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Today I took a cruise around the blogs of the Top Commentators to see what new posts they had up. Being a Top Commentator on this blog offers many perks. The first is you get your name listed under Top Commentators with a link to your blog. Unlike links in the comments, the links under the Top Commentators is a full link without a nofollow tag. That means Google loves you.

The second perk for being a Top Commentator is you’ll get a nice set of pens at the end of this month. The third perk happens right now - you get one of your recent blog posts featured in this blog post. Here they are.

I was always told you need to reward your top contributors because they’re the driving force behind your success. Without the Top Commentators, this blog wouldn’t be a lively as it is now. Yes, the Top Commentators are mostly there for the free backlink, but these additional unexpected perks help create tremendous loyalty.

You can chalk this up to another lesson in under promise, over deliver.

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    Comment by Jeff
    2007-02-20 20:51:34
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    WOO HOO!!!

    Comment by derrich
    2007-02-21 09:38:33
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    Hey, Jeff. I enjoyed your post so much, I linked to it in a recent post. I like.

    Comment by James Britton
    2007-02-23 09:04:23
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    Love the avatar!

     
     
     
    Comment by Nate W.
    2007-02-20 20:58:34
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    It’s my lucky day! :D

     
    Comment by Jane May
    2007-02-20 21:20:30
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    I love these perks!!! I think I love you John! Well, at least your ability to engage and reward your readers :)

    p.s. We are hosting our first contest. I think some of the top commentators here might be interested ;)

    Comment by Jeff
    2007-02-20 22:30:27
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    Oooh I’m holding a contest soon too!

    Comment by Jane
    2007-02-21 08:46:55
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    haha…looks like I beat you to it huh Jeff…well, let’s go see what Jeff has instore! :)

     
     
    Comment by Jeff
    2007-02-20 22:33:00
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    OK, MY FIRST CONTEST IS UP AT MY BLOG

     
     
    Comment by Mr. Gary Lee
    2007-02-20 21:20:55
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    Are the comments reset at the end of every month? I want a box of pens, so I’m gonna save all my comments for next month! ;)

    Comment by John Chow
    2007-02-20 21:26:05
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    Yes, the commentators are reset every month.

    Comment by HMTKSteve
    2007-02-21 02:57:51
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    Why not reward the top commentator of each month with a link in your blog roll?

    I think I might have been on top in January…

    Comment by Marc
    2007-02-21 05:24:18
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    That would “expensive” over time. It would also decrease the value of John’s blogroll.

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    Comment by HMTKSteve
    2007-02-21 05:46:10
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    Not if he only left them in there for a short few month rotation.

     
     
     
     
     
    Comment by chrisjos
    2007-02-20 21:27:05
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    Beautiful senitments….John. You’re a true dot com mogul

     
    Comment by siong1987
    2007-02-20 21:41:29
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    May I know which plugin you use so that people can see commentors’ thumbnail in their comments?

    Thank you.

    Comment by David
    2007-02-20 21:50:23
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    I am also interested in this…I have the sidebar widget that displays the pictures of the recent MyBlogLog users, but I would like their pictures in the comments too.

     
    Comment by John Chow
    2007-02-20 22:08:38
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    It’s call MyAvatars for MyBlogLog. I wrote about it here: http://www.johnchow.com/myavatars-for-mybloglog/

    Comment by David
    2007-02-20 22:42:52
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    Sweet!! I somehow missed that post…Thanks John

     
    Comment by James Britton
    2007-02-21 16:56:50
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    Where do you get the 3 across 3 down code? I only found the single column across code.

     
     
     
    Comment by Michael Kwan
    2007-02-20 21:49:06
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    Thanks for the link John. This is very much in tune with “under promise, over deliver.” Interestingly, it seems that Ryan and I are the only ones with blogs that aren’t as dedicated toward blogging, monetizing, and other dot com-like things. That does serve as an indication as to what kind of audience this blog draws, though.

     
    Comment by David
    2007-02-20 21:52:12
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    Well, I can say that I got a bit excited when I saw that John Chow was one of my recent visitors…quite an honour to have your site checked out by such a dot com mogul

     
    Comment by Mike
    2007-02-20 22:26:53
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    Do I understand this correctly? Commentators are reset every month??? Does this mean that on March 1st everyone starts with 0 comments? That would be great for someone like me who would love to be a top commentator cause I know that I will never catch up to these other guys with 100 comments!

    Comment by John Chow
    2007-02-20 23:37:19
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    Yes, that is correct. All comments are reset to zero at the start of each month. Everyone has a shot at making the Top Commentators list.

     
     
    Comment by
    2007-02-20 22:41:07
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    Nice Information

     
    Comment by Delwynndwn
    2007-02-20 22:52:37
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    Hmm… becoming a comment whore will be difficult for me, as I have more of a habit of lurking rather than commenting.

    [sillyness]
    Darn you John, for giving such perks to top commentators! *shakes fist* :-P
    [/sillyness]

    Comment by HMTKSteve
    2007-02-21 02:59:21
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    You and me both! I’ve cut back on leaving comments because I’ve been so busy.

     
     
    Comment by Dax Desai
    2007-02-20 23:26:07
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    I understand what a nofollow link is, but does Google even consider them to your knowledge when calculating page rank? I sometimes put nofollow in my links, but I have since started using “open in new window”. There’s nothing more annoying then having to cut n paste when you can do it in a click.

    So get real links… got it.

     
    Comment by Nomar
    2007-02-20 23:31:09
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    Thank you John !! I appreciate this !! I don’t care that you spelled my name wrong :D

    You are a kind man !

    Comment by Ryan
    2007-02-20 23:42:33
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    Come on Nomar anyone that reads your blog knows you can’t spell either! Give him a break. ;)

    Comment by HMTKSteve
    2007-02-21 03:00:18
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    People read Nomar’s blog? I thought it was just a group of bots? ;)

    Comment by Nomar
    2007-02-21 07:26:34
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    whahaha, funny guys, yeah i know.. im from the netherlands.. englisch is not my # 1 language hehe

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    Comment by Jane
    2007-02-21 08:50:23
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    I am actually laughing my ass of from this…sorry Nomar! :p Damn, and now I am late for work!!! Thanks John, you made me late for making me read these damn comments…well, it’s probably a good thing actually, I need to find a way to make people late for work because they are reading my blog’s comments.

    I don’t know why I get caught up, because I read it from work also!

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    Comment by Nomar
    2007-02-22 00:10:59
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    hehe, thats not a good thing that you are coming to late because reading comments.

    you should read on your work :D

     
     
     
     
     
    Comment by Jason
    2007-02-20 23:43:35
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    I’ve been reading your blog since Nov 06 and decided today it’s about time to get some credit for reading and try out for your Top Commentators post. Hello from Jason.

     
    Comment by Greg Stratz
    2007-02-20 23:51:54
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    Long time reader, First time Poster. I like what you are doing. Providing something back to your loyal reader. I like I like.

    I was gonna post something earlier on Vday when you posted pics of the Cannery. I had a feeling you were gonna go there when you said you were gonna take your misses somewhere nice. I had a look when I was there but didn’t see ya. I agree the service was fast. I go several times a year cause I live close by and that was the worst time/service I ever received there.

    Good luck

     
    Comment by Greg Stratz
    2007-02-20 23:54:29
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    arh I had a nice long post and it disappeared.. will try and write it some other time

    Comment by Nomar
    2007-02-22 09:56:18
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    I think its above you :)

     
     
    Comment by twins15
    2007-02-21 00:18:40
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    great idea!

     
    Comment by Leftblank
    2007-02-21 01:13:10
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    Nice list John, thanks. You might be a bit right indeed, the free backlinks from your website are very nice and very good as promotional tool. However, your blog is still the main reason I’m here, I wouldn’t manage to keep commenting a non-interesting blog ;)

     
    Comment by Matthew
    2007-02-21 01:39:25
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    lame contest announcements on someone elses blog

    great idea to add a little snip of your top commentors. I am all about giving back to bloggers and especially bloggers who support and give to our site

     
    Comment by HMTKSteve
    2007-02-21 03:01:12
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    When I leave John’s blog I typically choose a link in the top commentators section. Consider that an added perk!

     
    Comment by Daniel
    2007-02-21 03:24:56
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    Nice links, apart from sharing the link love they also offer useful information. Good job John.

     
    Comment by Ed
    2007-02-21 05:41:34
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    Following your advice, I am trialling a latest comments list in the sidebar of my web tech section. So far I am the top commentator on my blog, so do I give myself a prize and a backlink?

     
    Comment by Allen.H
    2007-02-21 05:47:38
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    Wow, two links to my blog in one week, thanks for that John!

    Though as I said in my post about the comment-incentives, aren’t you even worried about getting more worthless comments now? especially during the first week of March?

    Cheers,
    Allen.H

     
    Comment by John Wesley
    2007-02-21 06:12:38
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    Great way to encourage people to comment, but I’m sure it will result in many comments that bring absolutely nothing to the discussion, making actually reading them unattractive.

     
    Comment by Andrew
    2007-02-21 06:16:34
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    Great idea to link to your Top Commentators.

    I especially liked Kalle’s 7 Ways to Increase Commenting article.

    Brilliant!

    Comment by Nomar
    2007-02-23 00:07:04
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    at the end of the month i will hold a commercial break to :D

     
     
    Comment by Kalle
    2007-02-21 07:04:16
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    Thanks a lot for linking to an article of mine John, appreciated! :D I will definately keep commenting and reading your blog!

     
    Comment by Marc
    2007-02-21 07:21:12
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    The linkback love is always appreciated John. This is also extra incentive for top commentators to write compelling content. ‘Cause you never know when John Chow will drop by and need good content to send a pile of visitors.

    Comment by HMTKSteve
    2007-02-21 08:02:11
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    Keep up the good work you are already doing and people will say,” It’s about time John noticed that blog!”

     
     
    Comment by derrich
    2007-02-21 08:33:03
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    I need to work on my commenting. And then I’m going to Jeff’s blog to raid his Top Commentor’s list. :)

     
    2007-02-21 08:34:19
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    Sadly, I don’t think I’m quite witty enough to come up with 50+ comments a month to get on your list. But you add a lot of value with your posts, so I wanted to drop by and say thanks.

    I added this same plugin to my site and it made a massive difference in participation - plus about 5 of my readers went and installed it themselves.

    It’s the least we can do to say thanks to the people who make our blogs great communities. :)

    Comment by Jonix
    2007-02-22 21:19:56
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    Wendy, this was the best comment and most valued i ever read in all this post.

     
     
    Comment by Josh
    2007-02-21 08:40:31
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    Thanks John. I just learned about 10 great blogs that I will visit more frequently.

     
    Comment by HalOtis
    2007-02-21 09:18:59
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    Great idea to reward the commentators john. I may have to try it out sometime on my own site.

     
    Comment by James Britton
    2007-02-21 23:51:33
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    chaunceysmith should be banned, he’s gaming your comment system.