A Blog Commenting Rant You NEED To Hear

I love backlinks…I really do.

I love traffic from those backlinks…I really do.

But there's one thing I don't like from all that traffic…and that's people who try to post useless comments for the sake of a backlink.

*cue rant*

Commenting on blogs is important. It shows search engines that your blog is alive and kicking; people are interacting and showing interest in what you have to say. Moreover, you increase your visibility in the search engine results because of that.

How To Increase Activity On Your Blog

The goal of any network marketing blog is to generate a solid flow of traffic as well as create a unique brand.  It's a place to share REAL value with your visitors and allow them to get to know you a lot better.

As you build backlinks to your blog and start getting more visitors, you want to start retaining those visitors and eventually create an atmosphere where everyone can contribute to the conversation. (If you don't know how to start building backlinks, click here)

So how exactly do you start creating a community on your blog and encourage activity?

A Simple Network Marketing Tip: Get More Traffic With Content AND Video

I've gone around and seen a lot of blogs out there that do tons of video blog posts and they're fantastic. There's a lot of value being offered, there's animation and energy throughout the whole production.  However, as network marketers we obviously want the MOST EXPOSURE to drive all that wonderful free traffic to your site.

If you're not very inclined to writing and maybe even (dare I say) shun the idea of even trying to put words together, here's a nice little tip:

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A Nice Little Social Plugin For Your Network Marketing Blog

In traditional network marketing, we always had to have referrals.  Every potential prospect we had was an avenue to the “never ending list” of referrals.  We were taught that if you’re not able to do business with someone, at least get some names of people who may do business with you in the future.

There are only so many friends and family that you can talk to about your business opportunity.  Creating a list of friends of friends was the best way to avoid the infamous COLD CALLS.  I never liked cold calling.  It works for some people, but not me…and I admire the people who can turn cold suspects into warm prospects in traditional marketing.