Hey Ana, you have answered some intriguing questions …

Comment posted on DoFollow Express: Is Traffic Generation Cafe Getting Off? by Ileane

Hey Ana, you have answered some intriguing questions here by sharing that email and you have asked some even more thought provoking ones!

I’m not sure I understand all of these issues and I think you have to admit that they are pretty complex. Without getting too deep (maybe I’ll come back with a more in-depth answer after seeing some other comments) here’s my view:

I don’t consider nofollow or dofollow when commenting in general. I come back to this blog frequently because I always learn something and I love the blog audits, traffic generation tips and all the rest, including your wonderfully professional and gracious personality.

However, what I do really pay attention to on other blogs is CommentLuv. There are many times that I won’t leave a comment on a post because the blog owner doesn’t have CommentLuv installed. It’s nothing against them personally it’s more a goal that I set for myself to engage with members of the CommentLuv community. I even let some “iffy” comments through on my own blog simply because the person is a CommentLuv member (as long as they stay somewhat on track with the content of the post).

Now it’s very easy for me to see if any blog or website is NoFollow by using the SEO Site Tools extension. I just click a box, and all NoFollow links are highlighted in red. But I must admit, most of the time I leave it off.

What I find a total turn off is a blog owner that brags about how their blog is NoFollow and in the long run it’s better for them because yada, yada, yada. Do I even want to know why it’s better for them? If you want your place to be NoFollow, keep it to yourself because I’ll probably have that box on SEO Site Tools “unchecked” and we can all just get along very nicely.

So there you have it - CommentLuv entices me to comment, interact, engage…the whole 9 yards. It’s funny that all of my favorite blogs have CommentLuv installed anyway. FamousBloggers, DragonBlogger, BlazingMinds, NewBizBlogger, AskKim, JustKissie, iBlogZone, Tek3d, Kikolani, BloggingBookShelf (I can go on and on and it seems I’ll never run out).

When you think aobut it, I guess that doesn’t leave much time for NoFollow commenting does it?

Recent comments by Ileane

• Blog Audit Friday: This Is How the Strong Become Stronger
  Hey Ana and Robert!
  Robert, you were brave enough to have this audit done and I think you knew that some of this was going on but you just needed a push from Ana to get started on your SEO.

  I’d like to make another small recommendation and that is for you to start using a favicon to reinforce your brand awareness. There’s a good plugin by Yoast that allows you upload any 16×16 image file for this. I love the one that Ana uses of the little coffee cup.

  There’s another SEO plugin that I use called SEO Ultimate and I find it very user friendly and a good alternative to All In One.

  Ana,
  Thanks for sharing all of the fantastic tools, for example indexedbygoogle link. I found that one of my Blogger blogs isn’t indexed, and in that case I don’t really care but it’s good to know that all of my important blogs are indexed. And of course thanks again for introducing me to Market Samurai.

  I’ll be voting for this one with all the buttons you have over on the right.

  Hang in there Robert, things are going to get so much easier for you after you do the homework that Ana has laid out for you.

  Here’s to your success!

• From Ebay Link Building to Ebay Traffic Generation: Let the Auction Begin
  Ana, I already left a comment on your contest entry post over at Blog Engage, but I was so anxious to share your awesome tips about using Ebay for link building that I forgot to say - best wishes in the contest. So far you might be leading the pack

  My daughter has an online clothing store and she is also selling some of her party dresses on Ebay, so this post comes at a perfect time for her.

• Why Google PageRank Could Be a Thing of the Past
  Hey there, what’s up Doc? (I love saying that)
  I’m somewhat confused when I see people mention that the last Page Rank update was in April. Have you seen that info published by Google? One of my blogs saw a change in page rank in early July that’s why I’m confused. I’ve even seen some people say that the April update was only a “partial” update - Well what does that mean? (Nevermind don’t answer that one)

  I think the best thing to do is wait for the official news from Google which I’m sure they will announce in January. Either way it will be nice to see what impact Google Instant and Google Caffeine has on sites that are focused on SEO. I’m more interested in seeing that than I am for my own blogs.

  Talk to you soon!

• Blog Audit Black Friday: How to Be Irrisistably Attractive
  Hi Ana and Mavis, this is an awesome blog review. I’ve learned so much from this (mainly that I need to visit Mavis’s blog more often).

  One thing I would like to add is although I doubt if you are using the Chrome browser Ana, but if you are take a look at the SEO Site Tools extension. That tool is very comprehensive and it might even uncover a few points that you missed (although I doubt it)

  Thanks Ladies! Enjoy the rest of your weekend and don’t spend it all in one place.

• Spam Be Gone: How I Went From Hundreds Of Spam Comments Per Day To Zero
  Ana, I want to see the trackbacks in the comment section. In most cases I submit my posts to social sites like BlogEngage, SERPd or MMOSocialNetwork and I want the trackbacks to show up so that my commenters will see them and vote. Why don’t you like seeing them on your blog?

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