I want to add to that and say you can get both, with godlike comments.

First, you need a post, a good, cool, awesome, or at least a pretty decent, post. ;)

Second, you spend the majority of your time writing awesome comments. Write comments that will attract the attention of the author. Out of this, you might gain 3 things:

• Comment upvotes
• The author will visit your blog and upvote
• The author will follow, which will be the seed of a loyal fan.

Spend time to comment on a mix of users with different account sizes. Always comment on topics that interest you and which matches your blog, but comment on both newbies, minnows, dolphins, and whales. Just don't spend all your time on dolphins and whales.