As we should all know, marketers have been using blog commenting as a means of generating traffic and backlinks for years. It’s definitely become one of the most well known link building strategies on the planet, but is it still as effective for link building and traffic generation as it was a few years ago? Yes and No…

Blog commenting can easily be abused much like many other link building or traffic generation strategy. Saying that, by posting meaningful and insightful comments on blogs in your niche, you can in fact drive immense amounts of traffic to the website of your choice. All while building up your authoritativeness and reputation within your niche. So first of all, why use blog commenting?

Well, 4 reasons….

• Traffic Generation
• Backlinks
• Gaining Authority
• Repeat Visitors

Overall, I’d say the main reasons you should be using blog commenting is to build up a following, a fan base and a group repeat visitors, i.e. blog subscribers. When you leave comments on related blogs, you’re almost guaranteed some traffic. Generally, it’s the best kind of traffic, especially if you’re a blogger. You know how many bloggers subscribe to RSS feeds? A ton!

By leaving comments, the majority of the traffic you’ll receive will be other bloggers and webmasters. Other bloggers/webmasters who are far more likely to engage with your website/blog than any other visitors. The reason being is that bloggers have a commenting mindset (they’re always checking their own blog’s comments). They usually scroll down the page and read the comments, bloggers just do. Stop asking questions ok?

Anyway, the average Internet User barely scrolls down past the fold so the majority of the traffic you’ll be receiving will be other bloggers. Other bloggers who are highly likely to read your stuff, opt in to your email list and subscribe to your RSS feed. The next reason is of course backlinks…

Backlinks make the search engines go round. As most of you should already know, without link building you’re not going to get much search engine traffic. Despite what others say, you just can’t compete with today’s marketers with naturally attracted links. If you actually believe that crap, you’re kidding yourself. So are comment links worth anything? Honestly, in terms of SEO and the weight search engines give them, they aren’t worth diddly squat.

Unfortunately, they’ve been the easiest links to artificially create through automated link building tools. A great example of a tool that I own myself is Scrapebox. The tool allows you to scrape and test proxies until you’ve found a good few hundred to use. Then it allows you to simply input a few keywords and gather thousands upon thousands of relevant blogs to comment on. A few clicks later, the software can be spamming hundreds of thousands of blogs with crappy comments that don’t contribute to the blogs in any way shape or form. (I actually don’t use it for commenting, it can do all kinds of cool stuff)

Seriously, it even has a name, email and comment generator. (I am in no way promoting this thing) Anyway, when I first came across it I was like, great… this thing’s going to sky-rocket my rankings. This was back when I was getting started online. Before I discovered the whole quality v.s. quantity thing. So unfortunately, because blog commenting is so easily manipulated, they are sort of the lowest grade backlinks. That is unless they are posted on relevant, high PR, authority blogs within your niche. Those links do actually help you in many ways. So conclusion on the whole backlinks thing, they help, but aren’t going to explode your rankings or anything.

Gaining authority is another obvious one. With some of the authority blogs out there, the vast majority of their readers are repeats. A blog can be like a good TV series. Although I don’t watch much TV, everyone knows how addictive a really good series can be. Blogs can be the same, where people read them religiously. So basically your comments will be getting seen by the same people over and over again. And… if they are high enough quality you’ll get quite a large percentage of the regulars visiting your website. At first when visitors read your valuable comment, you’ll instantly gain authority & credibility.

In the long run you’ll gain repeat visitors. It’s sort of like guest posting. You’re stealing their regulars. I guess you could compare it to Ad Swaps, where you’re getting other people’s subscribers. So, here are a few blog commenting best practices:

• Try to be the first
• Only comment if you can add to the discussion/article (don’t go round commenting “nice article”)
• Become a regular commenter
• No blatant self promotion
• Find the right blogs

Honestly, blog commenting probably isn’t going to drive thousands of daily visitors to your website. However, with enough commenting on the right blogs, a few hundred visitors a day wouldn’t be too out of reach. So here’s the action plan.

Find at least 10 blogs in your niche that are considered authoritative and subscribe to their RSS feeds. From then on, try and read their blog posts as soon as they’re posted. Once read leave a thoughtful and insightful comment that adds to the conversation/article. The key step is in becoming a regular. When you’re first exposed to a regular reader, he or she might not click through to your website.

However, after seeing and reading several of your insightful comments, I can almost guarantee they’ll visit your site. Curiosity rocks! Ohh yeah, no blatant self promotion. People will eventually visit your site, there’s no need to be an ass about it. Lastly, find the right blogs. You could be completely wasting your time with this strategy if you comment on the wrong blogs. Just make sure the people reading your target blogs are likely to buy into whatever you’re offering. Do all of the above and you’re good to go.

Blog Commenting Sites List

Comment Luv is a nifty WordPress plugin that parses the commenters blog posts and places them in the comment. It is a fantastic way to network with other bloggers and build traffic and relationships with new readers.

If you write great content and titles and comment on Comment Luv blogs then you will surely attract new readers to your blog. Also implementing Comment Luv on your own blogs is a great way to attract commenters which only leads to increased popularity of your site.

Leave Useful and Interesting Comments

The bloggers that have the Comment Luv feature on their sites are generous and understand the value of networking and sharing the love. It is important that you do not SPAM them or leave useless comments because it harms everyone in the blogging community.

Plus, if you leave a good comment then it is much more likely that you will be noticed by other readers who will want to learn more about you by clicking on your blog post link.

Get the Plugin and Register Your Blog for More Exposure

Get the plugin for your blog and search for other blogs that have it enabled via keywords at the official Comment Luv Website. You can also register your blogs over there as well, so that anyone searching will be able to find your Comment Luv blogs.

List of 132 Comment Luv Blogs by Niche

These are high traffic, quality blogs that offer value and great content. They have lots of readers and commenters so the conversation is good.

INTERNET MARKETING/ONLINE BIZ/BLOGGING/WEBMASTERS

Grow Your Online Business with GrowMap
Gail also provides Do-Follow comments with Keyword Luv!

Sire at Blogging Tips, Tricks and SEO
Sire offers A LOT of link luv at his blog with Keyword Luv Do-Follow comments and Top Commenter!

Free Tools for Webmasters

Twitter, Blogging and Podcasting at Ms. Ilene Speaks

How to Make Money Online Blogging with Chris
Chris is an example of a great blogger. I just discovered his blog, it has great content and even though he has thousands of subscribers, he still replies to his commenters, unlike other “big time” bloggers.

WordPress and Blogging at Serradinho
George also has Top Commenter and the @Twitter in comments.

I’m Dennis Edell
We all know Dennis and he is also do follow and has the Twitter in comments as well!

Work From Home Resources
My long time reader Alan at his blog ReplaceYourSalary.com also has the Twitter Follow plugin for comments.

Make Money Online
Jim, aka the Net Fool shows all the love  with Comment Luv and Top Commenter!

Make Money Online at Pei Profit
A LOT of love going on here, because along with Comment Luv, the Top Commenter feature is enabled as well and…

The Pei Profit True Blue Fan Award – This award goes out to commentators who are able to hit past 40 comments each month before the counter resets and the prizes ranges from free ad spaces to e-book and reviews…What a cool idea!

Work From Home Opportunities

Make Money Online with Stephan Miller

Brad Blogging with WordPress Tweaks and Tutorials
Also offers Do-Follow comments!

Web Marketing and Affiliate Marketing with ZK
Top Commenter also enabled!

Make Money Online with Barbara Ling

Gupshup Blog
Do-follow comments as well with blogging, IM and other various topics.

Blogging Tips by Tycoon Blogger
Lots of link luv here with Top Commenter, Comment Luv and Do Follow comments enabled!

Money Making Ideas with Suzanne Franco
Do-Follow comments as well!

Make Money Online with Affiliate Funnels
Lots of link luv going on here, with Do-Follow comments, Top Commenter and Comment Luv!

Young Entrepeneuer

Tips for Successful Writing and Blog Writing

Blogging and Internet Marketing Tips

Earning Step

Blogussion – Blogging Tips and Tricks

Derek Semmler – WordPress Ninja
Also has top commenter

Authority Domains

Make Money Blogging with Caroline Middlebrook
Also Top Commenter!

Free WordPress Themes and Social Bookmark Icons

Ask Owlbert

Make Money Blogging

SEO Marketing

BlogInTheBag

Blogging Tips and SEO with Another Blogger
Also Top Commenter, and the Follow Me on Twitter in comments.

Drive More Traffic To Your Site

Dragon Blogger – Tech News, Blogging Tips and Entertainment
Also Do-Follow and Top Commenter.

ICT Trends
Also has Dofollow, and find out how to add Comment Luv on Blogger platform blogs.

Make Money Blogging with Famous Bloggers

Blogging for Business
Keith is showing a lot of link luv in comments with  Top Commenter, Keyword Luv and the Follow Me on Twitter in comments.

2 Create a Website Blog by Lisa Irby

FM Seo

Newru – Kelly has a great tagline in her blog, You May Not Be A Newbie…But You Are Not A Guru…Then You must be a NEWRU, I like that! She also has Top Commenter!

Blogging with POTPOLITICS
John is also really spreading the link luv, with Keyword Luv, Top Commenter and the Follow On Twitter in comments!

Tips on Online Marketing with AriWriter

Social Media and Blogging Tips @ Blog Tracker

Win With 1

Website Traffic and Promotion with iWoodpecker

Website Design and Internet Marketing @ InteractOne, and is Dofollow as well!

Blogging and Make Money Online with SmartBloggerz, also has Top Commenter and Keyword Luv for do follow.

Blog With Power with Don Power, is also Dofollow!

Don is also a co-author of BloggerLuv.com, which is a collaboration of 9 bloggers who share the “link luv” and it too has all the goodies, Top Commenter, Commen Luv and Keyword Luv for dofollow!

DMarketing Spot – Jonathan also has Keyword Luv!

Blazing Minds – Blogging – Also Top Commenter, Twitter username in comments and Keyword Luv!

I’m Just Sharing

Hot Blog Tips – Keith also has Keyword Luv and the Twitter follow in comments.

Blogger Illustrated Video Blogging – Also do follow.

How to Make Money At Home with The University Kid. Jason the blog author does not waste time with BS posts, he provides the most useful and hands-on content for making money online, I suggest you go and sign up.

Free WordPress Themes and SEO – PR 5 Comment Luv Premium, Keyword Luv Do Follow, Top Commenter

Home Business Team

INSPIRATION/SUCCESS/LIFESTYLE

Lifestyle Design for You - A very useful blog full of great inspirational, lifestyle and general success and motivation articles. Make sure to read Gordies posts.

HEALTH/WEIGHT LOSS

Free Diets and Weight Loss

Weight Loss Plans

 

Healthy Weight Loss

Best Acne Treatments and Skin Care

PSP Living – Organic and Healthy Living

GENERAL TOPICS

Blog About Everything
Also offers do follow comments

Mommies Magazine
Health, style, shopping, family and more

Life, Universe and Everything with Mark Knowles

DEBT CONSOLIDATION/LOANS/MONEY/FINANCE

Got No Dough – Saving Money in Slim Times

Debt Free Life at Money Relationship

Top Finance Blog

Personal Financial Planning – Debt Reduction

REAL ESTATE

Foreclosure News - PR2

News About Real Estate and Foreclosures - dofollow comments too!

Real Estate News

Tempe Real Estate

GOLF

Golf Store and Blog

House and Home

Building a Home

RECIPES/FOOD/COOKING

Vegan Soapbox

Traditional Russian Food Recipes

Family Friendly Recipes

Cook Local

Coffee Reviews

SHOPPING

We Magazine for Women

Grechens Online Shopping Blog

PARENTING/FAMILY

 

Dad’s House

Simple Mom

TRAVEL

Travel Wires

Travel Advice

TECH/GADGET/COMPUTERS/LAPTOPS

Laptop Guides

Computer Security and Virus Software

Notebooks and Laptops

Worthy Tips for Technology and Blogging

JoeTech

My Lovely Gadgets

Dragon Blogger – Tech News
Also Do-Follow and Top Commenter.

BEAUTY/WOMEN/MAKEUP/FASHION

Short Haircuts Pics and Hairstyle Guides

Fashion Blog, Purses and Handbags

Makeup and Beauty Blog

Beauty Fool

Makeup and Beauty Reviews at MakeUp4All

Fashion Grail

POLITICAL

Caffeinated Thoughts

WRITING

Men with Pens

Tips for Successful Writing and Blog Writing

Get Paid to Write Online

CELEBRITY/ENTERTAINMENT/MOVIES/MUSIC

Blazing Minds – Music Reviews, Films – Also Top Commenter, Twitter username in comments and Keyword Luv!

Celebrity VIP Lounge

Music Reviews

PETS/ANIMALS

Cool Dog Pictures and Breed Information
Very cool site, with some awesome doggies.

Celebration of Pet Celebrities

Wholesale Dog Supplies

Pet Insurance Reporter

French Bulldog Breeders Blog

GrokHorses

I tried to cover the most popular niches for blogs with Comment Luv plugin enabled, if I missed your niche please search at the official Comment Luv Website. Make sure to register your Comment Luv blogs over there as well!

If you own or have a favorite Comment Luv blog that is not on this list please leave the info in comments, thanks!

Here is Even More Blog Commenting Sites

PAGERANK 6

http://comluv.com/ (PR 6) Blogging

PAGERANK 5

http://www.blogussion.com/ (PR 5) Blogging Tips and Tricks

http://blog.2createawebsite.com/ (PR 5) Blogging, Website Creation

http://ariwriter.com/ (PR 5) Social Media Marketing

http://wemagazineforwomen.com/ (PR 5) Business, Lifestyle

http://www.animhut.com/ (PR 5) Graphic And Web Design

PAGERANK 4

http://wassupblog.com/ (PR 4) – Blogging, Money Making

http://www.growmap.com/ (PR 4) Online Business

 

http://mazakaro.com/ (PR 4) Blogging, WordPress

http://www.replaceyoursalary.com/work-from-home-blog/ (PR 4) Work From Home

http://www.morphodesigns.com (PR 4)  Graphic Design, Blogging

http://www.barbaraling.com/ (PR 4) Internet Marketing

http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/ (PR 4) Writing Tips

http://www.heartofbusiness.com/blog/ (PR 4) Online Business

http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/ (PR 4) Online Writing

http://www.jonathanvolk.com/ (PR 4) Make Money Online

http://blondish.net/ (PR 4)  Social Media, Blogging

http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/ (PR 4) Blogging

http://www.entrepremusings.com/ (PR 4) Business, Entrepreneurship

http://smallbizbee.com/index/ (PR 4) Entreprenuership

http://www.magnet4marketing.net/ (PR 4) Internet Business Marketing

http://communicatevalue.com/ (PR 4) Internet Marketing, Social Media

http://www.wordsellinc.com/ (PR 4) Content Marketing, SEO Copywriting

http://21stcenturyaffiliatemarketing.com/ (PR 4) Affiliate Marketing

http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/ (PR 4) Blog Marketing

http://jamesmartell.com/ (PR 4) Affiliate Marketing

http://niceblogger.com/ (PR 4) SEO

http://www.onewomanmarketing.com/ (PR 4) Small Business Tips

http://www.rockyourday.com/ (PR 4) Business Productivity, Time Management

http://www.tekkaus.com/ (PR 4) Blogging and Social Media

http://www.tanveernaseer.com/blog (PR 4) Business Tips

http://wordpress-websitebuilder.com/ (PR 4) WordPress, Technology, Blogging

http://kikolani.com/ (PR 4) Blogging Tips, Social Media, Blog Marketing

http://www.sitesketch101.com/ (PR 4) Online Business, Blogging

http://www.webuildyourblog.com/ (PR 4) Bl0gging, Money Making Online

http://www.glosonblog.com/ (PR 4) Blogging, Social Media

http://weblogbetter.com (PR 4) Blogging Tips and Tricks

http://thesisthemehq.com (PR 4) Thesis Tutorials, Blogging

http://website-in-a-weekend.net/ (PR 4) Website Creation, Maintenance

http://www.waynejohn.com/ (PR 4) Website Creation, Money Making Online

http://www.windowstalk.org/ (PR 4) Technology, Windows, Blogging, Software

http://www.attractionmarketingonline.com/ (PR 4) Internet Marketing

http://robsellen.com/ (PR 4) Internet Marketing

http://www.dreamsystemsmedia.com/blog/ (PR 4) SEO, Internet Marketing

http://www.doitwithwordpress.com/ (PR 4) Internet Marketing

http://thetechaddicts.com (PR 4) Blogging

PAGERANK 3

http://www.gadgetcage.com (PR 3) – Technology

http://npxp.com (PR 3) – Webmasters

http://www.bloggingjunction.com/ (PR 3)  Blogging Tips & Tricks

http://www.thebadblogger.com/ (PR 3) Making Money Online (Some Sexual Content)

http://another-blogger.com/ (PR 3) Blogging, SEO, MMO

http://www.extremejohn.com/ (PR 3) Blogging, Small Business Tips

http://www.techinfo-4u.com/ (PR 3) Tech Tips

http://techpatio.com/ (PR 3) Technology, SEO, Internet Marketing

http://www.bloggingwithchris.com/ (PR 3) Make Money Online

http://www.webtrafficroi.com/ (PR 3) Affiliate Marketing, SEO

http://tycoonblogger.com/ {PR 3) Online Business, Blogging

http://www.suzannefranco.com/ (PR 3) Make Money Online

http://www.novicebloggers.com/ (PR 3) Blogging Tips, SEO

http://dereksemmler.com/ (PR 3) Internet Marketing

http://www.seomkt.com/ (PR 3) SEO and Internet Marketing

http://www.howtospoter.com/ (PR 3) Blogging Tips

http://www.jaydip.info/ (PR 3) Internet Marketing

http://www.lawmacs.com/ (PR 3) Blogging Tips

http://www.sexysocialmedia.com/ (PR 3) Social Media

http://internetmarketingformommies.com/ (PR 3) Internet Marketing

http://www.famousbloggers.net/ (PR 3) Money Making Online, Blogging

http://potpolitics.com/ (PR 3) Blogging

http://www.wchingya.com (PR 3) Social Media, Blogging

http://win-with-1.com/blog/ (PR 3) Blogging Tips

http://www.smartbloggerz.com/ (PR 3) Money Making Online, Blogging Tips

http://blazingminds.co.uk/ (PR 3) Blogging Tips, Social Media Tips

http://bloggerillustrated.net/ (PR 3) Blogging, Video Blogging

http://www.worthytips.com/ (PR 3) Software

http://www.joetech.com/ (PR 3) Technology

http://lymanreed.com/ (PR 3) Personality Development

http://www.benspark.com (PR 3) Blogging

http://superwahm.com/articles/ (PR 3) Business Tips

http://supermomplace.com/ (PR 3) Online Business

http://wpbloghost.com/blog/ (PR 3) Blogging, WordPress and SEO

http://wahmresourcesite.com/ (PR 3) Work AT Home Resources and Jobs

http://moomettesmagnificents.com/blog/ (PR 3) Work AT Home Tips, Social Media

http://www.technogati.com/ (PR 3) Technology, Blogging, Social Media

http://mikepaetzold.com/ (PR 3) Online Business

http://profitonknowledge.com/ (PR 3) Internet Network Marketing

http://prinyourpajamas.com/ (PR 3) Online Business, Entreprenuership

http://www.robswebtips.com/ (PR 3) Internet Marketing

http://slymarketing.com/ (PR 3) Internet Marketing

http://dougchampigny.com/ (PR 3) Internet Marketing

http://www.writingconsultation.com/ (PR 3) Online Writing

http://www.inspiredtowrite.com/ (PR 3) Inspiration, Writing

http://www.bloggodown.com/ (PR 3) Blogging Tips, Social Media

http://zebida.com/main/ (PR 3) Making Money Online, Blog Traffic

http://www.blogengage.com/blogger/ (PR 3) Blogging, Online Business

http://www.biggirlbranding.com/ (PR 3) Content Development, Business, Entreprenuership

http://techchunks.com/ (PR 3) Technology

http://www.niharsworld.com/ (PR 3) Technology

http://seventoten.com (PR 3) Technology, Science, Gadget, Football

http://randolfsmith.com/ (PR 3) Internet Marketing

http://cirrusdance.com/ (PR 3) Technology, Web

http://savedelete.com/ (PR 3) Design, Technology, Software

http://www.theemotionmachine.com/ (PR 3) Blogging, Inspiration, Lifestyle

http://www.icantinternet.org (PR 3) Internet, Blogging

http://machoarts.com/ (PR 3) SEO, Graphics and Web Design

http://www.webdesign-bureau-of-mauritius.com/ (PR 3) SEO, Web Design

http://lindagraceonline.com/ (PR 3) Blogging, Online Business

http://gigjets.com/ (PR 3) Technology, Mobiles

http://seoyourblog.com/ (PR 3) SEO, WordPress, Webmaster Tips

http://www.techbucket.org/ (PR 3) Technology, Social Media

http://the247mom.com/ (PR 3) Business

http://www.chrisbernardoblog.com/ (PR 3) Affiliate Marketing, Blogging

http://myblog2day.com (PR 3) Make Money Online

http://jamesartre.com/ (PR 3) Make Money Online

http://www.cravingtech.com/ (PR 3) Technology, Reviews

http://selurus.com/ (PR 3) Random Ramblings

http://marleeward.com/ (PR 3) Female Entrepreneurship, Marketing

http://www.netchunks.com/ (PR 3) Webmaster Tips (My Blog! Heh!)

PAGERANK 2

http://www.dragonblogger.com (PR 2) Technology & Entertainment

http://www.bizchickblogs.com/ (PR 2) Blogging

http://tech18.com/ (PR 2) Technology

http://www.makemoneyontheinternet.com (PR 2) Making Money Online

http://www.iblogzone.com (PR 2) Home Based Business

http://freewebmasterseotools.com/ (PR 2) Free Webmaster Tools

http://www.techperk.com/ (PR 2) Technology, Blogging, Social Media

http://www.comptalks.com/ (PR 2) Computer Help

http://alexwhalley.com/ (PR 2) niche Site Marketing, Keyword Optimization

http://www.peiprofit.com/ (PR 2) Affiliate Marketing

http://www.earningstep.com/ (PR 2) Make Money Online

http://bloggersmarket.com/ (PR 2) Make Money Blogging

http://www.uniqueblog.net (PR 2) Online Business

http://thebestfreeantivirussoftware.com/ (PR 2) Computer Security, Anti Viruses

http://www.newbielifeline.com/ (PR 2) Money Making Online, Internet Marketing

http://www.nicoleonthenet.com/ (PR 2) Internet Marketing

http://www.blogstash.com/ (PR 2) Make Money Online

http://heartatworkonline.org/ (PR 2) Business

http://www.tlmarketing.net (PR 2) Internet Marketing

http://workingwahm.com/ (PR 2) Online Business

http://hotblogtips.com/ (PR 2) Blog Tips

http://www.thesaleslion.com (PR 2) Small Business, Internet Marketing

http://www.michaele-harrington.com/ (PR 2) Network Marketing, team Building

http://www.thenetworkdad.com/ (PR 2) Online Marketing

http://sharisax.com/ (PR 2) Social Media

http://www.stevescottsite.com/ (PR 2) Make Money Online

http://successaffiliatemarketing.com/blog/ (PR 2) Affiliate Marketing

http://wilsonellisconsulting.com/wordpress/ (PR 2) Social Media

http://www.chaaps.com (PR 2) Technology, Social Media

http://www.thevirtualasst.com/blog/ (PR 2) Social Media

http://www.jimvesting.com/ (PR 2) Make Money Online

http://samswebguide.com/ (PR 2) Internet, Blogging, SEO

http://www.webmaster-success.com/ (PR 2) Blogging Tips

http://techpupil.com/ (PR 2) Blogging

http://earningdiary.com/ (PR 2) Making Money Online, Blogging

http://www.labofweb.com/ (PR 2) Web 2.0, Technology

http://theopinion.in/ (PR 2) Technology

http://kathydobson.com (PR 2) Internet Marketing

http://sallyneill.com/ (PR 2) Internet Marketing

http://blog.newhorizons123.com/ (PR 2) Internet Marketing

http://www.jacqueline-gates.com/ (PR 2) Work From Home

http://ramonaiftode.com/ (PR 2) Make Money Online, Blogging

http://empoweredonlineentrepreneurs.com/ (PR 2) Online Entrepreneurship

http://cindybidar.com/ (PR 2) Internet Marketing

http://peterfuller.org/ (PR 2) Home Business

http://tommydipietro.com/ (PR 2) MLM Marketing

http://dwaynehuggins.com/ (PR 2) Make Money Blogging

http://www.profitablenetworker.com (PR 2) Internet Marketing

http://www.successupermarket.com/blog/ (PR 2) Entrepreneurship, Marketing

http://www.theinternetmarketingstrategies.com/ (PR 2) Internet Marketing

http://www.realtyrankings.com/blog (PR 2) SEO, Internet Marketing

http://www.blogincomelife.com/ (PR 2) Internet Marketing, Blogging

http://choosyinfo.com/ (PR 2) Internet Marketing

http://www.home-business-team.com/blog (PR2) Home Based Business

PAGERANK 1

http://www.technoskillonline.com (PR1) – Blogging & Social Media

http://www.w3graphix.com/ (PR1) – Web Design

http://enewsz.com (PR 1) – Web, Social Media

http://www.strictlyonlinebiz.com/ (PR 1) Money Making Online

http://www.technshare.com/ (PR 1) Making Money Online, Blogging

http://marketsecrets.biz/ (PR 1) Make Money Online

http://www.peggybaron.com/blog/ (PR 1) Internet Marketing

http://www.serradinho.com/Blog/ (PR 1) Thesis, WordPress, Blogging Tips

http://www.dennisedell.com/ (PR 1) Personal Business Coaching

http://www.realbloggingtips.com/ (PR 1) Blogging Tips

http://www.hectorjcuevas.com/ (PR 1) Internet Marketing, Blogging

http://www.dailytut.com/ (PR 1) SEO, Technology, Discount Coupons

http://donpower.me/ (PR 1) Blogging

http://ideasbubble.com/ (PR 1) Blogging

http://netbooknotebooklaptop.com/ (PR 1) NetBooks, Laptops

http://harrisonamy.com/ (PR 1) Copywriting

http://www.peggybaron.com/blog/ (PR 1) Internet Marketing

http://www.steveyoungs.com/ (PR 1) Blogging, Inspiration

http://buildawebsiteacademy.com/ (PR 1) Make Money Online

http://comeonhome.net/ (PR 1) Work At Home

http://fitting-the-pieces.com/ (PR 1) Entrepreneurship

http://www.marketsecrets.biz/ (PR 1) Make Money Online

http://www.theinfopreneur.net/ (PR 1) Information Marketing, Internet Marketing

http://michaelacernescu.com/ (PR 1) Affiliate Marketing

http://www.jacknguyen.com/ (PR 1) Internet Marketing, Blogging, SEO

http://writemorewritefastwritenow.com/ (PR 1) Online Writing

http://www.bytechip.com/ (PR 1) Technology, Mobiles, Social Media

http://creatingmybusinessonline.com/ (PR 1) Online Business

http://robert-corrigan.com/ (PR 1) Internet Marketing

http://markgubuan.com/ (PR 1) Network Marketing

http://www.marcus-baker.com/ (PR 1) Network Marketing

http://goldasmith.com/ (PR 1) Network Marketing

http://susannahess.com (PR 1) Internet Video Marketing, Business Branding

http://wildheartsweb20.com/ (PR 1) Social Media, Web 2.0

http://tech4world.net/ (PR 1) Technology

http://www.marketingtoolscentral.com/ (PR 1) Internet Marketing

http://www.avitricks.info/ (PR 1) Internet, Web

http://davidshawblog.com/ (PR 1) Blogging, SEO, Social Media

http://www.vancesova.com (PR 1) Internet Marketing, List Building

PAGERANK 0

http://www.articulateblogger.com (PR 0) – Blogging, Social Media

http://basicblogtips.com (PR 0) – Blogging

http://www.bayofblog.com/ (PR 0) – Blogging, SEO, Traffic Tips

http://www.collegefallout.com/ (PR 0) Blogging, Entrepreneurship

http://reviewzntips.blogspot.com/ (PR 0) Reviews and Tips

http://www.bloggingfor.info/ (PR 0) Blogging

http://www.murlu.com/ (PR 0)  Business, Blogging

http://endeavor-online.com/ (PR 0) Blogging, Online Business

http://www.creatingmyempire.com/ (PR 0) Online Business

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There are literally thousands of marketing strategies out there right now. They are plaguing the industry of Internet Marketing as we speak and new strategies are emerging every couple of hours. Like most people, I used to jump from strategy to strategy. My goal was to promote my blog, build a readership, a fan base and a steady flow of traffic. It’s what most people want to do when they start a blog.

For me, my blog wasn’t everything. It was just a platform I used to promote my business. However, a lot of people want to become full time bloggers… Get a readership, lots of traffic, exposure and ultimately money. In order to do that, you first need lots of super high quality content. Once you have that, you need a killer blog theme and some basic online marketing knowledge.

You need to setup your social media profiles, Twitter accounts, Facebook fan page and all that stuff. The key is to build a social following. A social following will result in tons of repeat visitors, email subscribers and money in your pocket. Lastly, you need to promote your stuff. Your blog’s content won’t promote itself. No matter how good it may be, it won’t get traffic unless you promote it.

So what’s one of the best ways to promote your blog?

…Guest blogging!

What is guest blogging?…

Well it’s exactly as the name suggests. Guest blogging is writing blog posts for other blogs as a guest. Generally writing for blogs in your niche with the intent of gaining traffic, backlinks and exposure.

Why on earth would you write for someone else’s blog?

That’s the question I asked when I first came across guest blogging. It seemed utterly ridiculous at the time. I have a hard enough time finding time to write my own blog posts, let alone feed someone else’s blog. Then I thought about it for a few months until I finally decided to write a guest post for a pretty well known blog in my niche.

Within a week the post got accepted and published. I soon received over 500 visitors, 60 blog subscribers and a little credibility.

So why exactly should you guest blog?

1. Exposure - While others may not agree, I believe exposure is more important than anything else. Exposure being getting your name and blog out there. The top blogs in the IM niche like CopyBlogger and Problogger get tens of thousands of daily visitors. If you were able to get a guest post on one of them your post should get 5-20,000 visitors within a couple of weeks. Even if readers don’t click through to your blog, that’s still a ton of exposure for your name and blog.

2. Backlinks - This one’s huge. Guest blogging is a completely white hat way of building high quality backlinks. They are also the best kinds of backlinks you can build. Ninety percent of the time you’ll be getting a backlink from a Page Rank 3+ blog . They are powerful links and although they take a lot of work to get, the other benefits make it worth it.

3. Traffic - This is the most obvious reason why you should start guest blogging. The traffic! Don’t be surprised when you get 500-1000+ visitors referred from your guest post, that’s about average from a popular blog. The traffic is also the highest quality PERIOD. The people who read your guest posts are most likely avid blog readers. Which means if they click through to your blog they’ll be likely to subscribe to your RSS feed and join your email list.

4. Subscribers And Credibility - This goes into what I’ve already said, but worth the mention. As I said, the kind of people who read your blog posts will be highly likely to subscribe to your RSS feed. If you don’t use a RSS feed then you’re stupid and need to get one. Always encourage your readers to subscribe to your feed. As whenever you publish a new blog post, your RSS subscribers will be instantly notified and your post will be flooded with visitors. Also credibility, with your name all over the blogosphere your credibility will sky-rocket. Thousands of people will be seeing you and it’s just an amazing way to build your brand.

So that’s why you should guest blog and I’m sure it now sounds pretty attractive. Now how exactly do you guest blog?

It’s quite simple really and will depend on what niche you’re in. If you’re in the make money online/Internet Marketing niche then you’ll find a ton of blogs accepting guest posts. If you’re in a weird niche like dishwashers or gardening, you’ll need to follow a different strategy. First, use these sites to search for the top blogs in your niche, and then search them for guest blogging opportunities:

1. Technorati Blog Directory - Technorati is a gigantic website/blog and they have a blog directory. You can use it to easily find blogs in your niche. Once you find them, search them for guest blog opportunities.

2. Google Blog Search - Who knew that Google has a blog search? Yep, they do and it’s a great little tool for finding relevant blogs to guest blog on.

3. My Blog Guest - My Blog Guest is an online blogging community for bloggers looking for guest blogging opportunities. You can sign up to find guest bloggers to feed your own blog or to find opportunities to guest post on other blogs in your niche. It’s a fantastic community that’s a must join for any serious guest blogger.

4. Google – Google isn’t the easiest way of finding guest blogging opportunities. It takes a little longer, but you’ll always find blogs to post on. The key is to search the right terms:

• niche + guest post
• niche + guest post (will provide you with posts attributed to authors who are most likely bakers themselves)
• niche + guest author
• niche + write for us
• niche + guest blog
• niche + guest posting
• niche + submit guest post

Those aren’t the only terms you can search, but they should yield a lot of results. After you find a lot of blogs that are accepting guest bloggers, make a list of them. Then look at their guest bloggers, take their names! What you can do is search the author’s names and find all of the other blogs they’ve guest blogged on. You do this by searching “authorname + guest post” or “authorname + guest author”. Searching one of those on Google should bring up all the other blogs they’ve posted on.

If you can’t find a guest blogging page on the blogs you find, contact them. Almost all blogs have a contact page. On the contact page there is almost always a form you can use to submit a message. Just write a quick message saying that you’ll write a high quality unique post for their blog that their subscribers will love. In return you want 1 link to your website in an author box below or above the post. Truth me, almost no one refuses high quality unique content – free.

As for the actual blog posts, checkout what other guest bloggers have written. Checkout the overall theme of the blog’s content and go from there. Just keep it high quality and relevant. Whatever you do, don’t bore anyone! Once you find a guest blogging opportunity, write your post and submit it in for review. If it gets accepted it should go live within a couple of weeks and you’ll start receiving all of the benefits.