I have discovered that I don't understand how to properly comment on a blog post or any other post, Facebook etc.

I tried to comment on a few articles, it didn't matter where the articles were, I had a problem. I would start then stop, I had no idea what to write. As always, I went looking for an answer to my problem.

The first thing I found was that “comment writing” is somewhat of a new form of social writing, I call it short articles. If you look at the comments posted everywhere, some are great and some are horrible.

I started reading comments trying to identify a good way to “comment”. I saw competent comments from about 75 to 100 words long that added to the content and I saw the short “I have raised my hand for recognition” comment. It is like reading a 700 word focused article and commenting with a “Good job Tom” declaration. To bad, I can do about 50 “Good jobs” a day if that would do it for me.

The first question I had to ask myself was, do I really want to write social comments about posted articles? The real questions is why am doing this? My motivation is to gain social and business knowledge and to add my knowledge to the overall knowledge base.

Now that I know why I'm doing this, how do I do this easily and appropriately. To me it is disrespectful to write inappropriately or with bad manners.

I have identified several conditions I observe when writing comments.

I do this voluntarily, I am not required to comment on everything I read. I save my time for commenting about things where I can actually say something useful.

I ask myself, do I know enough about what the article is about to comment?

When I think I can be true to the article;

I read the complete article to provide context for my comment.

I decide what it is that I am responding to in the article.

I select the line or keywords that I want to respond to, and copy to the beginning of my comment. It is usually my comment title. When people come to this page later and read the comments, it will always be immediately clear what I'm talking about. By doing this the comment will always stand out .

I make a point in my comment about the selected line or keyword taken from the article. Then I explain my point or position in context. I may end my comment by asking a question to continue the conversation.

I make my point respectfully and I make only one point per comment. If I have more than one point to make, I make each point a separate comment. Also, I make my comments between 70 and 100 words, short articles, and I proof read – No I Don't – I can't see my own mistakes. I have 2 proof readers.

Its not important to be the first to comment but always present good quality thoughtful comments. Generally, the posts do not go away and a new comment effects the post positively.

I am always careful and thoughtful about what I write. Today, it is required that you guard your social reputation. Your reputation is critical in your success with Social Business Marketing at Markethive.