Are YouTube Comments Taking Over Blog Comments on Blogs?
Have you tried leaving comments on blogs lately and found that many are now closed? There is no way to have a discussion with a blogger unless you find them over on YouTube, Instagram, or another social media network.
Somehow many bloggers think that editing blog comments or receiving spam comments take a lot of time to sift through. If you have the right tools it can be done rather quickly and you will learn a lot from your blog readers.
Why Blog Comment?
Blog commenting is a great way to network with other bloggers in your niche. You can learn a lot about others through the comments, sometimes more than you can via social media networks.
People feel more comfortable in their “home” blog vs. being in the “fishbowl” of social media.
So if you receive blog comments at your blog still, you can ask questions of your readers and find how what they know or don’t know.
Over the years, I’ve learned not everyone knows what you know. Even though you think they may!
Blog Commenting SEO Factor
Does blog commenting help your blog’s SEO? If a blog comment has a backlink it can help generate more links to your blog. Over time this can help your SEO overall. (Hint, so if you leave comments on blogs, you may get links back to your own blog.)
However, do note if you get bad comment links it can also hurt your SEO. That’s where comment monitoring comes into play. I use Askimet and it works pretty well.
If you are not sure check out the link to the comments where they are coming from. You usually can tell pretty quickly if the links are real or spam.
YouTube Commenting More Popular?
It appears that YouTube comments are becoming more popular today as well as Instagram comments. I have had over 100 comments on a YouTube video but the blog post corresponding about Rumble had only 45 comments.
After doing some research it seems that is becoming the norm today. But of course, you have to watch out for spammers there as well. The average YouTube video generates 5 comments per video.
Instagram Comments
You have noticed more Instagram comments lately as it’s the way to grow your account with engagement. Instagram is not only all about reels, stories and, photos anymore.
The algorithm is all about who you engage with on their social network. You cannot just post and run away from Instagram. It will not work well for your business profile. (Unless you have millions of followers!)
Both YouTube and Instagram are huge platforms so more people are there to comment and it makes sense to see their comments go higher, right?
Pat Flynn’s Quote about Blog Comments
“Without comments, a blog isn’t really a blog. To me, blogging is not just about publishing content, but also the two-way communication and community building aspects behind it.” — Pat Flynn
I must say I agree with Pat 100% on allowing blog comments on a blog. If you don’t have time, you could consider hiring a virtual assistant to help you.
Comments Are Part of the Blog
Commenting is the bloodline of a blog, it goes through all your posts and you can quickly tell which ones are resonating more with your readers.
If you use your commenting system wisely you can generate more posts to answer questions that come in as well. Or, even better, update an old blog post to make it more relevant.
There is no end to what blog comments can do for your blog. Many big bloggers have omitted their comment section to only go back and open them up again. Unless you are a Seth Godin :)
Do You Allow Blog Comments?
Now, do you allow the blog comments on your blog? I’d love to know more in the comments here on Medium.
