Position yourself as a center of influence - the one who knows the movers and shakers. People will respond to that, and you’ll soon become what you project - Bob Burg

The first and one of the most important step to getting into an influential network is to be noticed. You can email as many times as you want, but the chances are your emails just wont make it to the blogger’s attention. I can only imagine the inbox of a popular and influential blogger.

I have been fortunate to have been noticed by some of the influential bloggers. At first my sole concern was to get something back from them immediately, but I have come to realize the importance of being a part of an influential network. In this post I will share some of my ways on how I have been able to get noticed by top bloggers, and some tips on how to sneak into their networking circle.

Some of the things I share here might be nothing new to you, but as you read you might find something that might be unique to my approach. I won’t guarantee any results, but so far following these steps I have been able to befriend some of the top and popular bloggers and be a part of their networking circle.

First Step – Jump in the commenting bandwagon

The most easy and effective way to get noticed by a blogger is through your comments. Try and be a regular commenter and when you leave a comment, leave ones that add value to the post.

The best approach to leaving a comment is to ask a question, something that will really catch the blogger’s eye and compel him to reply to your question. Like everything else, commenting needs strategy as well. Try and develop a strategy that will make you stand out from hundreds of other commentators. Try and make your comment long and make sure to add value and ask questions to ensure maximum exposure for yourself by the blogger and other readers as well.

Participate and be an active commentator. Doing it once isn’t enough, getting noticed requires time and patience. Craft a skill and keep honing it until you are noticed by the blogger every time you leave a comment.

Second Step - Get in touch via email

Once you have mastered the art of commenting and being noticed in the comments section by the blogger, your next step is to email the blogger. I am not sure why so many people are hesitant to use this form of communication, but email is one of the most effective networking tool out there.

One of the best strategy you can use to first get an attention in an email is by asking a question about one of the archived posts. Leave a comment on a post that has been written quite a while ago and ask something related to it. You most probably won’t get an answer. This is when you email the blogger with your question. Make sure to make your subject stand out. Remember you are already noticed by the blogger if you have effectively applied the first step. The chances of your email being opened and read by the blogger are pretty high. And if your question regarding the post is valuable and something that demands an answer, you will get a reply.

Third Step - Why you Should save some email

Now that you have been noticed by the blogger through your comments and have managed to get a reply to your email, the next step is to save the email that you received from the blogger.

Once you receive an email back from the blogger, it is of utmost importance to save this email. The reason is simple. When you write an email again, it’s very likely you will stand out from the crowd just because your emails subject line has the letters ” RE:”. The letters “RE:” has a lot of value when it comes to standing out from others. Just think, if you get an email with a subject line that has the letters “ RE:”, you know you have replied to that email and have exchanged emails with the person before. This is exactly why you need to save the first email that you received from the blogger, so you can use it as a “bait” to get the blogger’s attention and eventually a reply.

Just make sure to use this method only when an email needs to be sent. If you start sending meaningless emails, you will just dig a hole for yourself and all your effort in being recognized by the blogger will go down the drain.

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