One of the ways bloggers are taught to increase traffic to their sites is by leaving insightful comments on other blogs, especially those within their niche. What some don’t know, though, is that WordPress (as well as Blogger and most blog platforms) by default have embedded a “nofollow” tag into the comments area. This means that those who submit comments to your blog for the sole purpose of “link baiting” (a.k.a. spammers) will not receive their reward. It also means none of your regular readers get a backlink for commenting and neither have you. (Note: You can check incoming links to your blog at iWebTool’s Free BackLink Checker.)
This is a shame for those who genuinely wish to interact with blogs they read regularly. It’s neighborly to spread link love. Sadly, like many things in life, good intentions are often foiled by the few who abuse the system. There is a WordPress “dofollow” plugin, but many bloggers who have activated it have been frustrated with the increasing amount of spam it invites. Now there’s a way to reward your real readers and foil would-be spammers.
