Today I’ve been using a simple and free technique Alex Jeffreys taught me to generate traffic to my blog.

Alex calls it “Oil Rig Hopping,” and the idea is to get your blog linked to from external sites, by leaving comments on other peoples blogs.

Each time you comment on someone elses blog post, you’ll have the option of adding your blog URL, therefore, people can click on your link and be directed to your blog.

The key to this method’s success, is that the comments you leave have to provide some extra value or point of interest.  That way, anyone reading your comment will see you as someone with credibility and hopefully decide to visit your blog.

If you leave the same comment on each blog you visit without even reading the post, then there’s a good chance your comment will be classed as spam and you’ll be blocked from leaving further comments.

After spending just one afternoon using this method, it’s easy to pick out the marketers who are blatantly just pimping their own websites without providing any value.  They leave comments like, “Great post, I’ve always wondered about this issue, thanks, will definitely be back!”

So, how do you choose the best blogs to comment on?

Well, this method is going to be most effective if you choose blogs that are in the same niche, or a similar niche to yours.  In the internet marketing and related niches, a great resource to check out is http://www.winningtheweb.com/im-top-blogs/ as it lists the blogs that rank highest in the search engines.

I would also encourage you to comment on blogs of marketers that you regularly read and look up to as this is also a great way to become known to them.  If they know who you are and know you provide extra value to their posts, they’ll be much more willing to work with you in the future.

Hope this was useful and as always I’d love to hear your comments!

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