When we wrote our original posts about CommentLuv in 2010 (See below), most bloggers were still trying to understand or figure out what role the plugin played in terms of traffic generation, getting more people to comment on articles and whether or not it had a significant effect on the number of spam comments one may or may not receive. Well, fast forward 2011, Andy Bailey has moved the CommentLuv plugin one significant step further. Not only does CommentLuv now come with many more features, you also have to pay for it. Yes, you now have to spend your cool cash to experience what we are talking about. However, the real question should not just be how much CommentLuv Premium costs but whether the new improved plugin is really worth paying for?
Read more about CommentLuv:
CommentLuv Premium comes with at least 7 major plugins in one. That in itself is an improvement considering the fact that you no longer have to click ‘Add New’ 7 times in order to get the job done. These plugins include the following:
- CommentLuv: Consists of the original CommentLuv functionality i.e. adding readers’ last blog post URL to comments and a lot more.
- Twitter Link: This adds an extra field to a typical comment form that will allow readers to add their Twitter username to comments.
- G.A.S.P Anti-Spam: Need I say more? Read this article
- KeywordName: Similar to KeywordLuv but does more and stores keywords separately from names in the database.
- Dashboard Widgets: Statistical analysis straight from your WordPress dashboard.
- Top CommentLuvvers: Configurable widget to display top CommentLuv commenters in the sidebar.
- DoFollow: To set reader-links to nofollow or dofollow for example, after 3 comments.
- Trackback Validation & No Self Ping: Self explanatory
Whilst the new CommentLuv Premium is quite impressive, so far I’ve been most impressed by KeywordName, the import/export functionality and CommentLuv’s social extras that encourage readers to share or like an article in return for access to up to 10 posts links to choose from. Overall, merging all these functionalities into one reduces the awkwardness of having too many plugins installed on your blog and indirectly improves your site’s performance and reliability.
VERDICT:
In a similar way to original CommentLuv plugin which divided opinions among Web administrators, deciding whether or not to upgrade to CommentLuv Premium will be highly dependent on whether or not you have a favourable opinion of the original version. However, one thing that cannot be questioned is the commitment of its creator, Andy Bailey, to this project. Personally, CommentLuv has been of great help to this blog without causing any significant increase in spam comments and we will definitely be upgrading. So then, I will leave you to make your mind up but whatever choice you make, you can be sure that the CommentLuv Premium plugin can only get better, and that in itself is a scary thought considering the amount of progress made so far.
CommentLuv Premium sale is currently on for 7 days at a remarkably low introductory price (at the time of writing this post). A one time payment will give you instant access and an unlimited licence version which can be installed on all your blogs and/or Website. Meanwhile, you can click on the image below to DOWNLOAD:
Well of course there are many difference between Free and Premium one, if not, then I bet no one won’t buy it and only use the Free One :). one of my fave feature in the premium commentluv is the ability to Social share the post if the commenter want to get more posts.
You are right. Social share is a great idea and should encourage a few more people to tweet, +1 or just share articles on Facebook in exchange of more link juice.
Hi Joseph, how about your site traffic after you used the commenluv premium version? Is there any difference?
Hey Gunny, since the plugin has only just been installed it is still too early to reach any conclusions in terms of site traffic. However, we still attract a fair mix of readers who are not so keen on the link juice it offers.
Hi Joseph, my site got some new subscribers after installed this plugin, but there are very few comments posted. Do you know how to increase the comment rate?
If commentluv on this site is going premium then go for it.. one other thing that I liked about this post is that you also told us of the 7 week premium offer.. nice..
Thanks Jorge. CommentLuv Premium is now live on this blog and we are looking forward to reaping the benefits.
Jorge, it’s a 7 DAY premium offer.
So if you want to use the special offer then you got to decide withing 3days.
But even without the special offer it is well worth it’s price. Great plugin!
@Admin, did you set a limit to the length of commenters names and/or keyword?
I keep getting cut off at “Pole chain” when I try to write “Pole chain saw”.
Congratulations to techsling for that.. But I kinda notice some extra lines saying :
“Warning: fopen(http://su.pr/api/simpleshorten?url=http://www.techsling.com/2011/09/review-why-would-anyone-pay-for-commentluv-premium-when-you-can-get-commentluv-for-free/) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 503 Service Unavailable in /home/techslin/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wp-tweetbox/wp-tweetbox.php on line 110
Read more: http://www.techsling.com/2011/09/review-why-would-anyone-pay-for-commentluv-premium-when-you-can-get-commentluv-for-free/#ixzz1ZI77tkK7”
Is this a temporary glitch?
Thanks terry. That message must be in relation to the tweetbox shortener at the end of this page and not commentluv. I’ll wait and see if anyone reports it and then investigate.
The sale for Comment Luv should not be overlooked, as you can grab the premium version for only $40 right now. But after the trial period, price will be going up.
I love that Andy spends a good deal of time improving and perfecting the plugin. This could have been old by now, but Andy keeps making it relevant and useful.
Cheers!
I’m still thinking of upgrading to CommentLuv Premium, but I’m not sure yet. How much will it be after the weeklong sale?
Not sure what the new cost would be but Andy suggests that it would never be as low as $40 again. I can only guess that there would be a gradual increase as new functionalities are added. We were thinking of doing a CommentLuv giveaway but had to defer it as not sure about the response or reaction we would get.
Hey Joseph! how you doing? Well actually I was not able to get my answer regarding the installation of comment luv that if one doesn’t have any blog feed then can he not get advantage of keywordluv policy integrated with commentluv? I am so confused over this question. Hope you would surely come with an answer.
CommentLuv Premium uses KeywordName. KeywordLuv is a separate plugin and works independent of CommentLuv. So you can still make use of KeywordLuv even if you don’t have a blog feed. I’m not sure if that answers your question?
most of the subscribers pay because there is a big difference between free and paid plugins and themes. this information is really good for newbies but i already know about this.
Hie..RJ can u tell me how to use a “COMMENTLUV” or “KEYWORDLUV” plugin to a blogger blog.. to comment on for free without any premium service..
i had found an article about this on a site but it says that comment luv is only for a trail period it expires soon..
please help me..
Hello. I wanted to give you a note to verbalize my thankfulness. I have been watching your blog posts for a month and have got a ton of excellent tips and appreciated the way you have built your web site. I’m going to make my blog however I feel it is too general and I need to concentrate more on particular issues before using commentluv.
I was not sure about which website to confirm and then I saw your blog and it really proved to be helpful to me. The content is great and easy to apply. Please post some more topics related to it.
The brand news commentluv exactly help blogger more in optimizing their onpage seo i think 🙂
The only thing I find remarkable, is the absolutely ridicules price.
it is a nice ad to your blog, but nowhere near worth $40
I enjoy your site – I would like to talk with you about buying ad space here granted you do that. Hit me up at the email I provided and we can talk about, thanks mate.
Pretty good post. I just came across your site and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts. Any way I’ll be coming back and I hope you post again soon.
I dont think that the paid version with have any real benifit in terms of seo for the people who are using the plugin, however, it might cause a serious increase in repeat visitors and interaction.
Well, if we compare the benefits of paid plugins from the free ones, it is always the paid version that has lots of incredible features and is expected to work better than the free version. Besides, why settle for anything less of you can have all 7 features in one plugin? Isn’t that amazing?
I don’t imagine that I will ever be switching over to the paid version. Just doesn’t seem like it sets itself a part from the free one enough. I agree that I do not think it will have any effect on SEO at all.
To Gunny: I’d say you have to find a better theme to start with. Then, there’s a few useful articles in the SEO category that you might also find helpful.
Hi, this was a great post on this topic.
I have not seen your blog before, but i will definately bookmark it and visit again.
Thank you for a great post on a good topic. Hope to see new posts again soon.
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Every blogger seems to be writing about CommentLuv and it sure looks a great way to build a community.
You can actually get most of those features free if you want to download separate plugins, so in an essence you’re paying for the convenience having a bunch of free plugins wrapped into one, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s actually a pretty cool plugin and I hear there’s a lot of extra bonuses like resell rights included.
I’d rather stick with free and make due with the free version til I have extra spending money. Times are tough now a days but the premium version does have it’s benefits… just not enough to warrant spending that extra cash. 😉
It have been helpful, thanks
Hi Joseph, i’m new here, while searching computer tips for commentluv, found your site, so just drop by and walla, i must say i need to follow you to increase my knowledge about innternet,computer,tech stuff. already installed free commentluv plugin on my blog, but the premium have quite impressive feature that can help blogger / web admin. the spam feature also incredible, some said, throw akismet away, get gasp. can i get it below $30 hah?
Hi Aimy, thanks for dropping by lol. For those who can’t afford the premium commentluv plugin it is still worthwhile to get the free one. It won’t do your blog any harm. Also, as far as I’m aware, there is a free version of G.A.S.P. although I don’t know if that has now changed. Akismet + G.A.S.P. is pretty cool if you ever decide to use it. All the best!
Doesn’t really seem worth it but I know many people that think its worth the dough. I agree you can do the same things with multiple plugins. Not that hard to setup separately though.
I have seen commentluv achieve great in both the free and premium. I have been using the free version on some of my websites and have been having good success.
So is this new comment luv version just an upgrade that allows for sharing on different social mediums then?
I’m considering getting Premium and I’d like to know if you’ve seen any measurable benefits from the paid version. Have you seen an increase in comments?
I love the commentluv plugin and it shows us tons of useful abilities. This plugin has great benefits in developing a beautiful blog and its optimization. In my opinion, it should be a must-have tool for bloggers these days because of its benefits 🙂
Good & useful post. But, when I tried that site, some of the sites found through the search results were not behaving as expected. For example, in place of dofollow blog, you may find a nofollow blog. Some sites will not even have a column for entering your website name. Nonetheless, it is a useful information.
The premium version does have benefits, one of the best is being able to mark posts / pages as favourites, and you always get to choose one of these favourite items to back link.
Comment Luv consists of the original Comment Luv functionality.Comment Luv plugin are very good and me like the comment luv. Thanks.
Hi, it’s a matter of why pay for something when you can get it for free, is the extra 7 plugins worth the money, only you can decide but what a great product commentluv premium is
The anti-spam aspect seems like reason enough to upgrade to the premium version, IMHO.
I just started with commentluv and I use the free version. If in the future I like it I will upgrade and get the premium plugin. So fat it is working good for me.
nice to hear about commentluv. honestly, i am beginners, need more time to study all about this. I am really helpfull with your blog. many thanks.
I’ve been using the free version of CommentLuv for about 9 months now and absolutely love it. It’s definitely helped increase comment activity on my blog.
Now I’m thinking about upgrading to premium (that’s why Google sent me here 🙂 ). All the comments I skimmed through here seem to be pretty positive so I guess upgrading is a no-brainer after all.
Wow seems like this plugin makes a lot of other plugins obsolete. Thanks for mentioning the Anti Spam Bot plugin. I will try this asap. Would be great if this really works.
I kinda agree at the topic “Why Would Anyone Pay For CommentLuv Premium When You Can Get CommentLuv For Free?” .. I’m interested to know the reason of paying for premium. Since I haven’t tried it because I am using the free version, I wanted to know with you guys about it. It seems like upgrading is no need. Thanks for this article.
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thanks a lot for sharing this information with us all, it has really helped me that’s for sure.
The premium one will surely have more to offer than the free one. Comment Luv is a great thing to use for any blogger. It has increased comment activity as well as helped in increasing traffic.
I have used the free version for a year before moving with the paid version. The paid version is so so much better with so many advanced features. I can say with confidence that this is one of the best plugins that I have used in the last 1 year…
I have been meaning to buy commentluv; thank you.
I would agree that CommentLuv Premium is pointless for somebody who doesn’t think much of the free version. Having said that, I find it hard to believe anybody would think that. CommentLuv is a great plugin and could benefit anyone’s blog. I upgraded to the Premium version without hesitation and love all of the extra features.
Sound is really interesting! If it’s for free then ask for payment is funny obviously but the fact is this is the scheme of paying for once at a less which will expired after a ling period. Well, then we can claimed it as a reasonable plan. Thanks for the detail.
Surely the paid versions of any software or plugin have more features than free or trial versions. But sometime you can have free version of some other software or plugin with same functionality and features or you could combine different free plugin to achieve same functionality and features. So what my point is If you can get all features free of cost with little extra efforts then why should pay for that? No doubt commentluv is great plugin but is it worth to have its paid premium version?
Commentluv Premium is what I call traffic puller. It really makes your blog popular shortly after you start using it. I greatly encourage using it
thanks for posting such as topic. No doubt commentluv premium can make one’s website reach to the top. Wishing you the best of luck for all your blogging
I think it will become common on most sites. I am glad google added it but i would like local trends also. i think they shoud also the search trends from google search and other internt site.
I think it will become common on most sites. I am glad google added it but i would like local trends also.Thanks lot of shearing yout great post .
Can someone explain to me how you “. . . separate between spammers and non spammers easily”
Do you still recommend Commentluv. I am seeing lots of big site use disqus. What advantage CommentLuv Premium ($97) offer to blog owner where Disqus lack?
The CommentLuv premium plugin seems the way to go. Have you noticed any noticeable reduction in the amount of spam on your blog since installing the plugin? I know it is supposed to help with blog spam, but I wonder if it really does.
Comment Luv premium plugin is a great tool to use. It shows great results. The various benefits of the premium plugin has made it extremely popular among bloggers.
Thanks for your awesome post, I’ll check my blog to update something now.
I think CommentLuv Premium comes with more advanced features that may prove to be very useful for professional bloggers.
thanks for the blog post.Really thank you!
CommentLuv Premium is a popular WordPress plugin that will magnetize your readers, socialize your comments and viralize your posts!
Reward your readers and have fine grain control over dofollow, keywords in the name and the ability to add twitter names to comments.
Cummentluv surely gives the visitors a definite reason to share their views on something. Giving love to the visitors in the form of a link to their latest post is unique to commentluv, which makes it great.
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Commentluv Premium gives you full control on your blog comments like which posts or pages it will be enabled on, set Do Follow or No Follow backlinks, Define the minimum number of comments your readers should have before being able to display their last 10 blog posts to choose from and/or add keywords beside their names, and lastly it allows you to customize the commenting policy.
Yes I would pay for the upgrade.Been usnig commentluv a good while.