Anchor Text When Making Blog Comments

[123andyt]

is there any way of adding anchor text/keywords to blog comments (on do-follow blogs)?

I have read somewhere that your keyword can be entered in the 'name' field and this will act as anchor text ... is this true? I would much prefer my backlinks to include anchor text if possible

[Ron Killian]

The anchor text for blog comments usually comes from the "Name" part of the form when you go to comment. Thing is, if you make it too keywordy, you might look like your spamming and the comment might not get added. It's tough to get your keywords in and look like a legitimate poster. Though you might be able to do something like "keyword" yourname. If that fits, I don't know your keywords. Example: "Fitness John".

Just an idea

[123andyt]

Thank Ron, that's what I thought

[spikyy]

Not all the blogs have the same comment system, but on most of them the anchor text will be the text from the "name" field.

[jhongren]

There is a comment plugin which allows you to let those who left comments do a link back through keywords... =)

=> WordPress Plugin - KeywordLuv | More Than Scratch The Surface

Cheers,
John

[BigBossPassion]

name field should be your anchor text..name should always be a keyword rich.

Regards

[awaxler]

Yes, your name should be your keyword, but Ron's right...if you make it too "keywordy" (nice term Ron ) then it might not get approved. For that reason I usually take a quick look at the other comments first to see if keywordy names are being approved, if so I go for it, if not I use my name or do something similar...

Also, some blogs will specifically state that they allow code in their posts. Again, if other comments have been approved that have anchor texts in their posts then I try to add it in the post as well. I try to work it into the natural flow of the post rather than a blatant anchor text at the end of the post.

[Mark Dulisse]

Great advice,

I get lazy and forget about the importance of commenting on blogs...

Thanks again...

[smeatz]

Originally Posted by awaxler

Yes, your name should be your keyword, but Ron's right...if you make it too "keywordy" (nice term Ron ) then it might not get approved. For that reason I usually take a quick look at the other comments first to see if keywordy names are being approved, if so I go for it, if not I use my name or do something similar...

Also, some blogs will specifically state that they allow code in their posts. Again, if other comments have been approved that have anchor texts in their posts then I try to add it in the post as well. I try to work it into the natural flow of the post rather than a blatant anchor text at the end of the post.

I know that the author of this thread stated that he is specifically referring to "do-follow" tagged blogs. However, I can't emphasize enough the importance of determining whether or not a blog you are looking to comment in actually DOES have the "do-follow" tag embedded within. Sadly, far too many of the very blogs you are referring to have "no follow" tags and therefore prevent the bots from crawling your site via such back-links. In my (admittedly cynical) opinion, the main reason these blog owners allow you to use code is so that they can encourage as many bloggers to post fresh content on their blogs as possible.

Smeatz

[awaxler]

I know that the author of this thread stated that he is specifically referring to "do-follow" tagged blogs. However, I can't emphasize enough the importance of determining whether or not a blog you are looking to comment in actually DOES have the "do-follow" tag embedded within. Sadly, far too many of the very blogs you are referring to have "no follow" tags and therefore prevent the bots from crawling your site via such back-links. In my (admittedly cynical) opinion, the main reason these blog owners allow you to use code is so that they can encourage as many bloggers to post fresh content on their blogs as possible.

As you stated, the OP said he was referring to "do-follow" blogs so I assumed he knows how to tell the difference. Personally, I use Firefox and the NoDoFollow add-on to make sure the blogs I am commenting on are dofollow and I find many that are that do allow code in the post. I also use Angela Edwards WSO to get many high ranking dofollow backlinks through blogs (and other social sites) that also allow code.

On a side note...there has been quite a bit of debate on this forum as to whether or not the whole do-follow/no-follow issue is as important as people think...In fact, some argue that the serps like to see a mix. Not sure where I stand on that debate, but I do throw in a few no follow comments here in there just to mix it up.

[Ron Killian]

I've seen some of my back links that are tagged NoFollow picked up by the search engines. I mean to say, they are found and noticed. Whether they are really passing any actual value as a back link or not, I don't know for sure.

[123andyt]

Thanks for all the comments
i was using easybacklinker which was a WSO here from Andy Fletcher I think and finds 'dofollow' blogs (and nofollow as it happens) but tells you which are which

[Zeus66]

Awaxler has it right. Use Firefox browser and get the NoDoFollow add-on. It's about as easy to use as anything you'll ever install on your computer, and it tells you at a glance if the links on a web page are giving you link love or not. It's 'must have.'

I'd like to add that you should do a search for something called 'KeywordLuv' - which is a plug-in you can install on WordPress blogs. You can find links to a lot of blogs that use it, which means every link you post in the comments sections at those blogs will give you a dofollow link to your site, using your best anchor text. Worth your time.

John

[adam westrop]

What the guys are saying is completely right. Be careful, to get away with using anchor text in the name section, you normally have to comment on a rubbish blog or enter a very 'valuable' comment otherwise it will get deleted from a half decent blog.