Increase Repeat, High Quality Comments and Visitors

by Jack Humphrey on Jan 25

I just found the first best plugin for WordPress of 2008.  (I found it in 2008, so it counts!)

I saw it in action today on HowtoSpoter and it is a brilliant idea.  The plugin is called CommentLuv and if you scroll down this page to the comment field you’ll notice a new check box and text:

Enable CommentLuv which will try and get your last blog post, please be patient while it finds it for you

You can see it in action here.  Scroll down to the comments and you will see regular comments but now you also get the last post that commentator made on their blog.  See the comment by “Virginia” at bottom for example.

That is major major reward for participation! 

Knowing you are going to get a link to your latest blog post, with all the keyword goodness you built into the title, tends to make you want to visit a site more.

The more people visit and comment on your site the more user generated content loaded with keyword relevance that gets added to your site.  That’s a big deal.

I will be following closely on sites like HowToSpoter who are using plugins like this because I simply get more for participating there.  With CommentLuv enabled, you get an incredible bonus and people will see traffic increases absolutely, positively from this.

(I still moderate comments and, now that I am giving so much by using this killer WordPress plugin, will be even more picky as to who gets past me.  So don’t think this is your chance to get some easy links without making meaningful posts!)

Download CommentLuv and get more participation going on on your blog!   Click the graphic below…

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  • http://www.seowordsmith.com seowriter

    I know it gets me commenting…

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  • http://www.dscomic.com Rob

    I’d be curious if the comment luv plugin even makes any difference. Won’t adding it just add one’s site to a see of thousands of other sites already using the plugin?
    I might give it a shot though.

  • http://tinyurl.com/ag7m67 Andrew

    I know “Iluv” tags are good, just wondering what other services are working in 2009 as far as backlinking goes. And who does everone use for content writing?

  • http://billeater.com DebtWriter

    Luv commentluv! You might want to try keywordluv as well, tends to keep the usernames cleaner.

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  • http://www.squidoo.com/make-money_using-paypal Jason @ Make money using Paypal

    For a long time I wasn’t even aware of “Commentluv”. In fact I didn’t even know what a “backlink” was, never commentluv or do-follow. Eventually I realized these and I must say that Commentluv is a very handy tool! I have learned from the hard way though . . . I was commenting too much and got too much backlinks all at once for my new site. I learned the hard way unfortunately about what Google’s “sandbox” is.

  • http://writingcampus.com/blog/1972 Lisa

    Commentluv is pretty nifty. What I like about it is the fact that it rewards the visitor for leaving comments. I’ve added this to a couple of my sites, as a way of thanking people for popping in with comments.

  • http://www.theviewspaper.net Tanya from The Viewspaper

    Thanks for the heads up. Will download it right now and try it. Seems to be a very useful plugin.

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  • http://theconversationbug.blogspot.com Buggy@The Conversation Bug

    Now they have keyword luv. I honestly wish that blogger had commentluv. It’d be so convenient. Keyword luv is also a great plugin since it gives readers incentive to comment. I use it all the time at work.

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  • http://tucsonseosolutions.com/blog gwen@niche SEO

    Jack,

    We finally got Comment Luv added about three weeks ago and the comments have increased and gotten better. Just shows what a little luv can do.

    gwens last blog post..Free Phone Service From Google

  • http://www.holytraffic.com Increase Traffic

    Really nicely explained, man. You do a good job of rubbishing the misinformation out there. I appreciate the value of your content greatly!

  • http://www.andrewdaum.com Andrew Daum

    I like CommentLuv also. Great plugin.

    Had it on my blog – disabled it – guess I need to enable it. I felt it would be a “spammer magnet.”

    I'll just have to see I guess.

    Andrew

    Andrew Daum's last blog post..Small Business Marketing: How To Do It Yourself

  • http://www.netmarketingcourse.net/auto-content-cash-freebie-offer-delta-squadron-bonus.php jHanna @ Delta Squadron

    I agree that KeywordLuv increases the traffic because people like the interaction of commenting. We believe the this is indeed a great Keyword Plugin.

  • http://www.kenosite.net/ Keno Site

    Hi

    One thing I didn’t understand. In CommentLuv, we need to type “@” in the name. Most of them work but at some blogs like yours, the name comes as a whole. Can you please let me know why that happens?

    I have subscribe your blog..

    Thanks
    Ron

    • http://www.jackhumphrey.com/ Jack Humphrey

      @Ron – I am seeing separate words for other commentators. Space separated words should work for you – depends how you’re typing it in.

  • http://www.bloggermakemoney.com Blogger Make Money

    Okay, thanks for the information, I will install it in my other blog. Thank you once again.

  • http://www.effortlesshr.com/ Aaron

    We’ll be sure to use the keywordluv and commentluv plugins on our blog now. It should increase subscribers and comments. Thanks!

  • http://www.louieswords.com louie jerome

    I use CommentLuv on two of my blogs. Had difficulty making it work on the others. The Blogger plug-in seems to work on some templates only.

  • http://www.toppokerwebsite.net/ Free online poker website

    Thanks for posting this. I was thinking along your lines and it was good to see it in words. I do agree that conetent comes first then theme. I have been blogging for about a year now and now usability is become a bigger part of what I o. I think I need to create a start page for my blog that links to my best posts and warms up the visitor/ Look forward to more of your thought provocing posts.Great article!!

  • http://www.embracinghome.com/ Eren@ homemaking

    Hi Jack very cool that you’re doing this.
    I’m planning on putting a wordpress blog in a subdirectory of my main domain that will have commentluv. My main domain is do follow but doesn’t have the comentluv plugin. Some people think that by using do follow you end up leaking page rank but the fact is that page rank is shared – you don’t lose it when you link out.
    The reason page rank may vary are because of the links pointing into the page not pointing our of the page. Unfortunately more bloggers don’t know this therefore they don’t “share the love” by “do following” their comments. The use of no follow in comments only worked when you wanted to keep all links pointing into your own domain – for page rank sculpting – but with the new google update page rank sculpting went down the drain. Anyways, thanks for sharing the luv ;-) .
    All the best,
    Eren

  • http://plussizecostumes.org/ Hanna @ Plus Size Costumes for Women

    I am somewhat confused about KeywordLuv versus CommentLuv. Somehow, I just don’t get the difference! :-(

  • http://www.designerjeansdepot.net blue denim [email protected]

    I also wonder if the comment luv plugin will makes difference. I have been hearing a lot about it from various so called internet marketing gurus that claim it will positively help with the traffic and your rankings. I have one blog that is just plodding along. Maybe I will add it there and monitor it for a couple of months to see what happens?

  • http://featherdesign.co.uk/wordpress-benifits/ Allison

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  • http://biznz.org Rhys@Monetize Your Site

    HiJack!

    Feedburner and CommentLuv don’t mix – it bleeds off the backlink from commentluv – see the reason and the cure here in this CommentLuv and Feedburner Danger post.
    :cool:
    Cheers – Rhys

  • http://johnpaulaguiar.com John Paul@MakeMoneyWithABlog

    Great Post.. I need to add this now that it works with Disqus.
    .-= John Paul@MakeMoneyWithABlog´s last blog ..Just Released: New Twitter Dummy Guide =-.

  • http://www.datazealot.com Nick@Low Cost Domain Registration

    Thanks for the great blog. I always run across people debating the value of Keyword/Comment Luv. I think the important word here is “good will”. Having a nice blog and allowing your commenters a nice reward for a decent comment builds a little good will and repeat visits. Sure, it can be abused, but what can’t?

  • http://bestheartratemonitorwatch.net Debbie@heartratemonitorwatch

    I have just discovered this great plug in as well. Love that it makes link building easier.
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  • http://paul-lear.com Paul Lear@get free traffic

    Hi,

    Thanks for this great post mate, I’ve been using Comluv for a while and I think it has increased traffic to my blog.

    I’ll be sure to stop by here again soon, keep up the good work.

    Take care,

    Paul
    .-= Paul Lear@get free traffic´s last blog ..Progress Update! =-.

  • http://russianizethis.com Elena

    I installed CommentLuv yesterday, hopefully it will encourage visitors to comment, cause people usually like to browse only, which sucks.
    .-= Elena´s last blog ..Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones and Mean KGB Agents =-.

  • http://moonbadger.vox.com/ Moonbadger

    Commentluv is pretty cool, its a great little piece of software to get people commenting and participating on blog platforms. It’s always good to share the luv about…
    .-= Moonbadger´s last blog ..This summer take a flight to the UK…. =-.

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    This is a great blog post, thanks alot i have alot to do with this information..

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    I want to be a succesful online Marketier someday,thats why i really do my best visiting some site that truly can help to build more idea on how to make money on blogging.Ofcourse,i would be a patient on doing step by step process so that i can win what i want in online business..tnx for this blog!gl
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  • http://www.homebusinessreader.com adam@Home Business Reader

    I think having a high level of confidence is one of the biggest factors. I mean, if you come into the deal with a positive mind set telling your self that you ARE going to make the sale, how can you not succeed!
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  • http://www.buyapc.org/ Jeremy Ashburn

    I just installed CommentLuv on my wordpress blog which makes computer recommendations. I was previously using Disqus. After a time I realized that Disqus actually discourages visitors from commenting since you have to jump through so many hoops just to comment. I’m hoping CommentLov actually helps facilitate more commenting on my site. Thanks for the post.
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  • http://www.ms-small-businesses.com/smallbusinessresources.html erwin@Small Business Resources

    I totally agree that it becomes very attractive to visitors if they could see that they can be rewarded with having quality links by participating with relevant comments.
    .-= erwin@Small Business Resources´s last blog ..May 18- 500 Small Business Ideas =-.

  • http://fructose.biz/ Bilal@Effects of Fructose on Diabetes

    CommentLuv with KeywordLuv is a great combination, I use it on my blog and get a ton of quality comments.
    .-= Bilal@Effects of Fructose on Diabetes´s last blog ..Effects of Fructose on Diabetes =-.

  • http://master-health-education.blogspot.com/ Master Health Education

    I totally agree that it becomes very attractive to visitors if they could see that they can be rewarded with having quality links by participating with relevant comments. I just installed CommentLuv on my wordpress blog which makes computer recommendations. I was previously using Disqus. After a time I realized that Disqus actually discourages visitors from commenting since you have to jump through so many hoops just to comment.
    .-= Master Health Education´s last blog ..nutrition education theory health fairs =-.

  • http://www.lasereyesurgerytreatments.org.uk Katie Dawson

    CommentLuv is a fab Plug-In for thanking people for taking the time to leave comments. It is a good tool to make and leave an impression of your brand/company.

  • http://www.yours4freenow.co.uk Tim@Free iPhone

    CommentLuv is a great idea although my feeds go to feedburner, not my website. Does anyone know how to have my feeds on my own website, not feedburner? Cheers.

  • http://www.gospelhall.org Christian Church Pastor

    My site kept freezing up with the plugin. Perhaps there was a conflict with other plugins.

  • http://warner-carter.com.com/blog Warner Carter

    dofollow is cool but I installed a plugin to inform commenters their spam is not welcome and will be marked as spam and be deleted. I got it here http://www.scratch99.com/wordpress-plugin-comment-warning/ and everyone who uses commentluv or keywordluv should get is. spammers suck

  • http://www.renaissance-design.net/ Chris Cox @ Bridgend Web Design

    I’m tempted to implement CommentLuv, but I think KeywordLuv would be a step too far for me.

    Like some of the other commenters, I’m worried about the idea of becoming a spam magnet.

  • http://beststarcraft2tactics.com/shokz-guide-review/ Shokz Guide Review

    I’m new to commentluv, is it still working okay to increase traffic?

    • http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com JackHumphrey

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