Blog Commenting good or bad?

[SEODinosaur]

I spend a good amount of time on SEO forums and I found a thread about building links within comments.. I personally don't see how putting my keyword in my name place and linking it to my site will benefit me, I feel like google is already on to this and no one is going to click on it. Is this a waste of time?

[dogflog]

Hey Donnie,

Yes, from a pure link building standpoint commenting on blogs is worthless (in most cases).

However, the best way to get links is to have other bloggers notice you. There is no better way to be noticed than by commenting on blogs. The owner needs to approve the comment and more often than not they visit your site to see what you're all about before approving.

So, no those links with your name as the anchor text pass no juice to your site but, the potential of another blogger's link will. If the blogger shows up at your site and sees interesting content, he will link.

NOTE: Be sure that your comments are thoughtful and they add to the conversation.

Another Note: Yes, people do click on your link, if and only if, you are commenting in a thoughtful and interesting way.