HOW TO: Convert Your Blog Into A Do Follow Blog
Written by S.Pradeep Kumar in Tutorials - Print This Post
No Follow is simply a piece of code in a link. It normally looks like this : rel=”nofollow”
Top Blogging platforms like Blogger and WordPress has this “No Follow” attribute by default in comment links ! By this, search engines won’t follow the link to any other web sites. It is originally designed to combat comment spam.
Do Follow is the opposite of No Follow. Do Follow Blogs are blogs that has no “no follow” tags.
This means that when you leave a comment, it will appear on search engines as a backlink. Do Follow Blogs are a great way to obtain backlinks, increase traffic and your Google page rank.
Turn your Blogger Blog into a DoFollow Blog
Go to Blogger.com, click Layout | Edit HTML. Check the box near Expand Widget Templates. This is recommended . Now search for this piece of code :
<a expr:href='data:comment.authorUrl' rel="nofollow">
Here delete rel=”nofollow” and now the code looks like this :
<a expr:href='data:comment.authorUrl'>
This makes all the comment links in Blogger blogs Do Follow links !
Turn your WordPress Blog into a DoFollow Blog
WordPress users are blessed with a plugin ! So it is more simple than Blogger. Download this plugin and activate it. Follow the instructions included in the plugin.
You can also convert your blog into do follow blog by customizing the code (without a plugin). But I don’t recommend it, because it is too risky !
Why To Convert Your Blog Into A Do Follow Blog?
You can see many blogs attracting tons of comments and turns into a fun place. Similarly there are blogs which are quiet and you can hear the echo ! “Do Follow” is the reason for the difference here.
A Blog with “nofollow” attribute tells Google that the link should not be followed. That means it doesn’t count as a backlink ! If you want people to comment in your blog, you have to give them something in return. Turning your blog into do follow is the best way for saying “Thank You” !
Moreover, your blog will be included in different dofollow blog directories.
Great job. keep coming up this great resource
Thanks for commenting mate !
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Hey buddy this is my first comment.
Thanks buddy !
Welcome to HellBound Bloggers !
First of all, I wouldn’t want to make my blog comments do-follow; I just cannot face the influx of spam comments. I would rather compensate for this by making my top-commentator list and link-love do-follow.
However, this is a great tutorial, Pradeep.
I agree in your view Richael !
But Akismet can protected your site I guess !
I interviewed do follow blog owners.. they said they can manage this SPAM and they develop an interactive community !
I have installed some spam filtering plugins in my blog, however, spam comments do manage to evade these blockade. Akismet takes time to train and differentiate spam from good comments, so till then, you have to live up with quite a lot of spam in your comments section.
Akismet protected from blog from almost 1000+ SPAM comments !
But, of course, some genuine comments go to SPAM queue if it contains some mysterious links .. so I have to spend some time to differentiate between a genuine and fake comment !
Hey Pradeep,
Good tutorial! You know the advantages and disadvantages of DoFollow and NoFollow very well. Then why don’t you convert your Blog into Do-Follow? We are looking forward to it. Also, the New Page-Rank sculpting algorithm of Google must back you up for that!
Thanks for commenting here Rohit !
And you asked a very good question indeed.. tomorrow HellBound Bloggers becomes Do Follow Friendly !
You can see the official announcement tomorrow … ! ..
Good work man! You are on target…I just snatched the words from your mouth!…
We Became Do Follow Rohit !
I don’t have dofollow links in my comments section but what I do have is for the top commentators, they get a link on my sidebar that is sitewide and is dofollow.
So basically I reward people for commenting on my blog a lot. They get a backlink to their site and people see it so they get some extra traffic.
That is really a cool idea Caden !
I appreciate it. I got some worthy commentators from your blog. Cheers to that !
I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more articles from you in the future.
- Jack
Thanks mate !
I have both of them, do follow and no follow blogs, I just want to compare their progress in the future
Congrats buddy !
But the yield depends on the type of blog also ! Cheers !
This was what I meant exactly with my previous comment, lol..!
I can understand Yasinta !
Hey Pradeep..! You know, mine is no follow and a bit messy. But I am considering to have a new one that’s do follow and more professional. Still thinking anyway, and yet I’m busy with some stuffs. This post gives me some other point of views..! Thank you.
Buddy.. there is no wrong in converting your blog into Do Follow .. unless you are afraid of spam comments !
Ping me when you are ready with your new blog Yasinta !
thanks buddy , will check that plugin.
Cool Anish !
Ping me when your blog becomes Do Follow Friendly !
Great post. now my blog is doFollow. Anyone want to evade the echo prevailing?
Wow ! First of all, thanks for your first comment here !
And it is a gr8 news that you are going to become Do Follow, that really helps commentators ! Cheers !
i going to take the advantage of do follow attribute in your blog. i hope you wouldnt mind that?
Buddy I want all my readers to take advantage !
But, in a good way ! Hope you will do the same !
Have done this on my blog and think its a great idea. Akismet blocks any spam that trys to get through
Glad you became Do Follow buddy and Akismet is trying its best to protect us from SPAM !
thanx for this information.
Glad it is helpful buddy !
Thanks for your first comment here…
Hello. Thank you for this great info! Keep up the good job!
Thanks for your first comment mate !
thank you! I really liked this post!
Thanks for your first comment here buddy !
Glad you liked it !
It did not work for me. I replaced all “nofollow” with blank, saved the template yet the links in the comments are still coming out as nofollow.
Have you tried recently in a blogger blog?
Matt, did you delete rel=”nofollow” in this code
<a expr:href=’data:comment.authorUrl’ rel=”nofollow”>
? ? ?
My friends tried it.. and it worked like a charm !
Hey man Kumar thanks for answering. Hope you got my long reply. Matt
You are welcome buddy ! Cheers !
Let me see if your blog works: a link to my parking ticket website is it not nofollow?
Matt.. what is your conclusion now ?
Nice and informative article.
Thanks Chabad.. glad you liked it !
And thanks for your first comment here !
Excellent site, keep up the good work
Thanks your first comment here Bill !
Thanks for your comments Matt. So nice of you.
Thanks for your first comment here dude !
Good post buddy, my blog is dofollow and i have installed plugin to save my time, and what about you blog?
Yes Mohan, HB is also Do Follow…
How do I check if it is working?
Check this one buddy..
http://hellboundbloggers.com/2009/07/28/find-whether-a-blog-do-follow-or-not/
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Thanks for the tip. I made my blog do follow today. http://mrpant.com/make-wordpress-blog-a-do-follow-blog/
Thanks very interesting information.. i also converted my blog into dofollow to attract more commenting. my blog address is http://customessaywritinguk.blogspot.com
I have considered going do-follow in the past, but I am afraid that it will lower the quality of comments and encourage spammers.
I’ve been considering changing to a DoFollow – You’ve convinced me!
Thanks for the useful info.
I took your advice and recently installed the “Do Follow,” plugin. Not sure if I’m a fan yet. I’ll see how it goes. I will come back here and let you know if I can tolerate this plugin or not. I hate spam and I do get a lot even before this new plugin.
I am used to plugins and there are many for wordpress.
Though I'm getting many spams, there is no increase after changing to dofollow.
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I changed my Blog to Do-follow…
very nice tips
wow..nice info..i’m going to make some of my blog a dofollow..
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I hope this article will encourage more bloggers to turn there blog into a do follow to increase the traffic of the blogs. I think there is lots of advantage in do follow blogs than no follow blogs.
don’t do follow increase the spam rate too?
Believe in Akismet. It really does its job.
I am strictly against dofollow comment links
NOT because it floods the spam comments, Akismet can intelligently help you to thrash them out.
NOT because it leaks your PR juice to the blogs of commenters, I’ve run a test and found its not the primary reason for reduced PR value.
NOT because I don’t want to thank my commenters, no doubt, comments are life blood that flows to prove a blog alive. But there should be other methods to reward comment authors, not mad flow of PR juice.
NOT because comment author does not expect link back, but how can you offer somebody the reward of the type that you should not?
Comments evolve when you are moved after reading a post, not because the blog has offered dofollow links.
When you make your blog ‘dofollow’ it will be proved you don’t know the philosophy of nofollow.
Search engine has given you the authority. You have the power at disposal to flag follow or nofollow. When you get power, there is naturally your duties. If you can’t visit and verify the link is worth following, how can you award that link a dofollow. Blindly assigning all the links dofollow is just misuse of authority. Everybody who comment in your blog are not worthy. Their comment might be good, impressive, authenticated but the link they leave, how can you certify that it is of the type authentic?
If your post is great, there will be flood of comments, no matter there is dofollow or nofollow. If your content is not good, what’s the use of false praises and comments as a shiny tail?
With lots of dofollow links you will attract the comment authors, but what about the advertisers? They won’t accept paying you good money if it has too many out going links.
I’m not trying to be rude, but expect we blogging community should reconsider the matter. Why nofollow or dofollow tags are developed. Should we not use the tools wisely if they are offered to us?
thank u friend about your tips
we can help us to get the best results
He this is my blog please tell me how to do in this i couldn’t find any nofollow attribute
abhitraffic@gmail.com is my id
Mujra, do you have an option to Check the box near Expand Widget Templates.!?
I do not have dofollow links in my comments section, but what I do have is for the top commentators, they get a link on my sidebar is at the site and is dofollow.
So basically, I reward people for comments on my blog a lot. They get a backlink to their site and people see if they get additional traffic.
Thanks for the tutorial but i have converted my movie blog from nofollow to dofollow a year ago.
Good one
I’m converting my Blog to do follow right now..!! Though i don’t have many commentators 
I am thinking to convert my blog into Do Follow
Pradeep please give some suggestions
Are you ready to face the consequences?
Unexpected increase in SPAM comments & SERP problems (may or may not be true)!!
I've always been confusion about and do not follow the blog. Thanks for clearing it. I'm thinking of moving my blog to do-do! You can suggest an anti-spam plug-in?
Akismet.
answer is not really required ….
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Thanks for giving me the useful information. I think I need it. Thank you
Yep..i have also made my blog a do follow..
and yes,m getting lots of comments now..
thanks for this tip, I realy didn't heard about this.. "do follow" thing before. Great blog!
Great Sharing ! if searched alot on conerting a blog to do follow blog but finnaly got it here u made my day man !
i was thinking to convert my blog to dofollow and after reading this post i can easily do it