Comments on: Web Savvy PR Tip #4 Comment Before You Link

By: Full Downloads

Full Downloads — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:48:20 +0000

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By: Tauqeer

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By: If you move, will they follow? Marketing the move of the Web Development Blog Update #1. | Web Development Tips

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:27:30 +0000

[...] Commenting before you post a link can be a great online PR tactic [...]

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Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:18:03 +0000

[...] Commenting before you post a link can be a great online PR tactic [...]

By: Heidi Cool

Heidi Cool — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:44:15 +0000

This is one of those things that seems so obvious after the fact, but many of us forget to do it. I was reminded of it just last week when I Tweeted a link to a blog post then wrote my comment after the fact. The author then Tweeted me asking why I’d not done it the other way around. “D’oh” thought I. I was so anxious to share the link that I just jumped in and did that first. Silly me. But I won’t be doing that this time.

I think this strategy becomes more important as we share more links on sites like Twitter, where we don’t have room to expound on why we’re sharing the link in the first place. If we comment on a blog first we’re not only building on the “pros” you’ve described above, but we’re also giving a clue, through our comment, as to why we thought the link was important in the first place.

It also adds a hint to the readers we send (to the blog entry) that they can/should comment on the blog too–rather than just reacting via Twitter, StumbleUpon, Digg or wherever.

While social media comments can drive traffic and promote discussion on external sites, comments made on the blog endure while fostering ongoing relationships between bloggers and readers. If the comment adds value to the post then it remains there, as an extra part of the discussion, available for anyone to see whether they view the post the day it was made or discover it two years from now.