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So, I figured I would put up a good training video that shows people how to write a great blog comment. From time to time you might notice that some comments you have received might not really be of much value. Sure, they tell you, you have done a good job yada yada yada.
But, you want to actually leave people blog comments they can reply to. This helps with user engagement on their website so much more.
Also, I have done a training what happens if you get a useless comment. It might be a little unconventional but you can modify them. Please see this training that I did on this common problem too:
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redbiro
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Hi Garen, If we were not in WA, then our websites would not be getting comments. So we should be very grateful for this service. So I like you idea of going back to make a second comment. I provides other visitors to the site the appearance of regular visitors. On time comments give the appearance of someone stumbled upon your site. But a return comment shows that you read the site owners reply and thanked them or show that it helped you. Great video. Thanks Dave
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GarenArnold
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GarenArnold
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Not sure if WIndows even has a read out loud feature installed on most systems. It's been about 9 years since I used a Windows computer.
Yeah, I certainly wouldn't spend any money on something that can be done for free. Might try this extension if you're using Google Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/read-aloud-a-text-to-spee/
Yeah, I certainly wouldn't spend any money on something that can be done for free. Might try this extension if you're using Google Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/read-aloud-a-text-to-spee/
Triblu
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Not using Chrome. I prefer Firefox ... Thanks Garen, will definitely be searching for this goodie. This type of software used to be VERY pricy.
GarenArnold
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arielharris7
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Hello Garen,This was such a great idea because i have been really confused as to how comments should be so engaging. And which comments to keep or rewrite. The idea of starting a discussion is the basis for engagement. What do you do with a comment that is not appropriate? Is it ok on the other side with our own sites to completely delete a comment?
This was a brillant idea and so useful.
This was a brillant idea and so useful.
GarenArnold
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I always try to leave something of value for peoples sites I leave a comment on. Even if I got to "play dumb" seem clueless, etc.
I did do a training awhile ago on what I do with useless comments at: Useless Blog Comments For Give & Take Thread Basically, I just change them to something of value. Have gotten a lot of spammy ones over the years, so rather than nothing I just change it to something engaging.
Honestly, I say it's fair to do that because there is a chance that if they are not going to spend even 1 minute on a decent comment they probably won't even return to my site in the first place.
I did do a training awhile ago on what I do with useless comments at: Useless Blog Comments For Give & Take Thread Basically, I just change them to something of value. Have gotten a lot of spammy ones over the years, so rather than nothing I just change it to something engaging.
Honestly, I say it's fair to do that because there is a chance that if they are not going to spend even 1 minute on a decent comment they probably won't even return to my site in the first place.
skmorrow
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This is great training, hopefully, more people will read this!!
I find that in the comment give and take thread, the quality of comments I get, overall is pretty poor. I usually get about 3 sentences and very little engagement. I usually end up editing the comment. At least with SiteComments, there is some kind of moderation. I have learned that if I can't add something to the post by commenting, I pass on it. If it's a subject that I would not be searching for, I don't leave a comment. I think it's very tempting for people to just try to plow through comments and try to get done with as many as possible and not really take time to do it right. Is every comment I leave perfect? Absolutely not. At times I have started writing a comment, and then I realize I really don't have much to say, and I will scrap it.
Anyway, sorry for the rant, but I think quality comments are important and I hope people will really take this to heart.
Thanks for sharing this!
I find that in the comment give and take thread, the quality of comments I get, overall is pretty poor. I usually get about 3 sentences and very little engagement. I usually end up editing the comment. At least with SiteComments, there is some kind of moderation. I have learned that if I can't add something to the post by commenting, I pass on it. If it's a subject that I would not be searching for, I don't leave a comment. I think it's very tempting for people to just try to plow through comments and try to get done with as many as possible and not really take time to do it right. Is every comment I leave perfect? Absolutely not. At times I have started writing a comment, and then I realize I really don't have much to say, and I will scrap it.
Anyway, sorry for the rant, but I think quality comments are important and I hope people will really take this to heart.
Thanks for sharing this!
GarenArnold
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Hopefully, more people read this because it seems to be a pretty big problem with Wealthy Affiliate and getting comments on our websites. There is a good chance that 75% of the comments I get really are not that great.
Wouldn't mind Kyle just putting this video in his training because I think it's something that needs to be embedded in peoples head.
I know what you mean. Leaving lots of comments so they can get some on their site isn't the best idea. Instead, I would rather leave 2-3 really good comments and have very high-quality comments on my site. I think quality vs quantity is always a smarter option.
Wouldn't mind Kyle just putting this video in his training because I think it's something that needs to be embedded in peoples head.
I know what you mean. Leaving lots of comments so they can get some on their site isn't the best idea. Instead, I would rather leave 2-3 really good comments and have very high-quality comments on my site. I think quality vs quantity is always a smarter option.
ecomtom
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Good info Garen. I think I would add to leave more than a sentence or two, or a question. I have had a few comments/questions that were one liners. It is easy enough to pick out a few things in the blog post that were interesting, or that you didn't know about prior to reading. Show that you at least read the article, and you are interested in it's content. Tom
GarenArnold
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Yeah, a couple of sentences really isn't enough. It just really shows that they care for about 15 seconds in order to get a comment out of you. Usually, if someone does that I pretty much leave the same kind of comment for them. Like, "geez this really helped me now I can spread the news."
I really believe the fewer people think, me, me, me, me, the better off they will be. I guess you get out of it what you put into it. Am I right? Running an online business does actually take a lot of careful planning and hard work. There isn't any magic button you can just push and the money starts flowing in.
I really believe the fewer people think, me, me, me, me, the better off they will be. I guess you get out of it what you put into it. Am I right? Running an online business does actually take a lot of careful planning and hard work. There isn't any magic button you can just push and the money starts flowing in.