None of my Blog Comments get approved??

[mrtrance]

I have been using Comment Kahuna and commenting on blogs that have either CommentLuv or KeywordLuv plugin, but none of my comments seem to stick. My comments are relevant to the blog post and not spammy. Some of these blogs were published back in 2008 with zero to 1 comments.

Do the webmasters actually moderate every comment or do they just not approve any comments at all? Some of them have like 5 or so comments that are like super short compared to mine, but mine seem to not get approved. Does it something take like 24-48 hours before they stick? I've noticed that when you post initially it will say waiting for moderation and then the comment disappear all together.

Any input how to make our comments get approved and stick?

[irenef25]

Are you using niche keywords as your name while commenting? Some bloggers don't allow keyword stuffing instead of names. Also, if your comment is relevant and full of useful information that will help the future visitors as well as the blog, then definitely you comment will get approved.

[Solidsnake]

If you are using niche keywords, the result would be terrible... this is the reason why I stopped my blog commenting service...

[mrtrance]

Originally Posted by irenef25

Are you using niche keywords as your name while commenting? Some bloggers don't allow keyword stuffing instead of names. Also, if your comment is relevant and full of useful information that will help the future visitors as well as the blog, then definitely you comment will get approved.

Well for sites that have the KeywordLuv plugin it tells you to use your name in "name@keyword" format. For sites that use CommentLuv I just use a regular name and it automatically puts a link to my latest post in the comment sections. I have been commenting on relevant blogs too so even with my link there it shows I am commenting on relevant topics that I have site on.

I mean why use those plugins when the webmaster constantly does not approve your comments. With keywordluv it even encourages you to use a keyword, but still no approval. Do these webmasters have some auto plugin that does not approve comments based on some criteria? I can't imagine that some of these posts that are like more than 1 year old or the last comment left was also a year old that the webmaster still goes over them to approve. Or do they?

[blueice]

The most likely reason is the webmaster has a life to get on with.
IF the blog is from 2008 with no comments then they are hardly still waiting to approve one that might arrive. If its not really an active community site then maybe it might be tended too once a month.

See my WSO coming out in 2011 all about "patience on the web" :-)

[anomaly]

i can't speak about commentluv or keyword luv ...

but in general, certainly on wordpress, the comment spam filtering has a default setting of "automatically ignore spammy looking comments after 1 month" ... if your comment looks spammy it won't even be getting seen ...

[Abledragon]

I can only speak for myself, but here are some of my thoughts, for what they're worth:

I get a lot of comments that are clearly there just for the link. I mean screamingly, obviously just for the link.

They don't add any value to other readers at all (let alone me) and, 99.9% of the time, the sites that they link back to are either biz opp sign up pages or shopping cart sites.

Depending on the content of the comment, I either delete them or mark them as spam.

I make it clear in my About page that, although I have a pretty liberal comment approval policy, I have zero tolerance for comments that are there just for the link.

My site is my place. I have no obligation to approve comments. Any comments.

But, as I make clear in my About page, if a comment adds to the conversation and clearly has thought and insight behind it, it will be approved.

And, BTW, I don't have a lot of comments on my blog. Which is absolutely fine by me. I'd rather have one valuable comment on a post than 10 pointless ones.

Looked at from the other side, I don't comment on a lot of blogs. But those that I do comment on are ones that I've spent some time on and where I've developed a feel for the blog and its followers.

I do that before I start making comments.

That enables me to get to 'know' the community a little bit and to get a sense of what's going on.

It's no different from joining a new forum - I follow the same approach. I spend some time looking around and getting a sense of the culture of the place before jumping in with comments.

Nothing wrong with using Comment Kahuna and others to find blogs in your niche, but my suggestion would be that, once you find relevant blogs, you spend some time finding out the lay of the land before making comments.

And, when you do make comments, be sure they add value to the conversation - meaning add some new information, or a different view point.

Think of a comment as a blog post. And there's no reason why you couldn't turn a good quality comment into a blog post.

Do that, and link back to the blog you made the original comment on, and you're starting to build a relationship with that blogger.

Then your comments will be approved - every time.

Cheers,

Martin.

[bgmacaw]

On my non-flagship blogs or my retired flagship blog I only approve comments about every 4-8 weeks. Given the number of domains I run, I have to handle it somewhat systematically.

Other people have probably just left the building but left the lights on. These comments may never get approved.

Just look for recently approved comments and, if they're there, are they using a keyword or a name. It's OK to use your name (or pseudonym) if you have to. This is give you some anchor text diversity.

[5starAffiliatePrograms]

Popular blogs get so many comments that it can take awhile to get around to approving them.

Plus most of us just delete comments that are general like "hey great blog, good job" as generic posts like that are just for links and don't add any value.

You need to take time to read the post and make a valid comment.

Originally Posted by mrtrance

I can't imagine that some of these posts that are like more than 1 year old or the last comment left was also a year old that the webmaster still goes over them to approve. Or do they?

Commenting on OLD posts is even more an indicator that someone is just looking for links. Some blogs even disable comments for posts over 90 days old.

[kettlewell]

Originally Posted by blueice

See my WSO coming out in 2011 all about "patience on the web" :-)

Careful, someone might hold you to that!

[blueice]

Originally Posted by kettlewell

Careful, someone might hold you to that!

OMG Panic, that deadline is approaching fast.

I do a bit of personal commenting out of genuine interest quite often, but there are getting more and more hoops to jump through now. Having to join certain 3rd party networks before a comment can be posted is starting to put me off. That and often unreadable verification graphics and the worst of all over active spam control. After typing a well thought out intelligent response only to find your comment classed as spam. I need to read my own WSO :-)

I can see why people start to abuse it and turn to automation. They are getting better now, "nice site webmaster" is out now and Jokes seem to be the popular thing now.

[Ronald Kang]

Originally Posted by mrtrance

Some of these blogs were published back in 2008 with zero to 1 comments.

maybe the blogs is not maintained anymore by the administrator

[Solidsnake]

Originally Posted by irenef25

Are you using niche keywords as your name while commenting? Some bloggers don't allow keyword stuffing instead of names. Also, if your comment is relevant and full of useful information that will help the future visitors as well as the blog, then definitely you comment will get approved.

So how can we tell that a blog is good for commenting?
1. A blog must be a dofollow (I use searchstatus to check this)
2. A blog must have some comments with the latest comment not more than 45 days old.
3. A blog must allow keywords in comment (but not necessary as long as it accepts comments)
4. A blog must have a PR of 1 and higher. The higher the PR the better.
5. A blog must not require log-in to post comment.

[Solidsnake]

If those blogs were listed in comment kahuna for long time, some might be dead..

[Solidsnake]

Originally Posted by massjo

I am new for this can u explain

Explain what? Who?