The Old Dog Asks: Can YOU Succeed On Steemit Simply By Commenting? Meet @eric-boucher
Are You New To Steemit? Are You Struggling To Be Seen? Make Meaningful Comments!
That's how many of us started, as commenters. Sure we wrote posts, but to make connections, get our name out there, have our avatar instantly recognized and develop our brand we did lots of commenting!
In the beginning I often made much more through commenting than I did through writing articles and you can do the same! REMEMBER COMMENTS ARE CONTENT AND CAN BE UPVOTED JUST LIKE BLOG POSTS! Good commenting is a skill and it will be rewarded!
Let's Take A Look At A Highly Successful And Much Loved Commenter!
I call him the King of Commenters and The Professional Encourager. Who is he? @eric-boucher!
Photo Credit: The Man himself @eric-boucher!
First of all @eric-boucher is a talented photographer and an interesting guy. You should follow him just for that reason. Check out one of his recent articles to see what I mean!
The fact is though that @eric-boucher doesn't post articles all that often but what he does do, perhaps better than almost anyone else, is comment!
Why is @eric-boucher so Successful?
- First of all his comments are kind, appreciative and have a positive tone!
- He also gives his opinion and often his analysis of the information in the article. He doesn't simply write: "Good article" or "nice post." He engages you, and you find yourself looking forward to his visit!
- @eric-boucher takes the time to answer questions that an article has posed.
- He comments a lot! Look at his comment page HERE. There are 20-30 a day!
What Else Can You Learn From This Commenting King?
@eric-boucher is not afraid to upvote his own comment. Not only does that move him up on the page but he gets to pay himself for the comment! And why shouldn't he? He's put a lot of work into Steemit and he brings valuable content to the table! Way to go @eric-boucher!
Please Scroll Through His Comment Page. Click On Some of Them And learn From A Master!
I picked the examples below almost at random and none are older than 8 days! Notice the dollar figures in red!
Have A Look At @eric-boucher's Author Rewards!
As I mentioned @eric-boucher doesn't post a lot of articles so as you scroll down the list you'll see that most of his rewards were earned through commenting! WOW!
@eric-boucher earned about $118.00 last week through commenting!
What About You?
- Will you check out @eric-boucher?
- Do you like to receive nice comments?
- Can you be an active commenter?
I hope that you enjoyed meeting @eric-boucher, the Commenting King and The Professional Encourager!
Until next time,
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
Remember, I reward the best comment(s) on each of my posts with my "The Old Dog is Throwing You a Bone" program! So please re-steem and follow so that we can spread the wealth!
LOL!!! Here's both tears of gratitude and laughing giggles... You have touched my heart deeply to speak in such terms and the kindness can only be returned from this end.
As I write this, I see that there are many who do appreciate your article as well (the article is now worth $224.31, and, maybe it is only my positively biased opinion, but it feels well deserved as it obeys the laws of our land: The Steemit platform population and the technology involve a few important demands. The writing style is easily approachable, positive, creative, open-minded and fun and reach out to the reader as well, as always! ;) Your article isn't too loaded with pictures or videos, which slows down the uploading of the content, especially on iPADs and iPHONEs and tablets of all sorts. You keep it short enough, yet filled with quality and interesting approachable content.
Reading your post brought to my attention facts about me that I wasn't absolutely unaware of, I love it! For example, I didn't know about my author rewards until you pointed it out to me. I have not looked at it in ages! Telling me that I had earned $118.00 last week alone gladly surprised me.
I also want to thank you for the choice of picture representing me as it does feel like me on so many levels. Further more, it is part of an experience related in the article you give the link to that will never leave my mind and my heart as being one of the most beautiful experience in my life. To top it all, the series or article relating to this trip in the Canadian Rockies is in itself a dream come true for which I had the opportunity and good fortune to share with you all because of the existence of Stemit.com and the person who pointed its existence to me: @onceuponatime!
All for one and one for all! Keep on thriving, Steem on, may the smiles be easy and namaste :)
The Old Dog is Throwing You a Bone For Your Nice Comment!
Please check your wallet!
Note: With the latest hard fork my program is now changing. My upvotes now have much more power and so all commenters on my posts will be rewarded with an upvote! The simple ones with something and the ones that I really like with a lot higher percentage!
Thanks a bunch for the BONE! This posting is #4600!!! Namaste ;)
I purposely waited for you to show up to post my first comment here! I'm always happy and up built by your visit and I see that many feel the same. Now it's time to put you at the top of the page as you deserve since this article is in your honor!
I'm definitely feeling it, thank you so very much... I'm at a lack of words. Namaste :) (((HUG)))
STEEMIANS ARE THE BEST. I also reply so much more often than I post. Good model for people like me who like to comment and dont always have the time to sit down and write a long post, which I also have tried. Maybe I will try this model.
Hey why not it's a lot of fun!
How Sweet!
What a nice article and so glad to see these comment exchanges.
Beautiful~*~
King of Commenters! Well I'm not the only one who notice then. I know a lot of people have notice. Your comment was a nice read Eric. Take care my friend!
Thanks a bunch @teamsteem! It feels great to have people even reading my comments and voting them up, very encouraging. Have a wonderful weekend, keep your smile and namaste :)
Yes, it seems that quite a few have noticed. Congratulations to you as well on your success on this amazing platform!
you do speak beautifully Eric, you know if you just dump a couple metaphors in there you'll have thousands of Steemy Women banging on your doorstep
Hahaha! He is a charismatic guy!
Warm words of encouragement sure don't hurt... Thanks a lot, namaste :)
We call this a "self-fulfilling prophecy". I think @kus-knee told us the truth! And one shouldspend at least the same time in reading an commenting as in writing.
Loads of words of wisdom in your comment here, I can only agree, everyone would gain so immensely doing so. Thanks for the powerful thoughts you just shared with us here. Namaste :)
You are right, did you check out his comment earnings!
crowned comment king :D
congrats!
Thanks a bunch! It feels great, I'm on top of the Steem clouds! ;) Namaste :)
haha .. you should be
that's amazing
enjoy it :)
Actually you're right up there as well @englishtchrivy!
Congrats.. I follow your coments and indeed are usefull , kind and honest. Thats what this is all about. I made also some comments which were rewarded positive. that's makes us smile. We cant be all article creators. But we can inspire people by giving a good feedback on their work.. keep going
Solid kind words, thank you! Glad we are on the same boat here, namaste :)
Mr @eric-boucher you are such an inspiration to me. There's no other thing more fulfilling than to uplift, inspire, and encourage others, to interact with people and make wonderful connections to others. I stumbled upon this post as i was searching about commenting, it seems to be my niche rather than making posts. loled at myself. :D I just love to hear out other people, listen to them and to atleast in even a little way, inspire and bring to them positivity through commenting. :)
Much love from the Philippines!
Namaste. (˘⌣˘ )
Your words rings true with me too! I am so glad to know that you are also inspired in the same fashion. All for one and one for all!
Namaste 😄
Nice! I had no idea about you! Thanks for pointing this out to us @kus-knee! Followed @eric-boucher can't wait to interact with ya here! Great pic of the rockies btw!
Thanks a bunch for your fellowship and nice comment @chrissymchavez!
Looking forward to seeing your work out here too. Namaste :)
This post received a 28% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @kus-knee! For more information, click here!
Well, let´s start by commenting myself then. Nice article to those of us who are new!
Hi @lunav, I'm glad that you found it!
Thanks @kus-knee! Still wondering around this place!
Not sure I can become that successful like @eric-boucher – I however think that is an important area of the entire platform. I would love to be better in that respect. We have the content creators (Poster) – we have the Investor and we have the Engager or Interactor (the one that comment) – these 3 are highly relevant to steemit!
What About You? As said I would love to become better in interacting but sometimes a time issue – you can hardly comment very in depth on every great psot you want to.
Will you check out @eric-boucher? Sure lol
Do you like to receive nice comments? Yes but not only the word “nice!”
Can you be an active commenter? I try but am an amateur
Steem on and thanks for the great post which needs to be resteemed @kus-knee
@uwelang, you are an amazing Steemit member in your own right! What I admire the most about you is that you stuck with it and remained POSITIVE during the hard fork when many became disgruntled. Who knows how many you helped and look where we are now. Amazing!
Thanks a lot my friend - what else can we do other than being positive
Nice!
See what I did there?
assume that comment is intended to be "funny"....?
Of course that's what it was. I read your post you said you liked comments but not just "nice"! then I wrote after it... "see what I did there" I was a joke simple as that.
good boy - I was just frightened a bit lol
Nice is better than nothing and there's no problem using it when it's interspersed with some more engaging comments.
I enjoy commenting more than I do posting blogs. It gives me much more freedom to express my toughts in a better way and since there is already set subject, I get inflow of response ideas and critiques if I must. Overall, commenting is possibly the best way of engaging directly with with Steemit community and of course, it creates many bonds. People tend to remember comments, like IRL. Thanks for this post!
It's amazing to read these "testimonials" about commenting and you're right about it creating bonds and the commenters being remembered.
Sure, I will check @eric-boucher out. I think commenting is kind of undervalued by new members. They sometimes make amazing content, but didnt get the notice they deserve. I recommend to build a following by commenting and meanwhile start to blog. You dont have to be perfect from beginning on. Opposite, I think it is better to learn, make mistakes, observe others, learn, struggle, then succes in small parts and just keep the work. Patience is also a key to success on steemit. Steem on, guys. And thank you for this recommendation.
This is great advice. The number one thing to remember is to enjoy yourself!
I saw what you did there! Good comment :)
It's very interesting to see that some people are able to get a decent amount of money from mostly comments! This just shows for versatile this platform actually is :)
I am a somewhat active commenter myself, but I can always improve, just like all of us. I think commenting is a good way to create relations, gain followers and get your name out there, and getting a comment is always nice.
The bottom line is we're here to engage, explore, have, fun, learn and then earn. The earning is the bonus. Millions and millions are doing what we do here on other platforms and there is no monetisation!
Yeah, that is true. I almost feel bad for some posters at Reddit who obviously spend several hours to create great posts and comments, and are only awarded with karma, while we can do the same and get rewarded with money ;)
@kus-knee, I am completely sold, ya Old Dog, you! haha
I now feel very inspired and compelled to check out @eric-boucher 's blog! I agree with you about offering valuable and consistent feedback! Although I would assert that commenting is better than no commenting at all, offering thoughtful and insightful feedback is extremely important. After all, the is social media and the point is to be engaging and keep the conversation going! Only after you've shown that you care about and respect other people enough to share in their experience and content, will they begin to care about you. You ultimately get what you give!
I very much enjoyed this article and will now begin following both you guys!
Thank you for you time and efforts invested into keeping steemit awesome!
Your friend,
~Hratch
"Only after you've shown that you care about and respect other people enough to share in their experience and content, will they begin to care about you. You ultimately get what you give!"
In writing that you have shown that you understand the secret to success!
Indeed my friend! I try to begin each year by reading "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill! I'm only now just chiseling up my rhetoric skills so that I can express and explain it better for those who want more out of life! Always love to connect with like-minded individuals such as yourself, who enjoy being expansive and making positive waves in this world! Keep up the great work and I look forward to our future exchanges! ~Hratch :)
Awesome!
I've gotta say coming back to Steemit/This post is a great way to start my morning. I'm glad I did.
I'm very grateful for this useful information. I do what suits me, though English is not my mother language and only Google translator helps me. I also prefer to read positive and meaningful comments, then one-word comments, like "nice" or "good". And follow Eric immediately! He is a great guy I think!
You are the type of member that needs to be appreciated for making an effort in a second language. I'm confident that in the future this platform will be multi lingual!
Thanks a bunch for your kind words too! Have a wonderful weekend, thrive on, keep your smile and namaste :)
Thank you! I'm very grateful to be here, and grateful to @homeartpictures, who has shown me this opportunity! Steemit is the best platform I've ever used to make friends and some money. But I miss other Hungarians, I've found only 2 of them. Where are the others? If they knew what a possibility to be here? But many people are lamenting how difficult life is.
I look up to him and I'm on the process of becoming like him :) I registered mid May and I'm proud to say that I now have a lot of comments. And I'm doing more.
Commenting gets quite addictive too with the positive responses from the people that receive them and with steemitboard making it an achievement.
One more characteristic in @eric-boucher comments is his Namaste ending which already gets incorporated with his profile here on Steemit. If we ask a veteran here in Steemit about who always says "Namaste" no doubt that person will guess eric. :)
Thanks for noticing this as it is truly something I strongly adhere to. Have a wonderful weekend, keep your smile, thrive on and namaste :)
Thank you ^_^
Same to you sir eric. Have a wonderful weekend, keep you smile, thrive on and Namaste.
Glad to read that you are enjoying being a commenter. Namaste is part of @eric-boucher's branding.