Comments on: How will ComLuv survive? your feedback please

By: James

James — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:27:08 +0000

Nice work Andy. I’m sure it’s only been about a year since you set up comluv (I’ve even got a blog hosted there) so hats off to you.

I’ll be emailing you about a paid placement soon
James´s last blog ..Google Fined For Infringing French Copyright Law

By: Andy Bailey

Andy Bailey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:40:44 +0000

when things are ready, you’ll be able to buy credits to get extra features on a blog or use them to buy advertising on comluv blogs. That’s as good as a donation as any

By: Andy Bailey

Andy Bailey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:39:19 +0000

thanks for your kind words! I have put into process a whole package of upgrades and improvements due to be installed this weekend and added to over the next month that will help the site bring in some money and if it all works, we can all share in the proceeds. I’m ready to start putting in affiliate integration into everything that will be used to earn the site money so everyone who talks about comluv and links to it will be able to earn a comission payment every single time one someone they referred pays for something.

ID commentluv is now out and I have a few minor adjustments to the wordpress plugin to tidy it’s code up a bit and then I can add the things that most people want and that’s more urls per account. I’ll do it via a credits system, 2 credits per url with each new member getting 5 credits when they join. Along with the main url, that means each member will have up to 3 free url registrations.

Thanks so much for your feedback.

By: psitutor

psitutor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:56:06 +0000

Where is your Donation button …?

I will take the option for a review in next or so newsletter

Am able to refer people to you for tweaking blog bits, as well as myself when my tech is busy; are you familiar with aMember at all…?

By: Rhys

Rhys — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:30:19 +0000

Hi Andy – Be encouraged man, you have done an amazing service for the blog world, I know how much lovely traffic CL has generated for me.

I’m really disappointed that the donation Button hasn’t kept you compensated. I was an early customer, and I totally appreciated the personal touch you gave from day 1. I remember having to e-mail you to find where it was hidden, so maybe some more buttons, a bit more prominently displayed??

Everybody understands the need for income to pay the server and other costs, so ramp up the ads where-ever you can. They work for lots of people, and the key factor is exposure/traffic. You have some really good traffic figures, so set them to work. If somebody gets offended by a banner ad, so what? Anybody that silly doesn’t deserve to use CL!.

My own take on all this is that I don’t really want any more bells and whistles with CL, life is complicated enough, and the core functionality is already BRILLIANT!! So back off development [more costs] for a while and concentrate on monetizing your existing structure.

It seems it needs to be said, so please let me post it here right now; “CommentLuv [and its magic inventor Andy Bailey] ROCKS!!!!!”
Rhys´s last blog ..CommentLuv Guarantees Premium Keyword Backlinks

By: Rocque

Rocque — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:31:07 +0000

I have been too busy to follow what is happening with Comment Luv, and I agree with everyone who says that they really enjoy this plugin. I, too, recommend it in my blogging classes, and I hope that you can find a way to keep it going.
Comment Luv creates a sense of community among bloggers, and it allows us to thank our readers and those who participate with a link.

Please keep it going, and do charge some for support above and beyond the norm.

Rocque
Rocque´s last blog ..Blastoff is Here!

By: Andy Bailey

Andy Bailey — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:12:42 +0000

thanks for your kind words! I will keep it and make it happy. I was after feedback and I certainly got it!
I am testing out some scripts in the background so I can add payment buttons for certain things which can be paid for with credits, some given free when you join and some can be bought at $1 each.
I’m tying it in to the affiliate plugin so we can all share when the site starts to make money!

By: mwglassmarketing

mwglassmarketing — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:02:26 +0000

Andy,

Commentluv is incredible and you have provided a wonderful service that has helped out many people. I would be a shame to see you sell commentluv to some random company that slowly (or quickly) destroys it. Your ideas to make money through commentluv are great and I encourage you to use them. Although I only recently registered a few of my friends have been touting its benefits for a quite a while. Thank you
mwglassmarketing´s last blog ..Some updates on the way

By: Andy Bailey

Andy Bailey — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:20:05 +0000

I think I had better keep hold of the site until it can produce some revenue, it’s not crippling me to pay for the server so it’d be a shame to not see what it’s capable of producing. And yes, I am overdosed on caffeine!

By: Andy Bailey

Andy Bailey — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:19:03 +0000

I didn’t want to have ads on the main blog but I might just have to. I’ll investigate what looks good here and see how it goes. thanks for your comment!