I’ve added a lot more functionality to the blog to benefit our site visitors. Firstly the CommentLuv plugin which searches your last feed entry from the website you provide and displays it below your comment. So, the more you comment you now get more exposure to your blog or site!
The next thing I did was remove the blog’s default NoFollow feature to comments. It was implemented by default to keep spammers away but with Akismet working it’s a** off to keep spam away (and it’s doing an excellent job) I thought NoFollow could be removed to help commenters get a few backlinks. I was able to do it with this hack made simple in Doug’s post.
Well, the next thing is the PostRatings plugin which allows you to rate a post from 1 to 5, with this plugin it’ll help you pick up the special posts from the rest of the heap, currently since the plugin has just been installed there aren’t enough ratings to have a ‘top rated’ list of posts but with time I’ll probably add the ‘Top Rated’ posts to the sidebar to make it easier for you to get to the content easily. Please don’t abuse this system by giving a 5 for a post which you thought sucked and vice versa!
And, finally I decided to let you see entire posts when you subscribe to Computer Realm feeds instead of just a summary to make life easier for my dear subscribers. I initially allowed only summaries because I was worried about scrapers stealing my content, then I thought…what the hell?! Keeping things convenient for my subscribers is more important!
P.S. sorry for not posting over the last few days, had to take care of a few things, I’ll try to post regularly from now onwards.
Have a great day!
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Mar 28, 2008 at 20:16:33
Very cool that you’ve added comment love. Hopefully it will increase comments and interaction.
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Apr 3, 2008 at 11:28:09
I love CommentLuv. the fact that you promote additional comments gives you some extra content and gives your readers a link back and reason for commenting! 5 star post!
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Apr 3, 2008 at 12:29:29
Yep..its a win win situation all around..glad you enjoyed the post!
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Apr 9, 2008 at 14:10:47
It it available for blogger.com now?
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akuhdiah reply on September 9, 2008 10:29 am:
I think it is not available for blogger.com. the plugin just for own hosted service like wordpress if you hosted of paid service
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Apr 13, 2008 at 16:27:26
I don’t understand why more website owners don’t do this, I mean yes some people do want to just leave spam to gain backlinks for their site. But the website box is there for a reason, I see it as a reward for adding extra content to the website.
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Apr 13, 2008 at 23:14:27
That’s why i’ve done the best i can to reward commenters who add content to the site, i think the webmasters are worried about spam, as it becomes difficult to handle, with thousands of spam comments daily with these features turned on, but for now i guess i can handle the spam coming in,thanks to Akismet.
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Apr 15, 2008 at 06:41:26
The CommentLuv plugin is awesome. I just added your blog to a list of blogs that have it installed. Viva La link love.
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Apr 15, 2008 at 06:57:10
Thanks Stephan,i could do with a few backlinks =)
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Apr 19, 2008 at 00:58:32
thanks, was looking for the “I Follow” plug
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Apr 20, 2008 at 10:42:19
I also like to use “Comment Relish” to encourage a second visit to my site. It a nice way to send a automated email thank you invite a commenter to come back.
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luq reply on April 20, 2008 10:57 am:
Yeah i guess i should add that plugin as well, thanks for pointing it out!
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Apr 22, 2008 at 02:51:37
This plugin is taking commenting to a new level. I am looking forward to reaping the benefits as i share the luv.
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luq reply on April 22, 2008 10:50 am:
Yes, its an excellent way to promote the commenter’s site and encourage comments on blogs, its a win win situation all together.
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May 10, 2008 at 19:27:38
it will surely increase your comment count and will get commenter 1 technorati authority
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luq reply on May 10, 2008 11:51 pm:
good point about the technorati authority i didnt realize that…thanks for the comment!
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May 12, 2008 at 15:54:20
comment on dofollow blog surely increase your Technorati authority
check my blogs technorati reaction the last reaction is from http://www.computer-realm.net for commenting on this post
so those who want to increase their technorati reactions and authority i would suggest u to reply to this post and get your self free technorati authority
and dont forget to check other dofollow blog and post your reply to get your self another authority but make sure you are adding to the discussion and not spamming to simply increase your authority
you can start searching for dofollow blogs on my blog i have 100 blog list that dofollow and my blog is one of them
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luq reply on May 12, 2008 4:28 pm:
thanks for the info predeep..and also thanks for pointing us out to a list of 100 dofollow blogs, sure will come in handy!
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WebWenchGinger reply on June 30, 2008 8:13 am:
OMG… I had forgotten about technorati! Thanks for the heads up! (I’ve also GOT to find out how to add this “reply to comments feature!)
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May 13, 2008 at 14:21:19
i used it too.
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May 14, 2008 at 22:25:32
I must say using this plugin has give me a new motive for leaving comments on other blogs.
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May 19, 2008 at 03:41:06
Commentluv, I think is going to be the most popular wordpress plugin of 2008. It has really taken off.
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May 27, 2008 at 14:21:32
Thanks for the plugin - always nice to see when blog owners give a little back to their readers.
good luck with it all
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Jun 18, 2008 at 02:20:11
its great that you added it ! should prove to make the blog even better !
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Jun 18, 2008 at 20:28:55
Hey luq thanx for the post mate and cummentluv plugin link i have installed this cool plugin on my new blog
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luq reply on June 19, 2008 9:49 pm:
thanks for commenting!
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Jun 30, 2008 at 08:11:12
I too use CommentLuv, with DOfollow… and I love it! Thanks for this post, it reminded me to check the status of my other “no follow” settings! I’m glad I read your comments too, because I had forgotten all about the importance of Technorati! Guess I’ll be busy for a little while tonight. Thanks for a great post
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Jul 5, 2008 at 08:24:01
this plugin is another great way on rewarding your visitors. I use it on one of my blog as well.
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Jul 16, 2008 at 22:52:36
Great additions. Any time you can provide additional value to visitor - you have a chance of turning him into reader
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Jul 18, 2008 at 00:40:52
Thanks for the great resources. I already have the DoFollow plugin on my blogs, and I had already decided not to use CommentLuv (I just don’t see the relevancy), but I am going to check out the rating tool. That could give an added dimension of participation for my readers…and participation is what blogs are all about!
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Jul 21, 2008 at 23:04:02
This sounds like an amazing viral marketing tool, I’ll set it up on my own blog asap. (I checked the CummentLuv site but it seemed to be down due to server errors.)
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luq reply on July 22, 2008 4:19 pm:
The site should be back up soon, by the way i noticed your blog is on blogspot, the commentluv plugin can only be added on wordpress blogs..just so you know..
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Jul 28, 2008 at 00:37:41
CommentLuv is a great plugin but many bloggers who try to benefit from it fail to realize the FeedBurner actually steals their PR juice.
It took me a whole to locate the solution but if you are interested, I have described in details how to address it on my blog.
Thank you for great post.
Alex
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Aug 7, 2008 at 22:13:17
I agree with Alexa Commentluv and do follow is the way to go! People that don’t share the page rank juice are greedy and should learn to share!
Great post luq thanks for sharing!
P.S. I’m here because Alex showed you in his video!
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Aug 13, 2008 at 09:32:35
Is there an available CommentLuv plugin for Blogger?
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Aug 16, 2008 at 10:27:55
I’ve noticed a huge difference in the number and quality of comments after I installed CommentLuv. Especially when people see I approve comments that are of value in bot information and aren’t simply one liners that want to get links back to their site.
I would encourage anyone who has a blog to seriously consider installing the CommentLuv plugin and at least consider removing the nofollow tag. Sure you might get a few spam comments, but you can always delete these instead of approving. Remember, comments are content for your site, fresh content, and if the person leaving the comment has written something of value then it can help when the search spiders crawl your site for fresh content.
Regards,
Ian (Make Everything EzyAs123) Richardson
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Aug 18, 2008 at 09:13:09
Interesting!
CommentLuv helps you reward your commentators by separating their name from their keywords in the link to their site. This gives them improved anchor text, which can help their site rank higher in the search engine results.
You can now leave a comment with your name as well as a keyword of your choice here and get a PR5 link back to your site! How cool is that? People pay big bucks for that and all you have to do is comment here.
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Aug 18, 2008 at 21:41:34
From a user’s perspective,I find it hard to comprehend why more website owners don’t do this, I mean yes some people do want to just leave spam to gain backlinks for their site. But the website box is there for a reason, I see it as a reward for adding extra content to the website.Having a serviced office blog about to roll out next month, I intend to allow visitors post blogs with no form of restriction to the SE.
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Aug 19, 2008 at 01:28:25
Thanks CommentLuv. I believe your idea is great. I have some idea about PR and will announce it in the future.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 16:33:29
kalau buwat blogspot gimana caranya?
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Sep 9, 2008 at 10:32:21
Yes comment is a very nice plugin for attract other commentator for website owner vice versa for the commentator who receive free backlink and promotion
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Sep 12, 2008 at 00:38:06
Thank you so much! I was getting stressed trying to figure out if it had worked or not! Your explanation made it a lot easier for me!
Here is another question for you!
When I am posting using the name and the URL, should I have my actual name, (as I have done now), or use the sites name or a keyword phrase for SEO purposes or does this not matter?
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luq reply on September 12, 2008 3:30 pm:
Well, getting the link back is one plus point, but if u use the keyword that u want your web page to show for as your username and if the keyword is not a popular one it might race your site to the first page however i would not recommend it as it looks spammy this way and if u really want to build a good blog you wouldn’t want potential loyal visitors thinking you ’spammed’ to get your site popular…thanks for the comment!
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Sep 12, 2008 at 14:22:19
Just, want to share a love
please come and visit my blog 
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Sep 17, 2008 at 19:30:22
I love CommentLuv. very nice tool
brave the inventor
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Sep 17, 2008 at 20:51:22
Great Post! Thanks for showing us commentLuv!
Thanks,
Jonathan Muller
http://mastersofseo.com
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Sep 21, 2008 at 05:44:30
I search keywords then add commentluv dofollow to get the good links
my blog has commentluv and does follow
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Sep 25, 2008 at 07:32:17
Great info - keep up the great work.
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Sep 28, 2008 at 00:22:07
Thnx 4 the info!
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Sep 30, 2008 at 06:40:20
Very Smart and generous step. I am sure you will see increase in traffic
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Oct 1, 2008 at 22:25:28
yep, good luck
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Oct 3, 2008 at 22:51:39
Its great that yiu have decided to share some link juice with your followers. Good on you! Great site.
Giving a little back!
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Oct 3, 2008 at 22:53:48
The comment rater is a cool feature
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