Blog Commenting is a common technique for one-way link building. Did you know that this can work with .edu and .gov blogs as well?
If not, you’re in for a real treat. We’ll show you how to get .edu links, and even provide the same tips for .gov link building. Just try these pre-scripted Google searches:
Google Search Query for Building .edu Back Links from Blogs
site:.edu inurl:blog "post a comment" -"you must be logged in" -"comments closed"
Google Search Query for Building .gov Back Links from Blogs
site:.gov inurl:blog "post a comment" -"you must be logged in" -"comments closed"
You can further tweak this search query by adding keywords to the end of it. Here’s some examples:
site:.edu inurl:blog "post a comment" -"you must be logged in" -"comments closed" "keyword"
site:.gov inurl:blog "post a comment" -"you must be logged in" -"comments closed" "keyword"
What this search query does is find .edu or .gov blogs that allow comments, but do not require you to be logged in, and have not closed future commenting on this particular blog post yet.
How to Find DoFollow .gov & .edu Blogs
What we really want to find are .gov and .edu blogs that allow “dofollow” links. These links will pass link juice to your website.
When using the suggested search queries above, be sure to find out whether the links in comments (either the commenter’s name or embeded links within the comments) are “dofollow” or “nofollow.” To do this, install the SEO Toolbar for Firefox and click on the “Highlight nofollow links” button to instantly highlight all “nofollow” links in red highlighting. Balance your efforts between both “dofollow” and “nofollow” link building, however, to ensure that your inbound link profile looks natural in Google’s eyes.
Be sure to read our next post about finding blogs with “dofollow” links. For even more information, read our Building One Way Links for SEO page.
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A very useful post. Thank you!
This is very handy information. I tried it just now and found that it works, but it doesn’t rule out moderation, so be sure to post something useful that contributes to the cenversation.
I know it’s important to get backlinks from blogs with a high page rank, but be careful of blogs with bad reputations.
Great tips – I second the poster above. Be certain to make your comment relevant so the moderator will allow it.
This is great information, I am starting the edu/mil/gov part of my SEO marketing plan today, this will definitely help my marketing. Thank you.
That’s exactly what I was looking for. One can spend hours if not days finding good .gov and .edu blogs. Your way definitively will save hours. Thanks for that.
Thanks Dan! Great post – In the last twenty minutes I have got two gov backlinks. Guess what I’ll be doing today?