Comments on: How To: Comment to the Top http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top I think, then write. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:59:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: PS3 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-6306 PS3 Mon, 05 May 2008 00:36:31 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-6306 Surely a regular contributor making good, relevant comments under an pseudonym (like me) must be better than someone using their real name but posting the standard "great post" one-liner? Surely a regular contributor making good, relevant comments under an pseudonym (like me) must be better than someone using their real name but posting the standard “great post” one-liner?

]]> By: Gary http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-6208 Gary Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:16:22 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-6208 The search google tipes are great, I have never saw those searches before :-) thanks. The search google tipes are great, I have never saw those searches before :-) thanks.

]]> By: paulette http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-6025 paulette Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:08:31 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-6025 Sometimes its really hard to find blogs to comment to especially one that fits one's interest. Sometimes its a blessing and disguise of encountering blogs with topics not familiar to you because you learn new things from it and making one person to come out of his own shell. Sometimes its really hard to find blogs to comment to especially one that fits one’s interest. Sometimes its a blessing and disguise of encountering blogs with topics not familiar to you because you learn new things from it and making one person to come out of his own shell.

]]> By: PS3 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-5891 PS3 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:40:37 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-5891 Comments on old posts demostrate that people are genuinely interested in your content and want more. Popular posts will always get picked on too. Comments on old posts demostrate that people are genuinely interested in your content and want more. Popular posts will always get picked on too.

]]> By: Tee http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-5654 Tee Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:48:09 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-5654 Wow, the google blog search for commenting tip is just awesome. Glad I stumbled on this site! Like Malcolm (above), I modified it a bit, and went with: inurl:blog “responses to” “keyword” -"comments closed" I also got the SEO tool to highlight nofollow links (which are all over this page!). However, is there a way to search inside the page code from within Google that anyone knows of? Like a -code:nofollow type of command? I'll be playing around with this for a while... if nothing else, it will give me a lot of other sites to learn from and link to! Thanks for the great tips. Wow, the google blog search for commenting tip is just awesome. Glad I stumbled on this site!

Like Malcolm (above), I modified it a bit, and went with:
inurl:blog “responses to” “keyword” -”comments closed”

I also got the SEO tool to highlight nofollow links (which are all over this page!). However, is there a way to search inside the page code from within Google that anyone knows of? Like a -code:nofollow type of command?

I’ll be playing around with this for a while… if nothing else, it will give me a lot of other sites to learn from and link to! Thanks for the great tips.

]]> By: Jan Weingarten http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-5164 Jan Weingarten Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:06:45 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-5164 Oh, duh - I guess that answered my question. If you don't enter anything in the website list box, you don't get a link. Never mind. Oh, duh - I guess that answered my question. If you don’t enter anything in the website list box, you don’t get a link. Never mind.

]]> By: Jan Weingarten http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-5163 Jan Weingarten Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:04:08 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-5163 I'm just getting started with my blog, and with commenting. I notice that some of the names show up as links (e.g., Enea) and some don't (Brandon). I'm not sure how mine will show up until I submit this, but can you tell me what controls it? Thanks! Jan I’m just getting started with my blog, and with commenting. I notice that some of the names show up as links (e.g., Enea) and some don’t (Brandon). I’m not sure how mine will show up until I submit this, but can you tell me what controls it? Thanks!

Jan

]]> By: Ash http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-4907 Ash Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:24:39 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-4907 Once again some super tips in finding great blog sites to link from. I suppose the themes of the blogs you comment on is very important too. Excellent work! Once again some super tips in finding great blog sites to link from. I suppose the themes of the blogs you comment on is very important too. Excellent work!

]]> By: Malcolm Lambe http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-3315 Malcolm Lambe Sun, 07 Oct 2007 07:16:07 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-3315 Not bad advice. I use this command - site: .edu inurl: blog "comment"-"you must be logged in"-"posting closed"-"comment closed"-"keyword" BUT there's no use commenting if the site has a rel="nofollow" in its code - meaning the page Rank juice won't be passed on. You can laboriously open "View Source" on the site you're looking at and check to see if other commenters URLs are flagged "no follow" OR you can download a Firefox application - "SEO for Firefox" - that will instantly highlight any "no follow" links. It also tells you a bunch of relevant information like "age of site", "Page Rank", "number of links", "number of .edu links", "number of .gov" links" etc. Marvellous tool. Useful when you're trying to get to the top of Google for a keyword - lets you know what your opposition is like. The important thing is to leave INTELLIGENT comments - and this sometimes take a bit of work. You might have to do some research so it looks like you have half-a-clue what you're talking about. But if you can pick up a backlink or even better a "anchor link" (a link using your keywords) from a Highe Page Rank site (5 and above) then its worth the work. I just applied this and got a backlink (and reciprocal comments) from a P.R. 6 .gov blog site (College professor). And you can imagine the calibre of his backlinks, Visit my blog and you'll see what I'm up to, à bientôt, Malkie, Paris. Not bad advice. I use this command - site: .edu inurl: blog “comment”-”you must be logged in”-”posting closed”-”comment closed”-”keyword”
BUT there’s no use commenting if the site has a rel=”nofollow” in its code - meaning the page Rank juice won’t be passed on. You can laboriously open “View Source” on the site you’re looking at and check to see if other commenters URLs are flagged “no follow” OR you can download a Firefox application - “SEO for Firefox” - that will instantly highlight any “no follow” links. It also tells you a bunch of relevant information like “age of site”, “Page Rank”, “number of links”, “number of .edu links”, “number of .gov” links” etc. Marvellous tool. Useful when you’re trying to get to the top of Google for a keyword - lets you know what your opposition is like.
The important thing is to leave INTELLIGENT comments - and this sometimes take a bit of work. You might have to do some research so it looks like you have half-a-clue what you’re talking about. But if you can pick up a backlink or even better a “anchor link” (a link using your keywords) from a Highe Page Rank site (5 and above) then its worth the work. I just applied this and got a backlink (and reciprocal comments) from a P.R. 6 .gov blog site (College professor). And you can imagine the calibre of his backlinks, Visit my blog and you’ll see what I’m up to, à bientôt, Malkie, Paris.

]]> By: Enea http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-2704 Enea Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:02:34 +0000 http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/how-to-comment-to-the-top#comment-2704 Interesting. I will start to comment more often. Thanks for advices. Good luck! Interesting. I will start to comment more often. Thanks for advices. Good luck!

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