Dofollow, CommentLuv, and KeywordLuv

Posted by Matt McGuire in Site News

Jan
24

I installed a few new feature on MattMcGuire.com. This blog is now Dofollow, CommentLuv, and KeywordLuv enabled. Here is soem information on these features.

DoFollow – Now links in comments are dofollow, really they are no longer nofollow. This simply means search engines will see the link and give the site your linking to a little credit which will help that site’s search engine ranking.

CommentLuv – This feature will automatically your your site when commenting and pull in your last blog post. It will give your site some credit without the need for you to try and spam this site.

KeywordLuv – This will allow the link back to your site have appropriate keywords in it. Now you can post your name as something like Matt@Sacramento Photography and the link to your site will look like this Matt from Sacramento Photography

All of these new features are designed to encourage and reward people for making comments here. I enjoy the interactions and it also helps the site with more content. It also has the risk of increasing spam. So just be aware that I only approve comments that are relevant to the post you are commenting on. Outright spam as well as off topic posts will simply be deleted. Have fun and comment away.

January 24, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Joe from Sacramento News says:

Great idea. I think I will install Dofollow, CommentLuv, and KeywordLuv plugin myself.
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January 26, 2010 at 3:45 am
Alan from Tulsa Farms says:

Matt,

These plugins are really needed for the hour. Webmasters install them on their blog but spammers really take advantage of it. I have it in my blog as well, but this will definitely increase the moderation time. But in my personal opinion its highly helpful.

Regards,
Alan
Alan@Tulsa Farms´s last blog ..Home Winterizing Tips

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Pasty Reply:
January 27th, 2010 at 6:01 am
@Alan – get good spam protection – peter math anti spam or akismet – makes moderation a heck of a lot easier
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Matt McGuire Reply:
January 27th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
I am using akismet right now. Hopefully I can manage the spam. No comments get posted without approval so I know they will not get through, but I don’t want to spend a great deal of time managing them.

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January 26, 2010 at 7:33 am
Karl Foxley says:

CommentLuv is such a great plugin. I’ve written a few posts about it on my site explaining the importance of registering your sites so you can select up to 10 of your latest blog posts from the drop-down menu that appears next to your link.

Andy Bailey (the plugin creator) has added quite a new features of late, including the option to add additional URLs (for a small fee).

Good luck with the plugins,

Karl
Karl Foxley´s last blog ..Testing, Testing, Testing, Do Not Click

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February 3, 2010 at 11:37 am
John Paul from Make Money Blogging says:

3 Great Plugins. Nice way to thank your readers.
John Paul@Make Money Blogging´s last blog ..Just Released: New Twitter Dummy Guide

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February 4, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Darrin from tampa bankruptcy says:

Installing these plug-ins do give an advantage for both the blog owner and the guest who comments. But making sure that all the comments are all the more necessary. It was nice reading the article.

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Matt McGuire Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
I know I get some additional outright SPAM and some just off topic comments. Things like “Great Post” and “Keep up the good work”. Those types of comments get deleted. If I can’t tell that you read my post I will not allow your comment to be posted.

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February 4, 2010 at 2:54 pm
shaw from san diego movers says:

I’m a big fan of Keyword Luv. Gives people a chance to post a link, but they’re at least doing it with a human touch.

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February 5, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Sports jerseys says:

I appreciate the do follow movement as it should increase the number of quality comments. Most spammers are easy to spot anyway, so deleting their comments will be easy. I would give my nod to Akismet for the best spam catcher.
Sports jerseys´s last blog ..Evan Turner OSU Jersey | NBA Draft 2010

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February 11, 2010 at 10:24 pm
stphen from bird repellent says:

hey! i think this is the best way to make interactions between people. This plugins really proves very useful. and the information posted by you is really great. Thanks!

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February 24, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Joseph from Jacksonville SEO says:

comment luv works great on the right websites. thanks for spreading the word about the plugins.

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February 26, 2010 at 1:20 pm
warhammer figures says:

I agree that this plugin is a great booster for blogs. for the point of view of the blog owner altough is not a set and forget. If ppl love their blogs they should really take care of them on a daily basis in order to don’t stack up on spam and crap posts. on the point of the visitor, this is a great motivator to encourage ppl to make a decent post on any specific subject, contributing this way to enrich the blog content. so it is a win win scenario in my POV.
thank you for sharing
all the best

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February 26, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Trevor from Earn Money Now says:

I installed these plug-ins on my blogs not to long ago. I have not really see to much of an increase in new comments yet but, guess only time will tell.

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March 4, 2010 at 4:30 am
warcraft figures says:

I agree with most commentator that these plug ins are very needed but I am also a bit worried about spamming. But I guess if the blog owner is moderating that will not become too much of a issue.
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