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I recently switched to the CommentLuv commenting system and I have been having great success. I luv this plugin! Read more about this here: Which Blog Commenting System Should You Choose?
Now, I came across an article that every CommentLuv user should read and I wanted to share it with you. It’s entitled: “Feedburner Is Stealing Your CommentLuv Backlinks” by Brian Rogel.
CommentLuv is one of the best plugins available for WordPress. It allows any blog owner to reward the people who comment with a direct link back to one of their own blog articles.
CommentLuv is growing in popularity and many large well known blogs are starting to jump on, but there is one major hiccup that is still not very well known:
Feedburner Steals Every CommentLuv Backlink!
Yes, that’s right. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you haven’t changed the FeedBurner default settings, then every one of your CommenLuv links points to Google.
Don’t Worry too much though because it’s not all doom and gloom. The problem is surprisingly easy to check for and fix. Here are the steps you’ll need to take:
How to Check CommentLuv
First you can either jump back to a comment you’ve made in the past or simply comment on this post directly below. Once the comment is submitted, scroll your mouse over the CommentLuv link. Check the bottom left-hand corner of your browser and the link should appear.
There’s a second option in case your current browser doesn’t support this feature. Use your mouse to right-click on the link and then click “Copy Link Location”.
Paste the link into any word processor to see where it points. If it’s a direct link back to your site then you’re in the clear, but if it says “http://feedproxy.google.com/……” then you’ve been losing all your linkjuice to Google.
How to Fix FeedBurner
In order to fix this issue you’ll need to log into FeedBurner. Once your account is open, click on “Configure Stats”.
You will then uncheck the box named “Item Link Clicks”. The last thing is to make sure the setting has been saved.
That’s it! You are now all set to receive real backlinks for the time you spend leaving thoughtful comments on other blogs.
One last note: Once the setting has been fixed there will most likely be a slight lag before implementation. So it’s completely normal if you go to test out the changes and you still see the feedproxy link showing up. As soon as FeedBurner’s cache is updated (normally less than 24hrs) you’ll be all set to go.
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That’s a disturbing piece of info. Thanks for the post, gonna check my Feedburner account right now.
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Hope this will help, Lena. Welcome to my blog!
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Hey Mavis,
Thanks for sharing this Mavis. I had no idea that google was stealing our links. Very valuable info.
After this comment I am going to check it out.
Thanks again Mavis and have a great day!
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You’re welcome, Ian. Glad you found this valuable
Have a great day too!
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This is a very common error made by most bloggers who burn there feed with Feebburner, and the thing is they never make use of those statistics either.
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That’s true. Hopefully they will stumble upon this post
All the best,
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Thankyou so much for providing that information about the google feed stealing my links. I can see Google not liking comment luv and using it as a tool to remove links. I will be bookmarking your page.
You’re welcome, Edward.
All the best,
Mavis
The same is applicable on blogger blogs as well. It was today that I did the settings for CommentLuv on my blog. Thanks Mavis for the tip.
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You’re welcome, Emma.
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great stuff mavis! i immediate went and made this change. just think… i had no clue! thanks again for the info!
pam lawhorne
You’re most welcome, Pam. Glad you found this helpful
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Mavis
Thanks for the great article and it’s content, much appreciated information and I too am going to go check my feedburner account now. Thanks!!!
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Dear Mavis,
thank you for sharing your insights. I had no idea and I will be on the lookout in the future. I have a question looking at the other comments. How did Nishada get his comment link as Nishada from Make Money Blogging while all other comments just have the name of the author as the anchor text? It would be great if you could clarify that. Thank you very much.
Dear Allan,
Welcome to my blog! This post will answer your question: http://www.attractionmarketingonline.com/reward-readers-encourage-comments/.
All the best,
Mavis
Dear Mavis,
Thank you for the article. As you can see I managed to my latest post link. Thank you again.
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It’s my pleasure, Ashley. Well done!
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Great article Mavis – will be taking a look at my link right now..
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Great to hear, Brenda.
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This another kind of feed burner works & I am going to change setting according to this valuable article.Thanx a lot for information.
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You’re welcome, Chandana.
Glad I found this post, great information. How little things can affect others seems to be never ending.
I do have a question about fixing the Feedburner setting.
In my Feedburner account I seem to have a main feed and also comment feeds.
Do I make the recommended change to the main feed, the comment feed or both?
Please follow the steps in the post.
We had this problem but your fix worked perfectly, thanks
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My pleasure, Geoff. Welcome to my blog!
Hmm, I never knew about this. Still learning here myself. Good to know though. I’ll definitely keep it in mind. Thanks for looking out!
You’re welcome.
Wow, I had no idea this was happening. Thank you so much and yes mine was checked too! I am going to pass this around. Thanks Mavis!
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Mavis,
Thank you so much for this vital information!
The whole purpose of CommentLuv is lost, if you do not change this Feedburner function.
I wonder why Andy (the creator of CommenLuv) doesn’t mention this in the set-up instructions?
I’ve immediately changed my Feedburner settings, so no one need feel cheated on my blog.
Michael
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You’re welcome, Michael. I know, a lot of people don’t know about this hiccup.
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Mavis
Oh, Mavis! Thanks a lot for this. I think, there are only few, who know this. And blindly trying to make backlinks but they even don’t know their work will go in vain. I have set it up according to your instructions. Thanks to you.
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My pleasure, Abhi. Glad you found this helpful
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Mavis
Great post Mavis. Thanks for the heads up, I’m a huge fan of CommentLuv and recently upgrated to the premium version and I Luv it!
It’s amazing how we can miss something so simple and easy to fix. The last thing we need while blogging is to loose our link Juice.
I appreciate Brian Rogel for the information as well.
Thanks again.
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Mavis…so if you uncheck the box…will you still be able to track your subscribers? Also…are there other options to feedburner?
Thanks for the great article. I can’t wait for you to do a follow-up! ♥
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Yes, you will as this is for your links. Yes there are, just google “alternatives to feedburner”.
You’re welcome, Christi
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Mavis
Thanks for pointing me here Mavis. I didn’t figure it all out until reading this. But I had fixed my problem. I had deleted my feed then deleted the feedburner plugin. No problems doing that since I had no subscribers yet.
Thanks for emailing this link to me. I at least know what went wrong.
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More great info. Thanks Mavis – will be away to check this immediately
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Thankyou very much – I’ve just checked and my feedburner and it was set up incorrectly aswell.
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