Here’s the scoop – I love comments. Most bloggers do, and I’m no different. That said, not everything goes. Any comment placed on j.ronald.lee becomes the property of j.ronald.lee. You are making a public post on a public Web site, and it will be displayed and used as such. I reserve the right to edit comments… and if you really annoy me, I’ll just leave your picture there and fill in a brand new comment on your behalf. In general, I won’t edit comments unless you ask me to, or your comments are offensive.
Your comment may be removed or edited. In general, I don’t do this unless it falls under one of the following bullets:
- Leaving your comment as is would promote bad karma
- Your comment does not add value to the photo or conversation
- You include links that are not related to the photo or conversation
I share the love. Your comment is not stripped of your link’s “follow” attributes. For SEO purposes, that is akin to be bribing you with a little link juice in return for your comment. Your end of the deal is to follow the rules above. Keep in mind that kids read this blog, and make sure I don’t have to remove your link in an effort to protect the children, eh?
Other things I do to help you include using the CommentLuv plug-in and the KeywordLuv plug-in.
With that in mind, please use your name when you leave a comment. “Blogging Tips” doesn’t do it for me. “Jim at Blogging Tips” does. In SEO speak, “Jim at Blogging Tips” becomes the link, so your anchor text has four words, two of which have nothing to do with your site. If you put “Jim@Blogging Tips” instead, the site will parse it down to just “Blogging Tips” as the anchor text. You’ve used your name, facilitated communication, and received some targeted link love in the process. We all win… and Jim’s post looks like this:
Jim from Blogging Tips
Disclaimer: Jim has great posting etiquette, and I only used him in this example as a way of saying thank you for his contributions here, and wanting to throw him another link.
Okay, wrapping it up, make sure your comments are relevant. Use your name. Practice good karma.
That’s all.
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