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	<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/</link>
	<description>Backpacking around the world on my income from the internet.</description>
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		<title>by: Nerdy Nomad &#187; How Does NOT Commenting Hurt a Blog?</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-5732</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>[...] I had loads of free time in June and did a wee experiment to see if commenting on other people&#8217;s blogs more than usual would have any sort of imapact on the number of visitors and RSS subscribers for Nerdy Nomad. I figured it was a pretty sure bet that commenting more would lead to higher traffic, more subscribers and more comments on my own blog which turned out to be the case. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] I had loads of free time in June and did a wee experiment to see if commenting on other people&#8217;s blogs more than usual would have any sort of imapact on the number of visitors and RSS subscribers for Nerdy Nomad. I figured it was a pretty sure bet that commenting more would lead to higher traffic, more subscribers and more comments on my own blog which turned out to be the case. [&#8230;]
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		<title>by: Nerdy Nomad &#187; How Much Does Commenting Help a Blog - The Results</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4487</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>[...] A month ago I decided to run a little test and see what kind of an impact commenting on other blogs would have on Nerdy Nomad. I was even keeping track of how many comments I had left and on which blogs but I seem to have lost that file somewhere into the abyss that is my disorganised hard drive. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] A month ago I decided to run a little test and see what kind of an impact commenting on other blogs would have on Nerdy Nomad. I was even keeping track of how many comments I had left and on which blogs but I seem to have lost that file somewhere into the abyss that is my disorganised hard drive. [&#8230;]
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		<title>by: Kirsty</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4258</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4258</guid>
					<description>So far I can definitly say for sure that I've had a lot more comments on the blog this month than last! As for the other bits, we'll see.

Thanks for the tip Suz. Digg and Stumbleupon and the gang are things I've never really used much. Might mosey on over there sometime soon.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So far I can definitly say for sure that I&#8217;ve had a lot more comments on the blog this month than last! As for the other bits, we&#8217;ll see.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip Suz. Digg and Stumbleupon and the gang are things I&#8217;ve never really used much. Might mosey on over there sometime soon.
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		<title>by: Suz</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4249</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4249</guid>
					<description>Ahhhh facebook.  Now that's a platform!  I'll have to check you out and 'add' you!

I have a suggestion - try commenting on blogs that are on the Digg front page.  I've found that spikes traffic and usually gets a couple of good subscribers (more than just on random blogs I like) if you can be one of the first 3 or so comments on a homepage hit.  Good luck this month, I'll look forward to seeing what kind of impact you get!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ahhhh facebook.  Now that&#8217;s a platform!  I&#8217;ll have to check you out and &#8216;add&#8217; you!</p>
<p>I have a suggestion - try commenting on blogs that are on the Digg front page.  I&#8217;ve found that spikes traffic and usually gets a couple of good subscribers (more than just on random blogs I like) if you can be one of the first 3 or so comments on a homepage hit.  Good luck this month, I&#8217;ll look forward to seeing what kind of impact you get!
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		<title>by: News Blogger</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4244</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4244</guid>
					<description>Commenting does a tremendous enhancement for the social aspect of your blogging career and helps you get ahead and make friends in the blogosphere.  Depending on what your goals are, commenting does help a lot.  I stumbled across your blog while reading up on stuff, and I have enjoyed everything I read here.  Keep up the good work!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Commenting does a tremendous enhancement for the social aspect of your blogging career and helps you get ahead and make friends in the blogosphere.  Depending on what your goals are, commenting does help a lot.  I stumbled across your blog while reading up on stuff, and I have enjoyed everything I read here.  Keep up the good work!
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		<title>by: Kirsty</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4219</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4219</guid>
					<description>AP guy, I'm not British, I'm Canadian but with a huge UK and Aussie influence that has buggered up my vocab. I'm told I have a bit of a mongrel accent too after living abroad for 8 years. Neato.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AP guy, I&#8217;m not British, I&#8217;m Canadian but with a huge UK and Aussie influence that has buggered up my vocab. I&#8217;m told I have a bit of a mongrel accent too after living abroad for 8 years. Neato.
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		<title>by: theaffiliatepost</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4218</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4218</guid>
					<description>@ Kirsty: So I see you made it over to AP. I have added yours to my list of dailys now too and thanks for the comments. I thought youhad to be british...using the word 'arse' and all :)

@ PB: DOOFUS!!! LMAO</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Kirsty: So I see you made it over to AP. I have added yours to my list of dailys now too and thanks for the comments. I thought youhad to be british&#8230;using the word &#8216;arse&#8217; and all <img src='http://www.nerdynomad.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ PB: DOOFUS!!! LMAO
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		<title>by: Kirsty</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4217</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4217</guid>
					<description>Matt I like commenting too and feeling a part of the whole blogging community and all that good stuff but I never seem to take the time to do it. Lets see if I will change my ways after this month long comment-fest.

Affiliate Post guy, thanks for visiting! Same, I will check your site out a bit later on too. Commenting and reading through other people's comments on other sites is a great way to find out about new blogs. I can tend to stick in the same circles so it's nice to have new people finding me so I can branch out a wee bit more.

PB I'm actually not big into the organic traffic thing.. organic traffic doesn't make me money, SE traffic does. BUT... this blog isn't about making moolah, it's about connecting with people and all that fun stuff so bring it on. I was actually going to write a post about your blog, but not about your contest. Stay tuned. Oh and it's ok about getting my name wrong, I get that all the time. I've stopped correcting people. Damn my parents for giving me a Scottish name! Growing up in Canada was LOTS of fun. I take whatever's close. ;-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matt I like commenting too and feeling a part of the whole blogging community and all that good stuff but I never seem to take the time to do it. Lets see if I will change my ways after this month long comment-fest.</p>
<p>Affiliate Post guy, thanks for visiting! Same, I will check your site out a bit later on too. Commenting and reading through other people&#8217;s comments on other sites is a great way to find out about new blogs. I can tend to stick in the same circles so it&#8217;s nice to have new people finding me so I can branch out a wee bit more.</p>
<p>PB I&#8217;m actually not big into the organic traffic thing.. organic traffic doesn&#8217;t make me money, SE traffic does. BUT&#8230; this blog isn&#8217;t about making moolah, it&#8217;s about connecting with people and all that fun stuff so bring it on. I was actually going to write a post about your blog, but not about your contest. Stay tuned. Oh and it&#8217;s ok about getting my name wrong, I get that all the time. I&#8217;ve stopped correcting people. Damn my parents for giving me a Scottish name! Growing up in Canada was LOTS of fun. I take whatever&#8217;s close. <img src='http://www.nerdynomad.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />
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		<title>by: Will</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4213</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4213</guid>
					<description>Piss Biscuit....hahaha....there's no way I'm not visiting that site! though I have my doubts as to people googling "Piss Biscuit"</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Piss Biscuit&#8230;.hahaha&#8230;.there&#8217;s no way I&#8217;m not visiting that site! though I have my doubts as to people googling &#8220;Piss Biscuit&#8221;
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		<title>by: Piss Biscuit</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4210</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4210</guid>
					<description>What an embarrassment! Check your name! Please edit that :-( So so so sorry! What a doofus I am!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What an embarrassment! Check your name! Please edit that <img src='http://www.nerdynomad.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':-(' class='wp-smiley' />  So so so sorry! What a doofus I am!
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		<title>by: Piss Biscuit</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4209</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4209</guid>
					<description>@ Kristy: WOW... I love your writing! This post is right up my alley too. Love the realism, love the organic content you've got. JUST KEEP DOING IT. The blogging community really needs more organic bloggers.

The biggest piece of advice I can offer you is this... comment, comment, and comment! If you start commenting on other blogs as well as you commented on mine, you're going to explode. They are the fastest way to building a great readership. 

I too came here from your post on "PB" and honestly I'm glad I did. So are my readers. We're a family of sorts, and when someone new to the community shows up, we all come a running to check things out.

Speaking of comments... Did you enter for my little publicity stunt? LOL! I won't write about it so that I don't spam you, but you may want check into it. Hey, you might even get a premium theme out of the deal...LOL!

I'm going to go subscribe now, I hope you come back and visit often. Oh, and I love "Nerdy Nomad" awesome name!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Kristy: WOW&#8230; I love your writing! This post is right up my alley too. Love the realism, love the organic content you&#8217;ve got. JUST KEEP DOING IT. The blogging community really needs more organic bloggers.</p>
<p>The biggest piece of advice I can offer you is this&#8230; comment, comment, and comment! If you start commenting on other blogs as well as you commented on mine, you&#8217;re going to explode. They are the fastest way to building a great readership. </p>
<p>I too came here from your post on &#8220;PB&#8221; and honestly I&#8217;m glad I did. So are my readers. We&#8217;re a family of sorts, and when someone new to the community shows up, we all come a running to check things out.</p>
<p>Speaking of comments&#8230; Did you enter for my little publicity stunt? LOL! I won&#8217;t write about it so that I don&#8217;t spam you, but you may want check into it. Hey, you might even get a premium theme out of the deal&#8230;LOL!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m going to go subscribe now, I hope you come back and visit often. Oh, and I love &#8220;Nerdy Nomad&#8221; awesome name!
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		<title>by: theaffiliatepost</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4207</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>I came here from a comment on pissbiscuit and it shows the power of comments. I've opened my eyes to just how much traffic informative and constructive comments can bring.

Sounds like you are having a great journey and all thanks to adsense. I will bookmark this site so I can have a look at your sites later. Must get back to the 9 to 5.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I came here from a comment on pissbiscuit and it shows the power of comments. I&#8217;ve opened my eyes to just how much traffic informative and constructive comments can bring.</p>
<p>Sounds like you are having a great journey and all thanks to adsense. I will bookmark this site so I can have a look at your sites later. Must get back to the 9 to 5.
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		<title>by: Nomadic Matt</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4206</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4206</guid>
					<description>I appreciated comments on my site so I always make an effort to comment on the sites I read...like this one...

Choayang is the district I want to move too...that or Haidain. 

and there is no such thing as too much facebook!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I appreciated comments on my site so I always make an effort to comment on the sites I read&#8230;like this one&#8230;</p>
<p>Choayang is the district I want to move too&#8230;that or Haidain. </p>
<p>and there is no such thing as too much facebook!
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		<title>by: Kirsty</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4205</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>I don't expect supe rhuge things but I think I'll see a jump up in all of the areas I've listed. I guess I'm mainly curious how much of a difference it makes, even if just a bit. I'm certain that the time taken to make the comments is probably time I can better spend doing other things but I really do want to get back into reading blogs and making it into a bit of a test is a good way to motivate the likes of me. So far I've found some really great blogs, too. Bonus!

Hey Will, welcome aboard. I tried to check out your site but I think the Great Firewall of China might not like it. Will have another try later on. I really love reading about other people's income in detail so I would guess that other people are interested in the same thing. Again, posting earnings sort of keeps me motivated as well.

To give you an idea of my Adsense income, 40,000+ page views across four main sites and a couple of scragglers earned me $400+ in May. Those are the stats from my Adsense page and it seems like a lot. My London site, for example, gets about 200 uniques a day with five page views per visit... or around that. So not huge crazy numbers but it's almost all SE traffic which, I think, converts well to Adsense clicks.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t expect supe rhuge things but I think I&#8217;ll see a jump up in all of the areas I&#8217;ve listed. I guess I&#8217;m mainly curious how much of a difference it makes, even if just a bit. I&#8217;m certain that the time taken to make the comments is probably time I can better spend doing other things but I really do want to get back into reading blogs and making it into a bit of a test is a good way to motivate the likes of me. So far I&#8217;ve found some really great blogs, too. Bonus!</p>
<p>Hey Will, welcome aboard. I tried to check out your site but I think the Great Firewall of China might not like it. Will have another try later on. I really love reading about other people&#8217;s income in detail so I would guess that other people are interested in the same thing. Again, posting earnings sort of keeps me motivated as well.</p>
<p>To give you an idea of my Adsense income, 40,000+ page views across four main sites and a couple of scragglers earned me $400+ in May. Those are the stats from my Adsense page and it seems like a lot. My London site, for example, gets about 200 uniques a day with five page views per visit&#8230; or around that. So not huge crazy numbers but it&#8217;s almost all SE traffic which, I think, converts well to Adsense clicks.
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		<title>by: Will</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/06/05/how-much-does-commenting-help-a-blog/#comment-4201</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Been reading here for awhile, thought I'd go ahead and comment...

I really appreciate that you've given really detailed accounts of your website income.  It serves as an inspiration &#38; has much greater credibility than many people who say "I'm making X$/month" but they don't back it up with anything at all...granted, I understand, if you're in a market that is performing well, you don't want to give up the goose that lays the golden egg....

I'm just getting started and my main site was a very mis-guided attempt at making money on the Internet, but I'm emotionally invested in it so I'm working on using it as a central hub for any other sites that I eventually do.  My second site just got its first google hit!  For the keywords I am targeting even!  And after being live for less than two weeks!!!

o.k....enough.  I have a question.  On the sites that are performing well with adsense - how much daily traffic do you see?  Is it search engine traffic or other?

Cheers!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Been reading here for awhile, thought I&#8217;d go ahead and comment&#8230;</p>
<p>I really appreciate that you&#8217;ve given really detailed accounts of your website income.  It serves as an inspiration &amp; has much greater credibility than many people who say &#8220;I&#8217;m making X$/month&#8221; but they don&#8217;t back it up with anything at all&#8230;granted, I understand, if you&#8217;re in a market that is performing well, you don&#8217;t want to give up the goose that lays the golden egg&#8230;.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m just getting started and my main site was a very mis-guided attempt at making money on the Internet, but I&#8217;m emotionally invested in it so I&#8217;m working on using it as a central hub for any other sites that I eventually do.  My second site just got its first google hit!  For the keywords I am targeting even!  And after being live for less than two weeks!!!</p>
<p>o.k&#8230;.enough.  I have a question.  On the sites that are performing well with adsense - how much daily traffic do you see?  Is it search engine traffic or other?</p>
<p>Cheers!
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