Blogger Tips: Leaving Comments

So, we all know that blogger tips are invaluable information to have, especially if you're a new blogger!

Today, one of my favorite blog friends, Kristina from The Streeters Unlimited is here to talk to you about a very sensitive topic, leaving blog comments.

She's also the brilliant mastermind that figured out how to link your Google+ account to your blogger profile AND fix it so that you aren't a no-reply blogger. Just click here to read that. Isn't she awesome?

I'm not a fan of blogging rules.
I don't think there is a point of blogging when you surround it by a bunch of rules.
Defeats the original point of blogging.

So, I'm not going to tell you how to blog, or what you need to do - but I want to give you a tip that I have found works great for me.

I'm not sure about you, but I'm not a fan of bloggers that drop by with a shallow line that shows the post was read, and they are looking for traffic.  You know what comments I'm talking about the "Great post. Come check out my blog at xxxxxxxxxx.blogspot.com"  or "new follower! come follow my blog!"

My personal stance: if you are going to be a beggar, stand on the street corner, with a sign.
Harsh? maybe. But seriously, I want people to follow my blog that are engaged with my content, who want to be here, not be here because I might follow them back.  I give the same respect - if I don't feel like I'd be active on your blog reading and commenting, I'm not going to follow - what's the point? The only point would be making this blogging thing a numbers game, to me, blogging is about more than that.

So my solution?

When I go to a new blog, or really any blog, I usually leave my comment, with the following code:

<a href="http://yourloveishome.

blogspot.com">Kristina </a>

It publishes to look like this:  

Kristina 

it also hyperlinks in the email they get for the comments.

You could also do this:

<a href="http://yourloveishome.

blogspot.com">Kristina @ The Streeters Unlimited</a>

It publishes to look like this:  

Kristina  @ The Streeters Unlimited

This way, it's saying "Here, is my information if you want to come see me."

Not begging, not asking, just simply putting it out there. 

Replace your information with my information, and feel free to use the link in your next comments!

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Personally, I think this is GREAT information. If a blogger wants to follow you, I promise, they will follow you. For me personally, what's the best way to get me to check out your blog? Leave me a comment engaging me in conversation. I promise you, I will at least check out your blog.

I hope you enjoyed! As always, leave any suggestions for future posts like this in the comments! (with your new hyperlink even!)

Have you met this amazing blogger?