Hi Hazel,

To be honest, I really don't think many people understand the true concept of giving comments.

Firstly, there is nothing inherently bad about your comment.

However, realistically it doesn't actually say anything.

That being said, I personally would have approved the comment, but it would still be in my mind that it doesn't come across as a genuine comment left by a genuine visitor coming to my site.

And THAT is the whole point.

So, let's forget about about the Wealthy Affiliate comments section for a moment and look at this from the perspective of a REAL PERSON visiting your website (not another member, but rather someone who has no connection to you or WA).

How would a GENUINE visitor who found your article through a search result or a link placed on social media ACTUALLY COMMENT?

It's human nature that if we find an article helpful, the vast majority of people would NOT leave a comment.

However, as we are impressed with what we read we would probably bookmark the website and make sure that we visit it on a regular basis.

The only real time that we would leave a glowing, positive comment on someone else's blog post is if the information literally blew us away or that we learned something really helpful.

Then again, if you feel a connection to the author through reading their content you may well leave a comment.

Now, think about this for a moment - for as long as you've been on the internet (I'm talking before you joined WA) how often have you left a comment on a blog post that you've read?

Perhaps you have, but the likelihood for most of us is that we have never written a comment on someone else's blog post BEFORE we joined Wealthy Affiliate or before we started working online.

Okay, essentially WA comments are a way to "fake it till you make it" or "cheating the system", I don't mean this in a bad way, but social interaction on your blog posts and the additional content added through comments are good for SEO.

So, that is what we aiming to do with WA comments.

However, the vast majority of the comments I see people make on other people's post ARE NOT what we would genuinely do in "the real world".

In fact, if you want me to be completely honest, I have very rarely seen a comment left on a blog post (here) that strikes me as a genuine visitor to a website could've made that.

Right, the best way to leave a comment on someone's blog is to focus on ONE SPECIFIC ASPECT of that blog post and discuss that.

This will come across as far more genuine.

With the greatest of respect, your above comment (although still decent) doesn't really discuss anything.

To break down your comment it basically says, "You're great, your content is great, your images are great, and you're not a liar".

Once more, would someone in the "real world" ever leave a comment like that?

Plus, how would a blogger respond to a comment like that?

"Thank you" - not much more they can say.

So, by focusing on a SPECIFIC ASPECT of the post it would probably look something like this.

"Firstly, thanks very much for this article, I found it engaging and informative. However, the one thing that really caught my attention was that you mentioned that there are regular "expert classes" in addition to the initial training. "

Okay, I'll stop there (I'm not going to write a complete comment, LOL).

But, as you can see with the above my "specific focus" is on the section of the review that discuss "additional expert classes".

So, a GENUINE commenter would probably expand on this and ask a few questions.

How many additional expert classes?

Do I need these expert classes or will the initial training be enough?

You mentioned 50 for Premium and 350 for Premium Plus, can I pay for Premium Plus classes as a one-off, but remain as a Premium member? (I guarantee if Kyle reads this his mind will go into overdrive... "hmmm, interesting concept Partha, Hahahahahahaha!!)

Can you see the difference there Hazel?

As I say, it's not human nature to simply compliment someone without SPECIFICALLY SAYING SOMETHING MORE.

I would also say that if someone disapproves a comment like I've mentuoned here NEVER go back to that person's website again to leave a comment.

Clearly, THEY don't understand the concept of comments at WA and are simply gaming the system to get as many comments as possible (Always remember, Quality is better than Quantity in EVERYTHING we do - I would rather have 2 comments as above than 100 "great blog post" comments).

So, always look for ONE or TWO points within the blog post and focus your comment around them.

This will come across as far more genuine, and if the website is using the comments section correctly, they'll appreciate that your comment gives them something they can "get their teeth into" and provide a genuine reply.

Hope that helps.

Partha

Hey Hazel!

There is not a single thing wrong with your comment, however, the owner of the site being commented on has his point of view. You gave a very complimentary review and he didn't like it. It's that simple. You're not wrong. He's not wrong. There are those that will take exception to my comment, but I couldn't care less! That's kinda how ya gotta be in today's world.

Best
Dave

Don’t worry about it Hazel. It happens. In the future, I’d just suggest writing as if you had visited that website and were a potential customer. Try to stick to addressing what of the 4 key things was asked by the member and build a comment geared around one of those elements.

Susan

You need to stop approaching comments from the wealthy affiliate perspective
A genuine customer would not write this they do not give critiques of websites because they are not interested in websites design or content creation they are only interested in the products or service being promoted

If they commented they would probably ask questions about the subject not give a critique of the content
This is a common error when people give comments from WA

Hazel,

Thanks for sharing your story.
Seems that we can never please everyone all of the time when giving comments. Out of 160 comments I have received 3 rejections. I have learned a lot.

In this case, I can't figure out the comment recipient's MO.
I have unchecked all of the boxes for the website categories and am still getting notifications to give comments. Don't take these situations personally.

In one instance I was reprimanded for mentioning my unhappy experience with a certain product and that rubbed the comment-ee in the wrong way.
You said all of the right things. You are an excellent writer and commenter. So, don' t let one disgruntled person throw you out of the game.

Rachele
Every website needs comments.

Your comment sounds like a critique (a good critique, but still a critique).

The idea is to provide comments that sound like they're coming from someone who stumbled upon the website while searching for information on the subject. When you're reading a blog post to leave a comment, try to put yourself in the shoes of someone who is genuinely curious about the topic.

While it's important to provide substance in your comment, it's also important to keep it natural and conversational.

I receive organic one-line comments that are worth more (to my website) than a three-paragraph comment from someone who's trying too much, which is what happened in your case.

Now the repeating thirty times bad comment wasn't constructive either.

Receiving negative feedback can be discouraging, but hopefully, this helps clarify the purpose of the Site Comment section and how you can approach leaving comments in the future.