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Velvet Blues Is Now Comment Friendly!

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January 4, 2009

You may have noticed a few changes to our blog over these last few weeks. Many of the improvements that have been implemented were based on some comments received in response to our recent article "3 Sneaky Ways to Trick Readers into Commenting", as well as a few tips that we’ve incorporated from around the web.

So what ALL did we change?

We have added the Comment Luv plugin to showcase our readers’ latest posts on their blogs.
Trackbacks/pingbacks will now be featured below comments.
Gravatars — those little images next to commenters’ — names have been enabled. If you don’t have a gravatar, you can create one by visiting http://www.gravatar.com.
We removed social bookmarking plugins and replaced them with simple text links. (Thank you Stratos for the tip.)
For easy browsing, the latest articles are now displayed on all permalink/post pages.
All admin comments are highlighted.
Added the Subscribe To Comments plugin.

In the works:

~~Top commentators showcase in sidebar to give some link-love to our faithful visitors.~~ Done!
What else do you suggest?

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29 Responses to “Velvet Blues Is Now Comment Friendly!”

On January 4th, 2009 at 12:36 pm, Jackie wrote:

I like the improvements. I like seeing everyone’s images… Thanks for the gravatar tip. I need to go create one.
On January 4th, 2009 at 12:45 pm, stratosg wrote:

Thanks for mentioning me. I saw it implemented here and i was glad someone used it. As for the improvements i like them a lot. I can’t think of anything to improve now but if i come up with anything i’ll be sure to drop by!

stratosg’s last blog post..Member Of The Month: December
On January 4th, 2009 at 7:27 pm, Velvet Blues wrote:

@Jackie, nice choice for an avatar.
On January 4th, 2009 at 7:41 pm, Jen wrote:

I would suggest maybe recent comments in the sidebar or to become do follow (if you are not already)

I think this weekend was the weekend for updating- maybe the new year. I made some of the same changes too.

Great updates

Jen’s last blog post..How to Determine Your Posting Frequency
On January 4th, 2009 at 8:16 pm, Velvet Blues wrote:

Wow. I just checked out your blog. You did a complete overhaul! When you said changes, I thought you were just making minor updates. lol. I like it. It’s so spacious. .

And I do like the recent comments in the sidebar. Good job.
On January 4th, 2009 at 9:38 pm, Blog for Bloggers wrote:

I like the updates, I think it will work in your favor by adding commentluv and subscribe to comments plugins.
Keep us updated on all the things that come with the changes.

Blog for Bloggers’s last blog post..My Recipe To A High PR
On January 4th, 2009 at 9:44 pm, Ajith Edassery | DollarShower wrote:

Shirley, that’s a lot of self organizing and also rewarding the regulars with link love as well as accessibility.

After the current blog competition, I aim to enhance my blog with a professional theme and branding. Need to consider removing certain unfriendly plugins and fit in new ones.

Ajith Edassery | DollarShower’s last blog post..Blogging Objectives for 2009
On January 4th, 2009 at 11:30 pm, Velvet Blues wrote:

@Ardit, yes I think that Comment Luv is probably the best improvement. I’ll also be adding the new 2.7 threaded comments feature which I think will also add to interactivity.

@Ajith, yep I did quite a bit. Many of these items were long overdue.

As for your redesign, I think that it would be a great move. Your blog already has the great content, decent traffic, and loyal visitors. All you need now is a matching professional design.
On January 5th, 2009 at 1:13 am, Blogging Tips wrote:

I think I’ve not said this before. Using a blog to leap frog your business to greater height is one of the smartest and best decision you’ve ever made.

Once you have the top commentator plugin activated, I’ll include you into my PR list which is used by many bloggers to find blogs to comment.

Good luck, Shirley.

Blogging Tips’s last blog post..Interview with Jim Regan – The Net Fool
On January 5th, 2009 at 2:11 am, TechZoomIn wrote:

Thats good enhancement you did.Am also planning to use commentluv plugin.

TechZoomIn’s last blog post..Monthly Round Up:Best posts on TechZoomIn from Dec 2008
On January 5th, 2009 at 3:20 am, Melvin wrote:

Nice to hear that. ACtually the last comment-related plugin I added is the comment-luv. Im really skeptic on putting it as it may slow my site down

Melvin’s last blog post..Upcoming Contest And Some Announcements
On January 5th, 2009 at 5:32 am, Wei Liang | Earn Money Online wrote:

Cheers for the change Shirly. It just gives me more reason to come back to visit your blog. Are we going to see the top commentators widget coming soon?

Wei Liang

Wei Liang | Earn Money Online’s last blog post..Lesson 23: Earn Money Online With Email Marketing
On January 5th, 2009 at 6:05 am, Velvet Blues wrote:

@Yan, I agree. To add the blog was one of the best business decisions that I made. And I’ll be sure to let you know when I add the top commentator plugin. Thanks.

@TechZoomIn, yes I really do like the Comment Luv plugin. And its a great decision to add it to your blog. It makes comments seem that much more interesting, and I feel like it causes me to read more blogs.

@Melvin, I was a bit nervous as well. As you can see, there are no other ‘widgets’ or any external items on my site. Even the ‘hostgator ad’ is a local image… But we’ll see how this words. If Comment Luv slows my site down, I’ll disable it. Thanks for visiting.

@Wei Liang, the top commentators widget will be coming this week, probably today or tomorrow. And it should count all comments received starting the 1st. So you will be in the running!
On January 5th, 2009 at 8:01 am, Velvet Blues wrote:

@Everyone, The Top Commentators Showcase is here! These are 5 links up for grabs. Happy commenting.
On January 5th, 2009 at 8:31 am, Wei Liang | Earn Money Online wrote:

Hey Shirly,

That was fast to get the top commentator plugin loaded. Looks like you are determined in giving back something to your commentators. Welcome to my world =)

Wei Liang

Wei Liang | Earn Money Online’s last blog post..Lesson 23: Earn Money Online With Email Marketing
On January 5th, 2009 at 10:00 am, Bash Bosh wrote:

Nice to see comments are enabled!
I don’t like when I come to site that doesn’t have comments integration!

Bash Bosh’s last blog post..Best 5 WordPress Plugins
On January 5th, 2009 at 10:25 am, Velvet Blues wrote:

@Wei Liang, yes I’ve wanted to add that plugin for a while. It doesn’t actually take that much time to add, so it was just a matter of ‘deciding not to procrastinate’.

@Bash Bosh, oh yeh. Fortunately, only a few sites disable comments. Most realize that encouraging discussion can aid in website popularity.
On January 6th, 2009 at 8:40 am, Miguel @ Simply Blog wrote:

Shirley

Ye yes! Congrats on being blog friendly, this certainly is the way to go. Don’t know if I said this yet but Happy New Year! All the best to you, your family and blog in 09.

Miguel @ Simply Blog’s last blog post..How Twitter Help Me Land A NEW Free Blog Logo
On January 8th, 2009 at 5:32 am, Velvet Blues wrote:

@Miguel, thanks for the belated New Year’s wishes. And same to you.

Yes, it was long overdue for me to add these features. And stay tuned, a few more are in the works!
On January 8th, 2009 at 9:12 pm, TrainWreckIdeas wrote:

I am looking for ways to make my blog more user-friendly. Does doing all this really help?

TrainWreckIdeas’s last blog post..AN OLD FLAME
On January 8th, 2009 at 9:27 pm, Velvet Blues wrote:

@TrainWreckIdeas, yes I think that making your blog ‘comment friendly’ does improve the user experience. And with little things like ‘top commentators’ or ‘comment luv’, users are encouraged to give submit comments. It makes the website more interactive.
On January 24th, 2009 at 6:56 pm, Geri wrote:

I think that this plugin, comment luv is a great way to reward other bloggers. It recognizes that they are active in the blogoshere.

Geri’s last blog post..The 109 Day Link Building Explosion – Day 24
On January 24th, 2009 at 8:03 pm, Geri wrote:

How is this working out for you? It appears to be a success.

Geri’s last blog post..The 109 Day Link Building Explosion – Day 24
On January 25th, 2009 at 12:07 am, Velvet Blues wrote:

@Geri: The new features are a success. Everyone seems to like CommentLuv and the Top Commentator’s sidebar feature. It has also increased the number of comments per post.
On February 23rd, 2009 at 3:23 pm, dean wrote:

I’ve heard rumor that do-following comment harms the blog’s pagerank. Is it true?
On March 27th, 2009 at 11:01 pm, Tari Conley wrote:

I love the top commentator plugin because it definitely increases traffic. I have read some comments about page rank being affected gradually. I’d like to know more about that if anyone knows about that. Thanks!

Tari Conley’s last blog post..Starting a Home Based Business – Remember My First Netflix Blog Post?
On May 17th, 2009 at 10:48 pm, Hanna @ Watch Live Hockey wrote:

KeywordLuv and CommentLuv indeed increase traffic. Unfortunately they also increase spammer traffic. Oh, well! I guess we must have the bad along with the good.
On November 24th, 2009 at 2:05 pm, Shane@Cheap Auto Insurance Rates wrote:

These plug-ins are very cool and user friendly. It’s such a great way to reward readers for their contributions and get lots of traffic to your site as well. Thanks for adding this to your site.
On February 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am, Charleston wrote:

Sure is a very nice plugins. I’ve just got mine too on my site.
Is it advisable to have anti spams plugin with comment luv?
Charleston´s last blog ..How to Password Protect and Encrypt a File in USB Drive

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