BlueCatServices
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Self-explanatory.
Does a comment section in your blog help in any way to rank better?
Does a comment section in your blog help in any way to rank better?
Does having a comment section help in any way?
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BlueCatServices
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why not?
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Interesting
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not to sound disrespectful, but you should ask google why they don't like blog comments
I have a few sites that have blog comments enabled on all the posts and I don't get any rankings increase.... well, I don't get any legitimate comments either, just spam
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this is a better answer
silvi-kucedra
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No, and they have potential to do more harm than good when it comes to rankings. The primary purpose of comments is to get user feedback, so you keep improving your content based on user input. Second, it's there for social proof. However, comments have been abused to hell and spam checking is needed to filter out 99% of the crap. And they contribute to the overall relevancy of the page, meaning they DO influence your rankings, but most of the times for the worse.
So, how do you get user feedback (VERY valuable) while still making sure the feedback does not impact the rankings? Don't make the comments public. Design user feedback same as you would with lead gen - a popup (or part of the page) with a name and description fields. Gather the feedback to your own back-end while leaving the page intact of the content of that feedback. Obviously, you are losing the "social proof" advantage, but you can make up for it in other ways. You get the best of both worlds (feedback & rankings)!
So, how do you get user feedback (VERY valuable) while still making sure the feedback does not impact the rankings? Don't make the comments public. Design user feedback same as you would with lead gen - a popup (or part of the page) with a name and description fields. Gather the feedback to your own back-end while leaving the page intact of the content of that feedback. Obviously, you are losing the "social proof" advantage, but you can make up for it in other ways. You get the best of both worlds (feedback & rankings)!
my guess is yes, according to my experience.
why? because it appears to google that your blog is interesting (to readers). that means value.
actually i am looking for someone to exchange comments.
this is not to be confused with getting link juice from ranking site, i.e., spamming other people's websites, which i hate. that's abomination!
why? because it appears to google that your blog is interesting (to readers). that means value.
actually i am looking for someone to exchange comments.
this is not to be confused with getting link juice from ranking site, i.e., spamming other people's websites, which i hate. that's abomination!
uncutu
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lot of blogs i follow allow them. a lot also don't.
i imagine its a job to moderate it from spam and bullshit.
but if u were to google such a question you would find many websites giving an answer such as https://optinmonster.com/to-allow-blog-comments-or-not-heres-what-the-data-shows/
i imagine its a job to moderate it from spam and bullshit.
but if u were to google such a question you would find many websites giving an answer such as https://optinmonster.com/to-allow-blog-comments-or-not-heres-what-the-data-shows/
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Yes because I have seen pages ranking with 100s of legit comments and with only 200-300 words of content.
I run a site that gets around 20 genuine comments per week (lots in comparison with any other site I've run), it also gets around 100-150 spam comments per week. The only reasons I leave the comments in place is, it adds content to my site (the nature of the site means its lots of thin pages) which will often include my keyword so its almost user generated content. The other aspect is when anyone leaves a comment, everyone that has commented on that page receives an email saying they've had a reply. A handful of pages have loads of comments so whenever there is a new comment added, I'll see a little spike in traffic for that page.
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Comments help in an indirect way.
If you get real engagements then you can increase time on the website
which will help with your analytics.
That = higher rankings since Google believes you have a better user experience.
My advice is no comments until your site ranks well enough to get legit ones,
then turn them on.
If you get real engagements then you can increase time on the website
which will help with your analytics.
That = higher rankings since Google believes you have a better user experience.
My advice is no comments until your site ranks well enough to get legit ones,
then turn them on.
PKR10
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This has crossed my mind so many times. I’ll often see e-commerce sites that have review/comments at the bottom of product pages and they’re ranking well for keywords that are mentioned only in that section.
you don’t have to disable comments. You can leave them for moderation. I could see it as a good way to update and stuff more keywords onto a page when you’re just sitting on the couch. Just go to your site and make some bogus comment once in a while then approve it
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Having a comment section is a personal preference.
But having one makes the site interactive, and you can also get some valuable feedback to improve.
blackbeans
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If you moderate your comments sections well and you are very responsive, you might end up ENCOURAGING PEOPLE to post UNIQUE and USEFUL information.
It's all in the moderation.
It's all in the moderation.