Comment links are usually treated differently from editorial links
Most modern publishing systems add nofollow or ugc attributes to comment links, and search engines understand that comments are user-generated rather than editorial recommendations.
That makes them very different from a writer choosing to cite your resource inside the article itself.
Mass commenting is easy to detect and low value
Automated comments, keyword anchors and irrelevant promotional messages are classic spam patterns. Even when the link remains live, the placement rarely creates meaningful authority or traffic.
Building hundreds of these links can make a profile look noisier without creating real visibility.
Real comments can still be useful
A thoughtful comment on an industry blog can start a conversation, bring referral traffic or make an editor familiar with your name. The benefit is relationship and participation, not the comment backlink itself.
If nobody would write the comment without SEO, it probably should not be posted.
Do not measure success by comment-link count
Track relationships, referral visits and future mentions instead. A single useful conversation can be more valuable than hundreds of low-quality comment links.
Use contextual backlinks when you need editorially meaningful links.
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