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DoFollow Lists of Blogs, Social Networking Sites and Forums; DoFollow Search Tool; Understanding Do Follow, No Follow

January 13, 2009 · 886 comments

UPDATED Sep 24, 2011

A DoFollow site is one that allows the search engines to follow a link from their site to yours. This increases the number of incoming links to your site, increases the likelihood that someone will locate you when searching, and improves your site’s position in the search engines. We all have a limited amount of time so why not make it count?

Focus your NEW community building in blogs that believe in dofollow! Read about How KeywordLuv Benefits us All

  • DoFollow blogs are more likely to have really active and loyal communities and commentators
  • Bloggers who believe in Do Follow are far more likely to visit and comment in YOUR blog
  • They have a positive effect on your blog’s position in search engines like Google

Do remember to maintain your involvement in any active communities you’re already visiting and keep an eye out for quality blogs and visit them even if they are not DoFollow. Then use the DoFollow Tools linked below to find new places to participate.

The use of DoFollow and plugins like CommentLuv, KeywordLuv, Lucia’s Linky Love (anyone have a link that works or know if the Lucia’s Linky Luv plugin still works?) and others is growing so spend some time and select blogs that you will really benefit from interacting with because the content they offer adds value to what you do. Implement plugins that encourage conversations.

WARNING: Some blogs that Use CommentLuv and/or KeywordLuv are No Follow. We use the Highlight NoFollow links function in the  SEOBook Toolbar to verify them. We also recommend adding your dofollow sites to and and using this Verify Dofollow service.

Some blogs do revert to no follow because it does take a little more time to manage SPAM. The lists below will contain some blogs that are not still DoFollow but they are still valuable for locating blogs. You can usually use the SEOBook SEO Toolbar to instantly see whether comment links in a blog are dofollow or nofollow. (Some sites do block this function).

Or use the DoFollow Blog Search Engine to quickly determine if blogs are really Do Follow. You can also use that tool directly to search by keyword. It returns only those blogs that are confirmed to be Do Follow at the time of your search.

[NOTE: Updated 01/23/10 - All links last UPDATED Aug 26, 2009 - please leave comments if any fail and we will update them.]

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HOW TO USE SEARCH ENGINES TO FIND DO FOLLOW BLOGS:

  • NEW: AbinfoTech: How to Search for DoFollow Blogs

DOFOLLOW SEARCH TOOLS:

LISTS OF DOFOLLOW, COMMENTLUV AND KEYWORDLUV BLOGS

What makes this new DoFollow Blog Directory special? Unlike most other blog directories, this one includes ways to look for DoFollow blogs with certain features such as Comment Luv, Top Commentator, keywords allowed and Keyword Luv.

If you are a DoFollow blog owner: please go by and submit your link to the DoFollow blog directory. In addition to listing the above features, you can also list your blog as not allowing keywords and DoFollow links only happen after a set number of comments.

Also, don’t miss the DoFollow blog, which covers everything you need to know about DoFollow.

DOFOLLOW SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITIES and SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES:

DOFOLLOW SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS:

DOFOLLOW FORUMS:

DO FOLLOW ARTICLE DIRECTORIES:

FREE .EDU BLOG FINDER:

HIGH QUALITY RECIPROCAL LINKS:

DOFOLLOW PLUGINS:

  • Andy Beard’s Ultimate List of DoFollow and NoFollow Plugins – Includes directions on how to remove nofollow from popular blogging platforms including Blogger, Blogspot, Movable Type, Typepad and WordPress. Also how to install nofollow on these plus Drupal.

FREE ONLINE TOOLS: KEYWORD, BACKLINK, NICHE FINDERS

  • Free Online Tools: Keyword, Backlink, Niche Finders
  • SEOBook SEOToolbar – can verify dofollow or nofollow status in one click on many sites (some blogs do block this ability)

UNDERSTANDING DOFOLLOW and NOFOLLOW:

COMMENTING STRATEGIES FOR BACKLINKS:

If you know of other related tools, posts or lists please leave links to them in the comments. Periodically we will move them up into the body of this post.

The list below is of DoFollow Blogs where I manage the comments.

I approve more comments to support small businesses, good causes and bloggers than most bloggers so being active in our blogs is to your benefit. They are all 100% dofollow from the first comment and have both CommentLuv and KeywordLuv installed:

Tagged as: dofollow


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Landscaping Palm Beach County
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August 4, 2009 at 3:46 pm

Twitter: @saurabhsnv

Hi,
Surely commenting in do follow blogs is a win-win game, we need to use it in a more sagacious way. Astute comments are like jewel for blog site and they would reward us with a back link, but its ranking to see how many inane people use it insensibly.
Thanks.

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Michael who writes about 3waylinks July 30, 2009 at 8:13 am

Hi

I want to introduce you to another dofollow search engine: http://www.seo-traffic-guide.de
It is a little bit different from all the others, as you are emailed a comprehensive list, you can then sort by PR, dofollow, extensions like keywordLuv and commentluv and of course you can enter your own notes in the excel fiel you get.
I’d be happy if you could try it and perhaps add it to your list of dofollow tools?

Mike
.-= Michael @ 3waylinks´s last blog ..Matt Cutts on the “link:” operator =-.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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August 10, 2009 at 1:29 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

Hello Michael,

Thank you for taking the time to share this tool. I will add it to the post and test it.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..ppcSummit Seminar Discount Extended to Sept 1, 2009 =-.

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anshul who writes about seo in uk
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July 29, 2009 at 8:24 am

Twitter: @amitsnv

In my opinion, excellent quality, relevant inbound links will help customers and search engines find your business website best. Getting back links/ inbound links from do follow is very easy. But getting quality back links/ inbound links is a difficult task.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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August 10, 2009 at 1:28 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

Hello anshul,

Do you believe dofollow incoming links are not of the same quality? While links within the body of posts are considered stronger, as long as your comments are in related blogs, dofollow links are of high quality.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How to Optimize Your PPC Advertising to Benefit YOU =-.

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bhupendra July 29, 2009 at 6:32 am

Thanks for the useful post, and debate in the comments. There are pros and cons to KeywordLuv and CommentLuv. For me, CommentLuv has a slight advantage as it provides a deep-link to a blog post, as well as a general link to the homepage. Assuming you have keywords in your post-titles, you get the best of both.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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August 10, 2009 at 1:27 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

Hello bhupendra,

As you can see we use both for the benefit of our readers. We find they encourage readers to click through and participate here instead of only reading in their RSS readers.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Success IS a Numbers Game =-.

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Kenneth who writes about Make Money Online
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July 27, 2009 at 7:51 pm

Twitter: @mrdefinite

Thanks for the useful links. For .edu links, I have found this site that allows us to look for .edu sites. Perhaps you would like to have a look. :)
.-= Kenneth@Make Money Online´s last blog ..RIP Yasmin Ahmad (1958 – 2009) =-.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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August 10, 2009 at 1:23 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

Thank you Kenneth. I shared that link at StumbleUpon and will add it to the body of the post too. Why that Avatar? Good thing I actually read the comments and check the links before I relegate them to spam or delete.

I see you also created what you call the Ultimate Free DoFollow Blog Finder Tool. I’ll add it too.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Local Search Directory Taps the Power of Television =-.

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tracy who writes about knitting needles July 27, 2009 at 9:53 am

Thanks for the help!!

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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August 9, 2009 at 6:54 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

You’re welcome. Any luck finding more niche sites related to yours?
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How to Write a Review at Merchant Circle =-.

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tracy who writes about knitting needles July 24, 2009 at 10:53 am

When I do searches for do follow blogs that are in my niche there are only a couple. But there are so many that are no follow. Do you feel I am better off doing comments on non-related do follow, or related no follow? I hear that no follow is not completely ignored.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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July 24, 2009 at 3:03 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

Hi Tracy,

Remember that your comments reach real potential buyers and that is just as important as where you are listed in the search engines. If you have stats or analytics you can use that to see which of the blogs – including the nofollow blogs – send you visitors.

Then you can prioritize them as to which are most important. When time is tight, focus on those that are dofollow and those that send real visitors. When time allows comment on some of the others.

If you can directly track conversions spend more time on sites that send buyers and not just visitors. Read Why Conversions are Vastly More Important Than Increasing Traffic for more details on why.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How to Add Your Business to Merchant Circle =-.

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Buy Essay July 24, 2009 at 4:57 am

Hi! I’m Sela from Kentucky, Canada. Thanks for posting these lists. Real great help for the my link building initiatives. Just a question on the KeywordLuv plugin. When I put my name along with the keyword on an entry I commented on, my name was also linked when it’s not supposed to. How to deal with that?

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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July 24, 2009 at 2:56 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

Hello and you’re welcome. When you added your name did you enter it as name@keywords? If you did it should only link whatever is entered after the @ sign.

I suspect that some of your comments will be deleted because of the nature of your business. Many, myself included, would consider selling essays unethical. By the way, the navigation in the left column of your site does not work on either of my PCs in any browser.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How to Write a Review at Merchant Circle =-.

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Yuva July 14, 2009 at 3:59 am

Surely commenting in do follow blogs is a win-win game, we need to use it in a more sagacious way. Astute comments are like jewel for blog site and they would reward us with a back link, but its ranking to see how many inane people use it insensibly. Hope this would change. But the tools helps us saving lot of invaluable time.
.-= Yuva´s last blog ..Banks closed? Don’t be concerned =-.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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July 22, 2009 at 1:49 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

Hi Yuva,

The thing about commenting is there are many gray areas regarding what is permissible and what is not. That is why I don’t make a lot of rules here. People are busy and you can’t really expect them to read your comment policy every time they visit or to remember your particular rules.

The really sad thing here lately is I am getting what appear to be very high quality, well-written comments but they are spam so I’ve been deleting them. That makes me wonder if I should rethink that policy.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Did You See Our Guest Post at Merchant Circle? =-.

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electricguitar July 13, 2009 at 4:17 pm

These links are great mean thanks for all you do.
.-= electricguitar´s last blog ..Electric Guitar Parts | Fender Stratocaster | Golden Gate | Ibanez =-.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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July 22, 2009 at 11:29 am

Twitter: @GrowMap

You’re welcome. Do check out the dofollow tools mentioned. They should lead you to some niche sites interested in guitars. I also recommend reading my post about Selecting Keywords.

If you make your posts shorter and focus on what particular type of guitar or type or guitar part that will make them much easier to locate in the search engines.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How Much Is A Memorable Logo Worth? =-.

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Kate Henlay July 12, 2009 at 11:39 pm

Do follow sites are not only good for web trafficking but they also play important role in your link building as Google gives them importance. Thanks for the information.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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July 20, 2009 at 8:46 am

Twitter: @GrowMap

Hi Kate,

Google is not a fan of dofollow so that may or may not stay true. We’ll be posting about what happens in that regard so you may want to subscribe if you haven’t already.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Change to GrowMap Policy on Replying to Comments =-.

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Davids who writes about wedding gowns July 9, 2009 at 4:56 pm

We do both on our blog. We are able to catch the spammers for the most part with askiem spam guard through wordpress.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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July 20, 2009 at 8:45 am

Twitter: @GrowMap

Hi Davids,

Like most other bloggers using WordPress we do have Akismet installed. We also heavily moderate comments including those that get through Akismet and rescue valid contents that get picked up by it.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Add a Twitter Field to Your Comments =-.

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Brian who writes about trailer panels July 7, 2009 at 5:26 pm

Here is a solution to the Spam problem. Change the posts to NoFollow and add the “Top Commentator” utility. It is unlikely that Spammers will put in the effort to reach top commentator status. They will leave. There is a huge advantage to becoming a top commentator, such as a link from each page… huge link juice. You have to really add to the conversation. Any spammer attempting this would quickly be spotted.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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July 20, 2009 at 8:44 am

Twitter: @GrowMap

Hi Brian,

While that would seem to be a simple solution many bloggers find that their commentators who were adding to the conversation suddenly start leaving any old comment to achieve Top Commentator status. There is no simple solution because we can not control the bad behavior of others.

I agree that Top Commentator plugins do provide a greater advantage to those who appear in them – at least for now. It is difficult to say what Google is going to do next. They are seriously anti-dofollow.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How to Add Your Business to Merchant Circle =-.

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Nate Holland July 7, 2009 at 10:54 am

Do follow sites are great for web trafficking. Thanks for the information, it’s really very useful.

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Charles who writes about Online Dating Tips July 7, 2009 at 8:27 am

I never heard of the Lucia’s comment plugin. But that’s the cool thing about those plugins because you just need to find a new one and start searching for it on google.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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July 20, 2009 at 8:41 am

Twitter: @GrowMap

While I do not personally use Lucia’s many major bloggers do. I know that you can configure it to have new commentator’s comments nofollow until they reach a threshold number of approved comments (usually 3-10) and then all comments become dofollow.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How to Add Your Free Business Listing to infoUSA =-.

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Lindamood Bell July 3, 2009 at 3:20 am

Thanks for u sear with us this nice list bcz Do follow Bookmarking list its very useful bcz they get easily Back links, PR, Website Ranking and Traffics

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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July 3, 2009 at 12:43 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

Hello Lindamood,

Yes they do if people make real comments. Unfortunately many people are selling businesses dofollow comment spam. Those get deleted whenever they’re detected and all bloggers really wish those folks would find a more ethical way of making a living.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Add a Twitter Field to Your Comments =-.

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Marilyn June 25, 2009 at 11:06 am

Hi All!
I am just new to this seo and website marketing thing and I just launched my site about gardening. Thanks for the tips! This site is really helpful.

Regards,
Marilyn

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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July 3, 2009 at 12:14 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

Welcome Marilyn,

I encourage everyone to consider planting a garden, contributing to a neighbor’s efforts with either labor or money to share the produce, or joining a CSA (Consumer Supported Agriculture), or buying from Farmer’s Markets or Vegetable stands, Fruit stands or orchards.

You have picked a niche that is growing. There is much here to assist you in improving your site, increasing your results, and driving traffic. I hope you’ll consider subscribing. Do ask any questions you have as for every question that is asked many more wonder but do not.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Select Keywords First to Make Your Content Easy to Find =-.

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How to Play Guitar June 19, 2009 at 7:41 am

Do follow blogs are very useful to increase the popularity of the site. This kind of marketing is really effective. Thank You for the useful information that you provide, I look forward for another informative post.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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July 2, 2009 at 2:03 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

Thank you. Yes, they do encourage comments and unfortunately also spam comments, but that is the price we pay for being generous with links.
.-= Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How Much Is A Memorable Logo Worth? =-.

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Car News June 17, 2009 at 2:30 am

Hi, i just want to say Many Thanks for the list of dofollow blog. its really help me for link building. :D

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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June 18, 2009 at 5:17 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

Hello Car News,

You’re welcome. Did you try any of the search tools?

Internet Strategist’s last blog post..How to Create a Successful Blog Based Business Part 1

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carles theater June 12, 2009 at 7:00 am

good information. thanks for the sites list.

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Internet Strategist who writes about GrowMap
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June 18, 2009 at 5:15 pm

Twitter: @GrowMap

You’re welcome, Carles.

Internet Strategist’s last blog post..Select Keywords First to Make Your Content Easy to Find

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