Comments on: Speedlinking – 05 Nov 2007

By: Speedlinking - 03 Dec 2007 » Derek Semmler dot com

Speedlinking - 03 Dec 2007 » Derek Semmler dot com — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:00:51 +0000

[...] say keywords, at the top of the list this month. You might remember that I questioned whether using keywords as your comment name should be [...]

By: Display Name In Comments

Display Name In Comments — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:57:59 +0000

[...] his most recent weekly �Speedlinking� post, Derek posed the question �what does everyone think of using SEO keywords in the display name on [...]

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:38:14 +0000

I agree that if the comments add to the discussion that they should be approved, I just also think that comments should be used for community building and networking than SEO considerations.

The spam filters could also prove to be an inconvenience as the comments are not likely to appear on the site right away.

Finally, I think the aspect of knowing a name or nickname also helps to keep things a bit more friendly. If I were to have lunch with someone, I would use their name and not a keyword to refer to them.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:24:42 +0000

I agree that it probably hasn’t made much difference for traffic, it’s just kind of discouraging to see a site’s rank fall and also can have a negative effect on advertising revenue.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:40:14 +0000

My amount of traffic has stayed the same on most of my sites and on a few of them has actually increased.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:38:54 +0000

Pagerank definitely feels a lot like Alexa to me now as well.

By: derek

derek — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:04:26 +0000

I have enjoyed your comments as well and believe that you have continued to add to the discussion. Thanks for being a part of the community!

By: Home Recording Studio

Home Recording Studio — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:20:50 +0000

I enjoy reading your blogs and commenting on them. I hope that you too enjoy reading my comments. I believe that what should matter is the quality and frequency of the comments and not any other consideration.

By: Furniture Stores

Furniture Stores — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:54:58 +0000

Thanks for the kind words Derek, and you can totally moderate that one and not publish it

By: derek

derek — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:46:01 +0000

@FS and @JP :: For the record, I think your comments along with others that have used keywords have always been ones that add to the discussion and have certainly not had a negative impact.

That is why they have always been approved as well. But I do have to say that comments from both of you are always caught in the spam filters. Thus far I don’t think I have missed approving one but the possibility is there.

There are times it is nice to know a name or nickname, instead of having to say, “Hey Furniture Stores, what do you think about…”. I truly appreciate the contributions that you both have made to the community and don’t mind the keywords being used as long as it isn’t spammy.