At FamousBloggers we have a different way to think about comments and deal with them, we treat comments here as part of our post, don’t get me wrong, we will NOT steal your comments or make money from your comments lol! We actually award our blog commenter by our own way! And probably you will earn money by commenting on our blog and join our conversations, after a few days we will pronounce the winner, and tell you who is the Famous commenter of January 2010.
How we build content at Famous Bloggers
FamousBloggers blog depends on your comments more than you think, and sometimes we build the post from the comments, some times we have a question for you and we actually don’t know the answer, and some other times we know the answer but we want to hear from a different mind to be sure of what we know! and this is the strategy we follow to keep this blog safe, helpful and informative for it’s community by the community, and there is a number of post here to approve it like this post by Mike of Craving Tech about How Fast a New Post gets Indexed with Thesis Theme? … it’s an example of how we can build content using comments.
Before Commenting on Famous Bloggers
So, by adding your comment think always before you hit the submit button:
- Is there an idea included on your comment?
- Are you adding value to the post?
- Is your comment and conversation related to the post topic?
- Have you wrote your question in an understandable format?
We love also to have fun commenting, but not all the time 
After Commenting on Famous Bloggers
So, what is happening here when you add a comment is that you participate on building FamousBloggers blog content, so it make sense that you should promote posts you comment on by sharing them on your social networks, I personally tweet 99% of posts I comment on and I only have two hands and one working laptop, so imagine if I have two laptops and a better bureau I will do my business better, well.. blog miracle could happen
So.. let’s build a better blog and great content together! And don’t miss our monthly commenting contests!
Article by Hesham Zebida
I create websites, and I develop Thesis Skins. I am a social network lover. I am also the night creature who works hard to keep this project up. Owner and founder of FamousBloggers.net.
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Twitter: z3olyte
August 2, 2010 at 9:59 pm
I kinda learned this from experience and noticed someone was blogging based on my comments, but I didnt mind it much as he/she promotes my blog a few times when I have new posts, so its all good. Its a nice idea though and it could make a blogger’s life a little easier if you get a few ideas from commenters, as long as you give them credit for it.
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Cindy, it’s really mazing to find a comment from you here on this post that I wrote 9 months ago! .. really! because I am working at the moment on a new related post, I explain on it how comment benefit for SEO, and I am giving good examples from Google search results!
I must come back after publishing it and add a link here! stay tuned.. it will be online in a few minutes from now!
Twitter: z3olyte
August 2, 2010 at 10:19 pm
haha! didnt notice the date
this article was retweeted and I thought it was an interesting read, nonetheless 
gonna look forward to that related article youre talking about!
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Here is the link : The Value of Wordpress Comment System for SEO by Example!
Enjoy the read!
Twitter: another_blogger
January 29, 2010 at 3:06 am
Good idea to think about something like this, I’ve an article about this on my blog. Few of my article created base on my visitors comment, I just afraid that she/he claim that she’s/he’s idea, lol!
For a few people leaving a good quality comment is really hard bro. They just love to say thanks and then left their blog’s URL
I remember also your BlogWalking post, I link internally lots to this post, I love it!
Twitter: imstrategies
January 28, 2010 at 6:24 pm
This is really a great way to attract more comments, and to reward those who take the time to contribute.
Thank you!
.-= JR @ Internet Marketing´s last blog ..The Ultimate and Best Content Spinner Ever =-.
mmm.. it’s only the beginning!
Commenters are the driving force behind a blog. Our blogs would be nothing without an audience.
I enjoy commenting on blogs, but it does get frustrating when my comment is challenged.
.-= Rose´s last blog ..How to setup a 301 Redirect in Wordpress =-.
The real challenge when we challenge our selves! no body would like his blog to be another book on the shelve!
Oh hell yea, I’ve done this since the beginning. Comments are an AMAZING source for article content…always giving link credit when it’s due of course.
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..The Time Has Come. The Deal Is Done. It’s Time To Move!! =-.
I know that since you spend most of your life commenting
Not nearly as much as you may think.
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..The Time Has Come. The Deal Is Done. It’s Time To Move!! =-.
I’m not sure if you understood what I meant. I wasn’t referring to that act of commenting itself, I meant using comments as content for future posts…as you were describing in the post.
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..The Time Has Come. The Deal Is Done. It’s Time To Move!! =-.
I am just kidding Dennis
and actually if you succeeded to apply the idea of this post you will have tones of easy and valuable posts, it just depend on how you start you post and the most important is how you end it!
No worries there my friend, I’ve got it down.
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..Hello & Welcome To The All New – DennisEdell.com/DirectSalesWebMarketing.com Merged – Direct Sales Coaching Blog! =-.
Twitter: imstrategies
January 28, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Dennis you are THE COMMENT KING OF THE BLOG WORLD!!!!!!!!!!
.-= JR @ Internet Marketing´s last blog ..The Ultimate and Best Content Spinner Ever =-.
I prefer Comment Commando, but need to trademark it first.
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..The Time Has Come. The Deal Is Done. It’s Time To Move!! =-.
Twitter: imstrategies
January 31, 2010 at 10:47 pm
oooooooooooooh, I like Comment Commando, for sure!
.-= JR @ Internet Marketing´s last blog ..Greatest Content Spinner Tool – Last Chance to Try for Free =-.
Shhh
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..Hello & Welcome To The All New – DennisEdell.com/DirectSalesWebMarketing.com Merged – Direct Sales Coaching Blog! =-.
Twitter: seommotips
January 28, 2010 at 2:15 am
Lo it already became another post with these comment sequence.
But this is possible only when my blog gets good number loyal readers. It is very easily possible for Famous blogger
.-= Suresh Khanal´s last blog ..Reader-friendly Blog Design – Checklist. =-.
Yeah! Suresh .. it need some creativity and you can apply this anywhere even on a new blog, I remember a friend of mine Brandon he say you don’t have to wait until people find your content, but you have to take your content to where people is
Take your content to where people are, next time they will go where your content is!
very nice…
Im going to apply this to my blog also
God luck! and enjoy the comment and discussion.
Comments are a sign that a blog is high quality and well-trafficked (well..maybe not always high quality, but anyway…) You can often tell how much value a blog has by its number of comments and visitor interactions.
I’m hoping more and more people are finally getting that the “great post” comments are useless – in fact I treat these comments as spam – they get trapped in my filter and when I click their URL it often leads to me to some weird unrelated site. I don’t know if it was an actual person telling me they enjoyed my post or not – so you’re right that a comment should contribute something or it should at least contain elements that demonstrates that the person has at least read the entire post.
.-= Kiesha @ Highly Favored´s last blog ..A former Atheist in Haiti said “God Saved Me” =-.
I used to call the “great post” comment as “Thank you” and Call me plz” comments
I some times do it also and thank someone but when they shock me with their posts you know! when there is no need to discuss anything in a blog post!
Very creative thoughts hesham and i like the answer you gave to Kai keep up the great work you keep the crew together i enjoyed been here and yes sometimes the comments leads us to our next post.
.-= lawmacs´s last blog ..Why Do Bloggers Blog =-.
You can not imagine the amount of ideas I drop on the way! there is tones of ideas inside the comment section of any active and creative blog!
Hey Hesham,
Great Post. What’s the meaning of all this posts or blogs if there are no comments. Comments play an vital role, both for the Blogger as well as the reader. The Blogger gets to know the views, thoughts about the reader, and so does the reader. It’s a two way process. The more the better
.-= Kunjal Kamdar´s last blog ..Is LinkedIn moving from a social networking site towards a Job Portal? =-.
I think we should always look to our blogs as a tool of conversation and try to build active community around it or else we will not have any value of blogging!
Thanks for your comment
Twitter: andrewrondeau
January 27, 2010 at 5:01 am
Hesham,
That’s a unique idea and a great way to encourage people to comment.
How do you decide?
Perhaps you should put it to the public vote?
Andrew
.-= Andrew @ Blogging Guide´s last blog ..Income Blogging Guide Closing =-.
I have learned this from my past job as a Discussion Forum editor!
If you mean how I decide the winner of “Famous Commenter” contest, I go by giving points depending on the quality of the comment, and another point for activating the conversation on comments, for example if you as a question and I (or someone else) answered this question in the comments then you deserve a point!.. and so on!
Putting this for vote is a nice idea as well! maybe I can do this when I have doubt or there is 2 commentators got same amount of points! (Awesome idea.. now you got 2 points by only commenting once, you asked a question and provided the solution LOL!)
Twitter: andrewrondeau
January 28, 2010 at 3:33 am
Hesham,
How do you deal with the admin overhead of doing such a thing?
I’d be interested.
Thanks.
Andrew
.-= Andrew @ Blogging Guide´s last blog ..Blog-ger by NickelBack and Andrew Rondeau =-.
It’s quite simple Andrew, I use a plugin to show me top commentators by any period of time and also all comments for a specific commenter, this where I pick the top 10 persons, and I use a paper and a pen to write down points by reading all their comments during the month of contest!
it toke me about 2 hours last month, I am not sure about this month because comments are getting much better which makes decision more harder.
I hope this answer your question and I am not mistaken!
Excellent Hesham,
You have captured the true meaning of blogging, commenting and social network. Engaging to help other build great content.
.-= Robert Bravery´s last blog ..Why you should not model your blog after Darren Rowse’s Problogger.net =-.
Hey Robert, glad to see you here.. and yes I am trying to build healthy community here hopefully we can provide quality all the time!
I think that if you are serious about building a community around your blog, then you need to be interacting with your commenters. I try to personally reply to each comment – except for the ones that don’t need a reply, and I am starting to get new post ideas and great discussion happening in my comments.
.-= Tom@Free Squeeze Pages´s last blog ..Your Small List Can Equal Big Profits =-.
Yes I am so serous about building a community here on FamousBloggers blog, and I am trying my best to keep up with comments and answer most of the questions!
Comments are ocean of ideas!
You make my commenting habit here become dificult task hasham. *just kidding man*
I think this is the great idea to encourage readers leave the quality comments here. But, hope you can forgive if sometime my comment seems not have quality.
.-= Dana @ Blogging Update´s last blog ..Effective Way to Learn From Favorite Blogs =-.
They say there is nothing impossible, but there is only difficult things
Who can not forgive will never be forgiven!
I think that is a good thing to encourage people who leave valuable comments as in my experience I have found that 99% of comments on my blog are either automated or people simply cannot be bothered to read and contribute.
.-= olly@Home Improvement Blog´s last blog ..Patio Awnings =-.
I actually remove lots of comments I receive on this blog if I suspect spammy !
Building content based on comments mean you are paying attention to your blog readers
Not only my blog reader Kai, when ever I can I try to pay attention to blog reader’s blogs
Twitter: michaelaulia
January 27, 2010 at 7:19 pm
and you definitely put a very great comment on my post earlier, which add great values to the discussions and to the post itself!
.-= Michael Aulia´s last blog ..How Tennis scoring sytem technology works =-.
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