I know you’re not leaving one-liners like “Nice post man!” Truthfully, your comments are probably longer than some of the posts you’re commenting on. I’d love to watch over your shoulder as you read and comment on 20 blogs in an hour.
Maybe you should do a video. :)
It’s true, I’m not leaving one-liner comments! A lot of the blogs I read and comment on are internet marketing blogs (which I’ve been involved in for years), so I always have something to say on just about any given topic!
A video… That WOULD be pretty cool! Hahaha hmmm… I’ve been considering a “how to leave comments quickly” post. If I do, I might do a video of me leaving a few comments. Not a bad idea, Cindy!
I thought for sure would have to scroll through 100 comments to get to the comment field. Commenting, being aggressive and staying consistent get the job done, excellent contribution. Thank you as always.
Thanks, John! It’s funny… By the end of today, this post should have more than 100 comments on it… And I’ve only commented on 3 or 4 blogs the last couple days!
You’re right, it’s all about being aggressive with your commenting. Anyone can comment on 5 blogs a day, but 100? That shows that you’re serious about this blogging thing, and people will notice that and respond well to it.
I’ve been anxiously awaiting this post since you told me that you had commented on 100 blogs that day!
IDK, in one moment I am totally on board and ready to take the challenge, and in the next moment, I’m scared it will just be a waste of my time. I try to comment on 20 blogs per day several times per week.
Again, it is hard in my nice to find fitness bloggers who even think of responding to your comment, let alone go to your site and comment. I am just guessing, but I think that may be a secret still known to the internet marketing world……and me! So, I have less luck getting people back to my site. And honestly, most of them are internet marketers like you who know that commenting back is often the right thing to do.
:-)
Susan, I saw your tweets where you mentioned that you did 40 comments in a day, and that you had record traffic but not record comments. I know we’ve talked about this before, and that it’s something
Have you ever thought about coming out with a free info product that’s something like “Internet Marketing for Fitness Bloggers” or “How to Blog About Fitness”? You’re right; most bloggers outside of internet marketing circles just aren’t aware of the value of leaving or returning comments (among other things). You could email the people in your niche and be like, “Hey, I’ve been doing this internet marketing thing for a while, and there are things that internet marketers are doing that us fitness bloggers should be doing. Check out this free report and let me know what you think.” I don’t know if that would change anything, but it might be worth a shot?
Also, have you considered adding a comment policy like I’ve done? Put it somewhere visible so that people will know instantly what THEY get out of leaving a comment.
But let’s go back to your blog getting a record number of traffic. Comments are great, but isn’t traffic really what it’s all about? The more eyes that come to your blog, the more know about you, your product, etc.
Anyway Susan, email me if this is something you’d like to discuss more or if you’ve got questions.
Tristan, you are very wise. The whole time I had my eye on getting as many comments as possible – I lost site of what was really important – visits!
HA! Thanks for pointing that out.
BTW, I am keeping track of how many comments I do and what results that brings me. Thought I would do that for a few days or maybe even longer to track results over time.
Regarding the report, that may be an interesting concept. I will mull that over. Thanks!
Cool! Let me know how it works out.
I have been having a struggle reading and commenting on my 20 a day. 100 just…blows my mind.
I did see something in your stats I noticed on mine to. For 2-3 days after a “big comment day” (for me 40ish comments) traffic and comments will continue to peak. I think it sometimes takes a couple days for people to get around to hunting down and responding to people who have commented on their sites.
Seroiusly though…nearly 8 hours of blog commenting. Arrgh. I actually enjoy going to sites and commenting. I want to hear what people have to say and sometimes I find some great new ideas, but after the 2-3 hour mark I almost always am sick of thinking of things to say. Generally that is about my limit, which breaks down to 50 comments, if I have been really “cooking” on comments.
Regardless of all that your main supposition is on point, if you want comments, the best way to get them is to comment. Of course you also get the great advantage of building backlinks, which is never a “bad” thing.
I definitely don’t doing 100 a day regularly. It’s just plain exhausting.
You know, there are times to enjoy blogs and commenting… And then there are times to buckle down, just do work, and hate life for a few hours (or 8). 100 comments in a day… That definitely on the “do work” side of things.
I rarely have a problem coming up with things to say. I’m extremely opinionated and I always have something to say about any given topic. I can always agree or disagree with what people are saying.
And thanks for mentioning backlinks, too. I comment on a lot of blogs and have garnered around 5000 backlinks in the last two months. Not all of those are from comments, of course, but a fair chunk of them are.
How valuable do you think those comment backlinks are?
I don’t know. I’m not an SEO guru, and I’ve heard different opinions. But they’ve gotten me on the first page for “blogging tips” on Bing and Yahoo (which isn’t saying THAT much; I’m still somewhere in the depths of Google) in 2 months.
i haven’t gotten around to 100 comments yet but i do comment on other blogs as much as i can. i’ve noticed though that some don’t bother to reply back. i do check if the person responded at his blog or mine. it’s a bit frustrating – we’re only human after all and who doesn’t love attention? this doesn’t keep me though from continuing to comment even if i don’t get a reply. being consistent i believe may reap some harvest later. thanks Tristan! c”,)
It’s true, a lot of bloggers don’t understand the value of returning comments. But one great thing about commenting on a lot of different blogs is that you eventually figure out which bloggers return comments and don’t, and you can keep commenting on each others’ blogs.
Thanks, Ao!
Hi Tristan,
Wow – that’s so ambitious!! Sounds like this isn’t something you recommend everyday, right? Just perhaps when you have a post you want to really promote? I spend about an hour – I do this maybe 2-3 times a week and you’re right on those days that you get out and comment, those people tend to return the favor.
I’m really curious to find out what your response will be when you hit 150 or even 200 blogs. Be sure to keep us posted.
Nooooo. Definitely do NOT do this every day :D Like you said, every once in a while or when you have posts you really want to promote. For example, I’ll be coming out with my first product sometime in the next month or so, and you can bet that when I announce it, I’ll be commenting on TONS of blogs!
200 blogs in a day? Oh man… My brain withers at the thought!
Thanks for commenting, Kiesha!
Hey Tristan, after learning from you I reply to every comment on my blog, I might miss one or two but not more (I really try to give my best).
Having a post with 151 comment (at this moment) is really hard to follow up. I still didn’t return all the visits and comments but I am doing it slowly. I won’t left anyone out :)
I think the most comments I made in a day was about 30 but I read at least 60 posts. The bad thing is that sometimes I just don’t think I have anything to add so I don’t comment, and I just RT the post.
I noticed that that post of yours is getting a crap ton of comments! That’s awesome!! It IS hard to keep up with them all, isn’t it? But that’s the kind of problem I like having on my blog :)
Thanks, Brankica!
It is so simple isn’t it? I don’t know why more people don’t do it. I’ve been singing the praises of blog commenting on other blogs for months now. :)
Yep! Super simple! I think most people don’t do it just because it takes a lot of time! People like you and me have tons of time to spend blogging because that’s what we do.
Also, I think a lot of people lack the drive and focus. They like blogging because it’s fun. But they aren’t willing to do the less fun (but necessary) things.
Holy Blogosphere, Batman! You’ve answered the riddle!
It’s so simple, nobody probably even considered it. Ah, duh! And that’s where the beauty lies, in it’s true simplicity. No widgets. No special scripts. NOTHING TO RESELL ON Ebay.
You’re a genius.
Thanks!
Exactly, Gibson. No tricks. No “secrets.” Just hard work, like everything else in life, eh?
Thanks so much for the comment and the kind words :)
Dude. You are the man, no doubt.
Alas, there’s no way I could comment on that many blogs in a day, lol.
I’m not sure if the comments themselves are enough of a reward. I do love it when people comment and it makes me feel good that people thought enough of what I posted to take their time and leave a message, but for me, what does it actually *mean*.
It’s social proof, I guess, but how much better off am I than before? I don’t know.
When I check my stats, my top rated articles are some of my tech stuff that has very few comments.
I’m still trying to find my way in all this, even after a year.
To quote Vinnie Barbarino from ‘Welcome Back Kotter’: “I’M SO CONFUUUUSED.”
If the comments alone aren’t enough of a reward, think of the relationships that you’re strengthening or building. Think if the traffic you’ll get. I mean, I (almost) guarantee that if you comment on 100 blogs, you’ll be getting at least a couple hundred visits over the next couple days.
And let’s be honest. Comments are great, but it’s the traffic that really matters, isn’t it? The more eyes that come to your blog, the greater the chances of them subscribing or buying or whatever else it is that you want them to do.
And if a person leaves a comment, that’s a couple more page views per person. Never a bad thing.
hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaha 104 blog comments in ONE day?
MIND = BLOWN.
I think the most I’ve done was like 15 blogs in one day (lol) and that was forever ago. I’m lucky if I make it around to 10 blogs in one day, and that happens like maybe once a week. It’s sad, I know. For me, commenting is a struggle to keep up with and I wish it wasn’t.
I definitely need to find new blogs. I’ve been commenting mostly on the ones I’ve been reading for months.
I want to try this 100 blog comment challenge thing. You should do a contest!
Although your cool infographic thing showing your time spent commenting kind of has me a bit scared haha. I guess I could get all hopped up on caffeine and pull an all-nighter commenting session. That would be interesting. I could totally do it. :)
My mind was blown after that day, too :D
You mentioned finding new blogs… I’ve been compiling lists of blogs to comment on, and I’ll share them either on Monday or Friday.
You should definitely try the 100 comment challenge! It IS hard and scary and boring and mind-numbing… But hey, how badly do you want that traffic and those comments?
I know that commenting on other sites gets results, but 100? Like most others hear I’m amazed. I find reading blogs enjoyable, but commenting on 100 in a day? That’s dedication of the highest order.
It’s true, Lesley. It does require dedication. It all comes down to this: How driven are you to have a successful blog? What are you willing to do and sacrifice?
Thanks so much for commenting!
Hi Tristan:
What a wonderful title, a network blogger’s dream. And then your wrote the post on that topic.
This is next to impossible. If you read a post and write a comment in 5 minutes, then you will be able to do 12 comments in one hour.
And that is not a guarantee to get 100 comments. Specially the next day.
So lets do our best.
fran A
Yup, 20 blogs in an hour is 3 minutes per blog and comment. I think I’ll do a post in the future about how to write comments quickly… So stay tuned!
I’m glad you liked the post, Fran :) Thanks for commenting!
well … that’s a challenge if I ever saw one! Comment on 100 blogs in a day, huh? Sorry friend, waaaay out of time budget for me, but I can totally see your point and I know, actually I am certain, that it’s an amazing strategy!
The stats may or may not change dramatically in the immediate moment, but you definitely create relationships that will, sooner or later, bloom. I always believed that to be of key importance in blogging. Returning “customers” are the best kind of customers!
I’m not going to throw this idea away just yet, though. I most definitely want to try it. Like you said, when I have a free Saturday or Sunday, I’ll give it a go.
Thanks Tristan!
Yep, I realize this isn’t practical for everyone… But I’m guessing that even 100 blogs a WEEK would yield massive results for most people. And that’s only 15 blogs a day, which I think is doable by most people who are devoting time to their blogs.
“Returning customers are the best kind of customers.” YES! Exactly!
Thanks so much for the comment, Carolina!
Hi Tristan,
Considering I have trouble commenting 20 times a month, let alone 100 times in day, I become exhausted from simply reading your post.
That sounds like the Shock & Awe of Blogging. Those fingers may have to be registered as a lethal weapon.
I may have to try that someday. Kinda like being able to say I climbed Mt. Everest.
Now excuse me, I need some rest…
I would love to climb Mt. Everest some day… :)
Shock and awe is pretty much what I was going for! Just spend an entire day and crank out as much work as I could, BOOM! And then wait to see the results.
Thanks, Rick!
Since I started reading your blog, I have been commenting more on other blogs and I can see that it’s something I should continue to do. It helps a lot. So far, I haven’t commented on more than 10 blogs in a day, but I’m going to take your advice and I’m going to try to make it on a 100 blogs in a single day to see what happens.
But I have a question to you. How do you find the 100 blogs, do you only comment on blogs you’re subscribed to (in your RSS reader), or do you comment on blogs that you find on the blogs you comment on? Because it’s probably a good thing that you’re commenting on blogs that are related to your own blog (in the same niche)?
Cool! I think you’re the first (and maybe only?) person in the comments so far who has said he’d try commenting on 100 blogs!
How do I find the 100 blogs? I’ve compiled lists of blogs, and I’ll be sharing them on either Friday or Monday in the form of a simple blog directory.
Thanks, Jens!
That’s interesting. I’m not sure when I’ll do it, but hopefully within a week or so. The reason I want to try it (I’m not going to do it on a regular basis, at least not until I finish my novel) is to see how much effect it will have on my blog (both when it comes to traffic and comments and building new relations).
Hey Tristan
104 blog comments in a day is a ridiculous amount.
At the moment I’m doing about 10 to 15 per day – as you know I’m trying out your Blog Commenting Strategy (which is awesome and interesting btw!). I post 5 comments in the morning, 5 last thing at night (like now!) and 5 at various intervals during the day.
But 104. Wow man, you must have had blurry vision by the time you got to bed!
Keep going, and most importantly keep writing. You have a unique voice in the blogging world – the best way to cultivate that is to keep at it.
L8r.
Paul
Yeah, 104 is a lot… But I guess it all depends on how much time you have and, more importantly, how badly you want your blog to succeed.
Thanks for the comment, encouragement, and kind words, Paul. I definitely plan to keep writing… and writing and writing and writing. It’s something I love doing, and that’s one of the reasons I love blogging so much.
Just try blog hopping a fair bit and soon you’ll find yourself with a massive new collection of readers from blogs you only discovered just then. :)
I don’t do as much blog commenting as i would like, but i do agree that if you do as many comments as you do, you’ll certainly bag in over 100 comments for your blog posts.
Thanks, Peter! It’s true, you find yourself with tons of new readers and commenters. It’s a lot of fun :)
being controversial is a good idea, however you cannot always do it if you are a large company. Another thing you can do to get comments is ask their opinion for a slogan or something similar, you will be amazed as to how much participation you will get.
I don’t recommend being controversial just for the sake of being controversial, but it does work. I like your idea of asking your opinion for a slogan or something, though. Nice! Thanks so much for the comment.
Ok, you are clearly a madman in need of maternal love or something.
How can you even see after all of the time spent starting at a screen?
Actually, I have noticed similar things – my traffic tends to be about the same if I don’t comment much, but I don’t get as many comments. It is really odd.
But, I do like the social aspect of blogging (duh), so I tend to comment as much as I can. You know, to be part of it all.
Have a good day!
How can I still see after all that time in front of a screen? I don’t know… I’ll probably be blind by the time I’m 30. I spend at least that much time (usually more) in front of the screen every day!
And you’re right, it’s not just about the comments and the traffic. It’s about being social and building those relationships with other bloggers.
Thanks, Mark!
Thats a lot of blogs :) I actually just scrolled through your comments looking for blogs to comment on. Hopefully i’ll have your same success
Thanks, Edwin! I’ve got lists of blogs that I comment on, and I’ll be sharing those lists on either Friday or Monday. That should definitely help with finding more blogs to comment on.
Hi Tristan,
As a big social networker I can guarantee that your concept is 100% true because I’ve applied it several times with some modifications.
Worth it? May be, but I’m not sure. Applying the reciprocation law – not all return the comments and less RTing or similar.
This is true – only if the blogger has clear concepts about social networking.-
For that reason I’m re-adapting my RSS readers constantly.
Commenting is a great way of building relationships with other bloggers – if they appreciate them :) no matter the importance of the blogger.
Cheers,
Gera
Is it worth it? Yes. It was worth it for me mainly because it got me out of the Christmas/New Year traffic slump. I’m now back to pre-Christmas levels.
And you’re right, commenting is a great way to build relationships… If the other blogger understands the importance of commenting!
Thanks so much for the great comment, Gera!
Oh my word, how did you keep all those blog posts straight in your mind??? I read a bunch in one day and then immediately wonder where I saw such-and-such recipe unless I saved it.
Kudos for tackling your 100 blogs for commenting and even surpassing it!!
I don’t remember everything that I read on those 104 blogs, but I do take notes about things that I need to remember and things I want to write about. I can usually remember where I read something that really stuck out at me, but keeping going after 50 blogs, knowing I’ve already commented on 50, is mentally draining!
Thanks, Amanda!
Tristan,
Whoa! That is one heck of a way to break out of the Christmas/NewYear rut. Especially since your comments are quality. Now I feel really bad for not jumping out of the starting gate.
I usually try to comment on 10 blogs a day and I have been remiss in getting it done. So now I am off to get out of my rut.
Yeah, I wasn’t happy about losing the traffic, so I had to do something to get it back! Drastic measures had to be taken :)
Good luck with all of your blog commenting!
Tell me Tristan, are you using the clear or the cream??? (sorry, Barry bonds reference for those wondering)
Seriously, I’d say 104 surprises me but in reality, it doesn’t. You’re sick like that and at some point you blow out 150 and then we’ll all be scratching are head and wondering if you have an army of minions helping you out ;-)
Also, a few people on here have wondered where they can go for comments……So, being the charitable guy I am, I’d like to volunteer my blog to everyone…… :-)
You’re always a blast Tristan. Thanks for being awesome.
Marcus
Hahahaha. Clear or cream…
And nicely done volunteering your blog for comments! Way to sacrifice for the good of the blogosphere :D I have lists of blogs that I comment on and am working on turning them into a rudimentary blog directory. Look for it here on either Friday or Monday.
Thanks for the kind words, man. I’m glad there’s someone out there who appreciates my craziness!
I think some of you may be missing a key point of the post when you say that 100 posts is way out of your league. That’s the point — it should be out of your league — it’s surely out of mine. But that’s the point. You don’t want to stay in the minors forever… Nice post, Tristan.
EXACTLY! The point is trying to get your blog noticed, trying to make you and your blog extraordinary. That doesn’t come from being ordinary.
“Oh man, I could never comment on 100 blogs in a day!” Well, then you might as well stop blogging now because you’re just wasting your time with a blog that will never get anywhere.
Ok, that’s not entirely true. But it will just take longer for your blog to get anywhere.
Thanks, Trevor.
Wow, I admire your dedication as well as your speed! 100 blogs read in a day – it’s just wow! It may be hard for some of us but at least you pointed out that it’s doable. You sure nobody’s helping you? :D Anyway, will be waiting for what will happen when you do 150 blogs a day.
It was hard for me, too (really hard!), but like you said… it IS doable. And unfortunately yes… No one is helping me :D
Thanks for the comment, Andrew!
Wow! That’s crazy! Commenting 100 blogs is a lot to think about haha. I don’t know If I have the patience to do that much commenting :) I guess it wouldn’t hurt to try right?! Having 100+ comments on a blog post would definitely look great on my blog. I might try it one of these days :)
The first time I got 100 comments on a post… Man… That was a great day! I highly recommend it :)
Give it a try and see how it goes! Start out with a 20- or 40-blog day and see how it goes.
Thanks, Kevin!
I’m up to 10 blogs a day now. You’re my 10th! haha
I guess I need to find more blogs I LIKE…It’s pretty hard…I don’t want to leave comments just to leave comments.
I’m impressed with how much work you did to get those comments. And your results definitely prove your theory.
While I’ve never done anywhere near that many comments in one day, I have certainly seen this effect in action. People really do appreciate it when they see you’re contributing to their blog, so a certain percentage of them will reciprocate.
And with a decent number of comments already on your blog, it does seem to attract more input from people who’ve arrived by other means, too.
Exactly, Matt. I think that people are wary of a blog that has zero comments. It’s like when you walk into a party too early and there aren’t many people there yet; it’s just awkward and uncomfortable!
Thanks for the awesome comment, Matt. I appreciate it, buddy, and you can be sure I’ll be over to your blog to comment sometime in the next few days :)
Wow! That’s horrible number (for me). Tristan, you must have a very good concentration. 100 in one day! My maximum rate is only 12. :(
Yeah, it IS kind of a horrible number… But it works! I don’t think it’s that I have good concentration as much as the fact that I’m SUPER stubborn. If I get it into my head to comment on 100 blogs, you better believe I’ll do it or die trying!
We’ve had this conversation before: there is NO WAY *I* can make meaningful comments on 20 blogs an hour. If I do the”Great post man”, then sure, but these are almost guaranteed to get canned as spam. So… it does take me longer than it takes you, Speedy, but it is worth it. I think.
I have gone out on commenting campaigns, and have brought in some new commenters. Once. If I keep going back to theirs, they come back to mine. So I try to choose blogs that interest me and are aligned with the topic(s) I write on. Commenting on random or off-topic blogs is boring. Oh… I’m blathering again. OK, back to business here.
Great post Dude! :D
Allan, in the future I plan on doing a post on how to leave good comments quickly, so maybe that will help? Reading fast definitely is part of it all, but there are definitely things you can do to leave quality comments in just a minute or two.
Oooo. I like the phrase “commenting campaign.” I’m going to steal that in the future :)
I’ve compiled lists of blogs that I comment on. There are a few writing and minimalism blogs included, and I’m going to find more. I’ll post the lists on either Friday or Monday.
Thanks, Allan!
One more thing… I *have* gotten a few new readers who mentioned that they had seen my name “out there” and decided to come see what I was all about just because I was seen so much. Patricia is still the queen of visibility in my book, but I do what I can. :)
It’s true, commenting on a ton of blogs does just get your name out there. I know several people have found me that way, too. Patricia is a perfect example of that!
Well this is my 3rd comment today and it is only 10.20am but I don’t think I can do 100 comments a day though I wish I could. My goal at the moment is to comment at least on 10 blogs daily.
10 blogs a day is a great goal, but I still think you should try doing days of significantly more than that, especially if you have a certain post you want to highlight. Try 20, 30, 40, or 50 comments in a day and see how you feel!
Thanks for the great comment, Prisqua. And by the way, you’ve got a great name!
Well 10 comments sound more doable to me at the moment. My problem is that I get distracted too easily, start millions of things at once and usually does not finish anything. I love reading blogs but I don’t often get the inspiration to leave a comment.
It takes 21 days to get into a habit so if i can force myself to do it 10 for the next 21 days, then I can do 20,30…
Commenting is also said to be great for backlinks so it is truly my intention to do as much as I can while I can.
Thanks about my name, and just for your info it is pronounced Prisca ;)
Wow, Tristan, you’re an animal!
As I am reading through the comments and agreeing with most that the number you throw out there is totally not doable for me. But Marcuses comment… HA! The clear or the cream? THAT IS funny!
As of today, I am going to try to hit 10 per day to start with… given the nature of my day, I think that is a good starting point.
Wish me luck.
Yeah, I got a good laugh out of the comment Marcus left, too :D
10 per day is a solid amount, Ron. If you do that every day, that’s 70 blogs a week, which is more than what 99.9% of the bloggers out there comment on. So good luck!
Be sure to check back on either Friday or Monday. I’ve made lists of the blogs that I comment on, and will be arranging them into a crude blog directory. One of the categories I’ll be including is internet marketing, so hopefully it’ll help you find some great new blogs to comment on.
Thanks, Ron!
Thats very cool; do you have a list of the blogs you commented on?
Yep, I do! I’ll be posting the lists on either Friday or Monday in the form of a simple blog directory. Thanks, Daki.
Another awesome post. These are simply awesome tips.
I love the idea of commenting on 100 blogs a day. Actually i had great success with blog commenting and was one of my main source of getting more comments but now i’m rarely doing commenting.
Anyways, Thanks for sharing. Great Job Tristan.
PS. I love your interview with Dino. Keep up the awesome work bro.
I’m glad you liked the interview Dino and I did! It was a lot of fun.
Yeah, I was a commenting MACHINE in the early days of my blog, and while I still do it a fair amount, I don’t do it as much as I used to.
Thanks, Devesh!
Hey Tristan, since you first commented on my blog a few months ago, I’ve checked in on you from time to time, added you to my RSS and blogroll, and enjoyed seeing your rapid move in the blogosphere. Congrats on your relentless energy and for sharing your learnings on your blog!
I enjoy reading all the comments people make, not just the blogger’s post, so depending on the blog, it can take me a very long time to get to the end and actually write a comment. This is only my second comment today (though I’ve read several posts). I like to comment when something really resonates for me (or strikes a nerve).
It’s great to see you comment here! Thanks so much; I really do appreciate it.
And thanks for the kind words!
I also enjoy reading comments, and it’s something I normally do. But when I’m trying to pound out 100 in a day, there just isn’t the time for it :)
Hey! So I tried this, but only one blog commenter was nice enough to leave me a return comment. Waaaaaah! At least I know they were good, relevant comments because more often than not they garnered replies directly on the comments page. Oh well. One good thing about all the blog commenting I’m doing lately is that it allows me to come across so many different points of view and helpful information that I can put into practice for myself. . . just like this post! Gosh, I have never managed 100 comments in a day, though!
Jenn, when you say “I tried this,” you can’t mean commenting on 100 blogs. It’s impossible to comment on 100 blogs and only get one comment back! If that’s the case… You’re doing something wrong :)
And yes, there are definitely benefits to commenting, like you said, other than just getting comments back.
100 in a day is definitely doable… It just takes time and energy!
Yeah, I swear! I commented on 100 blogs in one day! It took all day! I only got one comment, but there was a HUGE traffic boost for that day. I did get 100 site visitors, so that was good!
Man that is some crazy ass schedule.
I am gonna take a leaf out of your book and give that a blast. Ive been doing 10 a day for the last few weeks, but I find that I go to the same blogs time after time. Time to broaded my horizens and and look futher afeild. Thanks for the insight broseph.
Yeah, it’s crazy, but it was kind of a fun experiment.
10 a day is great, but like you said, you’ve really got to get out there and find those new blogs to comment on. Then you build relationships AND expand your audience.
Thanks Ryan!
You definitely are an inspiration to us all. It’s all about pushing the limits. It’s not like you are doing anything groundbreaking with leaving comments on blogs for gaining traffic. It’s all about taking it to extremes though!
Thanks, Mitchell. Yeah, almost every blogger out there comments on a few blogs a day. That’s no way to get noticed. 100 blogs a day? That’s a bit, like you said, extreme, and people notice it.
Tristan, you area real blog warrior. I have no idea how many I have commented on my top day. Never paid any attention. Maybe I’ll start doing that and see what the results are.
Yeah, Alison, I definitely recommend keeping track of how many comments you’re making, and then examining your stats every day to see where the most traffic is coming from. Most blogs will send 1 or 2 visits back your way, but there are some who will consistently send 5 or 6. Those are great ones to comment on consistently.
Thanks for the comment, Alison!
Hi Tristan,
This sure is a very logical method of getting 100 comments on your post! I guess it would take me the whole day or more to be able to comment on 100 blogs.
Maybe I need to read faster and see if I can understand what was being said in an article. If I can do that and still leave a valuable comment, then I’ll practice more on speed reading.
Thanks for sharing!
Yep, it does work! Being able to read quickly really does help, so I’d definitely recommend learning how to do so.
Thanks, Johanna!
That new. I never heard about that kind of tactic. Obviously it does work, you engineered the social proof for that. As others have noted in the comments above, it’s indeed a bit labor intensive.
I rather suggest to switch to the Facebook Social Plugins and utilize the viral components that are built in there.
Yours
John
John, I’ve only done this technique once, and only one of my posts has 100+ comments for that reason. This post was published 2 days ago and I have commented on maybe 2 or 3 blogs since then. Like I said in my intro, it’s not the only way to get 100 comments, but it works for a blog that doesn’t have much traffic or readership.
As you can see, I do have Facebook, Twitter, Digg, and StumbleUpon buttons on each of my posts. But “utilizing viral content” is more of a fantasy than anything else. There are a couple things a person can do to better their chances of things going viral, but for the most part, it’s out of our hands. My posts get retweeted 20, 30, or 40 times, but that’s still not viral. Putting out content and hoping or thinking it will “go viral” is the lazy man’s way of internet marketing. If something goes viral, awesome. But I don’t think that should or can be our focus.
Thanks, John!
Hi
I must be missing something. I do comment on blogs but never once have I received a comment back on mine and honestly I did not even think about reciprocating to my own commenters…unti now :-)
What make blog you comment on, comment back on your in such a huge ratio?
I certainly could use more comments
I don’t think it’s so much the blogs I comment on that get me such a huge ratio back (though I’m sure that has something to do with it), I think it’s more my content. My content really is unique, interesting, useful stuff that you probably won’t see elsewhere. People respond really well to that.
I think another part of it is my comment policy that I have at the top of my sidebar. They know I’ll respond to every comment on the blog.
And if YOU aren’t reciprocating on your own commenters, why would they reciprocate for you?
In other words, you’ve just got to walk the walk. If you want lots of comments, go out and leave lots of comments. If you want people to reciprocate on your blog, reciprocate on theirs.
Thanks, Noesis!
Thanks Tristan
Indeed. Although I did already had Commluv/Top commentors on my sidebar and replied to comments I must say I did not go the extra mile and comment back on their blogs.
Thanks for your awareness and once I saw your policy on the top of your sidebar, within 10 mins added the same kind of message to my visitors on the top full width head.
I’m ready to go to the next level of commitment
Nicely done! “The next level of commitment.” That’s what it takes these days to have a successful blog. I know that other bloggers that have added the comment policy after seeing it here have reported that it has indeed increased the number of comments they’ve gotten. It’s a lot of work, and it does take me longer these days to respond back on people’s blogs due to the high number of comments (what a great problem to have though, eh?), but I love it, so I have no problem doing it.
I will say that I just checked out your blog and didn’t immediately see the comment policy. It think it blended in too much with the menu. I don’t know if that’s just me because I was looking for it in the sidebar or what, but I figured I’d throw that out there.
Thanks for the great comments, Noesis!
Hey Tristan, do you think there is a direct correlation between the human activity on your site (comments and RTs) and how google places you in searches?
I don’t know, to be honest. I’ve read on other blogs that Google IS taking these kinds of things more and more into consideration with its ranking algorithm, but I don’t have any personal experience or data to back this up.
This article has some more info and links to a couple more related articles: http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2010/05/16/why-your-site-should-focus-on-people/
I’m not big on SEO (it’s boring and there’s too much crap info about it online) and don’t really read SEO blogs, so I’m not the most qualified person to answer this question!
Susan
There actually is a term for it; “Social Proof”. It probably will be the next buzzword in SEO. Truth is Google is always aiming at replicating real human behavior as the value of their brand is in the quality of results they give us.
When Black hat/unscrupulous marketers pollute keywords it doesn’t serve anybody, but if people love and share your content it is a ‘proof” of wide acceptance. For example you can forget all services that sell backlinks. google knows how easy it is to “forge” hundreds and thousands of backlinks. But if your Tweets are retweeted dozens of time, your content get bookmarked etc this has REAL value.My own experience verifies this. I have seen my keywords increased in rank just by that alone from page 3 to page 1 in some instances. All I focus on is “Social Buzz”
You already have a great website, great branding too so something like Tristan is suggesting here makes a ton of sense. In now a days it really is all about Social proof. For me I have reached a plateau for the last few months and need to step my game up. I want to focus on
-Guest blogging (both in & out)
-Creating more comments
-Develop my own product(s)
-Finding key synergistic relationship
Exactly. In my experience, the other search engines (Yahoo and Bing) are kind of dumb. It will take them a while to get their search algorithm on par with Google’s (though I DO recall recently that Facebook and Bing made a deal. We’ll have to see how that pans out). Google is smart, and they realize that social media has merit when it comes to relevance.
The question will be HOW MUCH importance will Google place on this? In addition to the standard SEO stuff I do, I get more comments and RTs than most blogs that rank highly for the terms I’m aiming for. But my less-than-three-month-old blog can’t compete with an established blog that has those keywords in its domain and has been around for 6 years, even if their posts get 4 comments and 6 retweets.
It’ll be interesting to see how all of this pans out in the near future.
Having said all of that, I do not focus on SEO. SMO is what I’m going for. Noesis, I think you’re right on the money with the social proof you’re going for. Good luck!
Great post. I love that tip and will definitely use it. Of course, I have had a couple of people add comments that really didn’t add to the discussion at all so I’ll be sure to make sure to add value when I do post comments.
Yeah, not every comment you’ll get is going to be great, but hopefully the majority of them will be. Plus it’s nice to see comments on your blog, even if they’re not mind-blowing, right?
Thanks, Nicole!
Tristan – it doesn’t get much more simple than that, huh? It’s amazing that anytime I think of the word “genius” it’s basis comes from something simple. Great great advice. So practical and and follows the laws of giving and receiving. Thanks!
Exactly, Jk. Even in internet marketing, few things replace hard work and invested time! Do I recommend commenting on 100 blogs in a day every week? No it’s just not that… fun. But once a month? Yeah, I can see myself doing that, for traffic, linkbuilding, educational, and networking purposes. It’s not for everyone, but you’re a good writer, a driven blogger, and a smart guy, so I think it would work well for you :) It’s all about hustling, right?
100 comments! thats huge!!
the most I usually get is right around 10 — IF THAT!!
I also need to spend more time on social networking – i STILL dont have twitter – I think that once I get that and start to network much more I should be able to increase comments on my posts -
give me some tips tristan!!!!
Dude. You HAVE to get on Twitter. Some tips? Well… pretty much already what you said! Social networking (especially Twitter), networking, and commenting! Do guest posts, too.
Great way how to get 100 comments. I never try it before. I’m just not sure if I’ll be able to comment 100 another blogs in one or few days. Thanks for that anyway.
Give it a try sometime, Kine! It’s definitely, uh… Interesting! Thanks for stopping by!
Saw this post on Problogger after reading your post here.
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2011/01/12/how-to-get-80-comments-on-your-next-blog-post/
I think you win with 100 comments over 80. There’s a few different strategies in the article over there. Both helpful though.
WTF…? Hahaha that punk copied me… :D Thanks, Jeff!
Dude this is fantastic! A really different angle from my post on Problogger.
If only you could outsource all that commenting!
I left a comment over on PB explaining the situation in case you were interested.
Cheers.
Tyrant
I *could* outsource all that commenting… But meh, I’ve got the time, so why not? :) Plus I don’t know if I trust someone else enough to comment for me. One of my readers hired people to comment for him, and another one of my readers found out that the hired commenters were leaving duplicate comments on our different blogs, and effectively strung him up and lynched him: http://live-your-love.com/human-spammer-lose-reputation-blogger/
I just looked and didn’t see your reply on PB. Anyway, obviously we’re not copying each other. I’m guessing you wrote that PB post a while ago before I posted mine, and I had no idea you were writing yours. It’s just funny: Two very different posts with almost exactly the same title, getting almost the exact same results. Pretty cool.
Thanks for stopping by, Tyrant. I’m sure I’ll bump into you again, mate.
I’ve done 100 – for kicks. But for driving traffic that will stay – it dosn’t work. I think you need a sincere appreciation of each other.
It all depends on 1) the kinds of blogs you comment on, and 2) the quality of your blog. If you comment on 100 crappy blogs and you’ve got lousy content on your blog, then yes, they won’t stick. If you fix those two things, you’ve greatly improved your chances!
Well I guess I should add a comment here.. you know, just to add to the big number… it’s still growing! I commend you commenting on over 100 blogs in one day… unreal. I just don’t have the time for that, it will never happen. I would like to comment more however. I’d like to make a point of leaving more comments – I just hate weak, short comments. I like to add my opinion and some deeper thought.
Nice post! hahahahaha.
Yeah, I’m definitely not going to be making a habit of 100 comments in a day. But it was a fun experiment :)
I’ve been toying with the idea of posting about how I write quality comments quickly. If I do end up posting it, it’ll probably be either this week or next.
Thanks, Daniel!
You are unbelievable, dude.
I just can read and leave comment on 2-3 blog posts each day. This is really a good strategy to develop your blog. It not only increases engagement of other bloggers to your blog but also could increase backlinks and traffic significantly.
Good luck, friend.
Btw, amazingly that you haven’t visited by my blog in hundreds of blog you left comments. :D
Man, I *try* to visit all the blogs in the blogosphere but even so, I can’t get around to them all. Yet :) I’ll for sure pay your blog a visit soon.
I love commenting. It’s great for all the reasons you mentioned, plus you learn stuff! What’s not to like?
Thanks, Tuan!
Hey Tristan
Nope, I am never commenting on 100 a day thats just way too much for me.
I tried doing 50 once and by the end of the day my brain was frazzled and I was sick of looking at blogs to be honest, now I will just to slow n steady.
Alex.
Alex, I think that slow and steady is definitely the way to do it. I mean, I’m *still* a little bit sick of commenting after that marathon day :)
The first couple times I did 50 in a day, it was pretty brutal. But I wasn’t really in a commenting mindset or groove then. When I sat down and said, “Ok, today I’m going to comment on 100 blogs and that’s all I’m going to do today,” that’s when I was able to really get it done.
100!!! thats a lot to do in a day. I can imagine my eyes almost popping out!
Well, i think its something worth doing cos in the next few days i’ll be having ‘tens’ of posts being uploaded on my site.
Hope it gives me loyal readers…
Will it give you loyal readers? Well, it depends. If you comment on quality blogs and if you’ve got quality content on your blog, it will help give you loyal readers. Otherwise, you’ll get a spike in your traffic and not notice much else of a difference.
I couldn’t imagine doing 100 blog comments in one day – that’s massive. Certainly makes sense though doesn’t it – comment 100 times get 100 comments back – maybe I need to start commenting more!
Sheryl, you should DEFINITELY start commenting more! It’s a great way to build traffic, relationships, and backlinks. You don’t need to do 100 of course, but even a few a day will get you results. Try it!
Tristan,
104 comments is insane! I will never be able to do that in a day. Not that I wanna spend the whole time commenting. I’ve actually commented on 50 blogs before in a day. But I think you’re right find shorter blog posts to comment on rather than going through those longs posts and comment. Makes it easier. My average is 20 comments and that’s usually because I try to leave more lengthy comments. I think if I were to reach 104 comments, most of it is going to be pretty short.
But yeah, totally agree that blog commenting is the best way to gain followers, interact and get traffic.
Once again, incredible effort there! :D
Bryan, 20 a day is a great number if you do it consistently. Yeah, the long blog posts that I left for the end of the day took a long time for me to read because 1) they’re long (duh), and 2) my brain was fried by then and I was just tired of reading!
Thanks Bryan for the kind words and, as always, the comment.
Blog commenting requires time. I cant comment on 100 blogs on just 7-8 hours. I can probably do that in an intermittent fashion. say 20 blogs for 4 hours then next day 20 blogs again for 4 hours since I find time to read every blog post that I am commenting.
I also read every blog post that I comment on; I’m just a fast reader :)
20 blogs a day is still a solid amount and will get you good results (assuming you pick the right blogs).
Thanks, RoyalPen!
Creative idea, Tristan. Once again you’ve come up with something either I hadn’t heard of before or you’ve added a unique twist to something I had. 3 minutes per blog? Not that fast yet – maybe a speed reading class is in order! At this point, with my schedule, I’ll need to be content with 10-20 per day. Good bar to shoot for though …
Best to you,
Scott
100 a day is pretty brutal. I think that 10-20 per day is more sustainable and a lot less tiring.
Glad you liked the post and found it valuable, Scott! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
@tristan yes you are really a great reader. Agree that reading 100 blog posts is really a boring work but ultimately you got very sweet juice from them. I am really very impressed with your this blog posts.
And now I also speed up my blog comments in a day. You given me clear idea how we can done this activity.
may I know the all blogs are do follow or including no-follow also ….. thanks for the good concept,,
100 Blogs Trishan, WOW!
I definitely would love to try this out sometime. Seeing the whole comments did make your efforts pay off. My only concern is what you have also discovered. This strategy might only just work for comments over a short period of time. In other words, are these comments sustainable over a long period of time?
Hi Tristan .. I’m back and around again .. commenting – some blogs we can make short comments on .., but others require more thought process to put across a salient comment .. and then you get the blogs you want to read and understand and learn from – here! – and therefore it takes a while .. actually this one was relatively easy .. but others of yours take thought.and are worth spending that time ..
& actually your ‘confirm you are not a spammer’ button makes a difference .. I rattle between Chrome, IE and captcha codes .. for some reason take as long as the comment before I get accepted either into the post or into moderation .. with some blogs.
Cheers Hilary
I have been commenting on like 50 blogs a day and only about half of them return to my blog…I ain’t complaining though….slow and steady maybe..!
Hey Tristan,
That’s amazing. I can’t even imagine commenting on 100 blogs in one day. I barely can do 20! Though, I spend most of my time writing articles rather than leaving comments, which could have something to do with it (writing full-length articles take a lot of my energy, leaving very little left for commenting).
I like your idea though. On Saturday, I’ll try to go for 50 blogs to see how things go. :)
Christina
This is amazing, and really is a no-brainer. But still, I do have to admit that while I’ve had the thought before, “If I want comments, I need to comment more,” I never do it! Why? I don’t know!
But it’s really just the friendly, “Hi, I read your blog. I came by, and I liked what you wrote enough to tell you,” that feels good. Just like in your other post about quality comments, and how it doesn’t always have to be earth-shattering. I used to be that way (until reading your post!), and now I realize that yeah, I’d be glad for just the, “Hey, I came by,” rather than the “0 Comments” I usually see.
Thank you!
Delena
Another cool writeup, it was witty and left me asking for more, thanks!!..
I am quite new in this domain, and your article really helped me a lot! Thanks man! From now on i will post as many comments as possible :)
I can comment on a 100 blogs without a problem. That being said I see a few issues to be concerned about:
1) Are you commenting on blogs that are in your space? If your sole interest is in generating traffic it might not matter. But if you want to build a community of XYZ than you have to be more discriminating.
2) Retention. It is a given that you won’t be able to keep everyone, but if you can keep a third that is not too bad.
3) Time. It has been said already but it is worth repeating, time is key. Some bloggers get edgy when they think that the only reason someone has come by is to promote their blog.
Tristan, I have commented on 100 blogs before but it was spread over three days of an hour or two a day. It is, like you say, difficult to read that many posts, especially if they are quality posts and interesting reading. I haven’t tried 100 in a single day though. That would be more than my brain could handle I think.
Michael.
I’m up for the challenge – I run 3 blogs and this will help with getting the word out on them :o)
Great article, true facts, I agree. To get 100 comments on a blog post means like you said to be controversial or just loved and known maybe. Now to answer your questions…
What’s the highest number of blogs you’ve commented on in a day?
40, I was very tired after that, but worth the effort.
Do you think you’ll try commenting on 100 blogs in a day?
I’m not sure, maybe not (80%), but who knows ? Never say never.
How many blogs do you think you comment on in an average week or on an average day?
Average week – 210.
How many are new blogs and how many are ones you’ve already commented on?
I really don’t know..
Cheers mate!
Tristan,
Did you leave a link to your blog on all of your comments? If not, how are people supposed to find your blog to comment on, assuming they don’t know you?
Thanks!
Greg
I only comment on a few blogs. I’ll try visiting at least 20 for starters. Once again a great tip. Thanks!
Pat on you BACk….I call you GENIUS….what type of MIND you and most important is your thinking ability. I like it very much. This is Awesome & Unique IDEA.
Hi Tristan.
Very interesting and fun experiment. I agree I also find commenting very engaging. And the funny part is that I do some of my best thinking on other peoples blogs.
I usually try to add value with my comments. No just leave a comment saying ‘Great article!’.
Have to check out and see if I can find your compiled list of blogs you comment on. Commenting on 100 blogs sounds like daunting task. I usually go for 10 – 20 blogs. Most of the times I try to comment on blogs that covers my niche or related topics.
But I also allow myself to think outside the box sometimes. Sometimes you get inspirations from the weirdest places. And that just add some fun to it.
Have to try this experiment out soon. Though not sure if I will go for 100 blog comments :)
Cheers.. Are
Thanks, Are!
The list of blogs that I commented on can be found here: http://www.bloggingbookshelf.com/blogdirectory/
And I agree, the “Great article!” comments are crap and should never be left. It does nothing but harm your reputation as a blogger and fill up the other person’s blog with worthless comments.
I like how you said that you do some of your best thinking on other blogs. That’s great!
Again, thanks for stopping by and leaving a great comment, Are. I really do appreciate it.
While I do understand the math, why would even half of those on whose blog posts you’ve commented go back to your blog and comment? My experience has been that the two actions (me commenting on their posts, and them commenting on mine) are generally not interconnected at all.
Not interconnected at all? Really? Well, I don’t know what to tell you… It works for me and it’s worked for a lot of my readers.
Why would they go back to your blog and comment? Because you commented on their blog. You comment on someone’s blog, they’re naturally curious and come back to check out your blog. And they leave a comment on your blog because they left one on theirs.
Of course there are other factors that come into play, too, like the quality of your comments, the quality of the posts back on your blog, and whether the other blogger realizes the benefits of blog commenting.
And there are other ways to get 100+ comments, of course. This post has nearly 200 comments on it and I did very little blog commenting the week this post went out (maybe a dozen blogs for the entire week). Great, useful, novel content goes a long way.
Thanks for the comment, Geno. I really appreciate it, man.
hello,
i love the idea!right know,iv’e committed myself to 10 comments a day,but know i have set aside 1 day for the sole purpose of making 100 comments.
thanks for the great post and giving me the push i needed.
also,you have just got yourself one more suscripter.
thanks again.
Great challenge! I’m going to take you up on this.
Question: when you commented on other blogs, did you use a specific post as your website in the Website field section or just the home page of your blog?
Also, was there an increase in subscribers to your blog overall as you did the 100 blog comments challenge?
Look forward to your reply.
Thanks for the motivation to reach out to other bloggers more!
great advice, and i like the payoff of paying it forward.
Glad you liked it, Jae. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment!
I would love to follow your tip but I am a Nigeria and most blog use Akismet which might see my ip as a spam but with the new Growmap Anti-Spam Plugin on some blog now, I have been haing a relatively new way to gain access to most blog but I would surely put this tips to use later today…but I can bet it is not going to be easy!
Hmmm… Yeah, I can definitely see how that would suck, Iroko! I used to not have Akismet installed, but I just installed it last week because the spam was getting to be too bad.
Good luck with your commenting, and I hope not too many of yours get eaten by Akismet :) Thanks for commenting!
Also if a blog has top commentator widget try as much as possible to get on that list, the benefit could also help reaching your goal of a 100 comments
Good point. If you do get on that top commenter list, a lot more people will see it and your name. It’ll be a lot more than would have naturally gone to your blog.
Thanks!
Ya Iroko! it may be coz some commentators make a comment only for link purpose. So blogger trace them and mark it as a spammer and banned that IP.
Exactly. A lot of spam trackbacking and commenting does come from Nigerian IPs. It sucks for honest people like Iroko, though.
Tristan,
You are always welcome to comment on my blog :)
Generally speaking, what is your commenting strategy? Do you comment on just certain days of the week or every day?
Leaving 100 comments in a day is probably doable, if these five conditions are met:
a) I can fully concentrate to this and nothing else and I have a full day off my work (either on Saturdays or Sundays)
b) I’m home alone
c) I have compiled a list of blogs I want to comment beforehand (just like you mentioned)
d) I take regular breaks between the commenting sessions
e) I know the date well in advance, which leaves me time to mentally prepare for the challenge :)
PS. Bradley A Harmon has a challenge of leaving 3000 comments in different blogs in 90 days :)
3000 comments in different blogs in 90 days kinda tough job :-o
3000 comments in 90 days, huh? Wow! That’s pretty amazing!
I think that having a list of blogs beforehand is the single best way to ensure you’re able to comment on 100 blogs. I wasted a lot of time trying to find more blogs to comment on.
Thanks for the great comment, Timo!
So how do you get to those blogs? If you have a list with them or some kind of bookmark, you can use this plugin for Firefox called URL Lister. What the plugin does is allow you to paste the list inside it and then opens each blog in a tab (just pray firefox won’t crash on 100+ tabs). So you can easily post on each one. This might seem useless, but when you do batch actions every second earned counts.
Oh wow !! Looks great ..will try this tactic and see
I really find it hard to get comments. I completely agree with ur point saying the relation between comments and traffic. Someday I see many comments in my post but there wont be any improvement in my traffic analytics. Even if there isn’t any use in getting comments that is secondary. It gives some satisfaction when we see a lot of people saying something below our posts.
This is awesome. I never had many comments to my blog site. This technique gave me a lot of ideas to do. I might not get my 100 comments in a day at least I could increase it and my traffic. Nice for this one, really helps me to think out of the box.
Awesome post! This is my introduction to your blog, and I’m impressed! From my own experience, this is a great strategy, and particularly effective when you go after new blogs that you haven’t commented on before. Have you tried it yet? Have the numbers validated it?
I love this post, and I’m subscribing to you blog – looking forward to reading more. :)
Wow-Wee, Tristan! Talk about your wild and crazy marathons. This one wins a prize!
So what kinds of vitamin supplements and energy drinks do you consume? :) Truth be told, I’d be fizzling out after about 25 blogs. At that point, all the words on a page start to blend together and my visual focus and concentration goes right down the crapper.
Good for you, though, you’re a real champion in my book.
And about how long would you say you spend each day reading the comments on your own blog and responding to them? Curious minds want to know.
Hi Tristan,
Thanks to Melanie’s RT I am here reading this post. I just started blogging 2 weeks ago and I have never really taken into account how many blogs I comment on. Wow 100 that’s a really big number. I am also curious to know how much time it takes for you to read through your comments. I like the challenge of commenting on 100 blogs – it would be huge! I enjoy challenges and I will mark this as one I have to do in the near future.
Thanks for sharing this idea!
Great article, and obviously not only a lot of work in reading the blogs but publishing your findings. To invest that sort of time for many would be nigh on impossible! So I appreciate you’re filtering the results :) The hardest part of all this was finding your “Leave a Comment” thus proving your article over and over again! Cheers
Quik question those hundred blogs you commented on were they blogs in your niche or just random blogs. I do find it hard to find 100 blogs in my niche what techniques do you use to find your 100?
Chadwin
This is great and something I have done myself a time or two. It works but it is time consuming so its best to have a plan in place..
“Black Seo Guy “Signing Off”
Great post Tristan. It’s really time consuming to comment on 100 different blogs, but if you want to guarantee 100 comments on your articles then thhats what you have to do.
That can be said if you also want to double your traffic, you have to double your guest blogging, double your commenting, double your social media usage and so on.
Thanks for the great tips!
Wowowowow!
I think I will not be able to do that. You’re a fast reader. Anyway, it’s really a good strategy to build relationships with other blogs and sites. Let me try 50 comments in a day. Haha.. I’m not sure if I can do that.
Does it happen for real? I wonder how successful I would be with my blog.
Till now, I am not getting some good useful comments in my blogs. But Now I will try to follow your method to get some good comments for my blog posts.
i used to be able to get 100+ comments for a single blog post back then. I was pretty active in visiting other blogs and commenting..
now, with work commitment.. i barely make visits to other blogs – the result? 15-30 comments per blog post only :)
That’s a great idea. I am going to have to try this out sometime. Maybe start with 50 blogs though. 100 seems very ambiguous.
I often leave comments on a lot of blogs, but I never thought of it they way you put it. It makes sense, you should always get back what you put in.
Thanks for sharing this great blog…
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Regards, Johny
Hi Tristan,
I’m gonna be short and sweet because of time. I ‘ve been reading in the last four days about commenting and how to get traffic on several blogs. I know each time I mention my blog and what it’s about to people I meet on a general basis I get a lot of interest. The blog stats shows that there’s a progressive amount of traffic coming through but no comment. I realize that this could be a really good strategy and that I seriously need to implement this quick. It’s been a pleasure reading this
Mathy
Thanks for the great idea. I think I’ll give it a try!
That’s a brilliant idea, Tristan! I must give it a try this weekend, probably starting with 20 blogs.
I am curious if this was as psychological trick to get a blog post with a huge number of comments. It’s the most commented post on your site :)
This is awesome. I never had many comments to my blog site. This technique gave me a lot of ideas to do. I might not get my 100 comments in a day at least I could increase it and my traffic. Nice for this one, really helps me to think out of the box.
100 comments in 1 day? Wow! What is up with your skill on fast reading? I usually make around 10 comments a day, even less for some days. But, you are right! Commenting on other people’s blogs brings back some blessings. I’ve been getting more traffic (not necessarily comments) after I’ve commented on a lot of blogs. I’ll try to do 100 comments one of these days; I want to see what happens to my blog. Thanks for the tip by the way! :)
I agree with several of the comments above that it’s hard enough to find 100 blog posts worth commenting on in a day. The whole concept of commenting more to get more comments back is perfectly sound but is it worth it really? As you said yourself, a lot of those who came here to comment would have done so anyway.
I think there are better ways of spending your time.
It might be tiring~ But can have a try tho =D
i am sure, i am not late on this blog post for commenting.. finally i like your idea, will start commenting from now :D
it is really important, make a fresh content and keep quality for attracting audience for getting extra commenting on your blogs
what you say?
I just found this article and it made me feel better. I have a friend who does SEO who told me that I want to get as many comments as possible but that if I reciprocate by going to those blogs and commenting, Google sees it as “gaming the system.” He says it’s only a quality link if it’s one-way. Is there any truth to that? Not visiting bloggers that have left comments with me seems wrong.
Well, I like the idea of this and commenting for comments back makes sense, but I do not see how you people see 100 comments as easy, especially if it is manual. I think that takes work, and I wish I had that stamina.
By the way, I was at the Blog Directory site, I like how you set that up, some great sites on there.
OK, I’ll take the challenge of commenting on more blogs. But not 100 in a day. I’m building from 3 or so in a HOUR. I’ll start with a goal of 10 in an hour and report back. First tip I will employ: keep a running list of blogs to comment on. And also the 4 step process from your how to comment post. Thanks!
I’ll try this technique and the return to share with you the results! Thank you for the article!
Hi Tristan,
Based on the comments you get on this post, this strategy is proven! LOL! When I first look at your headline, I thought this might be some amazing underground method. Yet, this is proven method derived from law of reciprocity. It will work period!
Thanks for sharing. I will need to learn speed reading and fast commenting without losing quality.
Cheers,
Ming
hmm…you are right. I will do what you have done. I will try and see if it will work for me.
Keep on engaging on BE.
The concept is pretty much easy. Give more comment and you will receive more comment back. It is like investing.
Hi Tristan,
I don’t care that your post already has over 200 comments or that you shared this 8 months ago, I still wanted to reach out to you as a first time visitor and add my 2 cents.
Yesterday I went on a commenting spree because I was sick of the slow summer numbers and wanted to kick the blog back into gear. I found a list of 40 bloggers that are rising this summer and started commenting on those.
I’ve started a system. I keep a bookmark folder of all the bloggers sites that comment on my site. I hit them up first since they’ve already returned the favor.
I then look at a second bookmarks folder called “potential commenters.” These are people I see commenting on many of the other blogs I read. I will comment on their sites for a couple weeks to see if they come over and comment on my blog as well.
Many have done just that and I immediately add them to the commenter’s folder. If they don’t ever come by, I might evaluate coming back to them in 6 months or so to see if my timing just wasn’t convenient for them, or maybe take a hint that my site must taste awful in their mouth.
You’ve probably mastered a system yourself that I just haven’t come to yet. Anyways would love to connect and add you to my potential commenter’s folder ;)
Interesting post!! Get Traffic and Comments all together.
The real challenge is perhaps not as much to find 25-50-100 blogs you’re interested in commenting on, but trying to not repeat yourself or end up sounding trite and uninspired in comment #40…
I’ll have to try this…but probably not today. :) Thanks for the tip!
Kindest regards,
Brook
Hmmmm, a bit time taking but worth the investment.
I realize that this post is already 10 months old, but your site was at the top for a specific term I used to try and find new sources for blog comments. I’ve been researching a lot recently about the value of blog comments for SEO with respect to the Panda update. A recent blurb in WebWorld News suggested that blog comments are not very valuable because they dilute the keyword density. And and “Unknown” Google source quoted in the article as “Google Engineer” confirmed that sentiment. On the other hand I have not seen this to be the case so I still spend considerable effort like you trying to find quality blogs where I can participate and learn what is and what is not working. Clearly your strategy still works because I found you today using one of the exact methods you describe in your post.
My question is since I am still a newbie. I have written about blogs and have had maybe seven comments, but how do I find blogs to even leave a comment on?
I meant to say I have written about six blogs.
The blog commenting must be a very fast reader I could not comment on 20 blogs in an hour. It is like you say difficult to read that many posts especially if they are quality posts and interesting reading.
I’ve always been an avid blogger. About six weeks ago, the hosting company crashed and I’ve found people don’t often leave comments, on my blog since I have a new blog (with fewer posts), so… I’m willing to try this. You’re number one!
Thanks for the challenge.
I stumbled across your blog, subscribed, and recommended you to my fellow bloggers. I’m going to try this approach so I can find MORE fellow bloggers! Starting now, obviously! xx
How would you recommend we proceed to find 100 blogs with similar interests than our own ? Which directory to you use, which one is the best and why ? Also, Im not sure I understand how those comments will bring comments to your blog, especially if you don’t want to spam and leave your website on every comments you write?
Best regards,
Maku
Health insurance is necessary for everyone even for our pets. If our pets are not healthy then it affects on our family. I am totally agree with you.
Thanks so much for this and all your posts. Commenting is a really important part of blogging. I recently started commenting more and have noticed the results. I’m going to try this….possibly starting off with 50 comments in one day and see what happens.
Thanks for the great article…sounds so simple (other than the time involved). I’ve recently started devoting a lot of time to my blog after completely renewing it (I love the new look), and now I’m on to figuring out how to grow my comments!
I will follow this advice and I’m sure it will be a big help.
Thank you!
Will give this a try.Say 20-25 per day.
I comment on about 10 blogs a day 7 days a week. I’m trying to build backlinks to my carpet cleaning website. Do you have any advice for me? I could sure use it. I’m trying to get my website to rank higher but altimately my goal is to drive more traffic to my website.
Hi Tristan, Awesome !!
Just one question where do you find these blogs? Do you make a note of a favorite list or something?
Oh, I already commented on 2 blogs today :) Pretty happy, considering the fact that I am bedridden :)
Blog comments are good to put in action for getting useful links for the site., but is it good to comment on so many blogs like you are doing. Does it really work? And yes, that is my question!!
Now that’s a lot of incoming traffic. Anyone would definitely want to have that rate of incoming readers any day.
– Man Ray
Hi Tristen,
This is my first visit here at TheBackLight. And the first time I hear about this 100 comments strategy. It’s interesting!
Right now I’m only focusing on making 5 comments every day. And it’s already taking me like 30 minutes. I haven’t heard about anybody making 100+ comments as a way to get comments back to your blog. I must say that’s smart!
Thanks for sharing this great tip! I’ll be back more often.
One thing that takes time in blog commenting is looking for sites to put comments in. Sometimes it’s hard to look for high PR sites. In choosing the sites, how low do you think I should go? I mean with regards to PR number.
wow u are like mr speedy!!!!
What struck me while reading this article is that this is a classic example of “Reciprocatoin” one of the key tenets of influence described by Robert Cialdini in his book Influence.Your idea of commenting on other people’s blogs enables reciprocation in two ways, first the owner of the blog would be inclined to reciprocate, and second the readers of the blog might visit your site/blog if they find your comment interesting. This gives you a much higher bang for the comment. I’m definitely going to give this a shot and will write back with my experience.
“Thank you lotsssssssssss for sharing this idea”. Btw I got to this artcile by reading a post http://www.thesaleslion.com/ways-get-tons-massive-blog-comments/ made by Marcus Sheridan.
Wow I love this idea!! I’m going to try it. Thanks for putting it out there! I’m a photographer and I’m looking for ways to bring traffic to my website. This looks like a good way to do it. And to my blog. We’ll see if it works. By the way I found you from reading your post about if you need to copyright from a wiki info. I’m also thinking about writing an ebook and there is a lot of good info on wiki. Thanks again.
Hey Tristan,
This was an awesome idea man, I am wondering if the traffic normalized after a few days or it kept growing though?
My highest number of blogs in a day has been about… I don’t know 20 I guess and it took me the whole day AND a headache!
I would try to comment in 100 blogs in a day for sure but I first would have to be 100% certain I’m not going to have distractions in the whole day. Still, I don’t believe I can pull something like that.
I average on a day… about 7 blogs I think, not all reciprocate.
I comment mostly on blogs I have commented before but I always try to get at least a couple of new blogs, at least a day.
Thanks for the information, I still think this is crazy in some way but I like your way of thinking! haha take care man! ;-)
Sergio
Don’t you think the blogs you comment on should be in the same genre as your own blog if you want to increase your traffic. Otherwise, won’t people just bounce? Thoughts?
not a bad idea – i recommend copy and pasting the comments – i know that is cheating a bit, but if i like a post, i usually write, nice post!
Very interesting. Good post. Nice to meet you on #blogengage tweetchat today!
While I don’t think I could get 100 in a day, I am going to try this, sometime, and see what I get. My stats often show daily readership in the 400 to 500 range, yet I get very few comments left. I’m curious to see what happens.
Very good post for blog post…….
The most I can do in a day is 5 comments in 5 different blogs and that would be 3x a week. If I do 100 comments I think my brain eyes would hurt. But its a crazy idea that could really work. Nice reading!
Woah! 100 comments in 2 and a half hours !! I think it;s imperative for me to have an excel beforehand when I get down to a mission like that. Browsing randomly for blogs and then commenting just sees me writing some 15 odd comments in 2 hours.
Never the less, this is an eye-opening post. Keep up the good work!
Wow, Tristan, this is amazing, I rarely comment on blogs, when I am really impressed I’ll leave a comment, like on this one. Now, I need a plan to implement and start commenting on as many blogs as I can. Thanks for the great tips.
Really amazing article and inspiring too ………..i have not done commenting yet but i m thinking to start it from now
You know wat i m doing commenting from last one month and to b very frank i came to your site for commenting but after reading this post ……….i got dat commenting is worth and increase visitors :)
Hi Tristan, I agree with one of the previous commentators on this post. I need to find more blogs I like, but thanks because you have given me a goal to work towards and hopefully one day I will meet it.
That’s just amazing, 100 comments in one day! I gotta start compiling a list of blogs to read and comment.
Hi Tristan,
Really impressed. I’m newish to online, but I didn’t know that commenting was so important. I really thought people did most of it for seo backlink and that isn’t even useful now with the new Google Panda changes (I think it was Panda, but you know what I mean).
I want to start doing video interviews and would love to arrange one with you if you are interested? I am new to this, but even if it isn’t now, keep me in mind for the future even.
I’m def gonna start commenting and will commit to 10 today and I will give 50 a go in one day by next week. I’ll comment here to let you know how it went :-)
If I could ask a question, would you say I should make comments in blogs that are in my niche (work from home businesses / internet marketing) or can it be any blog that I might be interested in? Would commenting on a blog that is related to quantum physics or Googles Chromebook (just bought one :-) be useful?
Thanks
10 Blog comments submitted, 11 if i include your site now as well. Wow, was that difficult too. Can’t imagine how to do 100 except for speed-reading them.
Hi Tristan,
Wow, 100! That’s amazing,
I have been commenting on a lot of blogs since the first of the year. I’ve never come even close to that many in a day (but I’m getting faster at it), since I feel that I should read the post before commenting on it.
I’ve learned a lot from reading all those blogs, including taking a look at how their site is laid out, and getting some ideas for posts I can make on my own blog.
It has definitely increased comments and traffic to my own blog, and is well worth the effort, but is there an easier way to find blogs to comment on besides endless surfing?
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