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Just today I have been spending time trying to catch up with all of the blogs that I author and on this blog I found 187 comments to moderate.  Now if they were all from others trying to get my attention to go and visit their blog, I would stop by their blog for a visit and a read.  No.  One hundred seventy nine spam comments! Three blank comments and five comments that were actual comments.  Thanks to today’s comment moderation, I now know where to find thousands upon thousands of free porn links.

 Spam is such a hassle when people decide to bomb your blog with it.  When you have to sort through hundreds of spam comments just to find one comment that someone has left you that actually adds to the content on your page, it really is a networking nightmare.  Sorting through a large amount of spam just to find one or two good comments gets tiring.  You might even accidentally delete a comment that is not spam.

I enjoy reading good comments, just like many other blog authors.  If you are out there trying to build your reader base, it is important to not only avoid leaving just your link behind but also to avoid comments like “nice blog” or “nice site” these don’t add to the content.  The better comment you leave behind the better chances are of some one coming back to your page.  So in conclusion, spam is supposed to be a lunch meat and not a tool to get you more traffic!

For some who have been here before you would notice that I have been a little absent from this blog lately.  I have been having some software issues and have hardly been able to post at any of my other blogs.  If this has happened to you than you know what I am talking about.  Anyway if you have been away from posting for a while don’t forget to publish an update to let your readers know that you haven’t been abandoning them.

I have not forgot about this blog and I have been trying to keep up with some of the friends I have made while blogging.  I have not forgot about them but recently I have not had much luck with my software issue but the important thing is that I have been trying to visit their page and drop a comment before I leave.  One very important thing about social networking in terms of advertising your blog is to take the time to visit those that stop to visit you. I will be taking some time to try and get back to a regular schedule here.

 Right now I have been following the Canadian election on one of my other two blogs and have been finding some political leaders on websites such as Twitter which gives you updates from others that you are following and you can update what you are doing at the time.  Most importantly I have been going back to forums to see what is happening in the world of blogging. You can miss a lot of traffic by forgetting about forums.

For now I will be publishing on an slightly erratic schedule for the next few weeks as I try and sort out my software issues and return to publishing regularly.  I hope you will drop a comment and I’ll visit your blog in return.  Anyway, back to the forums!

One thing that is very important not only to the health of your blog but also the social sphere that you encompass yourself in is to set some goals.  I have a few goals for not only this blog but also the three other blogs that I personally author.  One of my goals for this blog is set for a monthly re-evaluation because you have to keep an eye on your progress towards achieving your goals as well as just setting them.

 My goal on this blog is to determine a far better posting schedule that I can fit into my already hectic schedule and pass along some tips for others that maybe just starting out and are looking to increase their traffic.  Keeping active will help bring more people back to your page as well as giving freely to others in the form of comments.  I have not met another blogger that does not like comments.  Replying to comments is valuable in the sense that others who take the time to comment will return to see if you have replied and quite possibly are inspired to leave you another one.  I have many goals for this blog.

I will be hopefully spending some time examining how SezWho works and hopefully have a review on how that particular website can help you socialize and gain more traffic.  I have been looking for new forums to join and will enivitably find another one that is worth your time.  Other than the larger scheme of things I will be looking at different ways to help newbie bloggers gain the traffic their quality posts deserve.  I have a few ideas in mind that I will be sharing with those who stop by but for now…happy blogging.

Some people will know exactly what I am talking about and others will need more information. What I am talking about is your comment section. The section for comments on your post is a mini forum that you have to keep up. When people leave a comment it is important for you to remember not to ignore the comment.

The comment section is an excellent place for you to build your blogging community. As I have said in other posts, your comment section is a mini forum for your readers to exchange comments and ideas on your post. Replying to some of these comments is absolutely necessary as most will come back to see what you have replied to what they have said and are encouraged to add another comment.

Comments are essential to the popularity of a blog. The more comments on your posts the more appealing your blog looks to others just finding your blog for the first time.  Relevant comments will give you more to say in response but other spam like comments should be deleted.  It is very important to recognize your readers by responding to their comments.  Building your community is extremely important to the health of your blog and responding to comments helps to build your community and encourages readers to come back more often.

In the past I have neglected to respond to comments and have had trouble building a readership for my blog.  Since I have started to respond to comments more people are encouraged to comment on my posts.  It may only take a minute or two to respond to a comment but a lot of bloggers (your main source of traffic) find it rude when you don’t respond to comments and will not come back.  In closing, remember to respect your readers and when they take the time to comment on your post, take the time to respond to their comment.

I have been using the social media site Stumble Upon for a little while now.  I have not managed to get a lot of traffic from other people Stumble my page but there are a lot of members on that website.  Some days if someone “Stumbles” you page you could see anywhere between ten and a hundred hits but most times the traffic is not of high quality.

For short term traffic gains Stumble Upon is good, for long term traffic gains I would have to say that it is not good.  It is a tool to help you socialize and gain readers but you have to socialize within the website to gain any readers at all.  I have not liked the whole system very much but I have had a few hits from someone liking one of my posts enough to give it a thumbs up in the Stumble Upon tool bar.

I am still going to do some more socializing within the website.  I just wanted to post about a brief overview of the website so you know that a more in depth review will be on its way over the next month or so.  Each social media website has to be given a fair chance before you can draw any conclusions from it.  For example I have been using Entrecard on all three of my other blogs and I am still learning how to get quality traffic out of it.

My initial perception of Stumble Upon is that it is good for short term gains but not for long term quality traffic.  As always you have to socialize with the right people in your niche to get the quality and quantity of traffic you are looking for.  Being social seems to be a key factor in how well a blog will do.  What do you think?  Is Stumble Upon good or bad?

Being active in forums help bring in traffic; right? Of course it does. You have to get your own brand of blog out into the marketplace for people to read. Advertising alone will not bring you the traffic you desire but staying active is crucial to the health of a blog.

I have been working on a posting schedule for this blog and I have not yet nailed it down. Part of it is because of the demands of being a specialized employee, the other part of it is that it is hard to keep four blogs active at the same time. Thank God for weekends and scheduled posting.  This allows me to work on posts ahead of time and spend more time socializing with other people in forums throughout the work-week.

It is important for your readers to have something to read every time they stop on your blog to visit.  The more active you are on your blog the more you have to discuss in forums.  Think of writing as an exercise for your mind while you are working on creating new content for your readers.  Exercising your muscles is important to a healthy lifestyle; so is exercising your mind with writing.  One thing I have learned while I have been keeping a blog website going is that the more often you post the better your traffic tends to get.

Keeping your blog active can be difficult if you are not a full time blogger.  Most people who run blog websites part time are hoping to monetize their page enough to eventually quit their day job.  I must admit the life of a pro blogger  is definitely appealing; but you are not going to get there if you randomly post.  Your readers need some kind of idea of when you will be posting next or you will lose them; not to mention that you may encounter a spell of writers block.

 Staying active is good for both the reader and the person writing the articles that people are flocking to read.  The reason for this is that it keeps you thinking and enhances your creativity so you can write higher quality posts.  Quality and quantity are very important.  When you have quality posts and you offer them quite frequently the reader has more to explore on your page keeping them there longer and hopefully inspiring them to comment.  Plus you have more to advertise in the forums you frequent.

Staying active in both post frequency and socializing on forums is crucial to growth.  Everybody is looking for the next big thing, keeping active and current helps you with not only attracting new readers but also keeping your loyal readers appeased.  What do you think?  How active are you on your own blog website?

How many of you have heard that giving is better than receiving? One of the things that makes your website look popular is comments. When it comes to leaving a comment on a website you have just read the more relevant the comment the better. Good comments attract attention and that is what you are looking for. Getting the attention of other people who run blog websites is important for your traffic.

Most people have some way of tracking a comment back to the source and most leave a link behind to direct the author back to them. Taking advantage of this small feature requires tact and at times eloquence. You want to leave a comment that is relevant to the post you are commenting on as it will capture the author’s attention (as well as others who read the comment section) and lead them back to you. This is a little trick that requires you to give a comment on the topic being discussed in the post.

Dropping a comment on someone does not automatically guaranty that you will get a visit; it just increases the chances of people finding your page. Exposing yourself through comments will help to expose the work you are doing on your own blog. Relevancy is key to attracting others to come back to your website and will help solidify your reputation as a blogger. Remember it is not what you know but who you know.

Let’s take a second and ask ourselves a question or two. Why would I go visit a blog that is not in the kind of category I prefer? Appealing ads help get your attention but once you visit are you going to come back? There is no simple answer for the first question, and the second question is a matter of opinion. When ever some one drops a comment on me, if it is relevant and adds to the topic being discussed I am more likely to follow that comment back to the person who made the comment. Remember just leaving a comment can add value to a blog.

I comment on other peoples websites every day. Some time more than once on the same blog. The comment section can become a mini forum for your readers and a good commentator will draw on what others have said. Giving a comment adds content to the blog which is what robot spiders that crawl through your content are looking for, new content. Some people are willing to stop by and comment on one of your posts if you have first given a comment on their post. So in this case being the first to give a comment can be a good thing, with the amount of blogs on the Internet sometimes you need to leave a trail of bread crumbs to attract new readers.

In conclusion it is better to give than to receive because you are gaining others attention by giving freely. A comment you leave behind is a trail of bread crumbs that lead back to you so keep your comments relevant and others will follow. How many trails of bread crumbs do you leave everyday?

Lately I have been searching for new forums to talk to other people who run their own blog websites and I have found a forum over at Authority Blogger and I have been frequenting the forum everyday.  Sometimes I will spend about an hour a day on the forum.  There are many different discussion threads and all of them are geared towards helping you build a better blog.

One thing that these forums help with is getting your brand of blog the attention of others who blog.  One tip I learned when I first started blogging was that the majority of traffic to your blog website will be from others who blog.  The forum over at Authority Blogger is frequented by many people and you have a greater chance of getting traffic from this forum.  I have checked my stats with Google Analytics to find out just how much traffic I am getting from the forum and it is increasing every day.

 I have only been using the forum for about a week and have gained a reader or two already.  Forums are great places to increase your readership.  Just keep in mind that you always want to add a relevant comment to the discussions so that others with begin to respect your point of view and start reading what you have to say on your blog website.  What do you think?  Have you increased your readership by joining a forum?

Forums are one of you best tools when you are using social media to drive traffic to your blog.  You have to be careful when you use them, you have to use a gentle touch.  Basically you do not want to jump into every discussion with nothing relevant to say and leave you link because you will be labeled a spammer.

Instead the best thing to do while on a forum is to just be patient and look for a thread that looks appealing to you.  Pick something that you know a little about or have something to offer others to think about.  Remember there are quite possibly over a million blogs out there and over a million people running them.  If they do not like your point they will tell you, just watch out for people who are apt to flame other bloggers.

Keep in mind that you will probably never meet the people who you talk with on Internet forums so you do not want to get all worked up over what he or she said.  Be passionate about your opinion and respectful of others opinions and you will have no problems on forums.  There are many forums out there for bloggers I will be mentioning a few every now and then, please keep in mind that this blog is just over a week old and I have to build content.  I hope this post has given you something to think about.  Please don’t shy away from the comment button, your opinions are welcomed.

My advice on joining social media websites is definitely do it. I have recently joined a website that allows users to rate comments and track the number of comments you make and where you made them. The website is called Sez Who and I am looking forward to exploring the possibilities the website has to offer. I have recently started commenting more on other peoples posts; not just to leave a link behind but to help me become known to the blogging world.

Any good blogger who receives quality traffic day in and day out will tell you that commenting is a very good way of letting others know who you are. The whole point of social media is not just to meet new people but to get to know people better. While I am at my day job I have no qualms with telling people about my blogging habits; sometimes I with hold some personal information but we all do at times. The whole point of joining these media websites from the perspective of a blogger is to introduce yourself to others who share your points of view.

For some one who wants to gain readers using the a fore mentioned website will allow you to gain a larger audience. If you are in blogging for making money online it is an absolute must to join any website that will allow you to sell your blog to others. I must mention that leaving relevant comments on other blogs in your niche category will help you to gain popularity. Relevant comments also help your rankings on Sez Who which ultimately will help you create friendships in the world of blogging. Having friends who are popular in the blog-o-sphere will help increase your popularity on many different website helping you to gain more traffic. Have you joined Sez Who? What’s your take on the website? Your feed back is invaluable to not only me but to the other readers who stop by and take a look at the comment section.