Over the course of the last month, I’ve tried really hard to get more involved and be more active in the blogging community, particularly on Twitter. I feel like I’ve succeeded in my mission as I’m making much more of an effort to share posts, chat with bloggers and find new ones to follow. Another thing that I’ve started taking part in are comment threads. For those that don’t know, comment threads are run by certain bloggers / accounts and basically gives everyone taking part the chance to share their new blog posts, discover new blogs and gain some comments on your own as well.
I’d highly recommend comment threads and I’ve found them nothing but positive since I started taking part in them regularly. So today, I thought I’d share with you some tips on how to make the post of comment threads and where you can find certain threads throughout the week!
Know when they are and who’s hosting them
Obviously you can’t take art in a comment thread if you have no idea where to find them! The more I took part in, the more new ones I discovered because mostly, the same group of bloggers all hope from one to the other. The more new bloggers I discovered and followed through the comment threads, the more visible they were to me on Twitter. Listed below are all the comment threads I take part in and the ones I am aware of. By all means, if you’re aware of any others, please leave a comment below and I’ll add it to this list!
Mon: #TeacupClub, @TeacupClub_, 5pm GMT & #CommentStorm, @lazyblogging, 8pm GMT
Tues: #BloggersNightIn, @corinnekirsty, 7pm GMT
Wed: #BloggersPromoHouse, @beccaxjayne, 8pm GMT
Thurs: #TeacupClub, @TeacupClub_, 5pm GMT
Fri: #BloggersTribe, @BloggersTribe, 8pm GMT
Sat: #BloggersWorld, @BloggerWorldRT, 8pm GMT
Sun: #BloggersTribe, @BloggersTribe, 8pm GMT, #BloggersPromoHouse, @beccaxjayne, 8pm GMT
Get your tweet ready
Now you know what time the comment thread starts, you can get your tweet pre-written so you can just super quickly copy and paste it when it starts! I simply write out the tweet on my notes with the link to the blog post I want to share so it’s ready to go.
And make your tweet stand out
Loads of people usually take part in comment threads, so it’s super important that your tweet stands out from the rest. Use a photo from your blog post to make it more visually pleasing, use emoji’s, write a funny caption – something to grab people’s attention and make them want to click on your link! I also find it helps to say in the tweet what exactly the blog post is about, rather than a simple, “my latest post”.
Comment on other blogs
This is obviously one of the main points of a comment thread so make sure you make the effort to comment on other people’s blogs! You’ll be amazed at how many new and incredible blogs you find during comment threads so it’s so worth it to take the time to have a read and comment.
Leave heartfelt comments
And when you do leave a comment it’s always so much nicer if it’s a heartfelt comment, rather than just “nice post!”. That doesn’t prove that you’ve read the post or have any opinions on the topic the blogger is writing about. You’re much more likely to build up a relationship with a blogger if you’re both leaving heartfelt comments on each others blog!
And let the blogger know
Also useful to hop back into the comment thread after you’ve commented and to let the blogger know that you’ve left them a comment!
Return the comments people have left you
I always, always return the comments people have left me through comment threads. Even if their latest post isn’t something I can comment on, I’ll always go back through their older posts from that week and leave a comment on something I am able to talk about.
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LOVE this! I never use Twitter for business! But, I’m about to start today! see you in a comment thread! xox
You’re missing out!
I’m not sure how to do this. Do you add that hashtag to your tweet right at that given time? Thanks for sharing all these wonderful helpful hints.
You just join in with them, the @TeacupClub one is good on Monday and Thursday at 5pm. You share your link on their relevant thread.
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I love these tips! Thank you so much, as of now I only participated in BloggersTribe on Sunday but I’ll try to participate in more even though it’s a little bit hard for me to market myself and my blog 🙂
Glad you found them helpful! Comment swaps are great, Bloggers Tribe is definitely one of the best! cxx
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This is a really helpful post, so informative for someon like me who has SO much to learn! Thanks!
Glad you found it helpful! xx
I never even knew about this! I will definitely try to jump into one soon! Thanks for sharing!
They’re fab! Hope to see you there xxx
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Lovely tips
I’ll surely save this post 🙂
Glad you found it helpful 🙂
Ivery done a few chats before and finally did my first comment thread and I love it. Thank you for your handy guide on when they are too!
Chloe x
Thengguidetolondon.blogspot.co.uk
You’re very welcome!
Love that the first post I discover via my first ever comment thread is one about comment threads, ha! Screenshotted your very helpful list, if I come across any you haven’t included I’ll be sure to let you know x
Haha! Very convenient! 😉
This is so helpful! I absolutely love comment threads, I’ve screenshotted this list too so I never miss any again!
Claire xo
Woohoo good!
Thank you for this, Jenny! I’ve now jotted all these down and I’m ready to get commenting on so many blogs! xx
Great to hear!
This is so useful. I need to save that list you made! I have started making an effort in twitter chats and from your blog post I am super excited to try out comment threads more. This is my first one!
Great post!
Emily x
Yay! I’m glad you found it helpful!
Thank you so much for this post I had no idea when half these comment threads were on! Xx
Itsallzara.blogspot.co.uk
You’re very welcome!
Great advice!! I love comment threads, they’re like the bread and butter of bloggers 😀 xx
Sophia xx http://sophiawhitham.co.uk
Haha I agree, I love them too!
This is such a helpful post, thank you so much for sharing! I’ve just started taking part in comment threads and they are so much fun!
They are aren’t they?! I’ve not been taking part in them THAT long really but I had seen them “around” but just never bothered. I wish I had started sooner!
This is Defo advice I need to follow. The thread thing is fairly new and it would have been an amazing way of meeting new bloggers when I first started!
Yeah I was just thinking how I wish I knew about them and started taking part in them sooner!
Funnily enough, I stumbled upon this post through a comment thread! I really love taking part in things like twitter chats! And thank you for sharing when they are on! X
Victoria | VictoriaaHelenn
Haha yeah I shared it in a comment thread as I thought it might be helpful for anyone who’s doing their first one!
This was really useful-thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome!
SO useful to have a list of all the threads, it’s something I’m really trying to work on!
Once you get into the swing of when and where they are, it comes very easily!
Looooved this! Super helpful, I really like comment threads if can really help with engagement and you can discover some amazing blogs at the same time.
I’ve been looking for a list of threads so I hope you don’t mind I screenshotted the one above it’s super helpful!
Thank you for the advice! Xo
Not at all! You’re very welcome x
Amazing post! I absolutely love to read other bloggers posts and comment. It’s nice to share some love. Comment thread is such an amazing way to find new bloggers and for other to get to know your blog. xo
Antonia || Sweet Passions
Yes, absolutely I totally agree!
I had no idea comment threads existed, I’ll be looking into these now 🙂
Rosy | Sparkles of Light Blog
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Yay! You so should! <3
Ahh I was gonna do a post like this and you beat me to it! To be fair you know more comment threads than me haha. Good tips! x
Lola Mia // ww.lolitabonita.co.uk
Whoooops! Sorry haha! Well now you know them too 😉
I love blogger chats, and this is so helpful in helping me find more to partake in! It really helps with the growth of my blog and finding likeminded people crueltyfreehayley.com xx
You’re welcome! It’s really helped me too. I’ve found engagement and daily views have definitely gone up since I started participating in them!
This is such an awesome idea for a post! I’ve always wanted to participate in a comment thread but haven’t ever known the times and where to locate them untill too late! Lovely idea sweetness xxxxx
Well now you do! Hope to see you at some. BloggersTribe are currently running one throughout the whole of today!
Love seeing other people’s blogging advice! I often dish it out myself but I always see something I hadn’t thought of on another person’s site, thanks for the info! xxx
Haha, you’re welcome! We all have different experiences so we’re bound to come across something we haven’t thought about before!
Loved this! I really need to try and take part in more comment threads, I enjoy them more than chats a lot of the time! Great tips lovely X
Tiffany X http://www.foodandotherloves.co.uk
Yes, I agree. I enjoy them SO MUCH more than Twitter chats now. I rarely take part in chats anymore unless it’s a topic I really, really love.
I really appreciate your weekly guide of when comment threads are happening…thank you! I like to join in as much as I can now I have Twitter 🙂
You’re very welcome!
Thanks for including us in your post lovely! Means a lot 🙂
Taking part in chats and threads really is a great thing, you get to talk to other bloggers and it really helps when you are trying to grow you blog and get better a blogging 😀
And totally agree with all these pieces of advice, especially the type of comments to leave, it’s so much better to take your time and read the post and leave a nice comment, rather than juste the generic “nice pics”… ^^
-K
You’re very welcome <3 Oh gosh, you'll always get a few generic "Nice post" comments, but for every one generic comment you'll always get 3 heartfelt ones and that's okay!
I’m really just a beginner at these blogging shenanigans. I’m learning the ropes day by day. So by joining comment threads, I not only find out some fantastic new blogs, but I also make my little blogging world bigger, one step at a time. That being said, I’m still new at this. So learning the etiquette of a comment thread from this post has been a big help. Thanks, Jenny!
I’m so glad you found it helpful, Emma! Hope to see you at more threads during the week!
This is great, blog comment threads have been one of my favorite parts of Twitter & the blogging community! It helps so much w/ sharing the love & sharing your content. Thank you for sharing all the blog comment threads in your post – I didn’t know about most of those, so I will keep them in mind!
Hope to see you at more of them now! I’m sure there must be more that I’ve missed out.
This is so helpful. I definitely don’t get involved as much as I should but I think a lot of that is down to just not knowing when and where these things are taking place. Thank you! x
Yeah absolutely I understand that! When I started blogging I had NO IDEA who ran what on what days and so many bloggers I knew were taking part in all sorts of cool things!
This was so incredibly helpful! This is my very first time participating in one of these comment threads and these tips definitely helped! I wish I had read this beforehand because I definitely scrambled to find a post to share! I just followed your blog because it’s so unique (I’m glad I found it!) and I’m looking forward to reading more posts from you!
Aww thank you so much, what a lovely comment! <3 Glad you started taking part in the comment threads, at least you'll know for next time!
I’ve only recently started taking part in all the comment threads but I’ve find they’re so helpful and show all your supporters in the blogging community. I love commenting on posts but I’m so bad at remembering to do it! One tip is to maybe when you’re commenting on a blog you really like, comment on another one of their posts to show your love and interest to their blog.
Abs x
https://afababulouslife.blogspot.com
Yeah that’s a great tip! If I find I’ve already commented on the post that they share via the comment thread, I’ll always comment on a different one if they’ve commented on mine. I’ve found myself backtracking through a blog a couple of times!
Comment threads have been so useful for me and my blog! I love taking part in them and I always love chatting to you Jenny 🙂 xx
Likewise, Chloe! I’ve discovered so many amazing blogs though them. Definitely worthwhile!
I’ve never joined in a comment thread before but rather reading this post, I think I’ll have a look! Thanks for sharing xx
http://www.abeautifulchaos.co.uk
You SO should, Nicole! People would love your posts <3
I use to use comment swaps on twitter but recently I feel I get a lot of ‘pointless’ comments where you can tell someone hasn’t read your post. I’ve stopped using them because of this but these are great tips on making the best out of them!
Yeah I agree you will always get a few “pointless” comments for sure. But on a whole, the comments I’ve had from comment swaps have been great and I’ve found some new blogs I really love through them!
This is so useful, thanks for the informative post. Love a good comment or two haha!
You’re very welcome! Hopefully will see you at a few <3
I never took part in comment threads but will definitely be on the lookout for them now!
Yay! You should! Take part in tonight’s one and see how you find it! <3
So cool! This is really a very useful post. Thank you for sharing1
You’re welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful <3
I love these Jenny! Definetely need to let the blogger know in comment threads as it can be so easy to get confused and mixed up when there are a lot of people x
I know right! I usually don’t reply and return any until the next day and I always make sure I reply and return the comments I get BEFORE I take part in the thread so I know the difference. If that makes sense?! Haha
Thank you for sharing this! I’m pretty new to blogging and am still getting a feel for it so this post is SUPER helpful!
Hopefully I will be able to take part in some comment threads in the near future 🙂
Caitlin x
Yes! Come and join in with Corrine and Kirsty’s one today at 7!
Some really great tips! I will try and join in more on twitter 🙂
You absolutely should! Corrine and Kirsty’s one is today, I hope to see you there!
That’s super useful, thanks Jenny! I never really knew much about comment threads but now I’ll try to get involved. I participate in Top Ten Tuesday and WWW Wednesday and always find lots of new blogs and gain traffic to my own through that and really get to feel a part of the community. This seems like another great way to do that! x
I would have loved to take part in TTT and WWW but those are very book orientated and I don’t really read enough anymore to come up to consistent book content. Which is a shame!
I haven’t tried this yet. Still a bit intimidated …
Can I ask why you’re intimidated?
Hmmm good question. It’s something like meeting new people. All these blogs, tweets, etc. Maybe overwhelmed with a touch of intimidated is the correct phrase.
Comments and feedback are the lifeblood of Blogging in that it encourages bloggers to do more and to guide them in what to write about.
Absolutely, I totally agree, Tony!