Are you having a Top Commentators widget on your blog? The purpose of having this widget is to give some credit to our top commentators in our blog. The link list will be reset weekly, monthly or yearly, depending on the blog owner’s decision. Most of the blogs will reset on monthly basis. Only some blogs will reset on weekly basis. Many give reason of reset is to give opportunity for new bloggers to be on the list.
Personally, I think the main reason is to protect the link sales from our blog. If you reset your top commentators on monthly basis and sells link on side bar at $10/month. I would definitely write about 10 – 15 comments to stay on top of top commentators widget for the rest of the month which saves me $10. It is good to have the top commentators widget reset on more frequent basis compared to monthly if you sell links too. This way, links sales will have better chance of survival.
I have experimented for nearly 2 months on this blog. Most of the advertisers end up commenting multiple comments at once and say bye bye to my blog. The proof: I could’t sell more than one paid link on featured in 2 months time. If you have better idea on how to attract the buyer to purchase link on my sidebar, please share it. Maybe, I’m out of luck for last 2 months in link sales.
* Please add rel=nofollow tag on all links that you get paid. This might save your PR from getting penalty.
I have just started a small seo consultancy business and the steady income thing is not a major concern for me, as I have a lot of clients who pay in monthly installments. The one thing that I find hard is knowing when to stop work and when I can actually start it. I have a young family so time is a major issue for me.
You will know when is the correct time to do so. Make sure you don’t regret with your actions. Good luck with your SEO firm.
“Most of the blogs will reset on monthly basis. Only some blogs will reset on weekly basis. Many give reason of reset is to give opportunity for new bloggers to be on the list.” – this makes perfect sense to me. Thank you!
My blog resets each week. I guess you can take my excuses for it.
I like it and think it gave me an idea to have a boost for my sites status
You should try it Katie. Try to comment frequently on those who are in top commentators list. This will get your blog more exposure to top commentators hunting bloggers.
Its a balancing act how frequently you refresh the top commentators count. All time counts reward long term regulars but its just about impossible for new readers to get on the list. I do monthly refreshes but thats plenty for the number of comments I get. I can see the use of weekly refreshes for a blog with loads of comments.
Monthly refresh is good Ian. I have changed to weekly but my posts are not regular. Weekly refresh need a regular 3-4 posts weekly.
i think that its good to have your readers benefit from them by contributing to your blog but by having them do it in moderation is key and the best option
Hi Almir, Top commentators widget is a way to thank our blog hardcore supporters.
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Its really nice on your part( and other similar people) who recognizes the efforts of the regular visitors who adds value to the blog.
Thank you. The reason any blog or website survive is not because of it’s visitors. If there are no visitors or discussion, then it is good to be a dead site.