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Jenna_Appleseed

JennyP wrote: »

I went to another couple of blogs and left comments but they are "awaiting approval". Presumably I need to include the URL of my site in the comment???

If you do that too often, (or at all on some blogs), your comments'll get delete/or not be posted at all fand you'll get a reputation for spamming.

Sixer

JennyP wrote: »

I went to another couple of blogs and left comments but they are "awaiting approval". Presumably I need to include the URL of my site in the comment???

That's not the way to do it. Blogs have etiquette. You need GENUINE interaction. Here's an example:

Your blog is about knitting. Your posts talk about where to buy bargain yarn, have images of items you've knitted, etc etc.

You search for other blogs about knitting or handicrafts.

You read any posts that interest you.

You leave comments ABOUT THE POSTS YOU'VE READ (and you don't spam your own blog's URL).

That blog's owner or other people reading that blog may be interested in what you've said, so they will click on your name, find your blog, and hopefully read it and link to it.

Have you noticed that people have 'blogrolls'? These are lists of blogs that a blog owner recommends. Your aim should be to get on those as a blog whose content is interesting to others.

If you don't have genuine content and genuine interaction, you won't get very far. It's unlikely anyone who isn't highly skilled will make money at blogging using black or grey hat SEO or by spamming other blogs. They'll simply be banned or penalised.

JennyP

Jenna_Appleseed wrote: »

If you do that too often, (or at all on some blogs), your comments'll get delete/or not be posted at all fand you'll get a reputation for spamming.

I didn't. I did it on a few but they were always relevant to both my content and their content so couldn't be seen as spamming.

Actually, I had a bit of a result. I left a message on the blog of an author I really admire with the name of my blog. A couple of hours later, the author emailed me and asked if I could be interviewed for her next book! Apparently my blog fits in exactly with the topic! She's planning to quote my blog in her book and is now following me!

JennyP

Sixer wrote: »

That blog's owner or other people reading that blog may be interested in what you've said, so they will click on your name, find your blog, and hopefully read it and link to it.

How do they click on my name and then find my blog? My blogname isn't the same as my actual name? Or should I be leaving messages under my blog's name rather than my own?

Sixer wrote: »

If you don't have genuine content and genuine interaction, you won't get very far. It's unlikely anyone who isn't highly skilled will make money at blogging using black or grey hat SEO or by spamming other blogs. They'll simply be banned or penalised.

So really, what you're saying, is that publicising a blog works in a similar way to good SEO? Having great content is the main thing and trying to trick the system doesn't work....

If that's the case, I think I'll stop worrying about it all. The whole point of having a blog for me is to try and write good content on it - if the best thing I can do is just get on and write it, that's fantastic news! I would rather spend time writing than getting publicity!

:j

Sixer

Comment with your username. If people click it, they'll be taken to your profile, which will list your blog(s). You can customise your profile to show what you're into and why.

Yes, I am saying that. I'm sure it is possible to skate keyword blogging for money using grey hat SEO (manipulation that doesn't actually break the rules) but it's all a very fine distinction. Black hat SEO is adding things like keyword stuffing and practising link farming. Grey hat is using "superficial" content pretending to be helpful but really based on keywords, acting as a thin affiliate, and other similar things. Either way, you need to be very skilled to land the right side of penalties or banning and into each project for short term gain, ready to move on to the next. Search engines are onto this and doing their best to relegate these types of results.

You won't make much money from blogging if you do it with the genuine intent of providing helpful content and interacting with like-minded people, but it's a great hobby that will give satisfaction and a bit of pocket money if you're lucky.

Good luck with it!

JennyP

I'm not really looking to make money - in fact, on both my sites I've pledged that all money made will go to charity and I've specified which ones so as to be completely clear and above board with everything.

Thanks Sixer...I'm really encouraged by your words!

I don't really understand how my username would link to a profile? Is that on everyone's blog? That if someone logs in in order to subscribe they have to set up a profile? I haven't seen that in the places where I've been leaving comments! I thought that was just on internet forums?

Sixer

Ok, here's a post by a high profile UK political blog - not set up to make money so it has no ads:

http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/2010/12/thoughts-on-assange.html

If you click on the name of some of the commenters, you'll see their own blog profiles. That's how people find other, like-minded bloggers and interact with them.

GavB79

For a start you could put your blog url in the contact info of your MSE profile...

JennyP

It's done!
I have two blogs but there was only space for one

Ddraig

I did not class myself as thick but this blogging gives me a headache.I want to set up a blog like some of my friends here at mse do.I am trying to do home made stuff and housewifey stuff.So yes my main intent would be to have a friendly blog that shared help and made stuff with others.But if I could make some pocket money against that I would.How does a starter find a blog site to open their own site and how do you make sure ads are relevent to your visitors?
How do you find out what you are paid per visitor or click out?
Why is this so complicated?lol