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Commentator Skills

Comment Marketing is the most easiest and probably the most effective for Blog Marketing. If you are a blogger you love getting comments as well as posting comments. Commenting is not a very difficult job but if you do a small mistake, your comment is a waste. Only good comments are the ones which receive praise and appreciation. Now I am here to not lecture you about how to do comment, what to comment and similar stuffs.

I am here to reveal 3 Important Skills you as a commentators should posses. No matter what kind of blogger you are, whatever your age or knowledge may be you should the learn few skills which will help you as a commentator. Gautam said in one of his post here – ” You’re only as Good as Your Comments “. So a commentator need to be good at commenting and posses some skills.

Anyways lets have a look at those Important Skills with out wasting any more time.

Speed Reading Skills

Speed Reading is a collection of reading methods which attempt to increase rates of reading without greatly reducing comprehension or retention. There are many methods to enhance your speed reading. You should either practice any one of already proven techniques or you can devise your own method. In speed reading you try to read a article as quickly as possible grasping the important point only.

Speed reading is so powerful that you can read a 500 word articles in almost 20% of time taken by any normal reader. What it mean is that you can read almost 4-5 articles when others have read only one. A commentator need to learn this skill to increase his efficiency as a commentator. With speed reading you can read more articles and comment more. And you will use up less time. More comments in less time means more efficiency with your comment marketing and more traffic.

Instant Decision Making

You must be thinking what Decision Making has to do with commenting. Well I do not blame you for thinking like that. You never realized how important is it. Let me explain you in simple words. When we read a article we either decide to write a comment or not. It happens many a time that we waste a little more time than usual thinking on this issue. If you are good at decision making you can take a quick decision and save time.

Even if some are quick at making the decision of making a comment, they get struck at “What to Write?“. Instant Decision Making will help to minimize this thinking time. Take quick decision on what to write in a comment and write a comment faster. This is a general skill so learning this will be easier. And it will help you other aspects of your life.

Impulsive Writing Skills

As a commentator your target is impress the author and other readers with your knowledge. You put your knowledge in words in the comment form. If you do not write it properly, its of no use. You are same as the general people. Your comment needs to be impulsive. You need to show that you have got confidence and knowledge.

Being Impulsive in your comment will create interest in author and other people. They will feel some attraction towards your comment. It will force other people to reply to your comments. You will be able to engage in good relationship with fellow bloggers. You can only learn this skill with experience.

Speed Reading, Decision Making and Impulsive Writing are all very Important Skills if you want to be a better commentators. Learn these skills and you will see that you have become an Expert Commentator in no time.

Which one of these skills do you posses? Which of the above skills do you think is more than necessary for a commentator? Do share your views on the above mentioned skills. If you have any doubt or question shoot it in the comment form.

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  1. Joe says:
    Well done Deepak. I thought about your 3 steps and realized I do them organically. I skim an article to see if it's worth commenting on. If yes, I slow down and enjoy it more. Wear the author's clothes for a few minutes. Impulsive writing? My favorite style in writing comments. More conversational. More provocative - add spice to the conversation. Joe :)
  2. Murlu says:
    One trick I've learned about speed reading is that your brain already absorbs so much information beyond just your line by line so you can start a little inward. Additionally, usually when you read you have an inner monologue. Instead of reading it in your head, break it up by counting - this actually works. Next time that you're reading, count 1, 2, 3, 4 while going over everything.
  3. Sourav says:
    I am definitely a speed reader. I scan the article for the important points if the topic is something familiar to me. About the decision making, I agree with what Kristi (in her comment) and you have said. If I make a decision that I will comment on this post, then it becomes a lot easier to scan for the points or questions on which to comment on. But yes, I sometimes get stuck in the third point. :(
    • Agent Deepak says:
      Now good writing skills do not just come from birth, you need to learn it. With experience you surely be able to be impulsive in writing comments.
  4. Bill says:
    I rarely comment on blogs or website that has a different topic. So I don't need to understand or read everything on the article except if I come across something which is I'm not familiar with. All in all, this is an excellent guide for those who want to become expert commentators. Thanks Deepak :)
  5. Paul says:
    Tight pointers! Since you have these three important skills, all you left to do is to make sure that the blogs you're commenting on allows do follow links.. If not try to leave your sites URL as much as possible but not in a "spammy" approach.
  6. Julius Kuhn-Regnier says:
    Nice article man. I agree with you. There are some skills you have to develop that will truly help you to become a better commenter. I learned speed reading through a book and it was a great experience. The only problem is that you have to practice it a lot, but that's the case with most skills we acquire. Keep it up :)
    • Agent Deepak says:
      There is no alternative to hard work and practice. After all we hear it a lot "Practice Makes a Man Perfect" PS: Irony is "No one is Perfect in the World"
  7. Paul Tech says:
    You gave important points in this article but at the same time, commenting becomes a really stressful event, what with speed reading (which many people lack) and decision making skills. Of course, if a blogger has a target to meet, say making 30 comments in an hour, then they have to be super efficient. But I like to take things a bit slowly rather than treating commenting like a task. Enjoy the article, think through some of the points and then comment.
    • Agent Deepak says:
      Hmm! now if you love enjoy reading throughly than do not change your style or habit. The speed reading skills is only for those who need to comment a lot.
  8. Ileane says:
    Hey Deepak, I must admit I rarely use any of these tips. Most of the time I read the entire article unless it's a topic that I'm really familiar with. I've made a mistake in the past (and I see others doing it on my blog often) of asking a question that was already addressed by the author of the post. That can be missed in the comment section too - asking a question or making a point that other commentators have made already. Your tips here are something I need to consider and maybe if I practice I'll get better at it. Thanks.
    • Agent Deepak says:
      Hey Ileane thanks for appreciation. I hope my tips help you in future. If you need any kind of help you can send me a tweet or contact me through my blog.
  9. Kristi Hines says:
    I'm definitely a speed reader, although doing that sometimes means you accidentally skip over something that doesn't look that important but actually was. I think as far as decisions, if you are going for comment marketing, you should decide before you start reading the post that you are going to make a comment, regardless. That way as you are reading, your brain is tuned into what parts of the post you are going to reply to and is somewhat formulating that response as you go along. Then, when you hit the comment box, your comment comes flowing out as opposed to having to stop and think about it at that point.
    • Agent Deepak says:
      Kristi I completely agree that we might accidentally skip something important thus I do not recommend using speed reading each and every time. When you read the title of a post you will know how important the post is for you. If it is important then forget speed reading and read at a slow pace. Now thats the best I can say.
  10. Ryan Biddulph says:
    Agent Deepak, I like how you break blog commenting down in scientific detail. I focus on the impulse step. The goal is to add value to the blog post while engaging fellow readers. Commenting can be an awesome networking tool if used properly. Thanks for sharing your insight. Ryan Biddulph
    • Agent Deepak says:
      Surely man, I consider Commenting as the best Blog Marketing Method. Its the best way to interact with other bloggers and their readers. Its a good way to showcase your talent and knowledge.
  11. Stephanie Smith says:
    I am like DiTesco in that I read the title and first paragraph. If those don't grab me, I move on. However, I disagree with leaving comments solely to drive traffic to your blog. I do not just want an obligatory return visit from people, I want to develop a relationship with them so there is interaction. Drive-by commenting, even if the comment is germane, doesn't do that. How does your method develop community? Or is that not one of your goals?
    • Agent Deepak says:
      So we have got one more First Para Reader. Anyways, I also do not like leaving comment for sake of driving traffic to my blog but sometime you like it or not you need to do it. The goal of my post is to conserve time. If I can leave a good comment spending lesser time, I will try my best for that. Time = Money. In today world when everyone is busy you have to find time. If you acquire the above 3 skills my goal is accomplished.
  12. Julius says:
    I never thought there are skills a commentator could or should possess... and have no inkling whatsoever if I have any of those or would ever acquire even one of them. But would that stop me from commenting? I guess not. Great article man. It only shows that you could learn something new each day through the Blogosphere. Keep it up and more power!
    • Agent Deepak says:
      Of course no one can stop you from commenting even if you do not posses any of the skills but why stay behind. If you can be ahead of others by acquiring some skills then why not?
      • Julius says:
        You got a point there, and now that I'm intrigued, I think I'll try acquiring those skills. I'm always open to improvement and any good thing I can contribute to the blogging world.
  13. Bryan says:
    Hey Deepak, this is by the first article I've come across telling people the skills required to comment on blogs. Good article, I think it sums up the main things you really need when commenting. I do agree with you that time wasting comes a lot from thinking whether or not to comment. I just read another article on this blog that says comment on 100-150 comments a day and I was like.. how do you even do that. Although I may not be able to comment so much in a day, I do agree speed reading is important. It is a skill you can develop over time.
  14. Patrick says:
    I agree to you about the three skills you have mentioned that a commentator should possess.Speed Reading and understanding is most important of the three as far as I am concerned but I also feel that you should not comment just for the sake of commenting.You should comment only when you think that your comment will add some value to that particular discussion.
    • Agent Deepak says:
      I hope some day all commentators think like you and only leave useful comments. I await the day, End of Spammers.
  15. Nabeel says:
    Hi, Great points you share there. I think out of those 3, Instant Decision Making is the most important and I do posses this. As I have taken instant decisions about whether to comment on a post or not. Because sometimes, there is just no room for comments, or it is really hard. But I did waste some time before on deciding whether to comment or not, and you are right, it wastes a lot of time. So you need to make instant decisions. Regarding 'Speed Reading', how do we do it? Wouldn't that make us miss important points in the post? Could you please explain? Kindest, Nabeel
    • Agent Deepak says:
      At first you will surely miss some point while speed reading. To do it properly you need practice and experience. I would advice you to slowly develop your speed reading skills. You can also read books on speed reading if available. It will probably need a month of practice. If you love reading books I would advice you to read books or magazines or newspaper daily. Make it a habit. One way to develop speed reading faster is to read your book upside-down using your finger. While your book is upside down put your finger at the first word of the page and slide it to the end of the line and read the words in mind. Complete the whole page reading like this. Each time you do it increase the speed with which you move your fingers. At first it will be real difficult but soon you will get a hang of it. If you have any more difficulty plz ask.
  16. Joe Boyle says:
    Big h3 or h2 tags (headlines) makes a regular commentator feel as if they have hit gold. I honestly don't feel like reading 30-50 blog posts (how many comments I leave on average), so having these headlines make it a lot simpler to skim through the content. For example, I saw the 3 headlines that you put in this article, and could easily write a blog comment. Without the headlines, I'd have to go in and actually read the whole thing. Great post! :D
    • Agent Deepak says:
      There we go. Joe here properly showed us how to speed read. Applauses from my side.
  17. Vipin says:
    If you are a blogger than speed reading is i think what matters most, if you have read the post than i don't think there will be problem like what to write. Infact this happens with spammers i think who don't read the post and yet also wanna impress the author.
    • Agent Deepak says:
      You won't believe but some good commentator also do not read the whole post. I have seen many. The problem with them is that they know little speed reading but do not know proper way to speed read.
  18. Jakes says:
    Nice post Deepak. I agree with @DiTesco. If one read the whole post it is more probable that he will leave a comment. But fir that the post should have some good content and sometimes a stunning picture on the post may compel one to read the whole post.
  19. Latief says:
    That why the title and first paragraph are important, if the title and first paragraph are interesting and represent the hole article I'll continue to read the rest and may be I decide to leave comment.
    • Agent Deepak says:
      Ya! title is very important but I do not agree that first paragraph is very important. As far as I have seen the first paragraph of most bloggers is not that important. Of course you can get the summary of what the article is about. But if you are wasting your time on reading the first paragraph throughly then you are losing the whole point of speed reading as a commenator. Here is how I would be reading this Post with speed reading. Read the Title - OK, I will learn 3 skills for better commenting. Scan through Para 1,2 - Comment Marketing, Blog Marketing and Important Skills Read the Sub Tile 1 - Speed Reading Scan through Para 3,4 - Speed reading - technique to speed up reading, save about 80% of time, read more articles. etc..................
      • Latief says:
        I never read the whole article bro, especially for blogging article :D I concern on the title and the first paragraph, that's all for me and I'll know what I'm going to tell the author what's in my mind. Agree or not agree or just shared my opinion or experiences. I'll read the whole article when I really don't have any basic about the topic ;) Thanks for sharing your speed reading technique dear brother.
        • Agent Deepak says:
          No Problem man. Do what ever you like, I am no one to stop you. Maybe your method is better than mine. Who knows. In, btw. visited you blog. I like it. You are doing quite well. You have got a good theme too.
          • Latief says:
            I'm not saying you are going to stop me bro, lol! Just try to make the discussion alive :D Thanks for your visit to my blog. You are so generous bro, spending your valuable time at my blog.
  20. Dev says:
    Hey Deepak, Nice Post dude. Great Job. I've to agree with you how important comment marketing skills for a blog commentator. You've mentioned some great points. Awesome work. Thanks for sharing this great Post dude. ~Dev
    • Agent Deepak says:
      Hey Dev, did you overdo speed reading?
  21. DiTesco says:
    I do not want to say right out that I posses all those three skills but I believe that in a way I do. let me explain. It all starts with the content I am going to read. I will start by reading the title and the first paragraph very quickly. At this point I will either leave or continue on reading. If I decide to continue is because the content in itself is compelling and demands us to also leave a meaningful comment. So in my case, I read quickly to ascertain if I believe that the post will add something of value to me. If so, I read it fairly quickly and the rest goes with the flow :)
    • Agent Deepak says:
      Hey DiTesco, you have outlined a good way of reading. Its a combination of Speed Reading and Decision Making in one go. For me it is always speed read first and then make quick decision. I do this because I am reader and always love reading stuffs. Also it many a times happen that writers hide all the juice either in the middle of the post or at the end thus just deciding after reading the first paragraph doesn't always work.
      • DiTesco says:
        True Deepak when you say that the juice is either in the middle or at the end. When I say first paragraphs, I was referring to the "article bait", the part where it compels me to see the ending :)
        • Agent Deepak says:
          OK, now I understand your point. Thanks for clarifying. I hope you also like the idea of Speed Reading.
  22. Aaron says:
    Great tips Deepak. I completely agree with you on how important comment marketing is, and you need to do it effectively. I read very fast, so it helps me to determine if I have anything to say. If I know that I cannot make an intelligent comment, then I choose not to. Most people would just leave a comment and say "thanks.. blah blah blah", but you and I both know that those comments get deleted. That all being said.. it was a great post and I hope you get a lot of props for it. We need some good commenters out there just as we need good bloggers.
    • Agent Deepak says:
      True Aaron. We surely need good commentators. I know it many a times happen that you do not have anything to say after reading a very good (or bad) article but sometimes "thanks" etc types of comments should be there. It is utter spam if you just thank. I would advice adding a few lines to it like emphasis the points you liked etc.
  23. element321 says:
    Great article... My skill is the speed reader. I love reading I reader several 100 pages a day and on my days off, I may get even more done. When read articles I get a lot of articles read in a hour. But thats only reading. If were to comment on them I would only get about half of them read... The hardest part for me is coming up with something good to comment about. I do like commenting and I am getting faster at it.
    • Agent Deepak says:
      I completely agree reading is the easier part than commenting but many readers still lack the skills of speed reading. They need to learn it ASAP to conserve time. When we talk about commenting, it can only be made easier or simpler or faster after lots of experience. I have seen many good commentators. They comment so well that you will never hesitate to give their blog a visit. But their blogs are not that good. They are only able to write good comments because they have been commenting for years.