Why Comment on HubPages?

Carol, I truly believe that in the short time I've known you through the reading and appreciation of your hubs, as well as observations I've made of how you interact with fellow writers here in the HP community, that you seriously give of yourself to others, maybe (and I'm just guessing here) more so, in some instances, than you receive in return. Kudos to you for making a wonderful difference here on HubPages...this hub being a prime example. I'm delighted and honored to be a follower and a peer.

Hi carol7777. First of all let me say thanks for the follow. You are right about giving support to fellow hubbers, but you really do need traffic from outside of hub pages if you are here to make money. If you are here for the love of it, then that is great. It shows you give lots of support and I am impressed to see the level you have so far achieved.

after just setting up my hubs, i apreciate this hub on how to get some comments on my own hubs. you need more than just friends comenting to succeed. thanks for the advice.

Hello!

I agree with what you said in your hub. Getting to know other hubbers is a great way to get some new readers. I'm trying to get myself out there since I'm a newbie and, so far, it's working! Thumbs up for a really good hub!

Thanks for sharing such a wonderful hub Carol ! yes commenting on other hubs encourage the hubber to read your hub and in this way we know each other in hub page.

I could definitely do better on this. I do occasionally check all the recent hubs by the writers that I follow here to see if they have wrote anything that interests me.

If I find something that is interesting, I'll generally comment. I could definitely do it more often though.

Very true and very guilty....

I fail to leave enough comments on the Hubs of my followers because....I'm still looking for the right balance in time.

Writing Hubs, answering question, be active at the forum and write comments.....a lot of things to do but I absolutely agree with what you're saying.

Right before reading your Hub, I had started with putting more effort in commenting on other Hubs because I feel deep down inside they deserve my input, just like they comment on mine.

Great to read your Hub! It motivates me even more to keep on commenting:-)

Up, shared and very useful!

Interesting that I found your hubs from a comment you made on a hub. As you say, that happens often. I read and comment on may hubs, not as many as you do though. I have found many really good writers (like you) by reading comments made on my hubs and others that I read. This is great info for all hub writers for sure.

...well no doubt with the legacy of the epi-man, comments have made me who I am today, lol, but the thing for me is to always try and be personal and direct and positive - and just be yourself - sending you warm wishes and good energy from lake erie time 8:28am ontario canada with 2nd cup of coffee , daybreak over the lake and some lovely Chopin piano music

Hi carol7777,

If i read an interesting article and like it, i do comment to let the author know how i feel about it. Sometimes it could be something i need to be clarified, but generally, i feel it is worthy to comment to a good and useful article as it help the author to evaluate his/her writing. Voted up.

Great topic and I found it to be very helpful I have limited time it seems like, but I use your idea mostly and comment and read one or two hubs from those that have read mine. Perhaps I should try your idea about breaking my time up. Take care and thanks for visiting my hub!

Thank you so much for all this useful information! I make a point to answer when people give me a comment; I think it's really important because they took the time to comment on my page. And when I comment on someone else's page, I like to be constructive in my messages.

I like your article a lot! Thank you again! I will come back:-)

Voted up, useful and interesting!

Hi Carol. I just signed on today so I am exploring. I found your article interesting and helpful. It may take me a day or two to actually write a Hub, but I'm putting my thoughts together. Thanks for your insight.

Thanks for this useful hub carol. I am so happy to follow you and get a lot of new information to improve my hub and my views too. I will try to read and leave comments. Have a good day!

Carol, this is a good hub with some good pointers for new hubbers. When I first started, I didn't have a clue what was expected and received a lovely email from someone I regularly followed and read and commented on. He gave me useful advice about commenting and following. I try to comment on everyone who comments on my hubs and also read hubs of those I follow. When time is tight, I have to pick and choose a bit more but try to comment as often as I am able. The community of HP is one of the main reasons people stay here I think.

Great hub, sound advice! I read more than I write (now a days) and although it gives me headache (: at times because I now need a new pair of eyeglasses (lol), I make sure to comment as much as I can and I try to be true by leaving only some genuine words. I like positive interactions with people and commenting is one way.

As writers, it gives us that certain self-satisfaction knowing that somebody really read our article and took that extra effort to leave a comment. Much like a great consolation for the cook to have someone appreciate his/her cooking by enjoying the meal.

Hard to catch up though but a comment or two a day, I guess is not bad. Voted up and useful!

P.S. Good luck in your new challenge. I wish I could join you but I gotta do some real work to pay my bill. Lol! What a life!

P.P.S. I'm not complaining about my job. I actually love what I'm doing. *wide grin*

I remember hearing you talk about this hub when you were commenting on Facebook - so naturally I had to come over and check it out.

I think commenting on Hubpages is important. It is kind of like "I scratch your back, you scratch mine" kind of deal. Sure, everybody wants to be the writer that everyone flocks to regardless of whether they return the favor but sadly that doesn't happen. The reality is, the more interactive you are with your followers, the more likely they are to come back.

For me, I comment back on every single person who comments on my stuff. This helped me get control of hubpages. So everybody that reads something of mine, is guaranteed to get a view from me, as well as a share. I found this keeps me a lot happier. I support those who support me. Sure - there are others that I read because I just enjoy what they have to say, but I have 3 kids at home and it can be pretty easy to get distracted! :)

Nice hub, I really enjoyed reading this!

Thought I should drop by again and express my gratitude for a great hub, that brought great comments.

wonderful.... it's great to take time to comment on hubs and give encouragement to others :)

Well said carol... you should be a good critique, That is definitely the secret behind success on hubpages. A useful hub indeed :)

Take care :) Glad to meet u :)

Hi, very interesting hub! Well written, probably because it's written with "heart"! Congratulations on your success at Hubpages, you seem to have got the rythm of this activity, I'm still struggling to find that rythm!

I will be happy to read some more of your hubs, and to comment, of course! Have a good day!

Great thoughts on commenting. I have my top 20 Hubbers that are outstanding and supportive. They get my comments first. The rest are for those hubs I find really interesting. It is a vital process but many don't do it. You are really growing and doing a wonderful job!

I find the emails Hubpages sends out really handy. It's a good way to find interesting hubs by people I follow. I found this hub because it was shared by someone I follow, which is another way I find interesting hubs.

Thanks carol7777. I haven't been here very long and I really appreciate the tips. I always try to comment on hubs that I enjoy reading. I learn so much here and often find that I'm on the site a lot longer than I had planned because it's so darn interesting. Anyway, I guess I should get back to my writing. Voted Up and Awesome!

Very useful hub, I wish new hubbers would read this before making another question about how to get more views, etc.

Although to be 100% frank I barely comment to get new readers/followers. My main intention is to show the writer my appreciation and ass any additional info I would add to the topic. In this way everyone benefits a bit in my opinion :).

Anyway, great points, voted up + useful!

Carol, this is a very useful hub and you have highlighted the many uses of commenting. I try to at least comment to the comments on my hubs and then go back and read one hub each of those who have commented.

Whenever time permits I do read hubs on topics that interest me written by new hubbers and comment on them too. However, I wish there was more time.

Voted this hub up, useful and interesting and sharing.

Perfectly said. I comment every day, some days that's all I do. I try to comment on all the new hubs by the people I follow. Good thing I'm a fast reader ^_^ Still sometimes It's overwhelming and I can't read them all to comment. It averages about 30 a day and I can only manage about 20 a day. But doing what you can is what counts. Making a point to support your supporters is very important as well. This is a great community and it's because we all support each other! Great work! Voted up and shared!

Ah yes, the comment etiquette. I find I have time to comment on others, but I can't seem to get into a routine about responding to comments on my own hubs! Oh well, we all do the best we can. Nice job on this article!

Carol, I agree. We should comment on each others' hubs. I am negligent in this area, not because I don't care but because I don't have time. If I can't leave a comment, I do try to read, vote on, and share the hub.

I am working on reading and commenting on more hubs. You have written a great hub with wise advice. Votes and shared!

Excellent hub. Commenting is a great way to show appreciation for the time and effort that went into writing a hub. I find commenting also helps me understand hubs better since its a more active activity than passively reading them.

Totally agree . I love the concept of the comment as a thank you note-- nice. Commenting has so many advantages. You not only get to know people and take part in some really interesting discussions, but a backlink is a backlink and comments really help with SEO too. Thumbs up.

Agree completely, Carol, and it's so true that the community works as a mutual support system. The more you comment for others, the more they do for you. If one just expects the comments to come in without commenting as well then it's being a tad selfish because the other person is a writer just like us and deserves a read too. A great hub with which I agree completely!! Sharing.

I think that it's very important to read the work of others and to leave comments. I believe that it actually affects the way google ranks the article, and so helps it to get found by others. So, you are not only helping your fellow hubbers by encouraging them, but also helping others to find them. I try to spend at least 30 minutes a day reading and commenting, and usually get so caught up in interesting hubs that it is much more.

Great point, thanks for sharing great hubs with us

Agree 100% dear Carol. We do our best. Thanks for giving us a great reminder. Your hubs are getting better and better.

Very glad to have read this insightful hub.

I am pretty new around these parts. And I guess I just did it like being new anywhere. "stick your hand out, tip your hat and learn something about somebody new" Then as you become settled make sure you stop buy and earnestly check in on people and how they are doing. Stay up to date with the latest news, avoid gossip. Whenever someone may have a problem -- stick your neck way out to help. Citizenship requires giving a certain interest in others.

Well, excuse me but think I just wrote what you wrote, just more like how we say it up in the Flagstaff mountains.

I agree 100%. I comment much more than i write. I feel if a hubber is kind enough to follow me then i try to read their hubs and comment. I love that we are a caring community. Thank you..Cheers

Hi carol, yes I totally agree, I spend hours sometimes just reading and writing comments, I have learned so many new things on here, and I drive my family mad by telling them, 'I learned that on hubpages'! lol! the comments make us feel as though we are part of a great community of friends, I love it!

I follow a gazillion people, and try to make at least a dozen comments a day, if I can.

I too, wrote a Hub on this topic, and it got a lot of...comments!

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....well I am a master at comments par excellence - lol lol - and one of the reasons that I am so popular - this is not vanity or ego by the way - just sincerity and passion and the pure will of wanting to promote other writers here at the Hub and make this world a much smaller place in which to live - thanks to the glory and the revolution of the internet ...... love the way you write and your attitude and enthusiasm - and yes it takes two to tango as they say and what's that other cliche (but so true) it takes one to know one - so nice to meet you -and sending you warm wishes and good energy from lake erie time ontario canada 7:19am with 2nd cup of coffee, daybreak over the lake, a cream cheese bagel forthcoming and some nice light classical music to start the day....

Couldn't agree more Carol and try very hard to comment as much as possible, because as you put it the community supports those who are supportive. It isn't easy and somedays (like today, when I was out all day with my husband and kids it was virtually impossible, but here I am at 8:30 at night checking after a long day trying to make sure I catch up just a bit. As I said very much agree and have voted up and shared too!!

Most people like feedback and you really have a point with your hub here. I try and comment on most of the hubs I read, but not all. I also try to answer some questions and participate in forums if I find them interesting. Interesting hub.

I could not agree more...you have to give in order to receive..I try to comment on every hub I read....I think that all authors would like some feedback...voted up and interesting....:)

Great point Carol, there are definitely lots of benefits of reading and commenting on other's hubs frequently. It's definitely about a lot more than just seeing an increase in views/comments on your own pages.

Commenting is an integral part of HubPages. I can't hope or expect others to read my works if I'm not willing to be part of that community. 100 comments? I was thinking about how many I do in a day.....probably 50 per day, but that's all I have time for. Best of luck to you and great hub.

Nice job, yeah I have learned that commenting is a very important part of the Hubpages experience.

Interesting analysis. I always enjoy reading and commenting on other's hubs but hadn't yet seen enough of an increase in my views to know if there was evidence for any real, tangible results from commenting on others.

I definitely agree with the support factor as a huge benefit of commenting Carol. I think that it helps to build strong relationships in the community as well as assist in making us better writers :o) Sound advice and much appreciated. Voted up!

Our fellow hubbers are always helping to promote us. Good, important article for all of us. Voted up.

You speak the truth Carol. Commenting and supporting our fellow hubbers is an important part of being successful here. It's a way to learn from others and to pass along tips that we pick up along the way so that we can all be successful here. Good for you for spreading the word. Voting up.