Is Do-follow in Comments Dead?
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This is primarily heresay, and only the opinion of one blog – but they tend to have some highly informative articles.
I was reading a very interesting post from SEO 2.0 entitled “Commenting on DoFollow-blogs as a link building Strategy“.
The blog asks the question whether do-follow in comments matters anymore.
According to SEO 2.0 they say it doesn’t matter anymore. Apparently google is an intelligent beast, and knows whether a link is in the blog post, comments, sidebar, or footer.
Comments and footer are devalued largely, where as the link may appear on a PR 4 blog it might only provide a PR 2 or even PR 1 benefit.
So is it worth it to waste your time commenting for hours on end?
I think that link-building or gaming of google is dead.
At least traditional methods, I think the better way to get search engine traffic is via a combination of writing high trend posts via google trends, writing seasonal articles that will bring traffic year after year, and being sure to link out to other blogs to get pingbacks.
Content is still king – don’t waste time commenting – write, write, write.
I stick to my guns on this point. If you’re not writing a blog post now, you’re probably not making money. You should always be writing, or looking for something to write about.
The one factor that all the Rich bloggers share is they are always writing new content. They have over 1000 articles and counting. They keep content coming.
The best way to get ranked by the search engines is to be unique, and keep writing unique content.
Don’t give up, and don’t stop writing!
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But blogs aren’t just a content delivery tool that’s easier to use than a traditional website. They are a form of social media. And part of being social is to comment, to be part of the conversation. By commenting you’re giving fellow bloggers a chance to get to know you and maybe start a conversation. It’s not all about SEO.
I totally agree that the bulk of your time should be on building content, but don’t forget about the connections as well.
Andrea
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@Andrea J. Stenberg: Commenting is a great way to build connections, I’m not discounting that aspect of it – I say work commenting into your daily activities and schedule if you can. Just don’t let it take away from creating new content.
I know I for one was guilty of trying to find things to do to build my blog, instead of just writing. I got to a point where I made a decision to just write and my blog has taken off like none other.
I would suggest setting a time amount for blog commenting daily, and sticking to that. The fact though is – to be truly successful you should be posting at least 3 blog posts daily, or 21+ posts per week.
The other point of the post is that DoFollow no longer has any benefit for link-building. Google can tell if you’re link-building and may even penalize such activities if you appear scandalous. Comment if you like the article – but don’t look for DoFollow blogs to comment on anymore – there’s no point – Google knows better.
You say that Google knows better, so where is the proof of this or am i just blinded by the "We Love Blogs" message that is constantly spewed out across the web. I agree with your tactics on building content as opposed to wasting to much time on commenting.
Thanks' for the read
Good advice.My main traffic comes from article directories.But I want to pull some traffic out of social media and the search engines.
Thanks for sharing links.
Thanks for sharing links.