DoFollow, Keyword Luv & CommentLuv

by Michelle Mangen on January 19, 2010

in WordPress & Website Tips

DoFollow, Keyword Luv and Comment Luv on WordPress

Do you have CommentLuv installed?

One of my favorite ways to find new blogs to read is by visiting other sites who have CommentLuv installed and clicking through to a post from someone else who has commented. Another reason why I like this particular plugin is because it gives the people commenting on my posts a way to link one of their recent posts to their comment.

If you sign up at their site you have the ability to link one of your last 10 blog posts when commenting on a site that has CommentLuv installed. There are other benefits of registering at their site as well….read all about it by visiting the site (and Andy is super nice too).

Keyword Luv

I’m not exactly sure how I found this plugin but it was definitely through another site that has it installed and I thought it was a great idea.

Now when you comment on my blog you can put in Your Name @ Your Keywords and that will show in the name field.

For example: if I comment on someone else’s blog with Keyword Luv installed I put in my name as: Michelle @ Your Virtual Assistant

Isn’t that fun? Take advantage Keyword Luv when you comment on my posts!

DoFollow

I’m all about sharing what I have so I recently made the decision to make my site “DoFollow” with the quick install of this plugin and added myself to these DoFollow Blog directories:

So what does this all mean?

  1. I’m getting more visitors than I did in the past
  2. I’m getting more comments on  my posts (and hope to get many, many more)
  3. I’m getting a bit more spam but Askimet still does a great job of catching a lot of it!

What this means for you – when you comment on my blog you get extra exposure and I’m fostering a reciprocal environment.

I’d love to hear of your experiences with any or all of these on your site.

DoFollow, Keyword Luv & CommentLuv
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  • http://dumpmyspouse.com terry@flint divorce attorney

    Thanks to the keywordluv plugin, my site is now
    moving up on Google. I can now be found on the
    4th page of google using a combination of any 2
    of my search words.

  • http://www.travelguidecostablanca.com Costa Blanca Travel Guide

    I’m just learning about keywordluv and commentluv. I do not think I can use them on my blog because it is a blogspot blog but I have removed nofollow. Seems to be the best that I can do at the moment.

  • Dustin @ Baby Bag Backpack

    Great looking site and thanks for adding these plugins! I just added them recently to my site and they rule! More posts and your site plus backlinks for people posting so everyone wins! You just have to keep an eye on spammers, but Askimet does a pretty good job of taking care of that from my experience. Thanks again!
    .-= Dustin @ Baby Bag Backpack´s last blog ..How big of a diaper bag do I need? =-.

  • http://www.distancelearning-degrees.com Steve@Distance Learning Degrees

    Without KeywordLuv, it will be a lot of hard work and using much time to find blogs that allow dofollow tags for backlinks. Having said that I also noticed many blogs with the plugin turn off dofollow. This is because of too much useless spam of 1 or 2 words comments. So if you want more blog owners to turn on dofollow, please write useful and constructive comments. This will benefit everyone doing internet marketing. – Online Education

    • http://www.thevirtualasst.com Michelle Mangen

      Steve – I agree that it does result in some extra spam but I know Askimet is looking out for me. As for the one or two word comments…I’ll trash them if I find it necessary.

  • http://www.mysurgerymd.com surgeon

    I’m thinking about added comment and keyword Luv to one of my blogs after seeing great results from my friends. Although it is a bit of work to monitor the comments but it is well worth it for the links. As Michelle stated, with aksimat installed it does keep most of the spam comments at bay.

    • http://www.thevirtualasst.com Michelle Mangen

      And today – for the first time ever Askimet didn’t catch two — but I know how to hit the “spam” button. :-)

  • http://www.sleepingbagshop.co.uk/ Tom

    Hi Michelle,

    I agree that keywordluv can and quite often does have a positive effect on the blog on which it is installed, it drives more traffic and encorouges people to post for there own benefit, thus creating new content for the blog page.

    Do you think Google will ever clamp down on the positive effect of blog commenting?

    • http://www.thevirtualasst.com Michelle Mangen

      Tom – with all things good comes the bad and it does increase the spam :-)

  • http://www.artviper.de diocelin@website design münchen

    My favorite plugin is keyword luv because it enables us to use our real name and the keyword we are optimizing. It makes commenting more fun because we get to see the real names of the people who conversate with each other through comments.

  • http://www.dollarshower.com Ajith Edassery

    I own a dofollow blog directory as well. It’s pretty easy to locate categories there and it even have a commenting helper feature. Please check out my Dofollow blogs directory.

    • http://www.thevirtualasst.com Michelle Mangen

      Ajith – thanks for providing the link to your DoFollow directory. Will check it out.

  • http://hardwood-parqueteam.ca/ Kragor@Engineered wood flooring

    Ajith thanks for the link 2 its very helpful.
    Also Michelle thanks for providing all of this.

    • http://www.thevirtualasst.com Michelle Mangen

      You’re most welcome. :-)

  • http://www.hiflowmarketing.com Joel Walters @ Internet Marketing Consultant

    Hey Michelle, I love the way you lay out your posts, your style of writing is very fluent. I have had trouble with the dofollow addon for firefox, and so far have only found one other plugin that works The dofollow plugin from Scott Millar). I’m stoked to find another one that works, thanks for sharing!!

    Joel Walters.

    • http://www.thevirtualasst.com Michelle Mangen

      Joel – you are welcome.

  • http://www.greentent.com/ Luke@SEO Coeur d’ Alene

    love love luv keywordluv. it makes do following links so much easier and let you interact with other people in your field throughthe web while at the same time benefitting you without having to build “professional” linking relationships.

  • Philip@SEOP.com

    I am actually thinking about installing this plugin to my blogs. But I am just wary about attracting more spammers. But I think I’ll try it out on some of my blogs and see if it has advantage for me. Thanks.

  • http://www.semseoweb.co.uk Carl@SEO Nottingham

    Try using Askimet along with Sabre, this should stop most spam.

    • http://www.thevirtualasst.com Michelle Mangen

      Carl – will check out Sabre, have not heard of it before.

  • Guitar

    Hi! I’m a strong believer in promoting sites with keywordluv. Basically, it adds the human element to linking which the major search engine loves. Also, it provides a variety of different kinds of links and that’s helpful for the long term outlook of your site. Have a nice day :)

  • Karen@pictures of warts

    I love keyword luv. Thanks for letting great comments post and STILL providing a quality link back home. I will use this on all future blogs I create as well, since your visitors should be rewarded for spending time and energy reading your articles. Why not…share the love! or LUV..tee hee.

    Thanks, great article.

    Karen

  • http://www.mikestechblog.com MikesTech

    Just wondering if they have commentluv for Joomla. I can’t seem to find a commentluv plugin for that.

  • http://www.doublecurtainrodsinfo.com/ rex @ double curtain rods

    These plugins are really useful based from what I have learned from other blogs. And I’m glad that I’m already using these on my new wordpress site. By the way, aren’t you using the Top Commenters? This is also okay and can help you drive more traffic. Thanks.

  • Janicechastain

    So thankful that I found your site. The information you give is so helpful. Can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing.

  • Janicechastain

    Thanks for sharing this info. I can’t wait to see what kind of results I get using this
    tool!!

  • Janice@Disney Vacation Tips

    You have certainly given us a lot of good information. I can’t wait to try them. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. I am new to the Internet Marketing Business and everything is still a blur right now. This type of info really helps all of us Newbies out here!

  • http://whichdietplan.com Samantha@Nutrisystem Coupons

    I have just installed CommentLuv on two of my sites but am thinking about adding KeywordLuv on one of them instead, to see the difference in the kind of comments I get. Thanks for this rundown of different choices (and the direct links to the plugins).

  • http://turunberatbadan.com/1677/ispa-infeksi-saluran-pernapasan-akut-pada-anak-anak/ ispa

    These plugins are really useful based from what I have learned from
    other blogs. And I’m glad that I’m already using these on my new
    wordpress site. By the way, aren’t you using the Top Commenters? This is
    also okay and can help you drive more traffic.

  • http://turunberatbadan.com/1677/ispa-infeksi-saluran-pernapasan-akut-pada-anak-anak/ ispa

    I agree that keywordluv can and quite often does have a positive effect
    on the blog on which it is installed, it drives more traffic and
    encorouges people to post for there own benefit, thus creating new
    content for the blog page.

  • http://best-water-filter.net/ Nick W

    I think that both comment luv and keyword love are great. I personally think that keyword luv is more important for me at the moment. However, I only have comment luv installed on my blog. I should probably add both, since they seem to go hand-in-hand. It’s good to hear your take on these plugins, Michelle.

  • http://www.thevirtualasst.com Michelle Mangen

    Ashton – not that I’m aware of but you should check out the developers page because he (Andy) has a ton of information on using CommentLuv.

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    I would like to thank the author for his marvelous efforts. I always enjoy reading such articles.
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  • http://www.thevirtualasst.com Michelle Mangen

    David:

    A few months back I changed my blog from DoFollow back to the original settings because I was getting quite a bit of spam. Before I changed I did get some traffic from the DoFollow directories….was it quality traffic? Hard to say.

  • http://www.totalseo.in/ Aslam Khan

    I basically want to reward other like minded bloggers for leaving meaningful comments on this blog by giving them some “link love” back. If you are in myTop Commentator list it means that you get a backlink to your blog from every single post on my blog! So please, everybody, keep commenting!

  • http://www.totalseo.in/ Aslam Khan

    Now I know why many site owners love the Luv plug ins. They are just very useful tools for bloggers. No wonder lots of people are using these plug ins now. The benefits that the Luv plug ins offer is amazing. Thanks for running these plug ins on your site.

  • http://www.totalseo.in/ Aslam Khan

    This is a great plugin.. it really helps fight spam by giving marketers an option to post relevant blog commentsThanks for sharing this plugin and giving everyone a backlink

  • Anonymous

    Now I know why many owners love Luv plug-ins. They are very useful tools for all bloggers. Not many people ask to use these plug-ins now. The benefits Luv Plug ins offer is fantastic. Thank you to run these plug-ins on your site.
    search engine optimization company

  • http://www.shajjad-online.com shajjad Ul Islam

    Are you still telling to make our blog dofollow?

  • http://www.referencement3r.com Referencement Web

    Keyword Luv and DisqUS are 2 really nice plugins for blog commenting in my opinion. Thanks for your post.

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