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DoFollow Blogs
First what is a DoFollow Blog?
A little history. Google started a movement of adding an attribute to links that would tell the search engines not to follow the link. It's purpose was to discourage people from spamming blogs.
The thought being, that the only reason spammers leave comments on a blog is for the "Link Love" they get from the comment link. Unfortunately, spammers are not so easily discouraged.
In reality, spammers continue to spam blogs for much the same reason people spam by email. The more people that look at your spam the more likely you will find someone that will actually click on it.
A "DoFollow" blog is a blog that does not add the "NoFollow" attribute to it comment links
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Why bother with all this???
Another good reason to encourage comments is how those first viewing it perceive your Blog. Blogs with no comments have an initial impression of being uninteresting. If it were interesting and useful, people would be reading and commenting. Since no one is commenting that must mean no one is reading it, therefore it's not worth MY time to read.
Comments also increase the content of your Blog, the more comments the more keywords and therefore the more searches you receive from the search engines.
I also have the belief that the search engines, Google in particular, pays attention to your comments RSS. I've found that posts with comments get indexed quicker than posts without comments. The logic behind this would be simple. If people comment on your Blog whether calling you a moron or praising the ground you walk on, either way you got their interest enough for them to read and comment on what they read. Google is looking for content that is of interest to others and this is a good indicator of the better post.
No matter how you look at it, comments enhance your Blog. Encourage them by making your Blog "DoFollow".
Got an opinion on the subject, or have other reference information to consider. Leave a comment at the bottom of this page. Stay on track and relevant to this subject, Like any good Blogmaster, I DELETE SPAM.
Or, Join the debate in our "Should blogs be DoFollow" section!
"Comments enhance your Blog
Encourage them"
Do Follow Blogs
Know of a great DoFollow Blog. Add it to the list!
The Digital Guitar
Guitar tips and instruction1 point
Top eBay Tips
Learn how to make money using eBay and CraigsList.1 point
Your Website Profit
Free tutorials on Internet marketing, search engine optimization, web development and blogging. Learn to make money online.1 point
Zoekmachine optimalisatie en SEO blog
Weblog met nieuwtjes, weetjes en tips omtrent zoekmachine marketing. Comments worden streng gecontroleerd.1 point
Critically acclaimed and brutally honest movie reviews by The Critical Critics
The Critical Critics - the most robust and brutally honest movie review site on the internet!0 points
Webicy Blog
A Webmaster Blog about Internet Marketing, SEO, Tips, Articles, Software and Resources and many more.0 points
Digital Tv
All about digital TV in the UK & Satellite TV.0 points
Brad Blogging - Advice on Making Your Blog Better Through Personal Experience.
Brad Blogging can make your blog sparkle with some great tips that are only found here. Visit us often for tips that you will not see anywhere else.0 points
How Should I stop Spammers?
The best way to stop spammers if by using a good spam blocking plugin for your blog. These use an algorithm to determine if a comment is from a spammer and automatically deletes it from your blog.
These are amazingly accurate in detecting and removing spam, and are very easy to install
Know a great plugin in? Add it to our list. Or if the one you use is already on the list vote for it!
Dave’s Blog » Spam Karma 2.3
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Download « Akismet
Great Wordpress anti-spam plugin. This requires th more...0 points
How do I make My Blog A "DoFollow" Blog?
For Wordpress blogs this is very easy to do. Spend a couple minutes adding a DoFollow Plug in.
Know a great plugin that isn't on the list. Add it! If you find the one you use on the list vote for it!
WordPress Nofollow SEO-Plugin : Nofollow Case by Case : fob marketing
WordPress Nofollow SEO-Plugin : Nofollow Case by Case0 points
Removing NoFollow from Blogger
Removing the "NoFollow" from blogger is a little more work but it can be done!0 points
What else can I do?
One other thing that help keep you from getting spammed by SpamBots (spamming software) are image generators.
In order to leave a comment the commentor needs to type what they see in an image.
People can see it SpamBots can't.
Version 3.0.0: Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam Image Plugin for WordPress | Peter’s Useful Crap
» Version 3.0.0: Peter%u2019s Custom Anti-Spam Im more...0 points
What do you think!
Yes or No not good enough?
Tell us why you think the DoFollow movement is good or bad.
Click in the "I Say" text box and you will be able to give your opinion and Choose "Yes" or "No"
Should blogs be DoFollow
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Brad says:
http://bradblogging.com has a do-follow policy.
I enjoy receiving a link to my website for saying my opinion on something.
Posted May 08, 2008
Pascal says:
It's Googles problem that they can't rank pages without the pagerank system.
If every search engine starts with his own rules to hide the flaws in their algorithims ...
Sorry, i'm not making sites for Google.
Posted May 03, 2008
legbamel says:
NoFollow failed, and is simply a way to avoid sharing your linky love with other bloggers. I'm DoFollow, all the way!
Posted February 09, 2008
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N376 says:
The NoFollow attribute does nothing to stop spam, but it does a lot to stop them being rewarded.
Posted February 10, 2008
Another Blogger says:
Spammers might spam more often if they think thier going to get a link out of it.
Posted February 07, 2008
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Tell us what you think about all this.
Quick "Your lens is Great, check out mine" comments will likely get deleted. But if you have something to say about the "DoFollow" Movement, we'd like to here it.
And if you're real nice you can even give me a link to your favorite "Family Friendly" site after your comment! :)
DoFollow Blogging is a great way to allow people to create authoritative comments that lead back to the posters website. It brings good relevant content and helps those who are posting.
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Posted April 26, 2008
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mulberry
Good info.! My blog has been successful in some respects but obviously get more comments would certainly be a worthy goal. Posted March 18, 2008 |
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BlogdesignGuy
Interesting lens. I appreciate the detailed explanations concerning the whole nofollow and dofollow controversy.I never paid much attention to SEO in the past so I didn't bother with it, but I recently have been taking a more in depth look at it and this adds to my knowldge. Thanks. I recently created a lens on designing blogs that I think you will be interested in. Posted February 29, 2008 |
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Aice
interesting lens you got here about blogs too ^_^ yeah blogger is higher to my visitors i guess its because they are more easier to use compare to wordpress.com Posted February 13, 2008 |
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NorDac
@legbamel Posted February 10, 2008 |
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legbamel
This is great information. You might want to add non-WordPress-specific links, though. Blogger defaults to NoFollow and has thousands of people looking for information about it. It's easy to change and worth the effort. Then there are those other platforms... Posted February 09, 2008 |
I think if people are willing to take the time to comment on your blog and the comments are not just a bunch of spam garbage, there should be no reason why not to pass some link juice on to that person. Google sometimes over steps their authority when it comes to telling us what to do. My Blog, That Blozzz is one of the many who welcome comments and offer do follow links.
Posted February 07, 2008
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Bloggeritaville
Askimet is a great plugin to help combat spam, if you aren't using it, I recommend it. Also, hey welcome to the cool people group! Invite all your friends, the more the merrier! Welcome aboard! Visit my lens and rate it if you like, I've rated your lens here, nice job! Posted February 05, 2008 |
