Another Reader Appreciation Plugin: Wordpress Keyword Luv
What better sign that bloggers do care about their readers can be more eloquent than the increasing number of plugins which reward readers for being part of blog communities?
Some reader appreciation plugins offering direct benefits: Top Commentors or Last comments, or WP Ajax Edit Comments fall into this directly rewarding category.
Some other plugins offer indirect benefits, which are rather meant to help readers as bloggers, by offering them a small SEO help. This category includes the Do Follow and Comment Luv plugins, which are some of the “most hunted” and “most searched for” and which (especially the Do Follow) sometimes make people sign their comments with “purple lamp post” or “white beans soup with noodles”, or other thoroughly researched keywords.
Thanks to Stephen Cronin, the conversation between lamp posts, noodle soups and camping flashlights is coming to an end: The Keyword Luv plugin allows commenters to input both their name and their desired keywords, the backlink to their blog being anchored on the keywords, and not on the name, as it was before.
If you want to read a more detailed review of the Keyword Luv Wordpress plugin, you can visit InspiritBlog, or you can download KeywordLuv Plugin and offer your readers a nice treat.
Due to the fact that this plugin is valuable only if it is used on Do Follow blogs, you will need to install a Do Follow plugin in order to be sure it works smoothly.
If you have a Do Follow blog, I’m sure you won’t miss all the “items” which used to leave comments on your blog. You can now offer them a name.
Abhinav @ KeywordLuv for Free Backlinks says...
Indeed, KeywordLuv is an excellent means to reward one’s commentators…
Thanks for the shout-out.
Simonne says...
You are welcome, Abhinav.
caTcode says...
This plugin is great for a blog with less comments, but for a blog with hundreds of comments a day, it is not a good idea.
Simonne says...
I barely get 100 comments a month on my blogs, so I haven’t thought about his. But why do you say it’s not a good idea, caTcode? What can possibly happen?
Grohe says...
Oooh! That is so cool! I’m definitely going to look more into it. Thanks so much for the information!
Avery@eBooks, AudioBooks, and Cybooks says...
Question: does your blog use Keyword Luv? I’m really impressed with the feature…
Ronald Huereca says...
@Avery,
No, not here. We used to, but our readers didn’t like it unless it was opt-in.
Andrew Flusche says...
This is a fascinating plugin! I can’t believe I hadn’t seen this until today. Thanks for the post.
jason @ best internet casino says...
Its true, going do follow and installing luv comment would certainly help increase traffic in your blog. I did it for my blog, and traffic increased 3folds! Amazing isn it. I’m sure you’ll be a great success!
Cyprus Holiday Villa says...
Keyword Luv is to Blogs as icing is to cake! Most people don’t contribute to blogs simply because they must register, wait for a confirmation e-mail to activate, then log-in, etc. and at the end of the day get nothing back for the effort. Rich anchor text in a backlink will motivate more commentary and help the blogger build subscribers and growing content from all the commentary. Everybody wins. Sad that Google support the no-follow movement IMHO.
bleuken says...
how about too much comments with dofollow links, does it affects your PR on Google?
Anna says...
Great post, sounds like a good plugin to try out.
@ bleuken - I understand that too many dofollow outgoing links vrs content can make your site look like a “thin affiliate site” and can hurt rankings.
On the other side of the coin, blog comments give fresh original content to your blog which is good for your SEO.
So you have to think with both of those factors.
Brett@Discount Printer Ink says...
I just found out about this plug in and it sounds great. I will be building a blog soon and I will be adding this to it. Thanks!
John @ Free iPhone says...
Keywordluv is great for giving something back to the commentor =)
150cc go kart says...
personally I think CommetLuv and KeywordLuv are great ideas…. it helps to encourage what blogging is all about - creating a dialog/conversation…
cerita says...
Hi.. Thanks for your info.. Btw new comment luv not valid in validator
Great Wall of China Facts says...
I love keywordluv. I hope that all blogs use it!
Tony@LCD enclosures says...
Wordpress luv are fantastic plugins, when i have my blog up and running, ii will use this plugin myself, it’s fantastic for all bloggers alike.
Tony Bradley.
Leo says...
This is an awesome idea. Keyword luv is cool sounding but you have to use it on a wordpress blog right? I got frustrated trying to figure out wordpress but I keep reading about all these cool plugins. I don’t even know why they call it a plugin but I’ve only been blogging for a month or so. Cool tip, thanks!
Leo
Marius@European news and documents says...
Keywordluv is a great plugin, to attract traffic to a blog. Yet, something has to be offered to keep the people interested in more than just posting their links there. I think in general it is a very nice tool for drawing more people to a relatively little known blog. For more popular blogs it might result in a lot of spam.
Carlos says...
Personally I think it is a good way to start but if you decide to use it, in a near future you should take into account going out of KeywordLuv. Otherway you are going to hate spam even on your dreams
Nir@Ed Hardy Belts says...
I think it’s one of the best ways to get your blog content in the beginning with the proper spam filters
Tina@Atlanta Real Estate says...
keywordluv is great and it’s showing up on more blogs, I’m hoping to add it soon.
Charles@Las Vegas Homes says...
I just started a WP blog and was going to install it after I upgrade. A lot of people claim to see traffic increase after installing it. I wonder if that is true.
Oly@Delft makelaardij says...
Its a nice way of awarding ur commenters !
Gl with it!
Nick Pickler says...
I luvUrKeywords. I mean Keywordluv. That was simply great plugin. I dont like to comment But Yours seems good work. So appriciated.
Toronto Furnished Apartments says...
Nick you look far from interaction. But anyway. I like you to be truth. I love commenting, and I should say for this post only Keyword is Luv. But all other things are also great. I have my own blog where you can see the change on wordpress in effects.
http://hiphop94.wordpress.com
Geri a local SEO says...
This is an absolutely great and useful plugin. I like how it recognizes and rewards bloggers. I like that is supports other bloggers. Very useful… Very cool!
Chris - Free Gadgets says...
Thanks for highlighting the benefits of KeywordLuv. I’ll have a look into it for my new blog.
SEO Consultant India says...
This plugin is really awesome. I dont believe that there such things in todays date also. M going to add this plugin in my blog asap.
Thanks for this.
Good Luck
design competitions says...
Thats really great plugin for the bloggers.. really it is rewarding…
Thanks for all the users of keywordluv…..
Kevin@medical monitors says...
I love keywordluv. It does take some time however to write some quality comments. I don’t like to waste time and blog space with cheesy comments. This is the responsibility of the commentator to read the entire post and then make a comment that is intelligent and contributing.
Valentinstag says...
The number of constructive comments increased, after we started to use Keyword Luv. It’s really a good activator for diskussions in wordpress blogs.
Jewellery says...
This is great idea. Beside will get more visitor, we can help the other blogger.
law of attractions says...
This is an eye opener to me. I did not know these tricks before. Yes, i saw my old blogs with some pages having page ranks and even though it was an abandoned blog, it has visitors from google…maybe because of a rank for certain posts and pages.
Thank you for the shared ideas above. It is very useful to me. Thanks.
Cocoa Butter Stretch Marks says...
Thanks for the ‘LUV’. I can’t wait to implement this on some of my blogs
Track it Software says...
thanks for the heads-up on the plugin. I love it and I use it on my personal blog.
Graham@LCD enclosures says...
fantastic plugin, thanks for the update I will put it on my blog soon.
Lynn@How Do I Get My Ex Boyfriend Back says...
Hi Simonne! Nice Blog. Thanks so much for all the LUV that you provide for us Bloggers out here. This plugin is pure genius, and I will install it myself a.s.a.p. Now we have even more reasons to visit each others blog sites, to comment, share and learn…yes, it really is all about the readers! Wow, I’m really excited about this one!
tony@ free picks says...
Thank you for a good plugin suggestion. I find this to be a great tool for my site.
Tony
tony@ sports betting picks says...
My Site is Do Follow and Luv.
I find this plugin very helpful and I suggest it to others to try.
Thanks
Tony
Brian @ Affiliate Funnel System says...
Great plugin, I have been using this myself at several sites and it encourages reader participation.
CirurgiaPlastica says...
Keywordluv is a must if you like a movemented blog with many comments and discussion
Mike@french properties says...
Problems with that is you could face a tidal wave of spam. But you will get more genuine commenters as a result, overall I strongly recommend it.
Hanna @ slumdog emillionaire says...
We love Keyword Luv and have been using it for a while. We believe that every blogger should do the same.
George@Leather Sofa says...
This is a great plugin to be used in conjunction with comment luv. Great alternative for people who do not have feeds to take advantage of comment luv.
http://www.holytraffic.com says...
Thanks for the useful post, and debate in the comments. There are pros and cons to KeywordLuv and CommentLuv. For me, CommentLuv has a slight advantage as it provides a deep-link to a blog post, as well as a general link to the homepage. Assuming you have keywords in your post-titles, you get the best of both.
Alexis says...
Its going to encourage people to contribute to your content, which is good for you and good for them as they get a link.
gamblingcoverage.com says...
Interesting!KeywordLuv helps you reward your commentators by separating their name from their keywords in the link to their site. This gives them improved anchor text, which can help their site rank higher in the search engine results.You can now leave a comment with your name as well as a keyword of your choice here and get a PR5 link back to your site! How cool is that? People pay big bucks for that and all you have to do is comment here.
nicole says...
sounds great. i will transform to wordpress soon
DTs Flash Drive Blog says...
Wow, this is great. This can be used well to get deep backlinks for your blog while giving you more control than commentluv. Commentluv is neat but sometimes the post title is not the keyword you’re shooting for. Or maybe you want to vary the keyword you’re aiming for with your posts. Keywordluv fixes that!
balirs says...
Sound interesting…Thanks
Villas in Seminyak says...
Thanks for sharing, this is great plug in..
richie says...
You got the right notion when you call it “Reader Appreciation”. That is exactly what comment and keyword luv are. If someone is going to read and enjoy your blog so much that they feel compelled to comment, then why not rewards them a little.
Anthony says...
I’ve been using Comment Luv and Keyword Luv and appreciate what they do for my blogging.Because of the keyword luv traffic on blog is increase.
Molly says...
Hi,
I am really appreciating these word press plugins.
Well great post.
Thanks for sharing.
Melvin says...
I also think that KeywordLuv is a great idea as I’ve always felt it too rude to leave a keyword in lieu of a name, with the result of this being a not-so-effective backlink. Many thanks for the list.
Annie says...
I’ve seen this plugin on a lot of other blogs and have wanted to put it on my sites for a while, but like you said, even if something sounds great, actually getting the motivation to hit the download button and the activate button in the plugin control panel for Wordpress, it takes a little bit. I think the plugin sounds great, as it encourages people to post more comments and initiate conversation because they are outrightly promoting their own blogs, websites by posting a comment on mine and I love that link love.
Janice says...
Awesome! This is a great reward to commentators (not spammers) by separating their name from their keywords in the link to their website, giving them improved anchor text as well as the decency of leaving their names properly. The sweetest icing on the cake!