When you leave a comment at any WordPress blog by filling in your name and website URL in the respective fields, your name appears as a link to your blog/website on submission. By default, these links have rel=”nofollow” attribute attached to them. This attribute directs the search engine spiders / crawlers not to follow the linked website or blog. The link may get indexed but it is not followed (or counted as a backlink) from the blog that links.

However, some blogs reward their commentators by removing the rel=”nofollow” attribute from their templates which gives them free backlinks! Such blogs are called DoFollow Blogs or No-NoFollow Blogs. BTW, Inspirit is also a doFollow blog so drop in maximum comments to get some free links from this PR 4 blog 🙂 …

WordPress Plugin : KeywordLuv

As I told you, when you comment at a WordPress blog your name becomes the anchor text in the link that points to your blog or specific blog post, as per what you submitted in the URL field. KeywordLuv plugin has been developed (by Stephen Cronin) to reward your commentators by separating their names from their keywords in the link to their website, giving them improved anchor text.

So, if you’re commenting at a doFollow blog then you can use targeted keywords as anchor text to point the links to your blog or blog post, instead of using your name. KeywordLuv plugin requires a the blog to be doFollow in order to work, because linking using your keywords would be of no use unless these links are followed by search engines (Google esp.) !

Usage:

Using KeywordLuv is quite easy. If I enter Abhinav @ Free Blog Reviews in the name field instead of just Abhinav in the comment form, then the title of a comment would look like :

Abhinav from Free Blog Reviews says :

instead of :

Abhinav says :

The symbol @ does the magic here. If this symbol is not used between Name and Keywords, they’ll appear as they would normally on a WordPress blog with this plugin not installed.

The usage tip generally gets added to your comment form automatically and you can customize this message that appears from the plugin options page on your admin dashboard.

Download Plugin

You can download KeywordLuv Plugin from this plugin page. The plugin author has also nicely explained why anchor text is so important.

If you are running a link building campaign to get better ranks in the SERPS and improving your Technorati Authority, then consider commenting at blogs no-follow free blogs with either or both CommentLuv and KeywordLuv plugins enabled as an easy way to get free backlinks.

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P.S. : As I mentioned above, this plugin needs a doFollow plugin to be installed on your blog to function properly. Read How to Remove rel=”noFollow” from your blog and join the doFollow movement to learn more about NoFollow, DoFollow and how to remove the noFollow attribute from your blog.

Feel free to drop in your comments using the form below. Inspirit uses the KeywordLuv plugin besides being a doFollow blog and using CommentLuv, so take full advantage of it.

Published by Abhinav Sood

167 thoughts on “KeywordLuv – Target your Keywords in Backlinks from Comments at DoFollow Blogs”

  2. JCL@A Real Estate Blog Focusing on Christ, Christian Ethics, Emotional Issues and Encouragement as it Relates to Real Estate. says:

    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.

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  3. Thanks, I never knew about this keywordluv plugin before. I think I’ll be off now and start installing it in my blogs. I hope it works fine with wordpress 2.7!

  4. This is new to me but looks like a fantastic plug-in and an excellent idea to reward contributors to your site with a link to theirs. It also avoids being rude when entering a keyword instead of your name therefore making an article look so much more professional. Lets hope its use spreads. Many thanks.

  5. I will try this on one of my personal blogs as this is a sure way to reward your commentators. Commentluv plugin with Keyword love plugin is like Batman and Robin!

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  6. Keywordluv and Commentluv are two of the WP plug-ins that I will consider to install on my blog by 2009. Right now, I am still not sure if I will remove the “no follow” on the external links. Still this is really great “traffic maker” plug-in!

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  7. I love KeywordLuv – that’s the best plugin if you want to encourage more peoples to post comments on your blog. But once it gets popular you will need good plugin to filter spam comments.

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  8. I have to agree with Marcin, it’s one of the most genius plugins ever created… helps with both sides of the party!

    Love it, I wish more people would use it tbh… thanks a lot! 🙂

  9. The Do Follow is really changing the game for the better. And the keyword LUV takes it one step further. It is great for both Bloggers and the one who comments. I like the Do Follow movement.

  10. I notice alot of the blogs that now use keyword luv are gaing pr. Not sure if it is all the activity of the comments or link backs or lists of the sites on other sites. Either way people love the plugin it seems to help both the site owner and the people who comment on the sites.

  11. The makers of keywordluv are pretty smart. This idea really took off.

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  12. thank you for the plugins, I’ll try this on my blogs.

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  13. I for one love keywordluv it gets me more and more comments which I like. If I feel someone is just taking advantage of the link opportunity(and not adding any content)well…I just hit delete:o)

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  16. Has anyone tracked how much extra traffic you can expect by installing these plugins? Do you know if it works for Drupal?

    Charless latest published blog-post ………. Looking at the Las Vegas Real Estate Market

  17. keywordluv is the best thing since sliced bread. seriously. if you are going to the trouble of commenting on someone’s post, the least they can offer you is a complimentary backlink that benefits you. it’s like a token payment of respect for your time invested into building their website.

  18. No Follow blogs with Keyword/Comment Luv are great for getting people to contribute and im sure the number of comments you get has increased. I do still see some peoples blogs who have Keyword/Comment Luv and are still NoFollow, what is the point it doing that? Nice blog by the way though – bookmarked.

  19. I think that Commentluv and Keywordluv are great additions to any blog and though many people mention the potential increase in spammy and useless comments, I really don’t think that it is the plugin that encourage it – pretty much any blog has that problem irrespective of the plugins on the site.

    Marc Norriss latest published blog-post ………. Slow and Steady Wins the Race

  20. I prefer CommentLuv over KeywordLuv. I’d rather see the title of someone’s last blog post than random keywords.

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  21. I wish more bloggers would use Keyword Luv! I think it really benefits both sides. People are more likely to leave comments because they know they will get a little link luv. The blog owners get the benifit of a blog with a lot of activity on it. It’s win win for both.

  22. How to find out if the blog is do follow or no follow and what is the default set-up for a blog? In default mode will the blog be in do-follow or no-follow mode?

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  24. It is getting increasingly difficult to find backlinks, so thanks for the advice. I now hear that links from social networking sites is getting a slap from google.

  25. This plugin is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Thanks for sharing this info. Now I can stop searching and share KeywordLuv!!!

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  28. Keywordluv sounds fantastic. I apprecaite you offering more information about it. I’m going to try to incorporate this plugin into my own site.

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  29. Keyword Luv- does anyone know how google accounts for the backlink? Thanks to all… I’ll use it often

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  31. I think this plugin increases traffic to your site and help build up PR on your blog pages. I have used it on all my blogs so far and it works with great success, try it if you haven’t done so yet.

  32. I love the key word love plugin . Helps a lot to attract lot of comments and show your blog active and attracts traffic too !

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  33. My Site is Do Follow and Luv.

    I find this plugin very helpful and I suggest it to others to try.

    Thanks
    Tony

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  34. A plugin like Keyword luv will definatly increase the number of comments you get to the blog. Have you seen a huge increase when you installed the plugin on the number of comments you get for all your blogs?

  35. I find these plugins were useful, they incentive your readers to comment on your blog, so you don’t feel like you are writing without any feedback.. nice work 🙂

  36. KeywordLuv is one of the most amazing tools for do follow comment posting plug in. It is useful for gaining back links from do follow and in fact, this tool provides latest post of comment poster. If anyone finds your blog title interesting, then he or she will land on your blogs.

  37. Thank you for the very valuable information. I am considering using Keyword Luv in my next blog. I wish more would do the same. Thanks again!

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  38. Thanks for putting this out for us to use. I just discovered this and am looking to do the same.

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  39. I think this plugin increases traffic to your site and help build up PR on your blog pages. I have used it on all my blogs so far and it works with great success, try it if you haven’t done so yet.

  41. Out of all the WordPress plugins, Keyword Luv is my personal favorite. I’ve been using it for a while and will never blog without it ever again.

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  42. Despite the spam potential, it is great to find there are still some quality dofollow blogs out there. thanks!

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  43. yep this plugin works great. Awesome way to get backlinks. To bad not to many people use it.

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  44. This is an absolute wonderful plugin. It will make any seo’s job easier and a lot more enjoyable!

  45. Do you still update this blog? I saw your latest post was in 2008. Just wondering…

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  46. i just learned about this keyword luv recently, and I think it a great way to optimize your keyword.

    btw, i been going thru your blog, looks like u have not been updating for a while. not maintaining this site anymore? just wondering

  47. Personally I think the new keyword luv plugin is amazing, it’s took over so quickly. What a great plugin!

  50. This is a great plug-in for all bloggers to help each other out. I have it installed on my blogs also however, I am beginning to see quite a bit of spam comments. It’s sad that people cant respect the blogs they comment on.
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