How To Get 100% Approval Rate on Site Comments

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I have been leveraging Wealthy Affiliate's Site Comments to inspire commenting on my website.

I am doing this technique as recommended by other affiliate marketers here, Jerry Huang, Nathaniell and Jay's SERP Ranking Blueprint.

And ever since the launch of SiteComments 2.0, there has been an increase in commenters because you can now earn cash credits for giving a comment on someone else's website.

SiteComments should be a win-win situation.

The idea behind SiteComments to benefit everyone involved. The affiliate marketer gets engagement on their site and longer form content which is said to help SEO (some people debate this though). And the commenter can earn cash for their comments, after they give 50 comments in a 30-day period. This cash advantage is on top of earning community credits that can be used to get comments for their own affiliate websites!

But...

This incentive for cash also creates a contradictory result.

The SiteComments Cash Incentive Can Generate Low Quality Comments

The negative effect for earning cash for comments is that some people give comments just for the money. And this leads to a very low quality comment. It's pretty obvious folks.

I am not judging these people.

I am however, trying to help all of us here understand how to give a really great quality comment.

I want you to know that you can have a 100% comment approval rate. Regardless if you are doing it to make money or to earn comments for your own sites.

A low quality comment is more likely to be rejected. Then people's feelings get hurt when their comment is rejected.

The reason why your comment was rejected, was because it was likely a low quality comment and the person paying for the comment didn't think your comment was worth their credit. (I probably just stepped on some toes with this comment or maybe even hurt someone's feelings...)

I am giving you my tried and true perspective as I have received some of these low quality comments. Yet, I have a 100% approval rating. Because I don't give comments that suck.

I give high quality comments... I genuinely want that person's comment credit to be well spent.

The good news for you, the person who takes 5 minutes to read this post, is that you can have a 100% approval rate too. It's actually very easy. And you can use (aka COPY) my system which helps me get my result :)

How To Give Comments That Don't Suck

4 TIPS for giving quality comments:

  1. Don't write 3 sentences just thanking them for the wonderful post. All you say is how great this post is. How it just's really awesome. You just fill up the required Site comment character count amount with all sentences that are just "thanks", "awesome" and "wonderful". (Can you spot a fake comment?!) No. Do this in 1 sentence.
  2. Take the time to research the topic you are reading about. A good blog post will explain the topic you are reading in detail. If you do not understand the topic after re-reading the blog post a few times, go do a Google search on the topic and read some more until you have a learned one thing about that topic you did not know. This step will support the next tip #3.
  3. Mention the keyword, a related keyword, phrase, or question. Comments are an opportunity to add more content, context and keywords. Don't forget why you are giving the comment in the first place - to help get fresh activity on new or existing content. This is why that person is spending credits on getting comments on their sites. So when giving a comment, be sure to mention their keyword somewhere in the comment. Just once. No need to over stuff. Including the keyword or related keyword makes the comment relevant to what the post topic is about. And your comment approver will love you for giving relevant comments.
  4. Provide a grammatically correct and well-written comment. Write the comment out properly with full sentences, no misspellings and correct use of characters and spaces. Use a free service like Grammerly to check your comment formatting and grammar. This takes like 30 seconds.

Follow these 4 steps above and you will be on your way to a 100% approval rating in no time.

How To Get A 100% Approval Rating on Site Comments

Now, the next time you give a comment...

You just need to copy my step by step system to give quality comments every time!

Here is what I do for every comment I give.

This is my step by step commenting system that helps me give a quality comment on other people's website. And helps me achieve my personal 100% approval rating. (Now, you can too!)

Step 1. Read the content thoroughly.

Take your time to read the entire post all the way through. If I get to the end of the post and have not pulled out a few key points that I can talk about, I read it again!

Step 2. Identify the keyword they are targeting.

You want to identify what keyword this blog post is trying to rank for. The keyword should be in their headline. And within the first paragraph of their blog post. Just look for the repetition of the words used in headline that are also used in the first paragraph. Sometimes the keyword may even be bold or linked.

Step 3. Identify 2 - 3 points or topics that you learned from the article.

When reading the content, write down 2 - 3 things that you found interesting. Perhaps the content made you have some questions. Write down at least 2 - 3 points and/or questions that you now have because of this one article you just read.

Step 4. Use Google to see what People Also Ask and Related Keywords.

Now, go to Google and enter in the keyword. Look under, "People Also Ask". See what questions people ask. Write down 1 question that is mentioned here.

While on the search, scroll down to the bottom of Google to see what searches are related to the keyword you entered (that the blog post is targeting).


Step 5. Write a quality comment.

Now, write a comment with the related points, keywords and questions that you have researched around the target keyword. With your 2 - 3 points that you discovered from reading the article and the related questions and keyword searches, you should EASILY have a 50 - 100 WORD OR MORE quality comment that you can provide as a commenter.

Here is a real life example of comment: good vs. could be a better.

  • Blog Post Keyword: What is NameMesh?
  • Topic of post: How to use NameMesh to find a good name for your business and website domain.

Example of a comment that could be better:

Thank you for this very informative post, You have really put a lot of energy into writing this and I appreciate that. I think from your review Namemesh is such a great platform and I think that will really help me in finding the right domain for my proposed website.

What is GOOD about this comment:

  • The last sentence actually spoke to the problem that people have and why NameMesh is a good solution to help with this problem. "I think that will really help me in finding the right domain for my proposed website". YES! This sentence is GREAT! It is relevant to the topic of the post and speaks to a human pain point they want to solve.

Problems with this comment:

  • Lots of grammatical errors.
    • Used comma instead of period in first sentence.
    • 1st sentence and 2nd sentence are run on sentences.
    • 3rd sentence is missing a comma between "review, Namemesh".
  • Missed opportunities to include keywords to benefit the post SEO.
    • "Thank you for this very informative post" [on what Namemesh is].
    • "You have really put a lot of energy into writing this" [explaining what is Namemesh].
    • "I think that [Namemesh] will really help me in finding the right domain for my proposed website".

Note: I would not do all the missed opportunities examples above. I would do 2 so I don't over keyword stuff.

Example of how to make this comment better:

Thank you for this very informative post. I did not know what Namemesh was and I appreciate these details. I think from your review, Namemesh is a great platform and I think a domain name generator like this will really help me in finding the right domain for my proposed website.

How to get bonus points as a commenter:

At the end of this comment above, ask a question. Is Namemesh the only domain name generator I can use?

YES! Why is this question so great?

Because I as the blog post owner, I can reply with another comment telling you about another domain name generator that is also good to use. And link you to another blog post that tells you how I use both of these name generators to thoroughly research my website names. Thus, giving you and everyone who reads those comments more information and building up my credibility as an authority on this topic!

Win-win for everyone!

And that is it. You are sure to get this better comment approved.

Just follow these steps for every comment, and well...you get my point :)

Want these steps as a template? Click here to grab this template on Google Doc :)

Hope this helps! Chime in below with what you think.

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Kimwolf I really appreciate this lesson it really helps me a lot

Thanks Charles! Appreciate you reading and chiming in.

Good afternoon Kim,

Do you still remember the time when Grammarly was not functioning on Site Comments? For me, and many other people it was a real horror. I have the same problem with all the languages I speak/write, I just do not see my mistakes. Anyhow, that is something of the past. Most of the times I will hop over to the About Me page as I find that also helps in writing a comment. I would wish all people would have their name visible somewhere on the website. I hate it when I can only say, Good Morning, afternoon, or evening. I always end with my name. It makes it all more real and personal.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

I personally don't use the grammarly plugin. I bypass it and just go to grammarly.com. You can paste your comment or write your comment in there and then paste into WA. So I personally don't have any issues with making grammarly work. Thanks!

Good afternoon Kim,

I do not have the plugin, I just signed up with them. Wherever I write something, be it WA, websites or private things they would come and correct me. The only place on WA where it did not function was Site Comments but luckily that has now been included.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

Thanks for the info!

This is fantastic Kim and as a regular 'comment requester' I will be linking to this a lot.

Super Simon! Me too! LOL!

PS. I love your site BTW. I find it all the time on Google while researching :)

Thanks so much! That means a lot... maybe I'm doing something right then lol :)

It's still a work in progress (when is it NOT?! lol)

LOL! I’d say you are definitely doing something right :) Great job and keep it up!

This is awesome!

My problem is, I want to offer comments yet it always says that all comments have been fulfilled! I broadened my interests even and to no avail!

Any thoughts?

--Ciara

Yes, 3 tips:

1. Adjust your timing on when you check for comments. The early am hours tend to be no comments. Check late morning or around lunch as there seems to be more comments available. Mid afternoon works too...

2. Watch your email notifications of when there is a site comment request. When you see it, try to comment on it then.

3. If you are just commenting to get community credits to get comments on your own blog, then also look at giving Site Feedback. This earns you an internal credit (not cash) that you can use.

What do you think?

Kim

1. You're awesome, thank you for responding.
2. I usually check around lunch and dinner time, but will be more attentive to timing.
3. I do not get email notifications, so I will have to set that up!
4. I would love to make cash, but not 100% sure how to get that. I usually just get comment credits; which is awesome too!

Can't wait to figure this all out! Thanks for the suggestions.

--Ciara

:)

For the email notifications, go to account settings.

Click the right arrow besides your WA profile pic in top left of page > Account Settings. Scroll down to bottom of Account Settings page and Edit Notifications.

You'll see one of the options is SiteComments Interest Match which will notify you when there is a comment request for you :)

For the cash credits, you have to give 50 approved comments within a 30 day period. Then after that within the same 30 day period, every other comment will be a cash comment. Approved comment #51, a WA community credit. Approved comment #52, a cash credit. You can also use your "certifiedness" to boost the priority of your own comments. Give this post a read. Kim

You are incredible! Thank you so much lovely person

Thanks for takin the time to do this Kim.

Super thanks for chiming in Nathaniell :)

Kim, thank you so much for this
very helpful post.

Bookmarked for future reference
while commenting :)

Perfect! Don't forget to grab the template you can reference later.

Link is in bottom of post :)

Yes! I already checked that out, very valuable :)

A great written article, Kim. Thanks for sharing.

Danny

Thanks for reading Danny!

You are so welcome

Hi, I really appreciate this article as you have articulated very well something that I had been thinking about. Despite being with WA for about 2 years, my website is still in early stages because I kind of wandered off and did other things for about a year. Now that I am back however, so far I have been very fortunate with regard to comments people have made on my site and I hope that it is because when I left comments for them, I did so in a thoughtful and considered way. I took the time to read the post they wanted comments on. Very often I read their whole site. I did not simply praise the article, (although I did generally start with praise) and I picked out some particular thing to give very precise comments on. In return, this is also what I received back generally.

There were some websites however that I did not comment on because, honestly, their niche was so far from what I know or am interested in that I knew I would not be able to leave anything meaningful or anything that would add value to their post. I felt a bit guilty for not helping a fellow WA member out, but I felt any comment I left would probably be more detrimental than simply not commenting.

When I was at the stage in training where people 'pay it forward' with website feedback, I was disappointed with a couple of items of feedback I got because they were one-liners like, 'great site' or 'you need some pictures' (which was something I already knew!) and I was somewhat disheartened that people were evidently doing this just to earn credits for themselves and not actually following the guidance in the training. Happily, this does not appear to be happening with the Site Comments facility and I think perhaps this is because by this stage people are much more savvy and if they have got this far with the training, they are also genuinely dedicated to progress, both for themselves and the wider WA community.

I still have a heck of a lot to learn and I am going to bookmark your post because I think the formula you have mapped out is very valuable. I shall certainly return to this when I next come to leave feedback.

Super thanks for your input here Ruby. I think you are totally right to not comment on a topic that you are not comfortable writing about. As you write more, commenting on many topics will become much easier because you figure out that it is systematic.

Research a topic > write on it.

You do this with your blog content. You do this with comments. It's the same system.

I am glad you have had good success with Site Comments. I am also glad you mentioned Site Feedback quality. If there are not any site comments for me to get credits, I can give feedback on Site Feedback. And get earn my community credits that way. You helped me see that.

The learning never stops. Thanks again for your tips mentioned here.

And don't forget to leverage the Google doc template. You can save it and reference every time you give comments. Eventually, you'll learn the system and won't need it anymore.

Keep me posted on your progress!

Kim

Hi Kim - will you write all my site comments, please? :-)

Unfortunately, the people who need this most probably won't read it :-(

I would also add to look at the four ticky box comment types that the site ownrt is asking for. For example, not everyone wants questions - yeah, go figure :-) - but that's their prerogative. I often ask for experience of the topic or product. Do I get it?

Great post!

Ian



Hahaha Ian. :)

At some point, we may all need to start rejecting more posts. Then maybe they'll find this post?!

And super GREAT POINT about noticing what comment types the blog owner wants. That is another fantastic tip. Good input.

If it's relevant, I give questions anyways. If I have researched a topic thoroughly, then it's likely to be a good question and less likely to be rejected. And some people may not be asking for questions because of the low quality comments coming in....

Thanks for chiming in here Ian. Appreciate it.

Kim

And not to forget that asking for questions gives you the benefit of adding another comment, aka more engagement. So you get 3 comments for the credit of 1! Perhaps people can see that asking for questions is actually a good thing to do!

I think questions are good because they give you another opportunity to display your authority on the subject.

But I bet you've had questions that are answered in the post! I've had Where can I buy this? in a product review with affiliate links! :-)

I have seen several comment requests that simply wanted opinion and discussion, presumably to add to the content without the site owner having to do much more work :-)

Another point (sorry, comments are one of my hobby horses!) is that the wonderful Site Comments often gives you more comments than you ask for. If you ask for 2 you may get 4, 5, 6 o more. You can reject them but you may well lose some - you will still get the 2 you asked for,

So the dilemma then becomes, do you reject poor comments or keep them and edit them into something useful in order to keep those extra comments? Of course, that means more work for you and lets the commenter get away with a poor comment.

I'll shut up now!
Ian

YES! Questions are fantastic and should be requested for every comment. I just check all 4 of the types to make it easy for the commenter.

No, please don't shut up, LOL!

I did accept those low quality comments and edited them as you mentioned. But then I'm thinking, is this really worth it?

Perhaps, with some repeated education on this topic and if people would follow my step by step commenting system, we wouldn't be reading this blog post. Because there would have NOT been a need for me to write this in the first place :)

Ha! Ha! If only... :-)

From my last set of 6, 4 were poor. I rewrote 3 but could find absolutely nothing of merit in the 4th.

Education IS the key. I do believe K&C have plans for an update but no idea when or what, I did send Kyle some suggestions which he said he appreciated :-) One, while not education, would, I think solve the problem quite easuily. Anyway... Until then we plough on.

Ian

Spot on Thanks for sharing

Thanks for chiming in Rich!

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