Hello Guys 👋
How have you been?
Hope you’re alright in this monsoon weather.
Well, as promised in my previous edition, I’m here to share → how to drop a comment under your ICP or connection posts/ the right way of commenting!
Dropping comments is not only one of the ways to get visible, but also to showcase your skills, expertise, and knowledge you possess.
Based on the trend, or if you follow some top creators like Jasmine Alic, you will get to know how the way of hiring people is changing rapidly with time.
People have started taking personal branding seriously and building their profile
Linkedin profile has become mandatory, no matter if you’re applying as a freelancer or full-time.
People are being consistent and trying to show up every day to be visible
People are dropping comments under their ICP/niche-relevant person posts to get visibility or open doors for new opportunities
WHY?
Because, as I said earlier, no matter how talented you are, if you’re not visible at the right place, it is of no use.
Now here come some very common questions that people often face (and I did too): How to comment down under your connection posts, and what is the right way so people notice you?
A couple of questions that everyone on this journey asks often:
What do I comment if I find nothing relevant in the respective post?
Do I need to push myself and drop a comment on every post where I don’t feel like to?
What do I comment on Founders’ posts if all they are posting are “motivation quotes”?
What if I don’t have anything in the post to give a take on?
And many more….but trust me, we all have been there.
Now, what do I do in such a case (and you can also do)?
I have been in most of these situations, so I figured out for myself what to do in such cases.
I never push myself to drop a comment, and you also shouldn’t
Sometimes some posts are very long, so a bonus point if you really read every word, but if you don’t or cannot and still want to drop a comment, then you can look for their hooks or their PS. Many posts have catchy hooks, appreciate them or acknowledge them (a habit you should develop when building your brand)
Most of the time, people always include a PS in their posts, so you can reply to them if you find nothing to comment about.
If any founder in your feed drops “motivation quotes” mostly, and you get confused about what to comment, then please do not. Because this is what “commenting forcefully looks like”
Founders often share their stories, some lessons, or majorly relevant content because they’re also here to build authority, so you will find so much in their content to drop about.
If you see someone posting about something that you know (even a bit), then drop in about it, who knows if you get to learn something new
Do not drop those too technical or robotic comments, like never, because they can be smelled from miles away (people hate those who drop such comments)
Be authentic, be real, share your stories, share what you know, or if you’ve something relatable, because that’s where connections build
If you get a question, drop it; if you like something, appreciate it; if you find something informative, acknowledge it; if you see someone doing good, support it. Because that’s how you will grow and learn.
Some recent examples of how I dropped comment and their impact. 👇
And not only this, she turned this question of mine into a post today, with a detailed guide and tagged me also, such a kind and thoughtful gesture :)
In the above screenshot (where I commented), you can see how I dropped my take about how Meta Ad works, which reflects that I know how Meta Ad works, so it can be seen in the way I commented.
His reply says it all!…and that’s what I mean when I say that comment with the intention of engagement. Your comment should reflect your skills, expertise, or the knowledge you possess regarding the topic.
Pro Tip: People see your comments and they drive impressions, which means people are watching you and your comments...so who knows if your next client is sitting in the comment section. So be thoughtful about what you comment.
Well, I guess you must have understood my intent here. So I'll wrap this here and assume that you must have learned something from this edition, and I might have introduced you to some new tips.
Still, if you have any doubt, reply to this newsletter or feel free to DM me; I would be happy to help you.
Keep commenting, keep growing, and keep building!!
See you in the next post with a new interesting topic.
Until then….happy weekend.
With Love,
Divya <3