Reginald Chan

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  • All You Ever Need To Know About The NoFollow Rule And How It Affects SEO

    All You Ever Need To Know About The NoFollow Rule And How It Affects SEO

    If you are ‘involved’ in the blogging industry, you would know what is rel=”nofollow” or as I call it, the NoFollow rule.

    In this article, allow me to explain to you what NoFollow is and how it works out. Most importantly, I will share with you how NoFollow rule could affect your search engine optimization (SEO) techniques and planning.

    Let’s see what is NoFollow tag all about in this 3 minutes plus video.


    And for the record, Darrell Cherry had also asked me this question on Google+ recently.

    What is the use of NoFollow for bloggers?
    This question was the main reason why I decided to write this blog post

    What is rel=”nofollow” or NoFollow rule?

    This is what Google Webmaster Tools say about rel=”nofollow”:

    “Nofollow” provides a way for webmasters to tell search engines “Don’t follow links on this page” or “Don’t follow this specific link.”

    I believe there is no other explanation that could be any clearer than that.

    Does the above make any sense to you?

    Related article: Top 8 Link Building Techniques That Work For Search Engines

    How do I activate the rel=”nofollow” or the NoFollow rule?

    Basically, you can place the NoFollow code on any links or URL’s to tell Google not to crawl, transfer Page Rank (PR) or anchor text to those links.

    This means that you are still linking out but are avoiding any Google penalization as you had ‘informed’ the bots not to crawl that link.

    In order for you to practice the NoFollow rule, all you need to do is to add rel=”nofollow” to the URL snippet as below:

    <a href=”www.www.reginaldchan.net” rel=”nofollow”>Blogging Tips For Beginners</a>

    Trust me … it couldn’t be any easier than that!

    NoFollow is extremely useful when it comes to SEO techniques
    If NoFollow is used properly, you are able to avoid any Google penalization 

    Why is rel=”nofollow” important for bloggers?

    NoFollow rule works in many ways for bloggers and webmasters. With all the hype and hundreds of guest posting requests nowadays, bloggers (especially you) really need to make sure that you don’t share any unrelated links on your blog.

    By using the NoFollow tag, you are able to control the types of links shared and determine only links which are worthy are getting a piece of your Page Rank ‘juice’.

    In other words, you wouldn’t want to ‘promote’ a blog post or article that has no or low value which could put you in hot soup. This is to ensure that you don’t get penalized by Google for breaching its terms and conditions.

    This brings us to the next part of the discussion which is …

    What are Google’s policies and some specific examples of NoFollow usage?

    Google policies are rather general but here are two of the very distinctive factors which you should consider using rel=”nofollow” on your blog posts:

    • Untrusted content
    • Paid links

    Factor #1: Untrusted content

    I uses NoFollow tag especially on untrusted content. For example, I know Google has no problem with my blog when I link URL’s to popular sites such as Wikipedia, Amazon or eBay.

    However, what happens if I am linking out to too many ‘new blogs on the block’?

    Google and other search engines might consider my site as linking out too much and my blog could easily be penalized.

    Now, let’s take an instance for easier understanding.

    Do you see more credibility for linking a blog site which is 1 year old or a site which is just a mere 1 month old?

    Obviously, an older domain age site would be more credible compared to a brand new one.

    In this case, webmasters and blog admins who accept guest postings could also use the NoFollow tag especially when they are accepting guest posts from various bloggers. Once these bloggers have proof their worth, you could easily remove the NoFollow tag and allow them to get some link back.

    Moreover, sharing is caring right?

    Recommended read: Master the industry secrets with this SEO Black Book.

    Factor #2: Paid links

    Oh c’mon … it is a no brainer to link out to paid links.

    So, what are paid links?

    Paid links are links which are displayed on blog posts or articles with the ‘help’ of money instead of relevancy and therefore, it is indirectly, breaching certain part of Google policies.

    Basically, this means that the blog is sharing links just for the sake of getting a backlink from your site.

    What I am trying to say is that you could still place paid links on your site and that’s entirely up to you. However, what you can do is to place a NoFollow tag to avoid any issues with any search engines.

    Thinking back, it makes no sense to get a paid link from you right? Some food for thoughts, guys?

    *If you like graphics, I had found a great infographic on Danny Sullivan’s post on Search Engine Land and great design work by Killer Infographics.

    Are you using the godly but yet dangerous NoFollow rule on your blog?

    I uses NoFollow on most links which don’t portray good quality articles or are too new. At times, I might be very harsh but again, it is for the good for the blog and myself.

    So, how about you? Share with me your experience using the comment form below 🙂

  • 5 Insights You Should Know About Make Money Blogging

    5 Insights You Should Know About Make Money Blogging

    According to one source, there are about 60 million blogs out there and the number is increasing every day.

    You might be asking why there are so many bloggers out there and the answer is simple; They believe that they can make money blogging.

    Your mind might be playing tricks on you right now, wondering if it is really possible to make a living out of blogging.

    And the truth is yes, it is very possible to make a living out of several blogs … which leads to my second question.

    So, why there are so many bloggers who failed to make money?

    Here are a few reasons. Yes, dive in and enjoy 🙂

    Could it be caused by:

    • Hundreds of ‘myths’ that successful bloggers are making thousands of dollars monthly?
    • Lack of earnings in the first 6 months?
    • Not so promising stream of blog traffic?

    Honestly, I could list down a dozen more but does the above seems obvious to you?

    Most bloggers are too obsessed with making money blogging. Seriously.

    Before we proceed further, here’s a quick video I had done in regards to make money through blogging.

    Is it possible to really make money blogging?

    The answer is yes. There’s no doubt you can make money through your blog or website but the biggest question is “How?”

    Question of the day: How do you make money through blogging?

    Let’s see what other successful bloggers say about this:

    So to recap, yes it darn possible to make money through your blogs.

    I too make money but I am no where close to them … honestly 🙂

    Okay. This brings to the next part of our discussion; How to make money through your blogs?

    How to monetize a blog?

    1. The relationship between traffic and blog earnings

    Fact 101 – Traffic and blog earnings are inter-related

    A blog is nothing without traffic and a low traffic blog doesn’t really make a lot of money.

    Now, how much do you agree with this?

    …

    …

    …

    Debate all you want but the truth is, you can make money through your blog with both high and low traffic. It all boils down to your own ‘blogging game plan’.

    Don’t worry. I know you are pretty confused now but let’s head over to the next part to make things … clearer.

    High traffic but low blog earnings?

    Let’s assume you have a blog and it is doing very well. You are getting like 1,000 visitors a day but you are not able to convert them into successful sales.

    So, what’s wrong?

    The problem could probably lies in you and your plan.

    Conversion rate has a long history with bloggers and even myself. I could get 500 traffic a day but at times, zero sales or very less sales.

    And what did I learn from this?

    High traffic doesn’t guarantees a good blog earnings but … good amount of traffic does increase the chances of you landing a sale, click etc on your blog.

    Make sense to you?

    I am not saying that high amount of traffic doesn’t help in blog earning and I am saying it absolutely does!

    However, if you are not focusing on the right visitor or traffic, you are wasting your effort.

    My recommendation: Have a read what Steve Scott wrote in his eBook, 8 Simple Steps to Get 100,000 Blog Visitors without Working 8 Days a Week.

    Low traffic but high earnings?

    Now, let’s say you want to go the Mexican style (okay I made that up) and aim for low traffic instead.

    Why not? Chances is that you may earn more money with low traffic compared to a high traffic blog.

    This is extremely useful when it comes to building a niche website. The trick here is to focus on specific traffic and not general traffic.

    Personally, I would rather have just 50 traffic a day (who are very determine to buy something) instead of 500 traffic who are here for shopping.

    Ever heard about targeted traffic? There you go.

    To wrap this up, imagine you have 50 traffic a day which is highly optimized and targeted. This means that you would have an idea on what they are looking for.

    Here, you need to provide them with the right solutions and you would have a high chance of closing the sale.

    2. Monetizing a blog

    I could discuss about this the whole night long when it comes to monetizing. When we talk about make money through blogging or monetizing a blog, there are several ways you can go with such as using advertisement banners, affiliate sales and providing a service.

    There’s no trick on this! Really.

    You just got to know what is your goal, who are your potential customers and of course, not putting all your eggs in one basket.

    Google Adsense and other advertising companies

    In early stages of a blog development, Google Adsense and these advertising banners really help when it comes to generating income.

    This is a good way to start to earn few dollars a day but nothing more unless you are doing a very specific niche blog.

    For example, blogging niche has a superb low payout of less than $0.50 per click while some other niches could fetch up to $25 per click and maybe even more.

    You could monetize a blog using Google Adsense or ad banners but unless you are having a high traffic blog, you won’t be earning a lot.

    Remember that you cannot control what advertisements are shown on your site and all you can do is to specify the categories of the advertisements shown.

    Tip: Don’t place too many banners on one page but instead, focus on placing them on hot spots to increase click rates.

    Affiliate sales

    This is actually my major contributor when it comes to monetizing my blog. When it comes to affiliate sales, providing a solution will potentially lead to a sale.

    Affiliate sales offer huge monetizing chances for blogger but the reason behind so many failed bloggers is because they focus too much on closing the sales or making money out of their blogs.

    C’mon guys. Let’s face it.

    It is always great to see the extra money in your account from affiliate sales right?

    Yup, I know how that feels like ~ Felt like jumping around especially when you are getting $100 or more per successful sales.

    Here’s the ‘not-so-good’ part about affiliate sales. You could probably go weeks long without earning a single cent.

    When I wrote my blogging journey in the first 60 days, I shared my earnings and many readers (some emailed me) said that it was great to see that I am able to earn like well over $200 thanks to ShareASale (which you can sign up for free) in just 60 days on a fresh blog.

    Some said it was good planning but for me, affiliate sales is all about luck. You could probably write a damn good article but without luck, you might not even close a sale.

    Of course, unless you are a very successful blogger with thousands of followers, we are on the same boat 🙂

    How do you make money from blogging?

    Make money providing a service

    You could probably earn money by serving ads and doing affiliate sales but those earning (in my honest opinion) are mainly due to luck.

    When you are popular or having the right type of blog traffic, you might decide that “Hey, it’s time to venture out to the open sea”. You know … stepping out of your comfort zone.

    That’s when you can start deciding if you want to provide a service instead.

    Providing a service could actually turn out to be a very lucrative profession if you have the skills.

    Okay guys, before you grab a piece of paper and pen to write down your brilliant idea, this ‘service’ is harder than you think.

    Let me ask you these:

    1. Do you think you have the expertise to provide such service?
    2. Are you experienced enough to provide one hell of a service?
    3. How many times have you done that before? (providing that service of your choice)

    Now, you are not ready if your you have these terms in your answer: “I think”, “probably”, “may be” etc.

    Yes. If you are going to provide a service, do not have the plan that sounds like this; “If A doesn’t work, I will think of B.”

    You need to tell your potential clients like “Hey, I know what I am talking about and this is my advise” sort of thing.

    Sound harsh? Not really.

    Here’s another example which I received from Facebook two days ago. This dude was asking if I need any SEO service for my website (duh). 

    Doesn’t sound like a problem? It was disastrous … for him and here’s why.

    The problem is he didn’t have a tiny piece of clue what SEO is! He just wanted to sell his ‘how to SEO’ to me. 

    Do you think he made the sale? Obviously not.

    • Firstly, he targeted the wrong person.
    • Secondly, he didn’t know the product he is selling.
    • Lastly, failing the first two and he basically lost his chance to sell.

    Making money through blogging depends on you

    Do you have any tricks when it comes to make money blogging?

    I am always very interested to learn new ways to make money online or more specifically through my blogs. The truth is, 9 out of 10 times of trying would leave us nothing but disappointment.

    When you find the momentum you are looking for, you need to learn how to ‘plug’ that into your blogging business and grow it from there.

    Do you have any tips and tricks when it comes to monetizing your blog? Let’s discuss it using the comment form below.

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  • 6 Easy Ways To Choose The Best Genesis Child Themes

    6 Easy Ways To Choose The Best Genesis Child Themes

    A good WordPress theme offers not only mobility and rich features but it also plays a crucial role when it comes to SEO and website security matters.

    If you are looking for a great WordPress theme, you don’t have to look any further as Genesis framework and Genesis child themes are already a household name when it comes to premium WordPress themes.

    StudioPress (the company behind Genesis framework) offers more than 40 breath-taking, eye-catching and mouth-watering themes. With over 96,000 website owners using Genesis themes, I don’t see any reason why you shouldn’t.

    Before we choose Genesis or it’s child themes, we got to know what is Genesis all about right?

    So, what is Genesis framework all about?

    Genesis Framework Features
    Genesis framework offers not only one but 8 different features for bloggers

    1. Genesis framework and child themes are search engine friendly – This means that every child themes are SEO ready out of the box. All you need to do is to choose the right child theme to work with and you are basically ‘ready for battle’.

    2. Great looking turn key designs – This means that changing the looks of your website is extremely easy and you don’t need a designer or developer to do it. Change it every day or week, the choice is in your hands.

    3. Genesis gives you unlimited everything – Unlike any other premium WordPress themes, there is no such thing as ‘Developer Option’ for Genesis. This means that all you need is to pay once and you get unlimited support plus updates … for life.

    4. State-of-the-art security features – With thousand of websites being hacked yearly, you need to know that your websites are secure … and Genesis can offer you that. With Mark Jaquith, the security expert and core WordPress developer working closely with StudioPress, you know that you are in good hands.

    5. Hassle free and instant upgrade – Forget about calling your developer or webmaster to perform the upgrades as with Genesis framework and child themes, you can easily update them with just a few clicks of the button.

    6. Customizing Genesis themes are incredibly easy – From auto-sizing images to advertising ready, the guys behind StudioPress had thought about them. All you need to do is to spend an hour or so in customizing your own child themes and NOT a few hundred dollars for hiring web developers to do the customizations for you.

    7. Custom widgets and layout options – Need some customized widgets and layouts for different pages? It is easily doable when it comes to Genesis framework and its child themes.

    8. Availability of trustworthy Genesis developers – Let’s say you still need help and want to build your own custom theme. Well, there’s a truckload of skilled and trusted Genesis developers at your disposal.

    Now … take a moment and have a closer look at StudioPress’s theme gallery. I know you will be impressed!

    Related article: Advantages Of Genesis 2.0 and How To Convert To HTML5?

    Brian Gardner is the man behind StudioPress and the highly successful Genesis themes
    Brian Gardner, the strong man in StudioPress and Genesis Framework 

    Choosing the right Genesis child themes – How?

    Welcome back! Glad you made it back here 🙂

    When I first saw Genesis framework and its child themes, I was mesmerized and I had absolutely NO IDEA where to start.

    If you are at the same spot with me right now, then you definitely got to read what I have to say below.

    When it comes to deciding a Genesis child theme, you got to know a few basic information which are:

    1. What that your website is all about?
    2. The basic layout you are looking for?
    3. Minimalistic or colourful?
    4. Corporate or leisure?

    For me, choosing the best Genesis child themes is actually easy as long as you know what you really want.

    I have listed down several top child themes which I truly love and I classified them in a very logical manner which is … according to your niche.

    What is your ‘type’?

    1. Balance website themes between images and words:

    Genesis child theme: Magazine

    Genesis child theme Magazine

    Genesis child theme: Metro

    Genesis child theme Metro

    2. Business and corporate genres:

    Genesis child theme: Agency

    Genesis child theme Agency

    Genesis child theme: Corporate

    Genesis child theme Corporate

    Genesis child theme: Executive

    Genesis child theme Executive

    3. General genres:

    Genesis child theme: Blissful

    Genesis child theme Blissful

    Genesis child theme: Pretty Pictures

    Genesis child theme Pretty Pictures

    4. Photography genres:

    Genesis child theme: Crystal

    Genesis child theme Crystal
    Genesis child theme: Landscape

    Genesis child theme Landscape

    5. Very specific genres:

    Genesis child theme: Education

    Genesis child theme Education

    Genesis child theme: AgentPress

    Genesis child theme AgentPress

    6. My personal favorites:

    Genesis child theme: Eleven40

    Genesis child theme Eleven40

    Genesis child theme: Focus

    Genesis child theme Focus

    Genesis child theme: Going Green

    Genesis child theme Going Green

    Genesis child theme: Mindstream

    Genesis child theme Mindstream

    Genesis child theme: Prose

    Genesis child theme Prose

    Genesis child theme: Genesis Framework

    Genesis child themes and Genesis Framework

    Are you an outgoing and adventurous blogger?

    It is no secret that I am extremely picky and choosy when it comes to choosing a theme.

    And for those who know me, there is a tendency for me to change my website theme nearly every month.

    If you are looking for unique themes for customization, I would recommend you to try using either Prose or Genesis Framework (most basic).

    Currently, I am using Genesis Sample child theme with some customization on this website (as you can see now) with the help of Genesis Extender Plugin.

    Help! I still can’t find the right Genesis child theme that suits me!

    With so many child themes, you are having a hard time to decide (plus getting a Pro Package for all child themes does not fit into your budget).

    Don’t freak out and no fuss. I get it!

    Have you ever thought of creating your own Genesis child themes instead? 

    If you are doubting your ability about creating a child theme, you shouldn’t.

    I came across Dynamik Website Builder which offers more than 800 options to build your website theme from scratch.

    So, what’s the catch?

    You don’t need a type a single line of code … EVER!

    The plugin is also highly recommended by StudioPress team (and myself since I have a copy of it).

    If you are interested, check out my review on the Dynamik Website Builder here.

    What do you think?

    I hope you enjoyed reading and looking at the images here. Regardless how many times I see Genesis themes, I am still thrilled!

    So, are you a Genesis user already? Share with me what you like about Genesis and do you have any favorite child themes using the comment form below.

    Wait! You are NOT a Genesis user yet?

    Take Genesis for a spin or have a look at StudioPress can offer by clicking the banner below. Don’t worry, no string attached and no obligations.

    StudioPress Premium WordPress Themes
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  • What is SEO? Understand what SEO is all about in 521 seconds

    What is SEO? Understand what SEO is all about in 521 seconds

    Recently, I read an article about SEO written by Brent Carnduff, CEO of Echelon SEO which you can find it here.

    That article … struck my mind about search engine optimization.

    Let me ask you something.

    What do you know about SEO? Go on … think about it for a moment.

    SEO plays a huge role when it comes to blog ranking
    Let’s learn SEO today!

    What is SEO all about?

    Search engine optimization (SEO) is indeed very simple but why on Earth, everyone is saying that SEO is hard?

    Like what Brent said, it is us who confuse ourselves and when I think about it, it make sense.

    Let me tell you why.

    I had been doing search engine optimization research and practicing multiple techniques over the years (since 2005 to be exact) and it is no secret that we get all our SEO scoop from no other than … other blogs and websites.

    There are some reputable SEO sites out there like Moz and Search Engine Journal. However, we usually don’t get enough from these sites and we venture out to the open sea looking for more sources.

    I bet you do right?

    And there comes other so-called SEO blogs that we assume are providing valuable insight on the matter. The question here is … how many of these sites are trust worthy?

    I am not saying that my blog is 100% correct but at least, they worked for me (ding!).

    Extra reading: Find out why SEO 2013 And Beyond written by Dr Andy Williams got more than 97 satisfied customers!

    Understand what SEO is all about … in just 521 seconds

    This time around, I am going to cut the chase. Good by wall of text (do I hear the crowd cheering?) and hello Youtube.

    I am a good story teller so … do bear with me alright?

    Search engine optimization is rather huge and therefore, I am keeping the video as simple as possible (plus as general as possible).

    Basically, search engine optimization (SEO) could easily be divided into 4 very distinct categories which are:

    1. Traditional SEO (some call this white hat)
    2. Black hat
    3. Content marketing
    4. Social SEO

    For more, watch this video:

    I hope you enjoyed watching the video and remember to like it as well on Youtube!

    Now, tell me what you think simply by replying using the comment form and could you please share it for me using the red button below?

  • CommentLuv Premium Comment Plugin: Love It Or Hate It?

    CommentLuv Premium Comment Plugin: Love It Or Hate It?

    Leaving constructive comments is a great way to boost blogger’s authority and an undeniable way to build backlinks.

    So, how do you actually leave a comment and at the same time, placing a link within the comment without being labelled as spam?

    This is where a great WordPress comment plugin called CommentLuv Premium comes into the limelight.

    CommentLuv Premium is one of the best WordPress comment system
    CommentLuv is a WordPress comment system that is widely used by bloggers

    What is CommentLuv Premium?

    CommentLuv is a WordPress commenting system (plugin) and it is used by thousands of blogs out there.

    For every comment submitted, commenters are able to share one link in their comment which is  good especially when it comes to search engine optimization.

    CommentLuv Premium allows blog owners to control the number links shared in the comment, placing a DoFollow or NoFollow option and many more.

    Due to this indirect link building method, CommentLuv is used by many major blogs and gained a lot of popularity among bloggers.

    For more information about this lovely WordPress comment system, you can have a look at their official website here.

    What I really love about CommentLuv Premium?

    Ms Ileane from Basic Blog Tips is the ambassador for CommentLuv and thus, it is a no brainer to try it right?

    As for the record, CommentLuv Premium has more than 24 features which is extremely great for both bloggers and blog owners.

    Before going deeper into why I actually decide not to use some of CommentLuv’s functions, let me tell you why I love this WordPress plugin so much.

    I am a huge fan of social engagement (huge could very well be an understatement). I wanted my readers to drop me a comment and leave valuable insight. Yes this is great especially when the blog is new and you need boost your engagement level.

    Having CommentLuv Premium enabled on my blog are able to convince readers (and spammers ~ ouch) to leave comment and in return, getting a backlink from my site.

    You might think, “Hey, that’s a good deal right?” … and so do I!

    I wanted to do something extra and I added some spice into it by allowing an automatic DoFollow if the commenter share the article on social media.

    What did I get in return? 320 comments and counting. Not bad for a figure right?

    Related article: My blogging journey after 60 days and 7,977 blog traffic.

    The moment of truth – Turning CommentLuv Premium plugin off (partially)

    Problem with CommentLuv Premium comment system
    Why did I decided to turn CommentLuv link sharing feature off?

    I am quite well verse in SEO and I know one day, this will back fire. And by saying ‘this’, I mean the ability to link out through CommentLuv plugin.

    Now, here’s a few bad thing about linking out:

    1. The links might return a 404-error which means the page is not found or down
    2. The links could be from a penalized website or blog
    3. The links could be redirecting too much
    4. The links might originated from a site which has very less information
    5. And probably a few more down the road

    Thought it was very real at the back of my head, I wouldn’t really bother thinking about it since my blog is like 60 days old. No biggy right?

    Here was where I was so … W-R-O-N-G!

    I am a big fan of Adrienne Smith’s blog and I recently came across her latest article, Blog Maintenance: The Essential Guide written by no other than, Tim Bonner.

    In the article, he said about broken links and immediately, it struck me like a thunderbolt straight through my heart.

    As recommended by Tim, I used Broken Link Checker (web version) to find for broken links on my blog. I let it run and after sometime, the numbers keep increasing.

    Yes! The numbers of broken links. From 10 to 20 to 30 … and finally 60. I thought that was it but again, I was wrong. The process was still running! I ended up with over 160 broken links.

    That was bad … real bad. With rumors of coming Google update, I can’t afford to do any mistake now. I basically slapped myself multiple times (virtually) as I been seeing the alert on Google Webmaster Tool on 404 errors and I thought they weren’t important.

    Lesson learned!

    After some quick checking, majority of these broken links comes from CommentLuv plugin (remember the link building feature?). The thing is even though the broken links were coming from CommentLuv commenting system (indirectly), it doesn’t mean that the plugin is at wrong.

    What really happened to CommentLuv Premium?

    Honestly speaking … nothing.

    So, what contributed to the broken links on the comments?

    The answer would be the commenters themselves. From time to time, we change our permalinks, URL etc. And this is very common for new blogs. Let’s say you are visited by these users and they share a link.

    Through GASP which comes with CommentLuv Premium plugin, all URLs basically go through some sort of filtering before it goes into your comment box awaiting for moderation.

    *If you are interested to read more about GASP, Ana Hoffman from Traffic Generation Cafe wrote about something about it here.

    Now it all starts when these URL’s go bad. This means that if the URL changes or goes into 404-error, there is no way to get notified automatically.

    Unless you are using a link checker tool, then you would probably find the answer. Otherwise, you are left with … nothing more than just plain dead links.

    If broken links on your blog doesn’t sounds bad for SEO, I don’t know what else will!

    Obviously, this isn’t a problem with CommentLuv plugin but instead, the problem lies (as said above), on the commenters and the blog owners.

    As a blog owner, we got to ensure that those links on our websites are good and therefore, we can’t be lazy (like me). 

    My new CommentLuv Premium settings

    After several discussions with my web host and an hour searching for the answer on Google, I decided that I am going to remove CommentLuv highly-rated feature; the link sharing ability … for at least, a couple of months for some testing reasons.

    I am absolutely sure that this is going to leave a huge impact on the my blog and the number of comments is going to drop rapidly.

    In my point of view, I got to consider the SEO ranking and what Google actually sees on my blog. It is suppose to be a good website that shares quality content and NOT a site for linking out.

    I even went the extra miles by setting the number of words and the duration before posting to further reduce the chance of spammers.

    Why am I still using CommentLuv Premium?

    Are you deciding to get CommentLuv Premium WordPress plugin?
    Should I or should I not use CommentLuv Premium for my WordPress site?

    Basically, disabling the link sharing could mean that I could easily ditch the comment system right?

    Yes, I could but I choose not to because I wanted the GASP and ReplyMe features. GASP is the shortform for Growmap Anti Spambot Plugin which is great to control the number of spam on your blogs.

    As a blogger, it is a known fact that spam is definitely your number one enemy.

    On the other hand, ReplyMe is great to create a chance of engagement with both first time and repeat readers who leave comments. Don’t forget, a simple ‘hi’ or ‘hello’ could go a long way when it comes to relationship building!

    Related: Read more about CommentLuv Premium plugin here.

    How to overcome these ‘obstacles’?

    If you are using CommentLuv Premium plugin like I do, then you probably might not want to face the same issue.

    The way out is actually very simple. Here are a few methods:

    1. Use broken link checker plugin
    2. Use broken link checker web version
    3. Using Google Webmaster Tool
    4. Ensure that links are automatically NoFollow using CommentLuv setting

    Here’s a few thing you SHOULD know.

    The first two methods have loopholes such as not able to detect broken links completely (possibility). For example, method #1 told me that I have 60 broken links but method #2 told me I have 80 broken links instead!

    So here, you just got to be a little hardworking and double check from time to time.

    On the other hand, Google Webmaster Tool is great and its track record is squeaky clean. Here’s a little problem: It only detects broken links on indexed pages.

    Method #4 is strictly to avoid sharing your link juice. All you need to do is to set all URL’s shared to be a NoFollow and you would be fine. This method is great when it comes to URL control but it doesn’t help in checking for bad URL’s.

    Question: Should I get CommentLuv Premium plugin?

    YES … Yes … and yes!

    I would still recommend CommentLuv Premium plugin to anyone who asked. It is one hell of a WordPress commenting system and I am sure it will always be that way.

    Remember that CommentLuv doesn’t only helps you control the number of spam comments but as well as the rich features of ReplyMe and it increases the chances for readers to leave comments on your blog.

    Personally, I am not a hardworking person and thus, checking thousands of links monthly isn’t really my cup of tea. After all, anything could happen anytime right?

    What I am trying to say is that CommentLuv Premium is a very sweet plugin that you should get for yourself if you want to boost blog traffic.

    Many bloggers are already using it and I see no reasons why you shouldn’t.

    Want to try out CommentLuv Premium plugin? Hover and click on this link to see what it is all about … or simply click on the banner below!


    *Important update: CommentLuv link sharing is enabled back to the site on 26th August 2013 after some short testings done for 72 hours.

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