Comments on: Require A Name On Comments :: Vote Now

By: Steve@Free iPods

Steve@Free iPods — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:16:47 +0000

Another freebie hunter has found you Derek (shock, horror)

By: Oliver@Free PS3

Oliver@Free PS3 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:43:44 +0000

I think it definitely brings a better sense of community if you use names… I know a few people, including myself that use their real names… if they aren’t going to use their real names, then they could at least make a name up like “Superman” as opposed to using a fake real name, if you see what I mean? Lol

Like if my name is Oliver, and I used John instead, that can be quite annoying.

Anyhow! Thanks a lot for using this on your blog, I wish more people would use it :p

By: pauletet

pauletet — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:04:46 +0000

I see it more conversational if you see names and not seo names commenting on blogs because it looks very informal and easy to relate with.

By: Life Coach News - Abby

Life Coach News - Abby — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:06:27 +0000

I agree with Johnnie — the blogosphere is a community, and typically, in a community people will seek other people’s help and support, just in the blogosphere the help asked is in the form of links.

By: Johnnie@Auto Insurance

Johnnie@Auto Insurance — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:08:07 +0000

So many people overreact when it comes to commenting on blogs these days. I don’t so why it’s so “taboo” to leave a keyword in the name field on blogs. In the search engine world, getting links can be a daunting task and having the ability to create backlinks from blog comments with a desired keyword is a great benefit and motivates people to comment.

By: Rugsdoneright -- Tisha

Rugsdoneright -- Tisha — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:22:05 +0000

It is definitely better to get comments from people, not just keywords or businesses. Thanks for starting this.

By: Prescription Drug Addictions - Liza

Prescription Drug Addictions - Liza — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:33:52 +0000

I think this is a good thing — and a lot of other blogs should follow suit — it allows some link love yet allows for community within the blogosphere.

By: Brix@College Graduation Gifts

Brix@College Graduation Gifts — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:27:25 +0000

Currently, the plug-in KeywordLuv is the popular solution to this.

With the way things are going, it is apparent that getting back links is the primary motivating factor on why people place comments on blogs.

Spam comments are easy to spot. By merely looking at what these commenters have to say, one can tell if the placed comments are spam or not.

Just my two cents.

By: Steve@Free iPods

Steve@Free iPods — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:37:43 +0000

By generic, I presume you mean the “great article” type of one liners?

Go on, name and shame

By: Joey The Cool Gift Guy

Joey The Cool Gift Guy — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:07:38 +0000

I feel like you should allow people to post whatever keywords they want, as long as they are contributing something of value to your blog.

There are 2 ways you can look at this.

1. Spammers that come on and leave stupid comments that provide no relevance or value to your blog. You’ll lose readership when people look at comments because they’ll think your blog is spam.

2. If you encourage insightful comments from spammers, or fans of your blog, you’ll simply get better content. You’ll get more readership, and even more links.

As i look through the comments of this blog, I see some generic ones … (I’m not going to call anyone out)

I really do think these should be deleted. If you delete them, you’ll encourage better comments.

Is the comment I just left a good one?

I think it is … It’s not great, but I think it’s good enough to accept, and allow me to get some link juice, even though it’s very little.

I’m very passionate about dofollow, and I think it should exist, as long as blog owners encourage INSIGHTFUL comments and delete GENERIC ones for the better of Internet.