A couple of weeks ago I outlined my strategy for strategic commenting - go ahead and read it if you haven’t already - the key for me is building relationships with other bloggers. Taking over the world one blog at a time, if you want.
But with any strategy, even a good one, there’s normally room for improvement, so while last time I spoke about my philosophy of commenting, today I’d like to mention a couple of tactical tips you can apply to maximise the benefits of your comments to your blog’s authority and traffic. They’re actually closely related - I’ll give you a little hint: neither involves nofollow links…
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Blogging is at least as much about building your network of relationships as it is about producing great content. Of course quality content is a necessity - without it no amount of marketing will get you very far. But it’s not sufficient by itself, not when there are literally hundreds or thousands of other blogs competing for the same audience as you.
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Now, one of the most common techniques for gaining exposure and building traffic is commenting on other blogs. Nothing new there - you’ve probably heard the same advice plenty of times already. But today I’d like to examine this in a little more detail, to maximise the benefits to you and your blog.
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So you’ve started your blog for whatever reason. You may have been going for awhile, or only started recently. Either way, have you considered your exit strategy?
It may sound like a strange thing to think about if you’ve only just begun blogging; chances are you’re far more concerned about where your next hit is going to come from (for your site, I mean 
). But the fact is, most of us are not going to be blogging until the day we die, so what are the choices for a graceful exit?
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