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By: Gail @ Social Media Marketing

Gail @ Social Media Marketing — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:25:51 +0000

Many bloggers are not totally clear on why encouraging businesses and blogs to use appropriate anchor text is important. Some get tired of the spammers and think they are being attracted by KeywordLuv or being dofollow. While that may be partially true, even nofollow blogs that don’t use these plugins are spammed.

The number of KeywordLuv blogs is growing and we are finding each other more effectively. I encourage those who have quality blogs to install it and fully intend to focus my time and efforts on collaborating with and cross-promoting blogs that choose to use these plugins.

That does NOT mean I discriminate against quality content or will not share what they do but it does mean that my time is very limited and I will go out of my way to support those who are willing to give to others.

The post featured in CommentLuv in this reply is a great way for businesses and bloggers to understand why supporting each other is critical and how best to do that.
Gail @ Social Media Marketing´s last blog ..MEME: LinkLuv in Support of Small Businesses

By: Gail @ Social Media Marketing

Gail @ Social Media Marketing — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:18:27 +0000

Hi Rob,

I keep meaning to write a great post about why I believe KeywordLuv is an essential part of being a generous blogger. Small businesses and bloggers need to learn how to make themselves easier to find online. There is nothing wrong with that.

What benefit is there in avoiding what will help people find your business or blog? Should only those who can afford advertising or search engine marketing consulting have businesses we can get to by using a search engine?

Proper use of KeywordLuv allows the search engines to determine what the content of any particular page is so that someone interested in that topic can locate it. Teaching bloggers and businesses to make themselves more visible online can only be a good thing.

I encourage you to read the post featured in CommentLuv in this reply. It has much more to say about how bloggers can assist each other and their favorite businesses.
Gail @ Social Media Marketing´s last blog ..MEME: LinkLuv in Support of Small Businesses

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By: GrowMap

GrowMap — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:12:00 +0000

Hi Darren,

I’m sure that is what most bloggers try to do. It is not always easy to decide which comments to keep and which to delete. Many commentators are not very good at writing or do things they may not truly understand are wrong like the copied comment issue I wrote about in the post I’ll use in CommentLuv in this reply.
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By: GrowMap

GrowMap — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:06:02 +0000

Hi Alex,

Register your Avatar with Gravatar so it shows up in most blogs. It is easy to upload an image and crop it after you upload it.

Gravatar is a globally recognized Avatar that is pulled in based on which email address you use when commenting.
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By: GrowMap

GrowMap — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:00:41 +0000

Hi Tzancul,

I just figured out today why I have been unable to leave comments in blogs using WPSpamFree. At first I thought it was the @ sign that KeywordLuv uses; however, it turned out that it didn’t like the keywords I was using. The phrase it rejected today was Social Media Marketing.

My philosophy is to keep comments as long as the commentator is trying to leave real thoughts. I regularly share tips to leave better comments and use KeywordLuv more effectively. The post I’m featuring in CommentLuv in this reply is one of the best on how to select and use anchor text.
GrowMap´s last blog ..Are You Playing Hide and Seek With Your Market?

By: UK Business Directory

UK Business Directory — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:54:29 +0000

Great blog and I notice you are using the keywordluv plugin which I think is great! However, some blogs are now disabling this feature, is google starting to frown upon this plugin? Or are bloggers regretting opening there doors to those who may not be at all interested in there content? My personal opinion is it’s a win win situation for all concerned… the blog owner gets people reading there page and those who comment get a link and potential traffic! Keep up the good work..
UK Business Directory´s last blog ..Jobs in Gulf

By: Darren@Philippines Call Center Outsourcing

Darren@Philippines Call Center Outsourcing — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:01:48 +0000

I think the way to really take advantage of dofollow and keywordluv is to actively seed out bad comments and keep good comments, and encourage the good commenters to come back. That way, you’ll get active, healthy discussion on your blog, and the commenters get more links per comment. Everyone wins and the internet is happy.

By: Alex@Obtaining an FFL

Alex@Obtaining an FFL — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:10:00 +0000

Hi Barbara
Like what you said about having an Avatar display with your comment. I need to look into your references and see how to do this on my site. It does make the comments easier to identify the authors and follow their threads. Thanks Very nice site.

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