The whole commenting on Hive posts 'thing' always grows your Hive bottom line, right?  Actually no, for many people it doesn't. And it's why so many people stop commenting on other people's content, I think. The ***Why Bother?*** factor.

Basically we ALL want validation and engagement AND we want to grow our Hive portfolios. Even for the odd few out there who claim they're not here for the crypto rewards, it's still about growing audience.

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#### But why keep commenting if it doesn't result in new followers, Hive portfolio growth or anything more than a mono-syllabic response?  

🤔🤔🤔

#### Like most things in life, you have to give out what you want, first. 

So my pro-commenting tips to GROW your Hive world look like this: 

- **Answer/respond to EVERY single, personal comment on your content, everyday.  And upvote it as generously as you feel able, in relation to the quality of the comment**.   My Hive day starts by skimming through my discord notifications and checking my active posts to respond and reply ***to every comment*** (other than obvious automated bot comments).  If a community curator manually posts a glossy looking comment on behalf of a community, at least *thank the individual human curator* in response.

- Reward people who comment on your content with not only an upvote, but with a little extra.  *Who doesn't like to get some free tokens, right?*  Me?  I use ENGAGE.  Not only does that give ENGAGE tokens to the person who commented, but it is followed by extra upvotes on their comment!  What's not to like?  

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#### It's an awful lot of bother to go to for 0.05 though, right? 

If you want to see the potential of commenting to grow your Hive portfolio, go check out the **ENGAGE THE WEEKEND** post, which goes up every Friday.  It's the brainchild of @galenkp and attracts some heavy-hitters in the Hive comment world. 

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#### But what REALLY levels up your Hive comment game?  

- **Go and comment on the latest post of anyone who commented on yours**.  And be amazed how quickly you will develop a loyal nucleus of supporters and also gain new followers almost every day.  Basically close the loop.  Give back.  

#### The final step?  

- **Randomly comment on 2 or 3 people every day who are out of your immediate inner circle**.  Click on your Following Feed *every time you sit down to Hive* and just choose the 2 or 3 newest posts.  Read, upvote and comment meaningfully. 
- **Following someone new?  Tell them**.  In a comment. 


Great, consistent daily commenting will do a number of things: 

- Keep you top of mind with a wider circle of people;
- Grow your daily curation rewards;
- Give you great post ideas everyday, as you read and engage more widely;
- Add a level of authenticity to your daily blogging that makes it all *so much easier* and so much more real;
- Over time, people are more likely to add you to their Hive auto vote;
- The number of people following you will steadily grow, which grows your potential post rewards, in turn.

When I first started 2 years ago on what was then Steem, my mentor @kenistyles suggested commenting on 12 posts a day BEFORE you start posting anything yourself!!  I've tried to hold that vision and been pleasantly surprised that EVERY time I open my Hive account, there are curation rewards waiting.  Consistently.  

So who are 5 awesome commenters out there you could/should connect with, follow, engage with and learn from? 

@bigtom13
@galenkp
@cmplxty
@trangbaby 
@riverflows

#### Love to hear more about YOUR successful commenting strategies - and suggested great commenters to learn from - in the comments below. Where else?! 😆

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