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Comments in Blogs... Valid Back Link or what ?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by jdeeze, Jan 15, 2007.

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    When you leave comments in blogs, is that considered a proper backlink ?
     
    jdeeze, Jan 15, 2007 IP
  2. dct

    dct Finder of cool gadgets

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    Not normally as most blog platforms use the "no follow" tag for comments but if you leave decent feedback you can still get a bit of traffic from them.
     
    dct, Jan 15, 2007 IP
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    Don't comment just for the backlink whether the blog uses nofollow or not.

    The best use of a comment is to get the owner of the site to subscribe to your feed and then hopefully link to one of your posts in the future.
     
    mad4, Jan 15, 2007 IP
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    #4
    it definitely counts as a backlink even if it's nofollow. Just that you don't get any PR Juice from it.
     
    autorave, Jan 15, 2007 IP
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    CountryBoy Prominent Member

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    It counts as a backlink, but most are no-follow. What I normally do is leave my link in the body of them comment too, so I get more value out of it. I always write a decent comment - nothing spammy because you might get spammed in return!
     
    CountryBoy, Jan 16, 2007 IP
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    Quite right, I also do the same, expect for the link in the body of the comment ;). And yes, back links from blogs are valid, just ensure that you comment on blogs that are closely related to your website niche.... :)
     
    Hoster1983, Sep 1, 2008 IP
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    spending your 9-5 on commenting in other people's blogs will likely do more for the blog-owner than for yourself. there are better ways to spend your work day, i believe.
     
    lychee, Sep 1, 2008 IP
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    The answer for your question is yes.
     
    puzzle, Sep 1, 2008 IP
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    Yup, they are a valid way of gaining backlinks.
     
    Rblakney, Sep 1, 2008 IP
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    What sort of blogs would you recommend to leave comments on? Do you just leave your website link at the end, even if it isn't relevant?
     
    Sam Designs, Sep 1, 2008 IP
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    Do you go to a book store and ask for a cheeseburger? Or to McDonald's and ask for sushi?

    Assuming you're sane and you don't, why would you treat a website any differently?
     
    dandonovon, Sep 2, 2008 IP