The power of guest commenting or blog commenting is truly remarkable. It can drive a lot of traffic to your website. Not just traffic – traffic that is targeted! It does this in two ways: after people click on the link they are brought to your page; and also, your search engine traffic will increase. Because of all of the comments – you have more links back to your site and Google recognizes this as having 'more authority' -  therefore they will place your relevant content higher in their search engine rankings! This article will give you tons of tips that will teach you how to blog-comment like a pro!

Search For Blog – In order to comment on blogs, you must find blogs to comment on.  SEO Quake is a free tool that you must start to use if you haven't already. It has the ability to show you the ranking of a site before you comment on it. The time you can save yourself is huge.Things to remember:

• If you comment on a blog with a very heavy traffic flowing through it, you back-link will be stronger.

• The more traffic that a site has, generally, the more traffic you will be able to pull in off writing a comment. (low Alexa rank)

• Only comment on similar sites.

Follow Blogs –  There are many ways that you can follow a blog. The Google RSS Reader is incredibly easy! When you have found a blog – find the orange button that contains 3 slashes.You can now follow the blog.

First To Comment – Get that first comment! Almost every blog is designed to show the oldest comment first – just under the article. Because of this, if you are the first to comment – you will be right below the article. Your link, avatar, as well as comment will be the first thing on display.The chances of someone clicking your link is higher than those who are at the bottom of the page.

• If you check you Reader often, you will have a better chance of commenting first.

Good Avatar Picture – Looks mean a great deal! If your Gravatar looks sharp, the likelihood of someone checking out your site is is better. Hints & Tips:

• Display a picture of you. People want to feel that you aren't hiding behind something. Let them know you are in fact human.

• Display happiness! Nobody likes to follow a man that looks angry. Smile!

• Be sure the image has a color that stands out.

Comment Luv– Comment Luv is a Plugin for a WordPress blog. It allows you to leave a link to your most recent blog post after you have made a comment. If you haven't installed it on your own blog, be sure to do so. Hints:
When posting on a topic, be sure to leave a Comment Luv link that is very similar to a post of your own.

Be Friendly – This is the most important piece of the puzzle. If you feel that they are incorrect on their post – ignore it – or politely discuss why you oppose. Blogging is about building friendships and relationships. When you start to comment, your hopes should be that they will begin to comment back to you. Things to remember:

• Build relationships by being friendly

• Be sure to actually read their post and your comments should revolve around that particular post.

• Do not change the topic.

• Say more than "great post". Nobody likes this. Read the article and elaborate on it.

You should constantly keep those tips in mind as you are commenting. You should comment over and over again. To receive a ton of back-links, you must comment on a ton of blogs! Your site traffic will start to increase in a relatively short period of time!