Yesterday, my virtual interview with author C.J. Lyons got two comments. I was pretty excited. This posted in mid-November, and the comments just fueled my belief that online items create longevity for authors.
I was extremely disappointed to see who commented – and what they had to say:
#1
It is really a nice post, its always great reading such posts, this
post is good in regards of both knowledge as well as information.
Thanks for the post.
#2
Obviously, the same person or entity posted these spam comments at the blog. They obviously did not read the post, because they said nothing specific about it. Like horoscopes, these comments were so general they could apply to any blog.
Commenting on other blogs is a great guerrilla marketing tactic to get your Web site into the hands of others. However, you need to be sure you actually say something in your comment. It is always nice if you can be specific about what you liked from a post. Of course, we don't always have time for this. A simple, "Nice job!" works for busy days – and isn't quite as plastic and verbose as the above statements.
When I saw these, it really made me think about comments I leave at blogs. Some days, I cannot say much. Other days, I can say a lot more. After this, I definitely want to say something specific about the blogs I visit, just to let the authors know that I did, in fact, look at it and read it.
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The 1st one is hysterical because it uses the word post a million times & couldn't be more vague if it tried. I just saw someone post on a fashion site just to point out how the jewelry on the site was similar to some she had made and posted her link. It makes me uncomfortable to see that.
Don't let the spam get you down! For myself, and especially for this blog challenge, I try really hard to find something relevant to say. But sometimes the author has made every relevant point already, so there's really nothing more to say other than "Good job!" I have no idea what my comments say about my blog other than I have a couple of friends who read it.
I do like to make comments specific to whatever a blog is about, but the comments are usually short. That's because I visit many blogs.
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Not only were these comments "spammy," but they were no doubt written by non-native English speakers. You can tell by the misuse of prepositions – the hardest thing for non-native speakers to get. Somebody outsourced their commenting to someone in India maybe?! Makes me think twice about the idea of outsourcing.
You'd think that someone who spams the same comment over and over again would take some time to construct that one comment, but it reveals how little they care about cluttering up the web with drivel.