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Old 02-17-2008, 06:38 PM
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I just recently started blogging more in the last 2 months and I've also taken the time to subscribe to more blogs in my niche and comment on various articles. The traffic I receive from blog comments has been surprisingly good.

Just wondering if anyone else comments on blogs regularly and if you've noticed a difference.

P.S. Why didn't anyone tell me that blogging can be so addictive???
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Old 02-17-2008, 11:18 PM
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I just recently started blogging more in the last 2 months and I've also taken the time to subscribe to more blogs in my niche and comment on various articles. The traffic I receive from blog comments has been surprisingly good.

Just wondering if anyone else comments on blogs regularly and if you've noticed a difference.

P.S. Why didn't anyone tell me that blogging can be so addictive???
I just started blogging also, but at a very limited stage because I don't have my site up yet. However, I comment on a lot of blog sites mainly to get information about my niche and basically to learn the blog world. Sometimes I wonder that not having a site yet will hurt me in the long run because I don't have anything to put in my sig file.

As far as the addictiveness, there's this one medication that I would recommend to you that I use on a regular basis. Blogging is very addictive and time consuming. So what I do is take this new drug called, "BREAKITOL" or "BREAK IT ALL". I break all my keyboards, monitors and smash those pesky little mice that keeps making those clicking sounds. ROFL.

Naw, but in all seriousness, I do understand that it is VITAL to have your website in your sig file when blogging and the more INVOLVED you are with other blog sites within your niche that it increases your chances for massive exposure.

The only drawback I can foresee is the time taken to consistantly comment on all your blogs to maintain relationships and credibility. I understand that some work has to be put in it, but I don't want blogging to be a full time job for me either.

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Old 02-18-2008, 12:32 AM
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BREAKITALL. I love it. I just took some.

In regards to your sig file, why not just put your blog in your sig when commenting? So you're saying that because you don't have a site you don't use anything in your sig when commenting?
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Old 02-18-2008, 12:42 AM
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I do not comment much on other people's blogs, but based on what I have heard many times before combined with your experience, Lisa, I will start doing that on blogs in my niches.

Speaking of commenting on blogs, I made some smart alec comment on one of your blog posts the other day, Lisa... can't remember what I said now, but I know it was goofy I hope you didn't hate it - lol.

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Old 02-18-2008, 12:44 AM
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Speaking of commenting on blogs, I made some smart alec comment on one of your blog posts the other day, Lisa... can't remember what I said now, but I know it was goofy I hope you didn't hate it - lol.

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Old 02-18-2008, 01:15 AM
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Well, I am glad I was productive and got something done that day!
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Old 02-18-2008, 07:19 AM
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BREAKITALL. I love it. I just took some.

In regards to your sig file, why not just put your blog in your sig when commenting? So you're saying that because you don't have a site you don't use anything in your sig when commenting?
Lisa,

You're right, i've been building websites for a while but don't really have a site of my own. So when I blog, I don't use a sig file. However, all of that is about to change after discoving your 2createawebsite and websitebabble sites. Here are a few sites that I've done in the past that you can check out, but none of them really benefit me except for just being in my profile.

www.eckertfinearts.com
www.brushstrokesartgroup.com
www.acalltosalvation.org
www.openarmsmin.org

Hope it was okay to list those, just wanted to show you some of my past work. I'm about to start a wonderful project for myself, so watch out! :-)

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Old 02-22-2008, 02:17 PM
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Blogging is VERY addictive, but once you break the flow it is hard to get back into it. I'm updating my homeschool blog this weekend, and I found a great website on the basics of using technorati and building traffic.

http://www.bloggingbasics101.com/101..._i_start_.html

I'm going to start commenting on blogs next week. How many blogs do you try to read/comment on each week?
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Old 02-22-2008, 03:26 PM
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Good site jazzy.

I have about 3-4 blogs that I comment on.... not a lot... but I try to make comments a few times a week.
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Anybody know of good blogs to subscribe related to video games(mainly platform/adventure)?
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