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The ‘Do Follow’ Blog: Backlinks and Comments Ahoy!
I have decided, after 10 seconds of deliberation, to install a ‘do follow’ plugin for my Wordpress blog. By default, Wordpress slaps on a ‘no follow’ tag to any link that is user created, like a link in a comment for example. The no follow tag would then tell Google to skip over indexing that link. This was originally designed as sort of a spam deterrent. The consequence of using the no follow tag by default means that folks who comment do not get ‘link juice’ from the blog they are commenting on. ‘Link juice’ is a loose sort of term more commonly referred to as ‘back links’. Any self respecting blogger knows that back links are important to the growth of your blog.
Back links, or incoming links are critical to a blog or website. These represent the importance, authority, or popularity, of the website being linked to. The amount of incoming links a site receives directly affects it’s page rank. As every blogger knows, a higher page rank means more visitors, and more visitors could potentially lead to more money happiness.
Commenting on a blog, popular or not, that supports do follow linking, like this one, will increase the amount of back links you have. For you, a blog owner, that means that you should do your best to locate some do follow blogs to comment on. Luckily for you, I’m here to help! It should be said that even though a do follow blog has more of a commenting incentive, that doesn’t mean we should ignore our blogging friends that still support no follow. You should do your best to comment on anything you find interesting.
Do Follow Directories
During my travels, I’ve come across a few blogs that support do follow links, but I’m also come across some directories and lists. I’ll let you make up your mind on what to use, but here are some resources for you.
- Do Follow Blogs with good google page rank
- Do Follow blogs Directory
- Do Follow List of Lists
- Do Follow Directory
- Blogs That Follow
- Skeet’s Do Follow Blogroll
- Follow List
- Do Follow Community on Bumpzee
- D-List
There are more for sure, and if you spot any lists feel free to drop a comment, and I’ll add them to my list
I want this on my blog!
If you want to add do follow functionality to your blog you are in luck. The process is as simple as installing a plugin. A fellow named Andy Beard has a pretty nice list of available plugins. Alternatively, you could install a plugin like CommentLuv that will throw a link to the commentator’s last blog entry.
Words to The Wise
Be careful! These days, the quest for getting traffic is a bit of a cutthroat business. Everyone wants to make money, and make it fast. You, as an honest blogger, need to take steps to protect yourself from people who are out to make a quick buck by disguising themselves as do follow bloggers who just want the increased page views and comments. You can do this by installing the Firefox SEO plugin.
Closing Thoughts
I love comments, I do. I like to leave them and receive them. I think they build community between bloggers, and they add a level of hard feedback to a person’s writing. It’s not rare to see a comment actually add something to an article after the author sees it, and does some editing. It’s a special thing to see that sort of interaction between the speaker and his audience.
Try not to get caught up in all this ‘igottahavetonsofvisitorsandalargepagerank’ craze. It’s not worth the headache. Blog for yourself and you’ll be fine.
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