Blog Commenting - thoughts?

[casinojack]

Part of my SEO strategy is blog commenting. I get over 100 new links a day doing this. I noted in the GPWA private members agreement that blog spamming is not allowed.

Kind of curious what you feel is spam, not spam, do you do this, do you not, and reasons why.

Of course, I just did a video tutorial, and was going to post it here, but want to know if I would be lynched first or not

[Professor]

There will be a few cries of indignation, but the majority of people are interested in the topic even if they choose not to employ this type of promotion.

[baldidiot]

What kind of comments are you making? Are they clearly out and out spam or are you adding value to the blog post?

[casinojack]

What kind of comments are you making? Are they clearly out and out spam or are you adding value to the blog post?

At this point I would rather not discuss my methods, and am looking for feedback such as yours.

"Adding value" seems to be a terms I think many feel means the comment would be ok.

I am not trying to put words in your mouth, btw, just making an observation.

[baldidiot]

At this point I would rather not discuss my methods, and am looking for feedback such as yours.

"Adding value" seems to be a terms I think many feel means the comment would be ok.

I am not trying to put words in your mouth, btw, just making an observation.

In my personal opinion if you are enhancing the blog post and not just finding any old excuse to post, then it's legitimate.

For example: if there was a post on a poker players blog complaining that their credit card kept being declined and you made a comment which helped explain why this was happening and then had a link back to an article on your site which elaborated on the topic, then I see this as acceptable.

Anything less is probably a bit spammy.

[thepokerkeep]

In my personal opinion if you are enhancing the blog post and not just finding any old excuse to post, then it's legitimate.

For example: if there was a post on a poker players blog complaining that their credit card kept being declined and you made a comment which helped explain why this was happening and then had a link back to an article on your site which elaborated on the topic, then I see this as acceptable.

Anything less is probably a bit spammy.

+1
I delete most spam comments out of hand but will leave a comment with link intact if the person spent more than ten seconds making the post and I think it makes a legitimate point.

[Anthony]

Is it a comment to the blog relevant?

I wouldn't mind seeing the video you created.

Then I can tell you if it's too spammy.

[casinojack]

The video is just how to find blogs that are indexed that allow any comment you want.

My 2 cents is it is up to the owner. If you go to a page and see the any goes happening join in, If not, respect it and read the post and make a pertinent comment.

[casinojack]

UPDATE:

Just did some research this am for the top 3 for the term "online casino". Very interesting as I see many are using a similar start as mine,t hat being finding good blogs you can post on.

Also noted the "exploits" of blogspot and .edu domains..these dominas sure matter a lot to google...

I will show anthony later what I was thinking and get his input before releasing.

[TheGooner]

Part of my SEO strategy is blog commenting. I get over 100 new links a day doing this.

100 links a day?

Probably, you're not adding value - you are just spamming blogs with generic posts and a link?
But then if that was true then why would the blog owner leave it there?

Tending towards thinking it is spam - but who knows - you might be a really fast and insightful thinker and typer !

[casinojack]

@gooner

To clarify, I have 2 full timers doing this, they each get about 50 a day. not me personally...

I consider my method ok, as I am eliminating 90- 99% of those who do NOT want my type of links, or comments.

[LiveCasinoPartners]

You can do this and not be spam. A wile ago I hired a guy to leave thought provoking comments on blogs. He would read, investigate and contribute to each blog post. He would even get links on pages already with PR. He was really good. I went over each post when he gave me the lists and was impressed with the quality. No one ever claimed this was spam. There were some who wouldn't publish simply because of the anchor text, but most thought it was worth the extra quality content on their sites.

So, sure Jack. If you have any ideas please share or PM em. lol. I would like to know some new techniques, even if I may not use them. I would for one would be greatful. You've given me some great ideas in the past that I use today that are 100% acceptable. If you do talk more about SEO on another forum please let me know which one.

[casinojack]

Yeah im on a few others,a dn this forum is much more conservative. I just don't want to post things to start fights or name calling, but definite to lend a point of view to things...

Hopefully will have time with Anthony today or tomorrow.

PS, I dont like to to mention forums on other forums, maybe I am too old but used to be not cool...

TBH most of my time is on an IRC channel, PM if you want more info...

[clearlyportals]

Could you confirm if these pages that you are commenting on are relevant or not?

If they are not relevant than I find it hard that they cannot be spammy?

If you comment on something that is not gambling related, but leave a link with keyword text that is gambling related, then even if your comment isn't spammy, your link kind of is right?

[oc+]

I don't believe the big search engines pay that much attention to blog commenting as it's something anyone can do and you can do as many as you like. Are you finding it beneficial? Are you on page 1 of google under any big keywords? If you find you are not getting anywhere after making these blog comments then you may want to look at a different approach.

[machutch]

i did a little experiment with an innerpage of our site and i only promoted it with blogposts and it is now on page one for the niche keyword. Before the blogposts it was on the 5 page of google. I did only serious blogpost not some spammy post like "nice article" so it works. But to get a natural linkbuild you also need blogpost comments i think. So i do it but only on relevant on topic blogs and to get a very natural link profile. (do follow and no follow btw)

[casinojack]

Could you confirm if these pages that you are commenting on are relevant or not?

If they are not relevant than I find it hard that they cannot be spammy?

If you comment on something that is not gambling related, but leave a link with keyword text that is gambling related, then even if your comment isn't spammy, your link kind of is right?

This is up to interpretation I guess. Againm just the fact i am trying to move up my site in the rankings breaks Google TOS. I have seen natural growth on other sites though from sites that do not appear to be revelant, but I get links anyways. I think this looks natural.

I don't believe the big search engines pay that much attention to blog commenting as it's something anyone can do and you can do as many as you like. Are you finding it beneficial? Are you on page 1 of google under any big keywords? If you find you are not getting anywhere after making these blog comments then you may want to look at a different approach.

I am moving up Very quickly and currently number 3 for a keyword that has over 500,000 results in quotes. I am also number 5 for a key phrase with 1.5 million results. Moving up, but not to fast....

i did a little experiment with an innerpage of our site and i only promoted it with blogposts and it is now on page one for the niche keyword. Before the blogposts it was on the 5 page of google. I did only serious blogpost not some spammy post like "nice article" so it works. But to get a natural linkbuild you also need blogpost comments i think. So i do it but only on relevant on topic blogs and to get a very natural link profile. (do follow and no follow btw)

Agree, you need them both.

[matted]

If you are leaving comments that spur discussion and add to the value of the post, then I'll be happy to give you the URL of my main blog if you do sports commentary too! The outbound link is well worth the added discussion and feeling that the blog is read. I also feel it motivates my bloggers!

[thebookiesoffers]

i think most people are forgetting that most blog replies are 'nofollow' so at a guess id say most replies for actual 'seo' are a waste of time

[baldidiot]

i think most people are forgetting that most blog replies are 'nofollow' so at a guess id say most replies for actual 'seo' are a waste of time

I think that's probably the point of the video he was talking about - how to find blogs that have dofollow links in their comments.