Here's the slides from my "Smart Blog Commenting" presentation at the Melbourne SEO Meetup. Follow the link below read the related blog post for more detail about blog commenting strategies to grow website traffic, build exposure and relationships. http://www.seocopilot.com.au/blog/seo-blog-commenting-traffic/

1. Smart Blog Commenting
● Why?
● Where?
● How?
Smart Blog Commenting by Chris Finnegan

2. Who is Chris Finnegan?
Focused on making websites work harder for businesses through search engine optimisation, website
conversion & maintenance.
Where to find me?
www.chrisfinnegan.com.au
www.seocopilot.com.au
www.wpcopilot.com.au
Twitter: @chrisjfinnegan
Google+ +ChrisFinnegan
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chrisfinnegan
Smart Blog Commenting by Chris Finnegan

3. Build Referral Traffic
Smart Blog Commenting by Chris Finnegan
Build referral traffic from
relevant high traffic
websites and tap into
their audience.

4. Build Relationships
Build relationships with
industry influencers and
potential collaborators.
Smart Blog Commenting by Chris Finnegan

5. Blog comments are
typically “no-follow”
No-follow links are part
of a natural profile.
Can lead to other links
Natural Backlink Profile
Smart Blog Commenting by Chris Finnegan

6. How to find niche blogs
Search for “footprints” or
common blog
commenting system
phrases
Example: [keyword]
“Leave a reply”
Smart Blog Commenting by Chris Finnegan

7. ● Search results per
page
● SEO toolbars
● Scrapebox
Scaling up
Smart Blog Commenting by Chris Finnegan

8. Be First to Comment...
Smart Blog Commenting by Chris Finnegan
Use RSS readers to be
alerted to new posts

9. ...or jump the queue!
Smart Blog Commenting by Chris Finnegan
Reply to one of the first
few comments

10. ● Who are you?
● Read the post!
● Add value
● Share it for bonus points
Hey, nice post!
Smart Blog Commenting by Chris Finnegan

11. Blog Commenting Toolkit
Google search operators
Gravatar
Disqus
Moz Toolbar
SEO Quake
Feedly
Scrapebox
Read the full post here:
Smart Blog Commenting Generates Instant Traffic (And Builds Relationships)
Smart Blog Commenting by Chris Finnegan