CommentLuv
Anyone who has commented on any of my posts will be aware that I have the CommentLuv plugin enabled on this site. And lots of thanks to RT Cunningham of Untwisted Vortex for putting me onto this plugin. You could do a lot worse than follow his advice on building SEO for your site.
For the uninitiated, how does CommentLuv work? Well, I’m glad you asked. By enabling CommentLuv on your blog, the plugin uses the feedreader associated with your commenter’s blog to list their last post. So, by commenting on someone else’s post, you get to have your own post linked to. No extra effort and no trouble. In fact, if a lot of us use it, we will all end up with a nice little legitimate (very important) backlink - and we all do it for each other. It’s probably not that clear, so here’s a picture to illustrate (click the pic for larger):
An example of CommentLuv
Just above the moderation buttons (of which, more later), we can see a link to RT’s last post at the time he wrote that comment. The most current post of the commenter will be listed. So if you post once a day, and comment here once a day, every comment will link to the current comment for that day. For very little effort, your post has gained a backlink.
Why is this a good thing? Well, for one, you don’t have to mail me to request I backlink to you (hint: unless your blog is really cool or I visit it regularly, I’ll probably not do it) and if you see how many different people leave posts on this site, you’ll see what a timesaver it is for me! Another plus is that instead of just getting a link to your main site, you get a link to a particular post. So you can focus your link - if I write a post about the UK government, for example, and you have a post about the government you have gained a focused backlink that is relevant. Since, I hope, you were going to post here anyway, a free backlink is a good thing right? Also, unless your post looks like automated spam, I won’t remove it - you don’t need to hide your link, I’m letting you leave it.
For blog authors, those moderator buttons (see, I told you I’d get back to it) save you a little effort - rather than having to go through your dashboard to moderate comments, under each comment in the post are a set of handy buttons to allow you to edit, delete, moderate (doesn’t delete, just moves it to the moderation queue) or mark as spam any comment.
This plugin is now at version 2.1 - if you haven’t already, update your version, there are new features coming up and you’ll need to register to see all of them.
Andy Bailey
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Looking good here! thanks for the write up :-)
Andy Bailey´s last blog post..CommentLuv Wordpress Plugin
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008, 20:28 CDTRay
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No problem Andy - and that was quick, I only just finished writing the post :)
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008, 20:35 CDTJohn from Maryland Real Estate
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Great script. It is always appreciated to get a little love back.
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008, 22:45 CDTolly from cheap tft monitors
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Commentluv is great - I use it on a couple of my blogs - often alongside the great keywordluv
OK, it can encourage spam, but it also encourages a lot of enthusiastic readers who love to interact with the blog and help grow it into a great community.
Nice move I think!
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 16:02 CDTSusan from New Wordpress Themes
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I love CommentLuv, but I also love KeywordLuv(which I see that you’ve added)!
Susan@New Wordpress Themes´s last blog post..WP Grey
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 17:57 CDTRay
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KeywordLuv and CommentLuv are great ways to get people to leave comments. In return for assisting in raising the site’s page rank, you get a main backlink and a per post backlink for no extra effort and also legitimately.
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 18:07 CDTDwayne from Probably Sucks Blog
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CommentLuv is definitely an awesome plugin, I use it on my blog (which doesn’t suck). And I am about to trial the KeywordLuv plugin as well to see how that goes.
Dwayne @ Probably Sucks Blog´s last blog post..Reality TV shows suck
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Thursday, 25 September 2008, 04:34 CDTkouji from haiku poems examples
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i do love this plugin. i heard one is in the works for blogger blogs, so i’m trying to watch out for that. :)
kouji@haiku poems examples´s last blog post..haiku poem: help end hunger
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Thursday, 25 September 2008, 07:20 CDTMADE IN CHINA
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Great info - keep up the great work.
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Thursday, 25 September 2008, 09:45 CDTCape Verde Real Estate
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Good on you for passing link love to all of us. I think these plugins are awesome. If I had a blog I would use them too but I only have a measly website. But thanks anyway and all the best to you.
Cape Verde Real Estate´s last blog post..Access improved to Cape Verde property from this summer
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Thursday, 25 September 2008, 10:20 CDTPaunchiness
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I love comment love.
Paunchiness´s last blog post..Running - Day Three of Torture
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Thursday, 25 September 2008, 15:53 CDTSam from Austin Luxury Homes
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I think this is pretty cool, but I also feel that the mighty Google will start devaluing comment links if they have not done that already.
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Thursday, 25 September 2008, 16:25 CDTRay
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Well, the backlinks are all legitimate - they aren’t hidden and everyone has full permission. I can’t see why they would have an issue really.
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Thursday, 25 September 2008, 19:41 CDTLouise from Shrimp Pasta Recipes
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At least from my experience, Google does count these backlinks. It takes a while, though- sometimes over a month for blog comments to show up as links.
Louise@Shrimp Pasta Recipes´s last blog post..Easy Shrimp Pasta Recipe With Basil, Orzo and Feta Cheese
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Friday, 26 September 2008, 16:47 CDTJenny from Online banking
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Thanks for sharing - having tried and implemented them,I think both commentluv and keywordluv are great for bloggers and commenters and bloggers alike - Its also a great way to improve your brand too.
Jenny@Online banking’s last post..How to open a savings account in minutes
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Friday, 26 September 2008, 17:49 CDTPaunchiness
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I’ve installed commentluv and no follow free on my blog and I’ve got a little contest running…
Paunchiness´s last blog post..Win an Apple® iPod® Shuffle
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Friday, 26 September 2008, 20:58 CDTDon from Affiliate Programs
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You know, I”ve thought about using this plugin. But after my last DoFollow plugin experience, I was more than skeptical.
Now that I see you and RT (plus others) using it, I think I’ll give it a try and see what happens.
Don
Don@Affiliate Programs´s last blog post..Advanced Build A Niche Store Strategies
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Saturday, 27 September 2008, 14:00 CDTRay
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It’s the beauty of plugins - if you don’t like it or it doesn’t do what you need, just deactivate and remove it. My belief is that since using CommentLuv, KeywordLuv, Do Follow and other RT inspired actions, my rankings have increased (which ain’t bad for an unfocused load of nonsense) and my visitor’s have increased.
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Saturday, 27 September 2008, 15:06 CDTNick from Funny T-Shirts
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Thank you, for giving and not just receiving as most blogs do. I only comment on do follow sites and I leave good comments. I’m not sure what comment luv is, but I’m sure it is good from what I am reading.
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Sunday, 28 September 2008, 18:06 CDTRay
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If you look through the comments, any comment that ends with “[name]@[website]’s last blog post: [link]” is CommentLuv. The link automatically picks up the last blog post of the commenter.
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Sunday, 28 September 2008, 19:23 CDTAudrey from best work at home offers
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I will be installing commentluv and keywordluv tonight. I am so thrilled to have found out about them!
Audrey@best work at home offers´s last blog post..Review of Google Automatic Wealth Maker
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Sunday, 28 September 2008, 20:09 CDTBrett from SkyGuard 360 Affiliate
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Thank you so much for the valuable information. I will surely use that.
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Monday, 29 September 2008, 21:17 CDTJustin from Airsoft Rifles
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CommentLuv is a great plug-in, and it is incredibly helpful for bloggers in getting deep links. I love the blogosphere, because all the good blogs know each other. I also read Untwisted Vortex, and it’s cool seeing another blog I read talk about it.
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 11:51 CDTRay
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The blog community rocks and all the clever plugin writers also rock! As do the commenters!
Ray´s last blog post..How Did You Get Here?
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 13:50 CDTTerry
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Hey! Thanks for spreading the luv
Terry´s last blog post..Popular green products
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 16:01 CDTJoe from Baby Gates
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Glad that I found your site. Thank you so much for the luv.
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 21:36 CDTRich from Credit Debt
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Agreed on the cool siteness.
I like your domain btw…lostaddress.org…somehow that strikes me as a very cool oasis in cyberspace name…
Rich@Credit Debt´s last blog post..Going bankrupt
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Thursday, 2 October 2008, 19:43 CDTRich from nanny cam, nanny cams, nanny cam usb, nanny cam with remote viewing, internet ready nanny cam, wireless nanny cams, spy cam, spy cams
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Comment Luv rocks! What a great idea!! I’ve been using it for about 2 weeks now, and decided to put it on my own wordpress blog, protectiontalk.com
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Friday, 3 October 2008, 00:21 CDTMichal Overweight
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Well this is great plugin and it will definitely help us thanks
Michal Overweight´s last blog post..How to Lose Weight Quickly by Calorie Counting Diet And Fat Loss Method
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Monday, 6 October 2008, 16:17 CDTKevin from Great Wall of China Facts
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I absolutely love Commentluv! It is so awesome! I love Keywordluv as well. They both help generate traffic and interest.
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Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 17:44 CDTKevin from Great Wall of China Facts
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I just love commentluv! Thanks for installing it! It really gets bloggers motivated!
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Sunday, 12 October 2008, 12:42 CDTAdi
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Is this safe for Google PR?
Adi´s last blog post..Hitamku
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Monday, 13 October 2008, 15:53 CDTRay
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As far as I am aware, it is completely safe for PR. The links are all legitimate and none are hidden or obscured. If you use it and make sure you “do follow” (there are plugins for this), then you should be completely safe.
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Monday, 13 October 2008, 16:43 CDTBozeman Real Estate
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Wow! that is really a good advice Ray! Thank you so much.
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Monday, 13 October 2008, 20:21 CDTRay
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Happy to be of service :)
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Monday, 13 October 2008, 22:09 CDTgurlash from captivating Capiz
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may I add Ray and make sure you have your anti-spam measures installed. By the way commentluv and keywordluv are perfect combo in luring commenting public. Both are really great plug-ins!
gurlash@captivating Capiz´s last blog post..What’s Up With Captivating Capiz?
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 12:38 CDTLoserMan
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I just put commentluv on my blog. I just wanted to checkout how it worked from a user’s point of view on another blog.
LoserMan´s last blog post..Don’t Film Your TV
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Thursday, 16 October 2008, 01:44 CDTRay
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So how are you finding it? And di you create an account on the homepage?
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Thursday, 16 October 2008, 17:50 CDTLoserMan
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It works pretty well. I had some issues because I registered at commentluv.com without a http://www. before my address. It was looking up my site with a http://www. prepended to it and failing to find my stats. It looks like it’s working well now.
LoserMan´s last blog post..Devin Harris Taken to Metaphorical School by Well Mannered British Gent
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Thursday, 16 October 2008, 19:43 CDTMyron Tay
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Does google like commentluv?
Myron Tay´s last blog post..Marketing terms in the digital landscape
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Ray
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October 19th, 2008 at 20:22 CDT
Google appears to have no issues at all with Commentluv or Keywordluv. As long as your do follow’s are in place, you’re golden.
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Hendersonville TN Real Estate
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I add commentluv on my blog and it turns out really great.
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 22:09 CDTsadekjake from Address Labels
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Thanks, a comment luv is more than enough. Its very gracious of you to offer a backlink from every comment. But dont you think you are hurting your own search engine position in the process?
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Sunday, 26 October 2008, 22:14 CDTStanley
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I want to try Comment Luv, but I’m afraid it might slow down my site?
Stanley´s last blog post..I Predict A New ‘View’ Fight Today!
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Monday, 27 October 2008, 13:58 CDTRay
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Doesn’t slow down the site as far as I can see.
Ray´s last blog post..WordPress 2.6.3
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Monday, 27 October 2008, 14:12 CDTBill from Debt consolidation
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CommentLuv does not slam down the site at all. It is however a great way to bring added traffic to your site and increase conversation.
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Thursday, 13 November 2008, 16:17 CSTzaki from busby seo test
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commenluv is surely the best plugin in link building. I suggest everyone should download the plugin. it useful. I use it a lot on my blogs. it help me increase the traffics.So if your going to use this tactic…make sure you are leaving somewhat relevant comments on niche related blogs to add value to their readers as well as generate your own traffic.
zaki@busby seo test´s last blog post..New and Latest Busby SEO Design
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Sunday, 23 November 2008, 01:24 CSThorse racing
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I know two type of comments keyword and commentluv. It was a pleasure to me to read an article about the commentluv that I want to know. Thanks for posting it. It is useful in my task today.
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Monday, 24 November 2008, 08:19 CSTChris from diet plans
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Keyword luv is one of the best plugins anyone came up with. Comment luv is great for blogs so you get a link to the last post. You get the best of both worlds when a site like yours has both. Nice blog and great post.
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Ray
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December 9th, 2008 at 00:10 CST
Thanks Chris (and I fixed your keyword too)
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dae from taux hypothécaire
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Indeed, this is a great plug-in. I have been using this for quite some time, and it greatly increased traffic to my site. I have noticed that there is an active interaction going on in here. Thanks Ray!!
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Ray
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December 9th, 2008 at 14:49 CST
No problem Dae. I assume that you use it on a different site to the one in your URL?
Ray´s last blog post..On Successes In Linux
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JCL from A Real Estate Blog Focusing on Christ, Christian Ethics, Emotional Issues and Encouragement as it Relates to Real Estate.
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I’m currently on blogger, but the more I read about these ‘luv’ plugins the bigger the argument gets to switch to wordpress. Not ready to make the plunge yet, but it appears the day is coming.
JCL@A Real Estate Blog Focusing on Christ, Christian Ethics, Emotional Issues and Encouragement as it Relates to Real Estate.´s last blog post..Smartkey Locks, Excellent For Landlords Who Want To Quit Calling The Locksmith
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Ray
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December 17th, 2008 at 19:04 CST
CommentLuv is available for Blogger, so you don’t need to wait until you’re ready to go to WP!
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Ken from High yield savings account.
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From what i see both the person who comments and blog owner get something out of keyword luv and comment luv. It seems the more comments on a blog google sees it as being more active and popular while helping the people who comment with links.
Looks like a win win for both blog owners.
Ken@High yield savings account.´s last blog post..Hsbc online banking.
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Ray
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December 17th, 2008 at 21:29 CST
That’s it exactly - everyone wins
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MrCorey
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Hello dear ;),
I haven’t spammed your blog lately and I’m feeling that I should join in, so here goes.
Your blog is interesting! Great job! I will bookmark and visit again. This sentence replaces the totally off topic thing that I should also say here, but can’t because of the combo-content in the comment.
Nice site! I was looking for the information and I accidentally found here so I will recommend.
Oh, and SEO busby monetization real estate consolidation debt payday loan.
…I hope that you can dig this one out of Dr Dave’s soup. ;)
MrCorey´s last blog post..Slow Gnome Logout?
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Ray
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December 19th, 2008 at 21:50 CST
The great thing about the Busby people is that a) they are polite, and b) all their URLs contain the words “busby seo challenge”. If they are trying to be cunning they are failing miserably :) The previous 3 comments are all gone now.
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Angel
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Commentluv combined with keywordluv makes a powerful combination and a win win situation for both blog owners and commentators. They, however, expose the blog to spammers even more. A simple captcha plug in can stop spammers or blackhats.
Angel´s last blog post..The Search for KeyWordLuv Enabled Sites
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Ray
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December 21st, 2008 at 12:50 CST
I’m not a fan of captchas, I have a combination of plugins and reading every comment to protect against spam. Occasionally one will slip through but otherwise I’m pretty safe from them.
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Susan from Oceanside
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It’s a great plugin, along with KeywordLuv.
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Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 13:59 CSTChris from Free PS3
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Thanks for using such a great plugin - along with KeywordLuv it makes a site look much more professional as well as rewarding contributors with a backlink as well. Lets hope its use spreads.
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Friday, 2 January 2009, 19:19 CST