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HOW TO: Convert Your Blog Into A Do Follow Blog

Updated On 13/05/2011
Author : Pradeep Kumar
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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.

By Pradeep Kumar

CEO and Founder of Slashsquare, Indian Blog Network and Web Consulting Media. HBB is a part of Slashsquare Network. I'm a Tech Blogger, Striving Entrepreneur, Atheist, and Proud Indian. Catch me on Facebook and Twitter.

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- Nizam
  
  Turning the blog dofollow is really a good strategy, to reward the commentors and another benefits is that the blog will be listed in dofllow blog directories. Great that you showed how to turn a blog into dofollow in both Blogger and WordPress. Thanks a lot Pradeep 🙂
  
  08/08/2012 at 1:51 AM
  
- Rick
  
  Most of my blogs are do follow. I have a handful that aren't because I use an old version of Thesis on theme and when I try to change them from no follow it doesn't recognize the change. Everyone of my blogs moving forward will be do follow though. It's only right.
  
  18/03/2012 at 6:01 AM
  
- Vinod aggarwal
  
  i was thinking to convert my blog to dofollow and after reading this post i can easily do it
  
  29/01/2012 at 2:16 PM
  
- HAmza
  
  Great Sharing ! if searched alot on conerting a blog to do follow blog but finnaly got it here u made my day man !
  
  14/01/2012 at 1:45 PM
  
- DSQ
  
  thanks for this tip, I realy didn't heard about this.. "do follow" thing before. Great blog!
  
  28/08/2011 at 3:43 AM
  
- ajay singh bisht
  
  Yep..i have also made my blog a do follow..
  and yes,m getting lots of comments now..
  
  05/07/2011 at 2:40 PM
  
- Friv
  
  Thanks for giving me the useful information. I think I need it. Thank you
  
  29/06/2011 at 2:03 PM
  
- friv
  
  answer is not really required ….
  This is the plugin is really really helpful and useful for all webmasters, share your blog and share our links is worth a thousand grateful! Keep up the good work! WoW will always be part of the 10 best online game for me!
  
  20/04/2011 at 8:40 AM
  
- Mark
  
  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?
  
  17/04/2011 at 7:09 AM
  
- Pranav Jain
  
  I am thinking to convert my blog into Do Follow
  Pradeep please give some suggestions 🙂
  
  03/12/2010 at 11:41 PM
  
- Lalit
  
  Good one 🙂 I’m converting my Blog to do follow right now..!! Though i don’t have many commentators 😛 🙁
  
  14/11/2010 at 1:13 PM
  
- Irfan Siddiqui
  
  Thanks for the tutorial but i have converted my movie blog from nofollow to dofollow a year ago. 🙂
  
  09/10/2010 at 4:30 AM
  
- Sonia
  
  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.
  
  06/10/2010 at 6:11 AM
  
- mujra
  
  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
  
  29/09/2010 at 4:29 PM
  
- iraq4ll
  
  thank u friend about your tips
  we can help us to get the best results
  
  21/09/2010 at 4:59 PM
  
- Suresh Khanal
  
  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?
  
  04/09/2010 at 3:29 PM
  
- Nabeel
  
  don’t do follow increase the spam rate too?
  
  25/06/2010 at 6:46 AM
  
- Domain name registration
  
  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.
  
  16/06/2010 at 1:41 AM
  
- Laptop Price
  
  wow..nice info..i’m going to make some of my blog a dofollow..
  
  23/05/2010 at 8:33 PM
  
- sudharsan @ technoskillonline
  
  I changed my Blog to Do-follow…
  
  very nice tips
  
  31/03/2010 at 11:10 PM
  
- wolkencloud
  
  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.
  .-= wolkencloud's last blog…<a href="http://www.wolkencloud.de/archives/755/verfassungsfeindlich/">Verfassungsfeindlich</a> =-.
  
  25/03/2010 at 7:46 PM
  
- ebusinessmom
  
  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.
  
  05/02/2010 at 9:35 AM
  
- Arhur
  
  Thanks for the useful info.
  
  30/01/2010 at 2:38 PM
  
- Ruth @ WordPress Toronto
  
  I’ve been considering changing to a DoFollow – You’ve convinced me!
  
  25/01/2010 at 2:22 AM
  
- Pallab
  
  I have considered going do-follow in the past, but I am afraid that it will lower the quality of comments and encourage spammers.
  
  24/01/2010 at 3:58 PM
  
- non plagiarized paper
  
  Thanks very interesting information.. i also converted my blog into dofollow to attract more commenting. my blog address is http://customessaywritinguk.blogspot.com
  
  10/01/2010 at 3:38 PM
  
- Mrpant
  
  Thanks for the tip. I made my blog do follow today. http://mrpant.com/make-wordpress-blog-a-do-follow-blog/
  
  02/01/2010 at 11:58 PM
  
- Mr Pant » Blog Archive » Make Wordpress blog a DO FOLLOW blog
  
  […] Also a big Thanks to Hellbound Bloggers. […]
  
  02/01/2010 at 11:43 PM
  
- Mrpant
  
  How do I check if it is working?
  
  02/01/2010 at 11:24 PM
  
- MostlyBlog
  
  Good post buddy, my blog is dofollow and i have installed plugin to save my time, and what about you blog?
  
  20/11/2009 at 5:58 PM
  
- SalesProfessionals
  
  Thanks for your comments Matt. So nice of you.
  
  06/09/2009 at 8:50 PM
  
- Bill Bartmann
  
  Excellent site, keep up the good work
  
  03/09/2009 at 12:19 AM
  
- Chabad
  
  Nice and informative article.
  
  31/08/2009 at 2:04 AM
  
- Matt Dofollow Wannabe
  
  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?
  
  15/08/2009 at 5:19 AM
  
- machoman
  
  thank you! I really liked this post!
  
  09/08/2009 at 3:01 AM
  
- johnny
  
  Hello. Thank you for this great info! Keep up the good job!
  
  07/08/2009 at 2:22 AM
  
- mahi manral
  
  thanx for this information.
  
  07/08/2009 at 4:03 AM
  
- Swagat
  
  Great post. now my blog is doFollow. Anyone want to evade the echo prevailing? 😉
  
  05/08/2009 at 7:28 AM
  
- Chris
  
  Have done this on my blog and think its a great idea. Akismet blocks any spam that trys to get through 🙂
  
  05/08/2009 at 4:04 PM
  
- Anish K.S
  
  thanks buddy , will check that plugin.
  
  14/07/2009 at 9:30 PM
  
- 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.
  
  13/07/2009 at 8:44 PM
  
- turisuna
  
  I have both of them, do follow and no follow blogs, I just want to compare their progress in the future 🙂
  
  13/07/2009 at 2:02 PM
  
- Tech News
  
  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
  
  04/07/2009 at 4:44 PM
  
- Caden Grant
  
  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.
  
  30/06/2009 at 5:22 PM
  
- Tech-Freak Stuff
  
  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!
  
  21/06/2009 at 6:44 AM
  
- Richael | Domain Marvelous
  
  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.
  
  20/06/2009 at 7:01 AM
  
- dofollow
  
  Great job. keep coming up this great resource
  
  20/06/2009 at 5:31 AM
  
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