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Some time ago I published a post here on the Bad Blogger, where I talked about why your guest post shouldn’t be your best post. To illustrate my point, I used an example of a bar owner who gives a bunch of free beer away, thus…
Eliminating
People’s Desire to
Buy Beer from Him !
Why would you want to pay for beer, if you could get it for free, if you wanted? You wouldn’t. This situation can be easily applied to guest posting. You see, when you give all your best content away on someone else’s blog, not only do you give people free beer (free, top quality content) but…
You Also Send People to
Your Competitor’s Bar (Another Blog) to
Try it !
Now, don’t get me wrong… I’ve always been and will remain a guest posting fan. I love it. What I was trying to get at with that little example, is you don’t want people to go to a different blog to get all your best stuff. You want them to get some great content, and have an awesome experience, after which…
You Want Them to
Come to Your Blog
for More !
Now, on that post, there was one commenter, Matt, who wanted to play the devil’s advocate with me just for the sake of getting some attention. He wanted to sit down with me and theorize. While talking about theories and impossible scenarios is a nice little exercise if you don’t have much to do, I really do prefer to remain…
Realistic and
Practical !
I don’t like theories that haven’t been proven through application and practice, unless they provide some kind of value to me personally, my family, or my business. Matt wanted me to assume for a moment I am not selling beer, but deal drugs. He said that then, I would surely want to give people my best stuff, so that…
They Come Back to Me
for More !
Of course I would. I wouldn’t give them so much of it, that they wouldn’t have a need to come back, would I? Of course, what they’d get from me would be really high quality, but the purpose of it would be to give them a sample. Something they can taste, take home and…
Enjoy !
When they’re done with what they got, they’d come back to get more. It’s the same with your guest posts. Obviously, you want people to see what you have is of great quality, but you want to give them just a little bit… barely enough to keep them satisfied for a short while, so when they need more…
They’ll Come Over and
Visit Your Blog Again !
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Getting back to the devil’s advocate problem, though. As I’ve already implied, I have never liked arguments just for the sake of arguments. There never seems to be enough time in my life for them. Sure, playing a devil’s advocate will get you some attention, but…
It’s Not Going to Be
a Positive Type of Attention !
You’re not going to be spreading good will with your comments. Instead, you’ll be perceived as a jerk who has nothing better to do, but go around the blogosphere and annoy people. Instead, as you comment… forget about everything you want, and focus entirely on the blog owner. People say they have a hard time getting their comments to stick. The main reason for it is, the only thing they really care about is getting that back link, or that…
Tiny Trickle
of Traffic !
Of course, we’re business people and we want to make sure what we do helps our business, but that doesn’t mean being focused exclusively on yourself. If you want to see your comments approved more often, you first need to know what you’re talking about, care about providing value to the blog and its audience, and then, you need to be sincere as you speak your mind.
Don’t Comment
Just for the Back Link !
Do so, because you have a genuine desire to share what you know with the world. If you do, your comments will not only stick much better, but they’ll be discussed by the community, and you’ll get noticed.
Be Unique !
Another thing you can do, especially if you want to get attention, is being unique in what you say and how you do it. You see, if you look around blogs and forums, you will notice a whole lot of people, who do nothing all day but…
Repeat What Other People
Have to Say !
In the internet marketing world, for example, you’ll have beginner marketers talking about what Frank Kern, Jay Abraham or Jeff Walker have done, what they’ve shared and tested. Then, as other people read the forums, they start talking about what they learnt, and soon you have have the whole community talking about the same thing, taking what they say for granted, because they’ve not taken the time to actually test it.
They’re Not Unique !
If you carefully position yourself above all that noise, then instead of repeating what everyone else is saying, you’ll be sharing what you really know. You’ll share helpful, first hand knowledge and actionable information, and as you do…
You’ll Get Attention !
Also, if your delivery is unique, funny or shocking, people will notice you, and they’ll remember about you. There’s no need to go around playing devil’s advocate just to get attention, so don’t do that. If you’ve been blogging for more than a few weeks, you could probably already share valuable information in your comments. If there’s nothing you can think of at the moment, then there’s nothing wrong with sharing…
Honest Feelings or
Opinions About
What You’ve Read !
Just make sure, whatever you share, whether it’s a tip or an opinion, it relates to what the original post is about. Remember commenting is taking part in a conversation, and if you want to join it, you need to stay on topic. Be precise and specific as you comment, just as you are when you talk to someone in person, and…
You’ll Do
Just Fine !
Stay Smart,
Also Known As “The Smarty Pant Blogger”
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I think so because it is really smart too have it. Good thing that you have shared these wonderful topic you have shared.
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November 28, 2012 at 9:32 pm
Hi, Tracyann0312!! I see you everywhere – you comment more than I do!! (I swear, I used to think you were a bot. Sorry for that. ::waves::)
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December 4, 2012 at 4:31 pm
I used to think so too! But if you look at the comments and see that they are authentic and actually participate in conversations and ask questions, you realize she’s not
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To make your impression and establish yourself as an expert, you need to write what you’ve actually tried not what you’ve heard. That’s really makes a huge difference between you and others.
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November 22, 2012 at 5:01 pm
Agree with you, Aasma. If you are lying, you won’t go so far. Instead, you’ll make a bad impression of a liar.
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November 28, 2012 at 9:35 pm
That seems so obvious, doesn’t it? Then again, to be an “expert” in someone’s eyes only requires that you know more about a thing than they do – not that you know everything there is to know about it. I see that, too – knowledgeable people (including me, sometimes) hanging back for fear of the “imposter police” when we do have information to share that others could use. Maybe if we all just shared what we know, instead of lecturing others on THE ONE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT, the whole blogosphere would be better for it?
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November 25, 2012 at 4:48 am
You don’t like it when I play your advocate, Wong?
You know I never leave a comment just to get a backlink (unless it’s to somebody else’s blog) – I really just enjoy the witty banter. It’s very hard for me to leave comments on blogs where that’s not welcome, or worse – considered to be annoying! Where is the fun in that?
You say I need to know what I’m talking about in order to get my comments to approve and stick? Sounds like instructions for making pasta or something. Who are Frank Kern, Jay Abraham or Jeff Walker? No, really – I don’t get out much. Should I know?
It’s really all about the noise to signal ratio, isn’t it? Did you see my post (the one on MY blog, not the one I’m linking to in CommenLuv, below) about my new Bassbuds? Talk about eliminating the NOISE – it’s ALL signal. Just pop those puppies in, fire up a happy playlist, and pretty soon I’m remembering WHY I blog, after all. How ’bout you?
Oh – and about that HONESTY thing – is this a theme this week? I think it is. To be really honest with you, I’d be incredibly grateful for your vote on that thing down there in the CommentLuv link.
To be brutally frank, it’d make me deliriously happy. I might even do a little dance. Nekkid. You’re going to have to imagine that, though. I’m NOT providing royalty free clip-art for your blog. It’d suck to lose all this traffic you’ve so carefully built up. 
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November 26, 2012 at 11:21 pm
Well… at least you give a reason behind for me to understand ‘why’… but most of the people doesn’t… that is why from reading a comment I knew if the person is a devil or an angel.
Yes, you should know those stars such as Frank Kern, Jay Abraham or Jeff Walker because if you don’t… people wouldn’t believe what you teach in the online marketing world… unless you are not in the online marketing world then is okay if you don’t know.
But if you insist not to know them… then that’s your problem because to me… it is not what you know but who you know that really matters when you are doing business online.
Hey… I did like to spend more time in blogging… but it seems I had very little time now… as right now… I only reply to those that really worth replying… and that’s you
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November 28, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Of course I leave a reason.
I think that’s probably why people hate “spammers,” really. We all do it, to some extent, if truth be told. But no one likes to feel “used” and unappreciated. Spammers don’t care about you, or your blog – just your PR and your CommentLuv. I don’t just want to drop a backlink and run, though. It’s an engraved invitation to come read something I wrote. Why would you do that if I’m not going to stick around and READ something YOU wrote?
Of course, I see my blog as my online “home.” (The link, below, is totally self-serving and contest related, but it does lead to my OWN blog this time, where you are welcome to either have a giggle and click the buttons, or peruse other more interesting posts… In any case, kick off your shoes, pour yourself a cup of whatever you find in the kitchen, and make yourself at home. I’ll probably be at work by the time you read this, but I’ll get back eventually!)
Yes, I was being a little disingenuous about the name dropping thing. Of course I’ve heard of them. I’ve heard of Chris Brogan, Darren Rowse, Seth Godin, and a whole bunch of other people, too. I’ve heard of this guy, Wong Chendong, who posts pictures of pretty, half-nekkid women on his blog as link-bait, too.
I probably frustrate (and amuse) some of these folks, because I refuse to buy anything that’s got the number 7 at the end and I like to show up on their doorstep dressed in character asking, “Is this where the costume party is?” I like down to earth people with a sense of humor. I’m not in thrall to any of them. I’d heard all these bloggers dropping names and I was quite pleasantly surprised, actually, to find that most of these folks ARE human, after all. 
That made them much more likable – and, to me, interesting.
“I only reply to those that really worth replying… and that’s you
” – oh, Wong, you do know how to make a girl feel special. 
Thanks! Now, how about a comment and a vote and maybe a share or two on that contest entry? 
Pretty please?
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I believe that being original is the key to get noticed out there; people don’t come looking for what is already there.
I completely agree with you. Regarding the blog commenting point. I don’t think a blog comment can pass you much link juice no matter how much PR The blog mainpage has. Each of such pages have like some 100 comments. What can expect from a mere spam comment?
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December 3, 2012 at 3:38 am
Being unique and original has always been the key to success. People literally hate those copying others. I see you have covered seriously awesome topics as you always do.
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December 4, 2012 at 10:04 pm
Thanks Prithvi
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No one is unique – just different – look at all the Chinese people under Mao Zedong time – all had the same fashion green clothes, but they were thinking different under the green clothes and china developed into what it is today.