I think it’s done primarily so that spammers don’t get the back links they are trying for. But as you have found WordPress does have a widget that will allow site owners to allow the google to follow the link provided
I’m slanting both ways here. If it was done as meant to be dofollow FTW! But since there’s a lot of comment abuse (not spam) as example, leave a legit comment, but use a keyword and a link to your company instead of a real name…
But for “legit” comments etc. yes, dofollow is a great incentive!
5-20-2008 | 12:52 am
I think it’s done primarily so that spammers don’t get the back links they are trying for. But as you have found WordPress does have a widget that will allow site owners to allow the google to follow the link provided
5-29-2008 | 4:21 pm
A free back link is a good incentive for participation isn’t it?
6-9-2008 | 6:07 pm
I’m slanting both ways here. If it was done as meant to be dofollow FTW!
But since there’s a lot of comment abuse (not spam) as example, leave a legit comment, but use a keyword and a link to your company instead of a real name…
But for “legit” comments etc. yes, dofollow is a great incentive!
10-16-2008 | 6:45 am
I think it should be dofollow. People need to be rewarded for post. It doesnt affect reg people just search engines.
10-23-2008 | 5:53 pm
I’m going to put the badge on my site too. I already follow links but I might as well advertise it too.
10-23-2008 | 5:54 pm
I think it’s done primarily so that spammers don’t get the back links they are trying for.
11-17-2008 | 9:56 am
Do follow link only cout link back, nofollow link has not cout link back.
3-10-2009 | 4:12 am
Dofollow is perfect for a new blog. It gives visitors a reason to visit and comment.
3-19-2009 | 10:45 pm
A dofollow blog rewards commenters with backlinks that count for SEO. Be sure to moderate spam comments though!
4-22-2009 | 12:58 pm
Do-Follow is crawlable by any search engine unlike No-follow it no value to Google
1-21-2011 | 8:19 pm
A free back link is a good incentive for participation isn’t it?