Quote: “Randaclay.com”

Almost all blog platforms by default are set up so that a “dead end” piece of code is inserted wherever there is a link in a comment, so that search engines will not “count” the link as they are crawling the internet. this was originally designed to help stop comment spam, but it doesn’t work. What it does is remove some of the incentive for your readers contribute to your site by commenting on your posts.

What can you do about it? turn off “nofollow”. show your commenters that you appreciate them. spread the link love.

How?, depending on the blog platform you’re on, you can install a plugin (like this one for WordPress), or disable it (see this post if you’re a Moveable Type user), or modify your template (check this site for Blogger tips).

Turning off the “nofollow” on blog comments has become a sort of “movement”. well, if we’re going to have a movement, we should have something to show our readers that we’re part of it, don’t you think?

Yes as if you haven’t already gussed this blog is without doubt a part of the “dofollow” movement, my thoughts are that “nofollow” is the spawn of the devil, “nofollow” sucks and it just goes to show how selfish that some people are, whoever invented the “nofollow” relation tag needs a good few kicks to the head, join the revolution, share some link juice and link love and make your blog a “dofollow” blog today!