Contest Post by element321
James is the Director of Sales and Web Design at EnterNet Now! James spends most of his free time using social media and loves to teach others about design, web development, CSS, SEO, and social media. He is addicted to WordPress, social media, and technology. You can reach him through his Company Website, EnterNet Now!, or his personal website, Evoluti
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In my opinion CommentLuv is one of the most valuable plugins available to both the blog owner and to a commenter. Why you ask? Because it adds TWO backlinks for every comment left. But the difference is, the commenter gets to direct one of the links to one of their blog posts. With a registered ComLuv account, a user has ten of their latest post via their feed URL. If a user purchases credits they can add additional URLs and add default posts they can choose from as well.
If done correctly, CommentLuv can bring you targeted traffic all you do is choose what blog post you want to post along with your comment and it will leave a link back to your site. If you choose a catchy title for your posts, this will catch another visitor’s eye and they will click back to your blog post. If they like it they will continue to read, if not they will leave.
CommentLuv Strategy 1
In order to keep your readers on your site and return for more, you need to use CommentLuv strategically. What I mean by this, when you read an article about a particular topic, don’t just let CommentLuv select the default link every time you comment. This creates an almost useless link back to your site. If it has nothing to do with the topic, some readers may not click on your link (this is where a catchy post title comes in handy.) Instead of using the default or a random link, try and add a link back to one of your related posts. An example would be if, the post is about Twitter resources, and you just did a post over Twitter Clients, then you would select that link. When you do this, you give the visitors another source for information about the current topic. Plus, it will give you more traffic back to your site. Of course this only works when you have an article that relates to the current article you are reading. If you do not have a blog entry that is not related to the current topic, try and add a link that is the closest related to the article.
CommentLuv Strategy 2
I also found that when posting multiple comments to a blog post or even to different blog post entry on the same site, I would see users posting the same blog post over and over again. To me, this is a waste. If you end up posting multiple comments on the same site, mix it up a little. Even if you do not have any post entries that are of related content; give the readers more links for them to click on. I found that by doing this on most Commentluv enable sites, I get more traffic back to my site when I do this. When I do not and I just use the same link, I see a drop in traffic. You can even using this strategy on your site. This will give you interlinks and also give you a little more visibility to your to your other work.
Conclusion
Everyday I see a lot of traffic coming because of CommentLuv. I am constantly looking for and research new ways to get more traffic through comments. Using CommentLuv is only way to get to more traffic, if you are not using CommentLuv or just using the default link provided by your RSS Feed, why not try it out and take advantage of CommentLuv and help yourself to more traffic.
What strategies do you use with your CommentLuv plugin?
Twitter: kikolani
08. Jul, 2010 at 9:26 pm #
I have been doing #2 in the comments of my post on article marketing promotion. Sometimes it’s just random, but if someone mentions that they like HubPages, for example, I leave the Promote HubPages using CommentLuv article in my response CommentLuv link.
It’s definitely a good idea to leave multiple posts behind, because as people scroll through the comments, they will see your different entries and see what kind of variety you have to offer, making them more likely to click one of your links and browse more pages on your site.
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Twitter: element321
08. Jul, 2010 at 9:41 pm #
Kiristi,
I agree. By leaving more post links back to your site, you give the readers more options and they will see what kind stuff you write about. I to sometimes leave them at random. Some I forget to follow this strategy as well…
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08. Jul, 2010 at 10:10 pm #
Both of your strategies are sound!
Also, on my own blog, because my blog is dofollow, I choose not to turn on the CommentLuv feature IF I’m replying to comments on my latest post (because if I do, I’ll be posting a link back to that same post over and over again). Instead, I just turn it off.
But if someone leaves a comment on an earlier post and I respond, I enable CommentLuv and link back to a post that is relevant to my comment, or to my latest post.
Tia´s last blog ..Great Comments Get You Noticed
Twitter: element321
08. Jul, 2010 at 10:25 pm #
Thanks,
When commenting on your on blog, when not just change the link and select a different post? I do that on my site, haven’t had any issues, and I seem to get more traffic.
Of course I do this a couple of times and turn off comluv so I do not duplicate myself as well.
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Twitter: bizchickblogs
08. Jul, 2010 at 10:27 pm #
I guess because I’m too lazy to do that every time. And often times, I reply from the admin panel, and you can’t choose your posts that way (I don’t think).
P.S. If you see the ‘great comments get you noticed’ link a lot here, it’s because I am keeping that one up for the contest.
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Twitter: element321
12. Jul, 2010 at 6:06 am #
Tia, from what I can tell, the quick reply does not have that option. When I tested, I couldn’t even use comluv.
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Twitter: bizchickblogs
08. Jul, 2010 at 10:29 pm #
That’s a great strategy though, and one I never considered. Come to the blog often and you may see me start doing that!
Twitter: TheJohnSoares
09. Jul, 2010 at 3:26 pm #
I think I get substantial traffic from the blogs I comment on that use CommentLuv. I am careful to feature my most relevant post.
I do wish CommentLuv allowed me to go further back in time than it currently does to popular older posts…
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Twitter: element321
09. Jul, 2010 at 3:48 pm #
John,
I agree, I get a lot more traffic from commentluv enabled sites than than sites without the comluv plugin.
As for for more post options. I wish you could have more to choose from. Andy may not be able to do this for some reason. But he does have options where you can use credits and you can add extras post links I believe. Check out ComLuv’s credit system and see what they have to offer.
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Twitter: InteractOne
09. Jul, 2010 at 6:37 pm #
I’ve been using commentluv for almost a year now and can say it has helped me build page rank and traffic…plus I have found a ton of good blogs!:)
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Twitter: element321
09. Jul, 2010 at 8:36 pm #
Thomas, I see it everyday. ComLuv is great its both the blog owner and the commenter! I never thought about it but ComLuv does help you find new blogs to read…
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10. Jul, 2010 at 12:05 am #
I have been using both #1 and #2 strategy myself and believe it or not I meant to write a post very similar to this and you beat me to it, lol. Of course the strategy #1 is only applicable if in fact you are commenting on sites that are relevant to your own niche. As I said you beat me to it so I totally agree that these strategies are solid and should be implemented by everyone. Thumbs up.
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Twitter: element321
10. Jul, 2010 at 5:59 am #
Thanks for your sharing your input on this. I stumbled across your blog through commentluv. So I know it works as well.
As for you wanting to write something like this, it happens to me as well.
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Twitter: danielsharkov
10. Jul, 2010 at 1:52 pm #
Posting relevant links can definite bring some positive results. I have tested that method and it is definitely better than just adding your latest article. The second strategy also comes in handy sometimes. Thanks for sharing!
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Twitter: element321
12. Jul, 2010 at 6:08 am #
Yeah, the first works the best from what I found through testing. As for the second one, it works great if you have a lot of great articles or a lot of articles related to the articles you are commenting on…
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10. Jul, 2010 at 2:09 pm #
I have stumbled upon some neat blogs through Comment Luv. I do wish I could go back further and use an older post as one of the choices. Maybe Andy would consider a subscription price that would allow more then 10 choices at a flat rate, instead of having to pay for each new choice.
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Twitter: element321
12. Jul, 2010 at 6:11 am #
I agree, almost every day, I find a new blog to follow or at least another interested article that I would never have found if it had not been for ComLuv.
As for going back and using older posts, there is option where you can purchase credits to use towards adding extra post that are older.
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Twitter: torontodentist1
10. Jul, 2010 at 5:38 pm #
Thanks Element321!
Just today I was doing a site comparison of my main site and blog. By making making comments on CommentLuv sites, my blog site has rapidly accumulated a huge number of backlinks. Must be that x10 factor of listing those last 10 posts.
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Twitter: element321
12. Jul, 2010 at 6:17 am #
Dr. Joe,
I see a big difference in traffic when using ComLuv / commenting strategies, just commenting w/o ComLuv, and not commenting at all.
The worst is not commenting at all. I went out town for a week and didn’t comment at all and my traffic had a large decrease. in traffic.
As for just commenting, I get more traffic, but you have to comment more and spend more time making your comments more interesting and catchy.
When using CommentLuv, traffic was almost doubled in just a few days and as long as I keep this up my traffics stays steady.
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how do you change the URLS?
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Twitter: element321
29. Jul, 2010 at 3:26 pm #
Its real easy to change the URL. Check out my article in the Comluv link it has print screens and howto walkthrough for changing the URLS.
But in short, all you need to do is, clink on the down arrow next your comluv link and you have the option to change your link to the latest 10 articles.
element321´s last blog ..What is CommentLuv
Twitter: seosmarty
11. Jul, 2010 at 8:05 am #
It is awesome how much should still learn (no matter how much you already know).
I’ve been seeing CommentLuv for ages and it never occurred to me to choose another link from my feed to link to vary the posts.
Anyway, I am convinced now to install the plugin.
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Twitter: element321
12. Jul, 2010 at 6:19 am #
Thanks for stopping by Ann.
This plugin is great and its a great reward for you readers. Let us know how well this helps out your site…
element321´s last blog ..Guest Post- Using CommentLuv To Build Traffic
Twitter: AmIdeadYet
12. Jul, 2010 at 6:59 am #
I am new here with posting and I already see the value of the ComLuv plugin. I am still learning to understand all the ends and out of how to contribute to the community, my thing is finding topics that the general consensus is interested in reading! Great pointers to note I might add as well. Easy to implement using the plugin. Thank you
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Twitter: element321
29. Jul, 2010 at 3:24 pm #
It takes time and there are directories out there that you can use to find comluv and dofollow sites that might be in your niche.
Finding and writing the right articles is key to getting people interested in clicking on your links.
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Twitter: element321
12. Jul, 2010 at 1:56 pm #
Thanks AIDY, I have been using ComLuv for a while now. I see its benefits and it is one of my favorite tools I use to market my blog.
Thanks to Andy, ComLuv is very easy to install and if you have an issue with it Andy will help you sort it out quickly.
element321´s last blog ..External Comment Systems May Not Be the Best Option for a Blog Owner
Twitter: sonlinebiz
13. Jul, 2010 at 4:39 pm #
I’m a lot more familiar with Strategy 2 as I do it a lot especially when I’m engaged in a conversation on a blog post. I don’t however do it on all blogs as some blog owners don’t really like it @ all. Personally I don’t mind it on my own site.
Strategy one is a sound idea but requires spending some extra cash which ain’t so bad if I had the means of paying for it.
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Twitter: element321
14. Jul, 2010 at 6:08 am #
Hi Udegbunam,
Strategy 1 doesn’t have to cost anything. I haven’t a dime on it. If you have a registered account then you have access to 10 of your latest posts. All you need to do is make sure you configurated your account correctly. Of course if you have nothing in relation to the topic, then try and choose one of your links that could be important to other readers…
As for Strategy 2, I will only do this for a few comments, mostly, I do this on my site as I do not care if a reader wants to comment more than once and leave different links as long as they are adding value. As for other sites, you have to judge the site and try limited to maybe 3 – 5 or maybe as high ten but after that, I would uncheck the check box.
element321´s last blog ..Guest Post: Using CommentLuv To Build Traffic
Twitter: sonlinebiz
14. Jul, 2010 at 8:11 am #
I totally agree with you that it doesn’t really have to cost a thing but there are times when you need to generate backlinks to only a particular number of posts. Then buying some default comluv links will be necessary
Udegbunam Chukwudi´s last blog ..Top 16 Essential Plug-ins For Every WordPress Blog
Twitter: element321
29. Jul, 2010 at 3:21 pm #
I agree, I have a few posts and contest posts I would want to market, but I cant do that with out registering and using credits for the additional URLs. But its cheap and is worth it.
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Twitter: dennisknows
14. Jul, 2010 at 5:14 am #
Im going to implement this in my comments from now on. Thanks James
Twitter: element321
14. Jul, 2010 at 8:04 am #
No problem… ComLuv is a great tool for marketing. Take advantage and help our blogging communities grow!
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Okay, I understand that CommentLuv leaves two backlinks. One is in the Name field, right? But where is the second one, and how do you set it?
Do you have to put the link directly in the text of the comment?
Twitter: commentluv
29. Jul, 2010 at 8:39 am #
the second link is added at the bottom of the comment automatically if you have a feed at the site whose url you’re using in the URL field.
Twitter: element321
29. Jul, 2010 at 3:20 pm #
Andy got this before I could get to it. As Andy says its at the bottom of the comment box. such as on this site its under the Submit comment button. As long as you have a RSS feed setup and registered and you use the correct website URL and it should work.
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