The good, the bad and.. that’s it

Well, it’s been almost 3 months but the blog is up and running.
Weird thing, i keep getting comments. Most of them are spam, of course, but lots of comments are spam in another form. Now, what the heck is that?

I understand wanting to promote your site but.. come on! I do that too but i comment with a relevant name when i have something to say, i try to say more than “thanks for posting”.

Is this a new form of spam? ’cause if it is, it’s really annoying.
It’s flattering to have hundreds of comments and have the number growing constantly so i figured i could write a small guide to comment writing.

Tips for writing nice comments:

- First things first. Let people know you’re online
You have a website and want people to know about it.
By commenting on blogs, websites or writing in forums you let’s me know you exist too. I might have not known you exist so by deciding to be active online you can easily let me know about you or your website.

- Attract others to your website
Try to write something on the subject. Maybe you also have a point of view- share it.
Writing a comment related to the post makes me think you read it, liked or disliked it and you have something to say. That matters to me so I might also visit your website because you might have something interesting and worth visiting. Comments like “Great post” or “Nice info” makes me think you didn’t even bother to read anything so why should I bother to visit your website?

- Don’t manipulate anyone
Be discreet. Attract others to your site by being polite, not by force.
You are a person, you have a name. Use your name or nickname for posting. Using names like “my-entire-website-name” or “this-is-what-i-do-online” makes me delete your comment, it looks like spam. There is a box in which you put your nickname and a box for putting your website. Use them for what they are or I will surely mark you as spam.

Summing up, letting people know you are online by good on-the-subject comments, you might attract a few visitors. This is what commenting to promote your website is all about, writing quality comments so people would be attracted to you for your work.