The Importance of Comments (TOW #2)

Comments are an essential part of blogging for a number of reasons. First of all, if people are commenting on your blog, it means that they are actually reading it, and they actually care enough to give you feedback. If I come across a blog that has a catchy title or interesting pictures, I'm going to stay a while and probably read the content. If I'm interested in the text, I will share my thoughts. Also, comments bring traffic to your blog. The more hits, the better. If you have a following, your blog will be higher up on the Google search engine...and who doesn't want to be famous?

Leaving blog comments are an effective way of establishing a relationship with someone. One word of advice I would give to people about leaving comments is to just be smart about what you say. Don't be overly critical, be knowledgeable in your field, and don't be self-incriminating. Also, this may be of some use:

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