Are Blog Comments Beneficial For SEO Link Building?

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Are Blog Comments Beneficial For SEO Link Building?

March 4, 2023 | 5:02 pm

Are Blog Comments Beneficial For SEO Link Building?

March 4, 2023 | 5:02 pm

Are Blog Comments Beneficial For SEO Link Building?

March 4, 2023 | 5:02 pm

Are Blog Comments Beneficial For SEO Link Building?

March 4, 2023 | 5:02 pm
Forgive me for a minute while I literally LOL Okay, I feel better now.

The last time blog commenting was considered an effective link building technique, everyone was using dial-up Internet and Facebook was a figment of Mark Zuckerberg's imagination. Back in the stone ages of digital marketing, this tactic was effective and popular because of it. This is far from the case in 2023, however.

It should surprise no one, but it didn't take long before this technique was quickly abused by spammers and black hat SEO con-artists. Instead of thoughtful commentary from someone who actually took the time to read the blog article and articulately reflect, comments became infiltrated by a never-ending stream of bots. Once spammers learned to automate their obnoxious efforts, the headache became real and webmasters stopped enabling them entirely.

One exception to this is for members-only or password protected sites, whose members could benefit from the ability to leave comments and communicate with other users in real time. Otherwise, I advise you to just let the outdated SEO strategy just die already.
Forgive me for a minute while I literally LOL Okay, I feel better now.

The last time blog commenting was considered an effective link building technique, everyone was using dial-up Internet and Facebook was a figment of Mark Zuckerberg's imagination. Back in the stone ages of digital marketing, this tactic was effective and popular because of it. This is far from the case in 2023, however.

It should surprise no one, but it didn't take long before this technique was quickly abused by spammers and black hat SEO con-artists. Instead of thoughtful commentary from someone who actually took the time to read the blog article and articulately reflect, comments became infiltrated by a never-ending stream of bots. Once spammers learned to automate their obnoxious efforts, the headache became real and webmasters stopped enabling them entirely.

One exception to this is for members-only or password protected sites, whose members could benefit from the ability to leave comments and communicate with other users in real time. Otherwise, I advise you to just let the outdated SEO strategy just die already.
Forgive me for a minute while I literally LOL Okay, I feel better now.

The last time blog commenting was considered an effective link building technique, everyone was using dial-up Internet and Facebook was a figment of Mark Zuckerberg's imagination. Back in the stone ages of digital marketing, this tactic was effective and popular because of it. This is far from the case in 2023, however.

It should surprise no one, but it didn't take long before this technique was quickly abused by spammers and black hat SEO con-artists. Instead of thoughtful commentary from someone who actually took the time to read the blog article and articulately reflect, comments became infiltrated by a never-ending stream of bots. Once spammers learned to automate their obnoxious efforts, the headache became real and webmasters stopped enabling them entirely.

One exception to this is for members-only or password protected sites, whose members could benefit from the ability to leave comments and communicate with other users in real time. Otherwise, I advise you to just let the outdated SEO strategy just die already.
Forgive me for a minute while I literally LOL Okay, I feel better now.

The last time blog commenting was considered an effective link building technique, everyone was using dial-up Internet and Facebook was a figment of Mark Zuckerberg's imagination. Back in the stone ages of digital marketing, this tactic was effective and popular because of it. This is far from the case in 2023, however.

It should surprise no one, but it didn't take long before this technique was quickly abused by spammers and black hat SEO con-artists. Instead of thoughtful commentary from someone who actually took the time to read the blog article and articulately reflect, comments became infiltrated by a never-ending stream of bots. Once spammers learned to automate their obnoxious efforts, the headache became real and webmasters stopped enabling them entirely.

One exception to this is for members-only or password protected sites, whose members could benefit from the ability to leave comments and communicate with other users in real time. Otherwise, I advise you to just let the outdated SEO strategy just die already.