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Sunday Reading #12

Danielle — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:07:21 +0000

Check out some of the great blog posts I’ve been reading this week:

You especially need to read this article if you are or have considered publishing your blog on Kindle:

» Why I’m Not Putting My Blog on Kindle…Yet

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5 WordPress Comment Plug Ins I Love

Danielle — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:25:28 +0000

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If you’re on WordPress for blogging you likely know how great plug ins can be. They can really make your blogging life easier and they can make it more functional as well. I especially find them handy for comments.

So, here are some plug ins that I love:

Comment Luv – As far as I’m concerned, this is a must if you want to have commenters. Ok, people will comment if you don’t have it and have great content but when I see a blog with Comment Luv, I am much more likely to take the time to share my thoughts. Oh, and subscribe to the blog feeds by email because Andy often sends out good stuff.
Do Follow – WordPress automatically makes blog comment links nofollow but this plugin will make them dofollow – just a way to thank your commenters.
Keyword Luv – want to give commenters even more love? Let them improve their anchor text for their links without being spammy. By adding @ behind their name and then their keywords they can include a link that uses anchors that are better for search engines than just their name.
Subscribe to Comments – I hate it when I make a comment on a blog and part of that comment is a question but there is no option to subscribe to the comments. Or when the comments are just as great as the blog post. I don’t like to bookmark a single blog post. I’d rather subscribe. So add this plug in ok?
Twitter Link – let’s commenters add their twitter account. A great way to find new people to follow.

So, do you have any favorite plug ins for comments? Share in … well, in the comments of course!

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I “dofollow” – Do You?

Danielle — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:58:51 +0000

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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