A lot of blogger use commenting as a means of getting the word out there about their blog or web site but since there are so many spammers it has become publicly acceptable to use a nofollow in the comments section. But with plugins like Akismet that’s no longer necessary.
If you’re not sure what nofollow and dofollow means, basically it just defines whether Google will follow the link and take into account things like PR and age of blog. If you allow dofollow in your comments, people who comment will get a little bit of link love – in other words, a backlink. If you don’t, people who read the blog and the comments can still follow the link to your blog but Google won’t give that link any weight.
So why do I dofollow in my comments? Because I want you to comment obviously! And that’s just a little extra incentive. Since this blog is so new the benefits may be minimal but eventually it will have weight. I also include CommentLuv so that your latest blog post will be featured in your comment.
So do me a favor – say hi, share your opinon, ask a question…leave a comment. I do check out every legitimate blog that belongs to a commenter and if you dofollow I’ll be more likely to leave a comment on your blog. If you don’t it doesn’t mean I won’t – but it is incentive!
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Looks like I should get better acquainted acquainted with “dofollowing”.
That’s very kind of you!! You know what? I’m not sure if my blog is do or no follow… should have a look really. Maybe I’ll get more comments too.
Thing is with spam anyway.. even if it is do follow – they can be easily moderated and ideally the link should be from a relatd site anyway to add to the authority.
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There are also really good spam blockers that will nip those little nasties in the bud! I use a few different ones but Akismet is likely the most popular for a reason.
Making your blog dofollow is really easy and there’s really no reason not to do it. I hope more people will think about it.
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I am going to make my blog also dofollow. You get a lot of comments and that is good for the search engine.
I need to add CommentLuv to my blog too. It’s popping up on a lot of the blogs I read regularly. Thanks for the post!
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November 8, 2010 at 5:09 am
I dofollow. I feel it is only fair if I search out dofollow blogs for backlinking that I offer one as well.
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I’ve been seeing a lot of this lately. I’d be interested to see a follow up in a few weeks to see what your experience with DoFollow is like.