Methods to Appreciate the Blog Commentators
Top Commentators
I really appreciate all of the good commentators that leave their comment in this online knowledge blog. The comment is one of the factors that still keep me do blogging. Comments also act as inspiration source for my next blog content. In fact, I really gain much knowledge from blog comment. It is not only the comment in this blog but also comment in others blog. Sometime, I found that the comment have more useful information than to blog content it self. So, it is normal that blog admin give appreciation for the commentators this day. Especially for blog admin who really understand the importance of comment.
DoFollow Tag in Comment Form
There are blog admin appreciate the commentators by use DoFollow tag in their comment form so the commentators get page rank juice form it. But in my opinion, this kind of appreciation only can do for blog that already have a ton of back link. It is because comment form with DoFollow tag potentially harms the blog rank in search engine. Google really hate the blog that pass too many page rank juice to another site, especially if the link is not related with blog content. The blog that pass too money link juice which is not related with blog content surely will punish by Google immediately. And this is surely happen for blog that uses do follow tag in comment form, because it is impossible to control link of commentators. It is also not a good choice to filter the commentators’ link because it surely decreases number of commentators.
DoFollow Tag in Top Commentators
In my opinion, the best and easy method to appreciate the commentators without harm your blog is use DoFollow tag in Top Commentators list. Yes, I really suggest that we put the top commentators list in our blog and use DoFollow link on it. Sure, you can control how many link list in Top Commentators list. This kind of appreciation is more reasonable to both of our blog and the commentators. Having ten or five DoFollow link in our blog side bar will not harm our blog and we still give some page rank juice to our readers. This method also can increase number of blog comment because many blogger love contest. The surely try to reach top position in top commentators list. Therefore, I search trough internet if there is Wordpress plugin for this needs. And I find it really fast. The plugin is “Show Top Commentators” Wordpress plugin.
Let’s install “Show Top Commentators” WordPress Plugin
- Go to Wordpress “site admin”
- Click “Plugins” tab
- Click “Add New” button
- Fill “Show Top Commentators” in search box
- Click “Search Plugins” button
- Click “Install” button
- Click “Install Now” button
- Click “Activate Plugin” button
- Go to “Appearance” tab and click it
- Click “Widgets” button
- Drag “Top Commentators” widget to side bar
- Fill the customize form with that suit you
- Click “Save” button
The “top commentators” plugin successfully installed. The top commentators of our blog will appear in blog sidebar. We can customize how the top commentators appear in our blog. We can choose the most suitable appearance for our blog. I, my self, choose to show top 5 commentators with DoFollow link in this blog.
Conclusion
Comments are really important part of blog. That’s why each blog admin should give appreciation for their commentators. You can choose to appreciate the commentators by put DoFollow tag in comment form or only put DoFollow tag in top commentators list. Use DoFollow tag in comment form method is more risky than use DoFollow tag in top commentators list method. “Show Top Commentators” Wordpress plugin is used to show top commentators list in sidebar. This plugin allow blog admin to easy customize the top commentators list such as apply DoFollow tag.
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Dana,
That certainly is a generous inducement to get people commenting more on your blog. I have a question about the “do follow” link though.
Does that mean that every time google crawls your site that they will assign your influence to the top commentators?
So throughout the month (or however often you reset it) you could be sharing your page rank with many different commentators as the people compete for the top spots?
Brad
Yes, they get backlink counting from this blog.
Yes, they get it.
I like the top commentators widget. I think it can encourage users to come back and comment on a blog. If someone is a top commentator of an authority blog, there is no doubt that they will get traffic from this. Great article Dana.
Yes, that’s why i am one of tops commentators in john chow.
@dana
Do you know what happens if you drop off of the top list? Would the “vote” you receive just disappear?
The vote will disappears but if you in top commentators for certain time (1 month as example), you still get something from it. At least, there are traffics for your blog.
I’d like to comment on others’ blogs,but if they don’t reply me at all.I will be very wondering if my work to comment is deserved…
And I just launched my blog for only several days,I am not sure if that plugin is useful for me..what do you think?
This plugin is surely useful for you because blogger like their name in top commentators. D
Yes good commentors need to be appreciated. But since I’m using blogger I don’t get any pluggins for blogger…though my blogger blog is a do follow blog.
Thanks
I once know there are some tricks to have top commentators in blogger. You can try to search it.
@dana
There are no commentators on my blog yet.:(
Now, You are having it.
Btw, you surely will get comment if you do good comment in others blog. But, it need interesting content to have ton of comment.
If you’re trying to stay a top commentator and someone passes you, as long as you comment enough times to get your rank back before Google indexes the page with you out of the listing you won’t lose any rank. Google usually only indexes once a week, so you have plenty of time to get your back link fixed.
Great info about appreciating your commentators. A lot of top blogger use this method. I agree that it is a really nice balance for Google and the Reader.
Thanks for the knowledge about Google indexes Blake, and also for the appreciation.
I do comment on blogs that I like to visit often but I admit I don’t have enough time to do all that so I only comment on those that I feel like visiting to.
Hem… i should include visit back in method above.
It’s good to be appreciated! Top Commentator plugin is must…
Yes, agree with you my friend.
comments section is the most important for a blog and appreciating commentators by replying their comments or interacting with them is very important as to make our blog much better and helps in build network
Yeah, there is no blog if there is no comment.
Oh.. Am i really on the second spot… just one point short ehy… stk!
Yeah, go for it Nhoel!
yes top commentor plugin really appreciates and honor participator
it is indeed.
Your readers are extremely valuable. I do really appreciate every single reader and it has resulted in a good comment average of around 45 on my main blog.
Woah, you really have good number of avarage user. Congrats!
I love to see blogs that have lots of comments and on my own blog too. I find it’s a good indication of a blog worth reading that’s lively and welcoming.
I love to see quantity of comments but also the quality and length of them so I much prefer a well thought out and valuable comment.
Im all for appreciating blog commentators too Dana
Yeah, i see that you really appreciated the commentators.
i don’t give dofollow tag on my comment section, i just install dofollow top commentators widget. I’m afraid if i give dofollow tag on my comment section, i can be counted as linking to bad neighborhood.
Yeah, dofollow tag in comment section can harm our blog in long term.
Free Ad Space for the two top commentators on my blog every month that is one of the ways I show appreciation. Another is with CommentLuv.