CommentLuv blogs are blogs that allow commenters to leave behind not only the main link to their website, but also a link to their latest blog post as well below the main comment. They usually look something like this:
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So why should you love CommentLuv blogs, and how do you get the most out of them as a commenter, blog owner, and blog reader?
CommentLuv for Commenters
The most obvious perk for commenters who have their own blog is that CommentLuv enabled blogs allow the commenter to not only leave behind a link to their blog, but also to their latest articles. Here are some tips on how to utilize CommentLuv as a commenter.
Register Your Site
The best way to utilize CommentLuv blogs for commenters is to first register your blog at ComLuv. Unregistered blogs are usually allowed to leave behind their latest post on a CommentLuv enabled blog, but registered blogs are able to select from their latest group of posts on most CommentLuv enabled blogs.
Check Your Links
When you register, use your main blog feed URL vs. your FeedBurner URL. If you hover over your CommentLuv links and notice they are pointing to http://feedproxy.google.com as opposed to the direct URL for your article, you will need to go into your FeedBurner account and under the feed’s Analyze tab, click on the Configure Stats under Services. Un-check the “Item link clicks — optimize for” box. This should change it to direct links to your article.
Leave Relevant Blog Posts Behind
Now that you have registered and have the ability to select from your recent posts, whenever you are commenting on a CommnetLuv enabled blog, try to select the article that is most relevant to the post you are commenting on. So if you are commenting on a blog article about Twitter, leave your most recent Twitter article behind if possible. Most of the readers perusing through the comments are obviously interested in Twitter, which will make your blog article link stand out.
Leave Relevant Blog Posts from Other Sites
What if you have multiple blogs, and you have a post on another blog you would like to leave behind as your CommentLuv link, yet you still want to use your usual link in the comments? Simply enter the blog from which you want CommentLuv to pull a particular article from in the website URL. Before you submit the comment, go back and change the website URL to your normal one. After you enter the URL, don’t tab out of the field or click anywhere on the form but the Submit button, otherwise CommentLuv will pull an article from your normal one.
Please note that I am not advocating spamming. Let’s use this example. Most people know me as Kikolani and I typically link to Kikolani.com as my main website during commenting. Now, if I am commenting on a post about freelancing, I still want to use my usual profile so people will recognize me, but I also want to leave a CommentLuv link behind to the best freelance resource article from the freelance blog on my portfolio. I feel that this is perfectly acceptable, especially since the link I’m leaving behind in CommentLuv is relevant to the post I am commenting on.
CommentLuv for Blog Owners
So as a blog owner, what are the benefits of installing CommentLuv on your site?
Get More Comments
Bloggers love to be rewarded when making comments, and what better way to reward them by allowing them to add not only a link to their main site, but also to one of the latest articles! CommentLuv blogs (especially ones that are dofollow) generally get more comments.
Identify Good Comments
CommentLuv can help you spot good comments in a sea of spam. For example, when I am scrolling through my Akismet spam filter (that does grab very good commenters with valuable comments), the CommentLuv heart link tends to stand out.
Please note – not all comments with CommentLuv links are good, and not all comments without CommentLuv links are spam. But I have found that the majority of good comments trapped in my spam filter are usually accompanied by CommentLuv links.
Make Comment Reciprocation Easier
If you are a blogger that enjoys visiting your readers’ blogs and leave comments, having CommentLuv installed on your site will give you a clue about which posts your readers have done recently or are most proud of, giving you a direct link to a post you can comment on.
CommentLuv for Blog Readers
So, let’s say you don’t own a blog or usually comment on posts, but nevertheless, you love reading blogs. What is the benefit of reading CommentLuv blogs?
Find Related Articles
Most bloggers who comment on CommentLuv blogs will try to leave behind a CommentLuv link on their site that is related to the blog post they are commenting on. So, say you are interested in personal development. Check out a CommentLuv enabled personal development blog. Not only will you find great articles about personal growth, but in the comments, you will probably find more personal development articles links via CommentLuv.
Of course, not all bloggers who comment will have a blog post that is 100% relevant to the blog post they are commenting on, but it may be helpful nonetheless. So you could be reading a CommentLuv enabled blog about blogging, and find article links via CommentLuv about SEO, social media, and other related topics.
Where to Find CommentLuv Blogs
Here are some places to find great CommentLuv blogs.
- CommentLuv search – Use the search box to find CommentLuv enabled blog posts on particular topics.
- Dofollow blogs with CommentLuv – This dofollow blog directory tags CommentLuv enabled blogs.
- Cool blogs using CommentLuv – This list includes 30+ CommentLuv enabled blogs.
- Fresh blog list of CommentLuv for daily comments – A list of 100 CommentLuv enabled blogs.
Why Do You Love CommentLuv?
Blog readers, commenters, and blog owners… do you have any additional tips for reasons why you use or seek out CommentLuv enabled blogs?
This post brought to you by Kristi Hines
Kristi Hines is a freelance writer, creator of Kikolani, and owner of a dofollow directory which lists 150+ blogs, social networks, and more.
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What a great piece of post on CommentLuv! All I can say is that comments on my blog increased by 2 folds ever since I started using the plugin. Great plugin for all wordpress bloggers
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I was very pleased to learn that I can install CommentLuv on my Blogger blog as a plugin to the Intense Debate commenting system. This has allowed me to override the disappointing “default” commenting system of Blogger.
It’s a great plugin and thanks for the listings. I’ll head over and check out some of those blogs today.
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I was using blogger platform for my blog and attracted so much seeing other blogs that implemented commentLuv plugin. But I found it hard to implement commentLuv for blogger’s blogs. Now I’m happy. It is possible to use CommentLuv for your blogger account too! My comments are increased more than double after I used commentLuv.
Kristi,
Thanks for the great post. I was having issues with feedburner and my links posting incorrectly. I followed your steps and the issues have been resolved!
I never knew that the links dropped could be that of feedproxy.google.com
Very funny. My own links were pointing to the feedburner’s domain and I was donating all the PR Juice to feedproxy?
Corrected the link pointing and now I am happy. Thank you for guiding. It was a great help.
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Hello Kristi,
I came here via Google and have subscribed to your blog.
I’m glad to say that my technology & web blog, Digitivity, is now CommentLuv enabled.
For me, CommentLuv is a just a form of social reciprocation. On the other hand, expecting people to do something for you and not give anything in return (blogs that want people to comment and not give any link back) are practicing anti-social behavior.
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I am a huge fan of CommentLuv. I have written several articles on its benefits for business. It is also enabled sitewide on Positive Real Estate Professionals if individual members choose to use it.
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Great plugins. I think the best one is Keyword luv.. getting that anchor backlink is huge for any blog owner.
A greay way to give a little back to your readers.
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I’ve only just found out about commentluv and this is the first time I’ve seen keywordluv so I can’t resist giving it a go. It’s a great idea, encourage quality commentary and giving the love out. Brilliant. Now to see if there is a Joomla plugin.
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Every day I learn new things and tricks. I started blogging not so many days ago and am yet to catchup with the strategies. A friend of mined informed me about CommentLuv and how it can boost my blog ranking therefore I googled and your blog came out. Once again for thanks for this information.
Lately, I’ve noticed the little commentluv heart more and more. I used to use the plugin on my blog a couple of years ago, but there were some technical glitches at some point, so I stopped. I just started using it again today. I love the idea of it, so I’m hoping the glitches are long gone. (I’m assuming they are). I’ve also been noticing the keywordluv plugin lately, so I thought I’d try it out this once to see it in action. Not sure if I’ll continue to use it or not, just because it feels “wrong”. LOL.
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Hi Kristi
“CommentLuv can help you spot good comments in a sea of spam”
I noticed that when I went into my Akismet spam list.
As soon as you see that little red heart, you think, this is a real blogger with a real last post.
That wasn’t the reason I installed CommentLuv, I wanted more comments.
BTW will have to start thinking about KeywordLuv.. do you think it attracts more comments?
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