Responding to Blog Comments and The Benefit of WordPress Plugin CommentLuv

Good morning, all! Thanks for joining me on my blog.

Today’s post is practical.

This week I learned:

1. I had not been responding to comments on my blog the best way.
2. I discovered I had forgotten to check pending comments.
3. I installed CommentLuv because it was recommended. I found out why it’s beneficial.
4. I learned how to use CommentLuv to get the most out of those benefits.

The Best Way to Respond to Blog Comments

I had been going to my blog and clicking reply to each person’s comment. It’s better to access your blog through the comments section of your WordPress dashboard.

I also sometimes replied within the comments section. That’s not the best way, either.

The best thing to do is go to the comments section of your blog and click on “View Post” to the right of someone’s comment. That will take you to your blog from your dashboard. That’s key.

Once you have entered your blog through your dashboard, you can respond to everyone’s comments on that post. You don’t need to go back to your dashboard and click on View Post for each comment.

Why? Benefits of CommentLuv

If you have CommentLuv installed, you have to respond to comments in this way to get its benefits.

There are many benefits to using CommentLuv.

1. Bloggers can leave a link to their blog when they comment on your blog. It likely incentivizes them to visit your blog, leave a comment, and return to your blog.
2. If two bloggers have CommentLuv, the commenter can choose from 10 of their posts when they leave a comment. So they can select a blog post relevant to your article. Another strategy is they may leave a comment on my blog linking their most recent post, then respond to someone’s comment on the same post linking their post from two weeks ago. So, they’ve just promoted two of their blog posts by commenting and responding to comments on the same blog article. The plugin increases your visitors’ exposure and gives them control over what they share.
3. The plugin gives your blog a sense of legitimacy. It has a reputation for being used by more serious bloggers. It will help get you noticed as a serious blogger and a potential blog to visit for leaving comments.
4. It creates backlinks to your blog. As I understand it, a backlink is when one site references another. This will improve SEO.

How Did I Find Out?

It all started because I was having trouble keeping up with the comments on my blog. I thought I had responded to everyone, but my comment bubble said 16. I thought I might be commenting incorrectly because the comments weren’t clear. I asked our trusty trainer, Glenn Shepherd, a question. It turns out they were pending comments I had yet to look for! So be sure to remember to click the Pending tab and respond to those comments. My apologies to those I had missed for so long.

As always, Glenn realized all I didn’t know and addressed my confusion thoroughly, going above and beyond what I asked. The team at Internet Profits does that every time. As promised, I’m sharing what I learn from them with you.

Next week, I’ll share what I learn about the social sharing buttons I’ll add to my blog. (I noticed they are there already but they aren’t yet linked to anything.) I’ll be addressing how to build a social media presence from scratch. I have a Facebook profile I use to see family pictures. I never post anything myself. So, when I say from scratch, it’s scratchy.

Conclusion

I hope this article is helpful to you.

Did you learn something? Would you happen to have anything to add?

Please leave a comment.

Ciao for now,

Nakina