Getting people to comment on your blogs

One great way to encourage comments on your blog is to join the D-List, or the Do Follow movement. I learned about this over at the Secret of Unlimited Prosperity and found more great information at Essential Keystrokes, both of which are great blogs and worth a visit.

What is the D-List? It is a list of sites that have been modified and no longer use a "nofollow" tag in their comment links.

Why is this a good thing? Because your ranking on Google and Technorati is partially determined by the number of sites that link back to you. If you comment on a blog that has not modified their comments to "follow" your link, it will be ignored. But if you comment on "Do Follow" blog, your link will count. This gives your readers a really good reason to leave comments.

It's quite easy to do, here are links to tutorials for the various blog platforms:

• Word Press - get the plug in
• Moveable Type - how to disable the "no follow" code
• Blogger - how to modify the template

You can get several really nifty "U comment - I follow" images, like the one at the top of this post, at Randa Clay Design. Courtney Tuttle has a long list of Do Follow blogs, and tons of other good advice.

This partial DoFollow Blog list is courtesy of Courtney Tuttle and was created originally by Coleen as the D-List.

Mandala Madness
Shirley Twofeathers
One Cool Picture After Another
Way Cool Pictures
More Cool Pictures
PixelHeadOnline
DarkSEOProgramming
Kupuk
SparkInternetMarketing
Scratch99
Revellian
DayJobNuker
EcoShopper
EricBramlett
Logon
JakobDK
Allscm
TriathlonTraining
YourWebsiteProfit
HowToWakeUpEarly
LondonerLife
VandelayDesign
LaughOutLoudDogs
RonaldoCamacho
BillHartzer
FootbagShop
Terinea
NeoMeme
DavidPaulRobinson
Marenda
AMonthInVenice
SavingMoney
WomanStartYourBusinessNow
SunlightFlavor
TheBuffaloRiver.com
LifeSnippets.net
JoeBartender
OneMansGoal
MeloVillaReal
Web360
Jakeldaily
TallFreak
BaseballInvestor
DigitalBurnTheDarkLightOfLove
LifeInTheRough
Sandossu
TheDailyFuzz
ErikKarey
BothMadAndGenius
ThreeSticks
RobertaFerguson
MarketingASolicitor
FruityOaty
PilotJohn
Mrgtp
RobNeville
NetMonetization
Salatti
LakeTreesBowerBirdBeads
BloggersJourney
LosingProposition
EndangeredSpaces
SecretsOfUnlimitedProsperity
Amorphism
Health-HundredDayHeadstart
Jenny’sCorner
TheBrokenBow
Big Bucks Blogger
TheDietDiary
Wealth Health Blog
JadeHat
Nice4Rice
Hem
News Notion
RealityWired.com
BrilliantCheers
Achille
OnTheWebEd
JonLee
ChrisHoyt
JulieAnnBonner
LinkItForMe
RamblingThoughtsBlog
BlogThatOutside
Tobsy
NOWG
CatchAFallingStar
SweetAgring
LayerCake
ErikSvend
PajamaProfessional
Hem


For a more complete listing, please visit this link at Courtney Tuttle's blog.