Building Backlinks with Blogs that Do Follow, not No Follow

Here's a way to build backlinks which isn't quick, but it's virtually painless. All you have to do is comment on the "do follow" blogs. Wait a second, there's more!

What are these people doing?

There's a whole boatload of people out there that have disabled the rel="nofollow" attribute for the links in the comment headers of their blogs, making them "do follow" (using a variety of plugins). There's also another boatload of people who have the CommentLuv WordPress plugin installed, which retrieves a post title from the commenter's blog and displays it at the bottom of the comments. A third boat is filling up with people who have the KeywordLuv WordPress plugin installed, which allows you to use your name and keywords in the comment header.

The sheer number of blogs using one or more of the plugins is mind-boggling.

Finding the real "do follow" blogs

The problem is that some of the blogs that claim to be "do follow" actually aren't "do follow". Also, some of the blogs with the aforementioned plugins installed are not "do follow" at all (and probably don't intend to be). How do you find the real "do follow" blogs in all of this mess?

Well, first of all, Courtney Tuttle compiled a list of blogs that follow with the D-List. Second, Stephan Miller has started compiling another list, Link Love for CommentLuv Blogs, having completed part 1 of 3. No one has started a KeywordLuv list yet.

Someone needs to go through all the blogs on all the lists and find out which ones are which.

Mission Impossible?

You can call me Jim Phelps or you can call me Ethan Hunt, or you can just call me crazy, but I accept that mission. I intend to go through each and every blog on every list and create a massive list of which ones are "do follow" and indicate whether they have the CommentLuv and/or KeywordLuv plugins installed. I intend to do it at least once, but I may do it several times.

Here's how I'm going to do it. I'm going to go to each blog, one at a time, and check the comments (I'll post a comment if I feel it's appropriate). If a blog is on one of the lists and isn't using what they're shown as using, I'm going to notify Courtney Tuttle, Stephan Miller and anyone else I know that are maintaining lists so they can have the blog removed from their lists.

A Herculean task?

Yes, I may be biting off more than I can chew. If I am, it won't be the first time. Anyone care to help? If your blog isn't on one of those lists (yet), drop a comment so I can check your blog out and add it to the Do Follow, CommentLuv and KeywordLuv Blog List, currently in the right sidebar under "Reader Appreciation".

April 20th, 2008 By RT Cunningham | Categories: Marketing | Tags: CommentLuv, do follow, KeywordLuv, nofollow, plugins, WordPress |

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todd from Life in Hawaii on April 20th, 2008 at 6:46 am (Reply)

Hi RT,

Good on ya for putting this list together … should actually be good linkbait for your blog.

That being said, I'm not so sure about the value of being included in one of these lists. For instance, ironically enough, the D-List on Court's site is all "no followed", and I know for a fact is actively promoted primarily as a way to build backlinks … not as a way to find blogs where you might want to participate in the conversation.

The CommentLuv list is followed. I don't know if it's just me, but the blog that I have listed there has seen a very noticeable increase in comment spam in the past week or so … which coincidentally corresponds with the publishing of this list … and is even more ironic when you consider the fact that my blogs are Not "true" do-follow. They use the LinkLove plug-in, and require a certain number of posts before the links are followed. lol, the spammers are wasting their time.

Just so I don't set myself up for seeming a hypocrite, I do use these lists (or more likely, build my own via google search for specific subjects). But, I like to think that I'll only leave a comment if it's subject I would have opined on anyway … whether my links will be followed or not.

I guess since I use the LinkLove plugin, I won't qualify for your list. If you'd like though, I will be willing to help … ie, pass on some of the good sites that I've found. I would however suggest that if it's possible, it might be a good idea to contact the blog owners to see if they even Want to be included in such a list.

… just my two pennies,
Todd

todds last blog post… Hawaii Pink Sky Sunset

RT Cunningham on April 20th, 2008 at 8:50 am (Reply)

Hi Todd,

The lists themselves should be "nofollow", otherwise Google will flag them as link farms and not index them at all. Nofollow links still get indexed by reference (from inbound links, for example), so it's not a problem for the list publisher.

I've been getting a lot of comment spam, since before the lists were published, so I haven't seen any difference. Sometimes I get a lot and sometimes none for days. I don't think the lists have anything to do with it.

Granted, link building commenters aren't as valuable as other discussion participants, but many of them will become regular visitors. Some people wouldn't comment at all otherwise.

Any link love plugin qualifies. It's easy to check if you're using any at all, unless you never get any comments.

I'm not going to ask for permission. It takes too long to get a response. If a blog owner doesn't want to be on the list, I'm sure he or she will let me know one way or another.

If you have a list of sites already, give 'em up!
Breakaway from Link Building Bible on April 20th, 2008 at 2:41 pm (Reply)

I think you miss the point…. yes, on the list they are actually dofollowed or nofollowed, either way it doesn't matter.

What does matter is that the actual link on the comments of the blogs on those lists are dofollow or nofollow.

Breakaways last blog post… Using Internal Linking to Build Backlinks - Part 4

Andy Bailey on April 20th, 2008 at 10:19 pm (Reply)

my plugin keeps a list of blogs that activate commentluv here , some of them deactivate afterwards so every blog on there isn't a commentluv blog but it's a growing list and may help your mission..

Andy Baileys last blog post… Commentluv is having problems!!

RT Cunningham on April 20th, 2008 at 11:52 pm (Reply)

Thanks, Andy. I'm going through the D-List first, then your list. I'm seeing the CommentLuv while checking the first list, so I may not have that many to go through on yours.

Tim from Welding Supplies on April 21st, 2008 at 12:06 am (Reply)

I have been thinking about making a list like this myself, but time is a real factor for me. I'll help if I can, what do you want me to do?
You can put http://redneckbarandgrill.com/ on your lists, I am sure we can't get much more spam than we already do! For our low traffic, we are like some sort of spam magnet.

RT Cunningham on April 21st, 2008 at 12:08 am (Reply)

I'll get to it immediately.

Stephan Miller from Affiliate Marketing Blog on April 21st, 2008 at 12:19 am (Reply)

Thanks for the link. Sounds like you have a job ahead of you. Can't wait to see the results.

Stephan Millers last blog post… The M.O.L.B Wealth Formula

RT Cunningham on April 21st, 2008 at 12:39 am (Reply)

I always link to my sources.

Now I'm off to check your YOUR do follow thingies.

Stevo on April 21st, 2008 at 5:28 am (Reply)

RT: Is there an easy way to disable the nofollow attribute? I use commentluv but don't know how to disable nofollow.

Stevos last blog post… serious in the sunlight

RT Cunningham on April 21st, 2008 at 12:29 pm (Reply)

This is what I use:

http://www.semiologic.com/software/dofollow/

Geoserv on April 21st, 2008 at 8:12 pm (Reply)

STUMBLED!

I'd love to see the list when you finish, good luck.

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RT Cunningham on April 22nd, 2008 at 12:28 am (Reply)

Thank you.

Matt Ellsworth on April 21st, 2008 at 9:47 pm (Reply)

Good idea for a project. I'll be tracking your porgress and let you know as I find more as well.

Stumbled this post - like the previous commentor.

Matt Ellsworths last blog post… Life's Gift

RT Cunningham on April 22nd, 2008 at 12:28 am (Reply)

Thanks, Matt.

ray from place of stuff on April 25th, 2008 at 2:47 am (Reply)

I now have the trinity - CommentLuv, KeywordLuv and (via the magic of SemioLogic's DoFollow plugin I now do the dofollow thing for comments.

ray’s last blog post… What Do You Blog About (And Why?)

RT Cunningham on April 25th, 2008 at 7:31 am (Reply)

Your blog has been added.

Lisa from Got No Dough on April 27th, 2008 at 1:44 am (Reply)

I've used the dofollow plugin since the birth of my blog and now have the commentluv plugin thanks to you. It is definitely frustrating when you have a huge list of supposed do follow blogs and they aren't. I'm also very excited to see your final list and start making some new friends.
Lisa’s last blog post… Our Vehicle Was Stolen

RT Cunningham on April 27th, 2008 at 2:57 am (Reply)

Hi Lisa,

It's going to take a while to get through all the blogs that I find. It could be a month or more, even though I'm going through a few every day. I suggest you don't wait.

Brandon on April 29th, 2008 at 2:42 am (Reply)

I just read a blog before this, talking about the same thing and that author said it didn't matter. That you should have a balance of "do follow" and "no follow". Is this not correct or does your above opinion stand? I do and will continue to use Courtney Tuttle.

RT Cunningham on April 29th, 2008 at 2:49 am (Reply)

Nofollow links are fine, for occasional traffic. They even get indexed by reference. They don't however, give you any link authority.

The "do follow" links build link authority. It's that simple. Your links will not rise in the SERPS unless you have link authority of some kind.

Of course, this only applies to Google (which has over 50% of the search engine market locked in). Yahoo and MSN both ignore the attribute from what I understand.

Sleep Aid on April 30th, 2008 at 1:51 pm (Reply)

Thank you so much for the list. You are doing great work here and I'm sure a lot of us appreciate it. Keep it up!