Gain Authority With Top Commentator
Ask any blogger what their strategy is for networking and you’ll get one of two answers:
I don’t have a strategy but they’ll still go into detail of the many things that they do. Or they’ll give you their tried and true strategy of how they accomplish specific goals.
The truth is that all bloggers have a strategy to their networking, even if they don’t realize what they’re doing is a strategy.
Believing this theory, I was not surprised when I ran across Caroline Middlebrook’s blog and her post detailing her comment strategy. At the end of the post, I was surprised by the calculated moves she had for how she comments on blogs, how she finds her blogs, and how she adds to the conversation.
If you haven’t read Caroline’s comment strategy, check it out. You may not be able to implement the system that she has but you’ll certainly learn a new trick of the trade. I admit her strategy is not one that I have put in place for myself.
Actually, I’m not great at commenting on other blogs. Sure, I can respond to any comment left here but to leave a comment on another blog I really must have something to say.
Now, the question becomes, is this the best strategy to have?
Well, when you’re talking about Technorati blog rank and authority, the answer is no. 
It sounds confusing, I’m sure. But here’s what I’ve discovered.
Blogs using the top commentator plugin are helping you gain authority and better your rank at Technorati.
After reading Brian’s post on Elite by Design discussing getting links to your blog by commenting on his site, I decided to investigate.
Apparently, being the top commentator for any blog is a “blog reaction†for Technorati. When you receive a new blog reaction your rank changes and so does your authority.
So, while Brian points out the two-fold benefit of being a top commentator on his blog, I’ll point out the third. Blogs using the top commentator plugin are linking to your website which is helping out with your ranking on Technorati.
Here’s Technorati displaying the reaction to I’m Blogging That by being a top commentator on Brian’s blog:
Likewise, at the end of January the top commentator on I’m Blogging That was Sarah. So naturally, she’s got a blog reaction from I’m Blogging That:
So, what’s the point here?
Maybe, like Caroline said, having a commenting strategy is going to work out well. Seek out blogs that will help you increase your authority as well as blogs that you can contribute something to.
Your comments should add to the conversation. While it’s nice, from time to time, to leave a comment that says “Nice post, I agree… blah blah†Bloggers usually want your insight or opinion on the topic. If you have something to say, take the minute to say it.
Too many times I have passed up on commenting because of time. Now, my strategy is to make sure that when I’m reading my feed I’ve given myself the time needed to add to the conversation. In the end, that’s what bloggers want. And it’ll do you good to.
The lesson is, thanks to the top commentator plugin on a couple of blogs I regularly visit, my Technorati authority is now at 72. This is up from 65 on January 28th. And my Technorati ranking has been affected as well, now at 99,658 from 132,210 I had on January 28th.
Technorati Tags: Technorati, Authority, Technorati Rank, Top Commentator, Elite By Design, Caroline Middlebrook, Networking, Comment Strategy, Increase Technorati Rank, Increase Technorati Authority
February 6th, 2008 at 8:19 am
Thanks for the link and the post. I definitely should have pointed out in my post that a backlink would also increase technorati authority.
I’ve always felt that commenting is the best way to form networks and relationships with other bloggers. If you really have something to say, say it!
February 6th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Brian » You’re Welcome.
I’m glad you didn’t point it out… if you had, what would have been my grand personal discovery on Technorati after commenting on your blog? LOL
Comments are a fantastic way to network, it becomes more personal than using any “social networking” sites out there.
February 6th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Another post with proof, love it! To be honest, I haven’t checked my rank in a long time. I focused on it more in the past when I was first starting out and then kind of quit it.
I’m really bad about not commenting on blogs myself, especially personal type blogs. I try to always reply to the ones I receive but I sometimes even fail there as well:(
I’m a fan of Caroline’s too but I must have missed this post. **headed over to her place**
February 6th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Lori » When you’re dealing with any sort of rank, proof is the only way to go… at least in my opinion. There’s too many things that we “guess” at with SEO, I don’t want to add to that.
Commenting… I’ve been attempting to get better at it. Sad thing is, I usually have something to say but am too busy trying to head to the next post that I don’t say anything. I really don’t want to do that anymore so I’m attempting to fix it.
February 6th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Great post. Its refreshing to do some stumbling and find a post that talks about a unique topic instead of “10 ways to use SEO.” You shared some very useful information, and I’ll be sure to visit some of the sites you suggested to check out their “comment strategy.” Thanks again!
February 6th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Just so you know Katy, I appreciate you replying to my comments! So many bloggers don’t do that. Anyways, just a thank you…and you don’t have to reply to this one;)..lol
February 6th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Looks like I better turn my top commenter’s plugin back on.
February 6th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Erica » Thanks for the nice comment, I too am sick of seeing the same SEO “tips and tricks” repeated. Especially when they come from a brand new site that has no rank. ::wink::
I hope you’ll come back by and follow me along in my Race to Rank series.
Lori » It’s because of the lack of response that I have seen from other bloggers that I respond to every comment. I don’t ever want to be perceived as one of those bloggers that are too good to talk to anyone. You know some of those, right? And, you’re welcome.
Karen » Heck yeah, enable that sucker and send on some love! :D (Let me know if you need/want it installed when I’m upgrading your WP tonight).
February 7th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Hey, look! My name is on there. *snort*
Katy is awesome when it comes to comment replying. She got me hooked on doing it on my own blogs.
I’m just curious if the top commentator plugin is anything like the built-in Top Commentator that’s in the newer version of WP? I have a Top Commentator list on my blog, but I don’t have a plugin for it. It came with my installation (downloaded and installed).
February 8th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Wow. Great information. Looks like the race is on.
DR
February 8th, 2008 at 7:37 am
Thanks, Dad.
February 8th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
This has to be one of the first blogging articles I have read where I actually learned something practical and useful. I really had no idea what Technorati’s authority stat really meant, I just knew I had no authority! Thanks for the lesson.
February 9th, 2008 at 6:05 am
wow! So this strategy should work? Got this link from a recent discussion in blog catalog. I hope it’d work for me too and commenting here would be my first step. :) Great tip, thanks for sharing!
February 9th, 2008 at 6:25 am
Sarah » I’m not sure if the top commentator that you have isn’t the same. My WP hasn’t given me that plugin… yet. LOL Head over to Technorati to see if your top commentator has a blog reaction from your site. That’ll tell ya if it is the same.
Beeker » I’m glad I could help. My aim has always been to be practical. I’m tired of reading articles that are seemly packed with with information but, I have no idea how to apply it.
Lex » Perhaps it could work. Everyone has something different that they feel they can do. I’m just aiming to provide a wide variety of ideas that someone can apply… not everyone. Good luck!
February 9th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Thanks for the information.
It’s a nice change to be able to read something like this and actually understand it.
February 10th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Just stumbled over your site today, can’t remember how I came across it though.
This site really struck me as being incredibly yummy. I love the style, really very good.
Not had chance to fully explore your offerings, but scanned your recent posts and I am very impressed with what I have read. Certainly want to read more so have signed up for email updates, Stumbled you and a few other things as well. :)
Particularly interested in this post, so have now added Top Commentator on my site, as this seems a great incentive for people to leave comments regularly.
All the best
I love commentating, I like writing, usually you can’t shut me up, waffle waffle waffle, yada yada yada.
Really good stuff.
Graham
ImJustCreative
“On: Web & Blog Ramblings from the Gutter”
February 10th, 2008 at 10:54 am
SewDelish » You’re very welcome. I’m glad I could help out and my writing was easy to follow along with. Let me know if I can ever be helpful!
Graham » I’m happy to hear you like what you see, that’s always very important to me. Thanks for the stumble, signup, and other things. Greatly appreciated and a very nice compliment indeed.
I love having comments so, I hope that you’ll continue to come back and drop notes…feel free to ramble, I’m pretty good at that as well. Let me know if I can ever be helpful. :o)
February 11th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Hey,
I just found your site on stumble upon today and I have to say I really enjoy your style. it is very readable. I also wanted to let you know I appreciate your technorati article. As a blog that has recently moved rebuilding that is very difficult! thanks for the strategy!
February 11th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Brad » Thank you for the compliment! I’m glad you found the information on Technorati informative, I aim to help. Good luck with your rebuilding and if I can be helpful, please let me know.
February 11th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
This is super helpful. I am thrilled to have found this post and all the comments. I am just getting started but I have so much to write about. My blog is about wedding planning but I am already starting to think about how it could morph into a post wedding blog with a very different slant… am sure that will be a challenge from an SEO perspective but fun to explore just the same.
Have you ever changed the name of, or started a new blog?
February 11th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Amanda » Sounds to me like you’d have a good niche to write about everything weddings. There really isn’t a lot of people in this niche which could really boost your blog that much more.
Think about gaining some rank, build your PageRank and investigate keywords for your niche that you can rank high with on all the search engines (not just Google).
With setting up blogs, I have done this many times. I’m not just a blogger but a web designer as well so I’ve setup several blogs of my own and several blogs for other people. If you’re serious about SEO, rank, and monetization, you may want to consider investing in hosting and a domain name. This will give you much more visibility on the web than blending in with more blogspot blogs.
If you need help, have questions, want a design, or a good coupon code and recommendation for domain and hosting… give me a shout. I’ll be happy to help.
Good luck!
February 11th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Nice post…I really never thought about the third benefit to be a top commentator. But, the moderator also have the right to cut off our websignature. And if it is happened, I think we will not get the third benefit. Do you think so?
February 12th, 2008 at 2:32 am
Hmm.. you are helping my dear! :)
I am still on my hunt to increase my technocrati authority.
any strategy from anyone? the one that is real fast? :)
thanks
gary
February 12th, 2008 at 7:58 am
Jerome » You’re right, the blogger can remove the URL from your comment which could make the entire thing obsolete. However, if comments are insightful and add to the conversation, chances of that actually happening are slim to none.
Gary » I’m glad! I don’t think there’s a strategy to do it faster. Write some linkbait posts, smile when a splogger syndicates you, and keep working at it. I’ve been blogging for more than 2 years and my authority is still low but since seeing this, it’s quickly increasing. Keep working at it!
February 12th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Thanks for sharing, I learned a lot today!!
Its really helpful for people like me who are new to this blogging world.
Mohit
Sharing Best Practices!!
February 12th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Hi i wanted to tell you that i absolutely love your blog it’s full of a tonne of great stuff!! I really enjoy reading it.. it’s so good! I also have a blog which i am trying to promote it’s called “Black in the new blog”, dont ask me why.. but i would love it if you could check it out at http://www.blackinblog.com
Keep up the great work!
February 13th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Mohit » You’re very welcome.
Kasey » Thank you for the compliment. I’ll be sure to check out your blog as well. Hope to see you around again. :o)
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February 15th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
I found this article and lots of other things so helpful. I’m not sure if I’ve alwready commented on your blog, but thanks it’s great and the design is hot!
February 15th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Asuka_Aki » Happy to hear that my article was helpful for you. And thank you for the compliment to my blog’s design. You haven’t commented before but I’ve seen you though MyBlogLog, it’s nice to hear from you. :o)
February 16th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Thanks so much for your feedback above!!
Am having a blast with my blog and will definately look into your suggestions from 2/11!
A
February 16th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Amanda » You’re very welcome!
February 16th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Me again,
I have finally found a version of Top Commentator that works for me, have had hideous issues with this PlugIn.
It has always been one of the PI’s (Plug-Ins) at the top of my list due to the coolness of it.
As you mention, it has worked really well for Brian and also the other commentators. Last time I looked, a few days ago I was the at the top. This is a great incentive to, as you say, add to the conversation, and it’s almost like a reward if you comment regularly (assuming you leave half decent comments more than 3 words long that is).
Havn’t actually checked my Technorati stats yet, as frankly, Technorati frightens me. :0)
But am happy I have a workable version on my site, just needs some CSS love. Just the version that works lacks any customization, of any kind, so sort of stuck with default settings.
As I Mentioned before, love the ‘freshness’ factor of your site, keep coming back to it, just has this something I can’t really put my fingers on. Or maybe it’s just the colour. Whatever, it works.
Graham
ImJustBlogging
“Web & Blog Ramblings from ‘my’ Gutter”
February 16th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Graham » Nice to see you coming back around. :o) And I’m happy to hear that you found a version of Top Commentator that works for you. It’s been one of the most fun plugins I’ve had on this blog.
I think you may find that you’re pleasantly surprised when your check our your Technorati stats. It’s really quite interesting to watch the fluctuation over there. And remember, those stats are interesting because Technorati tracks all blogs… even if the blogger hasn’t signed-up with them.
Thanks again, for the compliment to my design. I’m usually notorious for changing my blog’s design often. I’m always searching for the “the one.” This, by far, has been my most favorite design.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:36 am
You are amazing. I’m such a noob! I tried different strategies. Finnally after a few days of work, google and Technorati know I’m alive. Thanks!
I can’t find where I saw this, but is I had never thought to use as a Name a word that I’m aiming at google serche ranks.
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March 2nd, 2008 at 5:08 am
Congratulations on your growing Technorati authority! And good for you on getting top Google organic results for good keywords too.
My comment is about commenting. I think many bloggers have a misdirected strategy for commenting… or they don’t comment at all.
A few bloggers really add to the conversation.
I guess it various as much as the reason people blog to begin with — some like to “collect people” as in build a community… others like to “get on a soapbox”…and a third group see blogging as a “means to an end” as in sell their products/services/company.
Do you think comments fall into much the same categories? I do.
Thanks for getting my thoughts going so early on a Sunday morning!
Chris
March 2nd, 2008 at 6:11 am
Chris » Thank you!
I absolutely agree with you about the type of commentators. But it really is dependent on the very factor you mentioned: the purpose they blog for.
Everyone has different reasons for everything, especially when it comes to the opinions of blogging and comments.
March 4th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Just StumbledUpon your site. Great name. You’re added to the RSS.
March 4th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Muy interesante… lo que you pienso es que los que estan comentando en un blog, pero su blog no tiene nada que ver con ese blog, ese no debe ayudar con su technorati authoridad. Es mi opinion…
Rough Translation:
Very interesting… what you I think is that the ones that are commenting in a blog, but its blog has nothing to do with that blog, that should not help with its technorati authoridad. Is my opinion…
March 5th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Koka » Thank you, Thank you, and Thank you! Looking forward to hearing from you again! :D
James » Regardless of niche topic, the Top Commentator plugin still works because it is a link back to the site. It’s not a blog post about someone, just a simple link.
I think the system is great that regardless of subject matter or niche, anyone can comment anywhere they please and receive special treatment from it. Just because I blog about blogging doesn’t mean that I don’t comment on blogs that have nothing to do with me.
This is one of the fabulous things about blogging, I can have more than one subject of interest. And because of that, why not share the link love with Top Commentator if I’m going to have that much to stay on your blog?
March 9th, 2008 at 11:41 am
You really explained that well and thank you for the links. I agree that looking at other’s strategies, will help each of us hone our own skills. We need to tailor our strategy to out own strenths. Thanks for sharing this.
March 9th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Jason » Thank you and you’re very welcome! Hope the info will help you a bit. :o)
March 14th, 2008 at 6:27 am
Katy – thanks for adding to Brian’s original post. Had a question about Technorati authority, though. I’m finding that when people link to a specific post on my blog, I’ll get the credit to my technorati authority rank, but if people link to the site itself, (i.e. webdiggin.com), then it doesn’t lead to an authority.
Have you found that in your experience? I’m wondering whether technorati rank only works when you link to a post, vs a page, or the site itself.
Perhaps not, because clearly your example shows how technorati rank is affected by being the top commentator and people would put in their website address as opposed to a link to a specific post when leaving a comment. Still, I’m a little puzzled. Any thoughts?
March 14th, 2008 at 6:52 am
Hey Katy – Just wanted to say publicly that I received your personalized thank you note and thought it was brillant marketing. A little second tap to get us on the RSS feed. (Given that this post is about commenting, I thought I would comment as opposed to resond by email.)
Do you do that manually by hand or do you have a plug in that sends off the welcome email? If not by widget, someone should invent that!
March 14th, 2008 at 10:07 am
WebDiggin » You’re very welcome. Brian was a great source of inspiration and research for this post, I’m happy he made his post. :o)
I’m not sure about your problem with Technorati though. For example, I just checked out your “blog reactions” on Technorati and see that you are indeed getting authority for links to your main site. For example, it appears as though you’re a Top Commentator on the blog Duckeldannys. For this I found a reaction on Technorati for your site. Perhaps you’re not seeing the right place for your blog reaction?
With regard to the email you received, that’s sent out to all first time commentators. I like to encourage not only RSS subscription to the site but a community. But to answer your question, this is done with the plugin Comment Relish. If you want some good tips on WordPress plugins, you may be interested in my post Ultimate Plugins for WordPress
Hope to see you around again soon! :o)
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:41 am
Thanks for your valuable advise.
I don’t think a lot of bloggers realize how much hard work goes in to the promotion of their site.
Blogging is something that I do just for fun, but it would be nice to a have reader besides myself – well, I do have a couple dozen.
It seems initially that the promotion is more time consuming than the actual blogging.
March 23rd, 2008 at 11:12 am
Scuba Diver » You’re quite welcome. The news on promotion is this: it doesn’t ever change. It doesn’t matter how my traffic increases or the number my RSS feed shows, promotion is on going. But the good news is, it’s worth it.
Since blogging is something fun for you, the best news is that you can do it at your own pace and not feel as though you have to rush to reach any authority or compete with the big guys.
Good luck with all your efforts!
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April 4th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Hi Katy,
Great post however, I’ve been reading a lot about how Technorati is no longer helping much as far as traffic and and rankings on search engines like Google. So yes it may help with authority on Technorati but what will authority on Technorati do for your blog? I’ve used Technorati a few times but I would want to make sure that “authority” will mean something as far as finding new readers. Also, you are always welcome to comment on Beyond Beauty Basics regardless of what you have to say. It doesn’t have to be “important”. I too felt if I commented on someone else’s blog that I better say something good. Now it comes easy because I just let my mind talk and it all just comes out. Good luck!
Paul
April 7th, 2008 at 6:54 am
Paul » I believe the point with this post is not whether or not Technorati will send traffic your way but how, in general, authority can be gained. There is still some prestige to the rank that Technorati assigns, regardless of the traffic you do or don’t receive from the site in general.
Authority and rank from Technorati is used by a lot of third party sites in their mix for determining your blog’s worth for advertising. SponsoredReviews and companies similar to it come up with a rank for your blog based on many factors, Technorati included.
Thanks for the invitation to comment on Beyond Beauty Basics. Seems to me a lot of comment policies are put in place on blogs and while I don’t always agree with the policy, I do believe that comments should be personable and add to the conversation.
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April 19th, 2008 at 5:27 am
Katy,
I just checked out technorati. Now, I can see that your every post appear in technorati. So, my question is will this sort of counted as a backlink to your site in google, yahoo & msn search engine?
Same as MyBlogLog, they show all posts from the site, are they counted as link as well?
And, is it advisable to start utilized both site?
April 19th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Asia’h » The links that you get from Technorati are not counted as backlinks in search engines. MyBlogLog as well. Both of these sites use the no follow tag on your links so it doesn’t do anything for you.
As far as utilizing both sites, I’d suggest it. Both sites bring me a good deal of traffic and have been worthwhile for networking.
April 20th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Katy thanks for sharing this. I am learning everyday that some of the little things that are often ignored can do as much good for a new blogger than the big things that are beyond his reach. Every new blogger wants high rank, but he seeks for it ignorantly from the big bloggers. Imagine how long he will have to wait if he continue with such method. With this tip, I can easily influence my Technorati Rank with hard-work. I can assign a particular time to visit blogs that have the top commentator plugin and drop quality comments there regularly for about five days.
Thanks for sharing the tip. I sure will implement the strategy.
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:07 am
Naija » You’re quite welcome. I hope my tip proves to be as useful for you as it has been for me.
Also, I very much agree with your statement about new bloggers seeking ranks the wrong ways. A lot of the suggestions out there to reach ranking goals are very “black hat” and often practiced by the newbies for lack of better understanding.
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Practicing newbie here. (Sometimes I feel like I’m learning, but then I’ll find a whole new blog and I realize how much I don’t know. Like Matt Cutt’s blog. Whew!)
So. What’s considered blackhat. What do you consider proper ettiquette in commenting. For example, we leave WebDiggin as our name, mainly because that’s the brand we’re pushing for our blog. (Not necessarily cause we’re trying to corner the market on the keyword, WebDiggin)
I know lots of people are branding their own name, so it makes sense for a Caroline Middlebrook to leave her own name, but I know some bloggers don’t like trying to have a conversation with a “WebDiggin”… They’d rather talk with a Mark, for example.
What’s your take on what’s blackhat?
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:41 am
WebDiggin » I don’t think using your blog name as your name for your comments is blackhat. But, I’m one of those bloggers that like to speak to a person, not a domain name which I can’t do when I’m not given a name. My suggestion is that if you feel you must comment using your blog name, then sign your comments with your real name so that I and your fellow commentators can address you.
As someone that replies to every single comment I receive, this is really huge for me.
On the flip side, I never comment with “I’m Blogging That.” That’s my blog, not me and my blog isn’t the one giving you feedback with a comment. It’s important to me that while my blog is unique I have my own brand. For that, I leave all comments as “Katy” or “Katy Castro.”
April 28th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Blog commenting is one thing in social media optimization that will continue to elicit comments..:) It can be done so many ways. I appreciate that the many benefits of it was highlighted in this article…I’ve been working in web 2.0 for a while now, and it is kind of ironic that I haven’t delved into Alexa yet. Is Alexa ranking more influential than Technorati’s? You also made me think of what strategy I actually have. Something is added onto it everyday, as I surf and learn.
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May 8th, 2008 at 4:16 am
Katy, just to let you know that I implemented it and it is working. Yes, I am noticing an increase in the number of bloggers that drop comments on my blog. Commentators like seeing their names in the sidebar. Of course I love it too. Cheers.
May 12th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Tony » Happy to hear that my method is working just as well for you as it is me! :D
May 13th, 2008 at 7:58 am
Commenting on other blog is the best way to create blogging network
i remember those days why i use to get only 2/3 comments on my blog in whole month
but now m getting 3/4 responses to my every post just because i have started commenting on other blogs
and boost in my technorati authority is added bonus
May 14th, 2008 at 9:25 am
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May 24th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
great info, thanx, but this is available in wordpress only right?!
May 25th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Rani » You’re quite welcome. The Top Commentator plugin is only available for WordPress however, the benefits are there for anyone who chooses to comment on a blog with the plugin installed. :o)
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Recently discovered your site from your ProBlogger Contest and decided to take a look around. Great Post, very informative. I plan to implement some of the tips for my blog and see what happens. Thanks!
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July 5th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Using top commentator is great ways to attract new reader like me as I want also become one of top list. I’m search on google about top commentator and found this site. So this actually worked.
July 20th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Well it definitely looks like you are not lacking for comments on your own blog! Great job. I personally love commenting on other blogs, as I get to meet new people that I may have never come across. No matter if it is the blog owner themselves or the other readers passing by.
All bloggers want interaction on their blog, and I have no problem giving it :)
July 21st, 2008 at 10:47 am
@JK: Creating a community is what it’s all about! Without comments, a community, and some “fans” for your writing — success is hard to come by.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting several times, hope to see you again!
July 31st, 2008 at 12:42 pm
I’d like that plugin actually and have just asked my developer about installing it.
I would also like Comment Luv installed because I think that is an excellent plugin for encouraging comments.
August 7th, 2008 at 7:21 am
Thank you for sharing this. I really wanna increase my technorati rank. This will help a lot. I bookmarked your page
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:16 am
wow.By the way you explained it, i think this is a very good way to get traffic and be known to other bloggers. i will try it myself and hopefully get the same results as yours.
October 24th, 2008 at 10:20 am
This blog is very interesting and nice.
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Brook
Link Building
December 16th, 2008 at 6:20 am
Great article, didn’t know that Technorati also took this into account. Well, even besides the Technorati thing, getting the extra comments already is a big plus on its own…
I immediately added the plugin to my site http://www.icantinternet.org too!
now get some comments in ;-)
BTW: I also added your blog to the links on my page…
January 8th, 2009 at 12:21 am
I have Top Commenter on my blog and I really like it because I feel like I am rewarding the wonderful commenters I have on my blog.
January 10th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I’ve always felt that commenting is the best way to form relationships with other bloggers as long as we post related comment on their post. Technorati, alexa rank or might be PR should increase, it is just a matter of time
January 20th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Commenting on blogs is a great way to improve your authority. However, I only believe you should comment on blogs if you’re post is going to contribute to the topic or discussion. Simply posting “Nice article” does not contribute and is basically the same thing as spam. I’m all for blog commenting for promotion, but only if it also contributes to the site you comment on.
January 20th, 2009 at 2:04 am
Katy,
Thank you again for this blog it’s worth to spend time and read this.Every helpful tip.I will read one more time and give it a try.
January 25th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Another awesome post.
This technique can be extremely powerful as a pr/link building strategy.
Getting a sitewide link on most of these blogs can mean 1000s of links as some of these blogs have lots of pages.
Thanks for the link to caroline’s post
Rob
January 26th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Thanks for all the info. IF everyone tried to become the top commentator on a blog then the blog will soon fill up with mindless drivel. People should be happy if they get a comment on n article and try not to hijack the entire blog for their own gains
February 5th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Yup the exact same thing that many others are doing. Damn great method to build up your backlinks!
February 8th, 2009 at 8:50 am
I can only imagine if everybody kept doing that.. your blog posts would have 1000 comments on them. Haha. And the question is, would they even bother to read what you wrote, or post comments just for the sake of it?
March 5th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Thanks for the great article and useful links. Even being so late to the party here, I see this was posted nearly a year ago, the information is still very useful, taught me a new trick or two, and gave me a few new bookmarks in my browser (this site included!).
As someone just getting involved in blogging and very new to technorati this provided some great information that has been a bit hard to find elsewhere. Thanks!
March 20th, 2009 at 10:05 am
This means more spamming. This Top Commentator really invites spamming.
March 20th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Katy, look what this guy is doing. He is just spamming.
March 22nd, 2009 at 12:20 am
I have found that there really seems to be a push for the "Top Commentator". I certainly see it's value but at the same time I feel that it hurts the organic blog universe. Reading blogs should be for enterainment and knowledge. Keep up the good work!
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:51 am
my take on this topic is this. If the blogger creates great posts then the comments are going to follow. If the only reason you comment on a blog is to get "top commentor" points then you are really missing the real joy of being a blog follower. I would suggest finding a topic that intrests you and subscribe. I really enjoy the "imbloggingthat" posts because they are very unique and cover a wide range of topics. I am becoming a big fan.
March 28th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
I can see why this topic was under the most popular posts, very helpful!
March 28th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
I do notice that top commentators does help your authority some… in addition to your search results too. I've been doing a lot of blog commenting and I've noticed nothing but success with it.
April 6th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Write your comment here…
May 5th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
That was the first time for me to read Caroline's article, I was very impressed, I think more blogs should pick up the top commentators plugin, because it just brings in more comments! And its a win-win for everyone involved! Offcourse… as long as the comments are quality comments.
May 18th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Looks like the race is on…Great post..thanks for sharing it..
June 2nd, 2009 at 11:49 am
That is great news, I must use your tips and hopefully find some good results. Thank you for the great information.
-Matt
July 3rd, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Hi Katy,
Yeap! I will turn this plugin on!
Cheers for the share!
Janet Gify
July 4th, 2009 at 11:14 am
really nice article, thx for sharing !
July 10th, 2009 at 9:01 am
You are really nice blogger.
July 10th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Technorati is great i wanna to tack with him..
July 13th, 2009 at 10:16 am
As you might have noticed I have now installed a top-commentators plugin on my wordpress blog. The plugin shows the people that commented most as a widget. What might sound like a SEO-horror for old time SEO experts is a nice way of getting visitors on your blog.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:16 am
The top commentator plugin rocks – if there is anyone telling you the opposite – take out a fish and slap him twice. But why do people find your blog just because of this plugin?
July 13th, 2009 at 10:17 am
It’s very easy, the key to all SEO these days is getting links to your blog. Bloggers are always searching for dofollow blogs where they can comment (dofollow means there is no nofollow attribute on hyperlinks). Nofollow is a SEO killer – your backlinks do not get credited if it they have the nofollow attribute. Consequently you will be in the need of dofollow links. The top commentator plugin provides such links.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:17 am
let’s get started – download the top commentators plugin. Unzip it, open your FTP application and place the content of the .zip in your /wp-content/plugins folder. Go into your “WordPress settings”, go to “plugins” and enable the top commentator extension. Next step is to go into the “Design”, “Widgets” and then drag the plugin onto your sidebar. Voila, you got it installed and working.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:19 am
I found out about the next method on Hugo Santos blog. At the end of the month he is writing a post which contains the names of the users who commented most in the last month. It as well contains a link to their websites. That’s very fair – the users are getting a permanent one way link from your blog and also get a well-deserved thanks.
August 27th, 2009 at 7:23 am
i love the top commenter plugin, i run it on almost all of my blogs just so people have an incentive to be a bit more active and post on my site. good to get the discussions going.
August 27th, 2009 at 7:24 am
awesome post. i think ill definitely look into this
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March 15th, 2010 at 8:53 am
very useful information like I have to consider "the commentator plugin"
May 5th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
So this is the use of Top Commentator plugin. I haven't got any clue about it till I read your blog. Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this.
May 5th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
So this is the use of Top Commentator plugin. I haven't got any clue about it till I read your blog. Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this.
May 7th, 2010 at 2:27 am
i think akismet is sufficient to block spamming.
May 7th, 2010 at 2:24 am
it is new for me that backlink would increase our technorati authority. i was of the view that it only increase our serp or pr, amazed to see this post. However untill now i have no technorati authority :(
May 8th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Just threw top commentator on my site again. I'm going to give it a second chance.
May 13th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
I didn't know that Technocrati has a rating system that will help you rank on the their site. Thanks for the info. I will check it out.
May 14th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
This has been really helpful, thanks
June 29th, 2010 at 4:31 am
That's good job.I have learnt about this and bring this idea for my blog.
July 9th, 2010 at 10:22 am
Very Educative
Thanks
July 14th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
I think Top commenter is a great way to give back to your readers. I have been looking into other avenues of this type and wondered what your thoughts on keyword luv were?
July 25th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
thanks Katy – I didnt realise that just following those suggestions could help.
Keep up the good work!
Andrew
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