Published: May 21, 2008 - 05:38 pm
Story Found By: Hobo 1361 Days ago
Category: SEO
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5 Comments
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This is really a useful synopsis of convential thinking regarding Do/NoFollow.
Im a DoFollower using the basic plugin. This means checking each post that Akismet doesnt automatically mark as spam to see whether I think it falls on the right side of the line. If there is useful comment for subsequent readers, even if minimal, and the URL isnt to an undesirable website, then Ill probably approve the comment.This works for me.
I still dont think that encouraging people to comment by giving them a free backlink is the right thing to do...
It its a real comment, I want them to have a real backlink. Andys comment on this post is a case in point. Its real content, given freely. That kind of a comment deserves a dofollow.
Nice piece. I tend to fall between two extremes in the comment following. I follow the initial post link (i.e. the commenters name) but nofollow in the comment text. Thats something I think I should change though - the more I think about it the more I dont see any justification for nofollow. It doesnt stop spam, and all it does is reduce the value that commenters deserve for contributing to your site.