Comments are one of the most underutilized and under-voted parts of the steemit community. People don't seem to understand comments pay out just like an article. Comments can turn a minnow into a salmon or dolphin in a very short time. They can draw new readers to an article. Provide feedback for the writer and the community. Comments are a great thing that I think people just don't pay good enough attention to.
First off vote on your own comment. Most people automatically vote for their own articles so why not upvote your own comments as well? This moves your comment up when sorted by trending making it more likely for someone else to upvote it as well.
Vote on others comments!!! I see great comments passed by without a single vote, some even have replies saying how good the comment was. Come on it only takes a second to upvote a good comment and every vote counts, even yours.
If you have written a good article and someone comments on it, why not reply to them? Starting a comment conversation or buzzing topic can draw more readers then the original article. So be sure to engage your stemmit audience and vote on the comments you agree with or are good. It benefits everyone especially YOU the author.
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Comment on a new or hot article to increase the odds of your comment being noticed and voted on. Try to have your comment actually reflect the content of the article. Chances are poor for a "cool" or "great stuff!" comment to get a vote.
In conclusion a good or half decent comment has just as much earning potential as a full blown article but you can make a comment in under a minute. A minnow can post 50+ comments in the time it took to write this and has 50+x chances of winning the "steemit lotto" then I would. Be sure to love and vote for your commenters authors, they are the ones providing your upvotes. Whales peek in the comments section a little more an toss a little steem power their way.