How Faceless Commentators are Bad for your Blog!

March 18, 2013 By 95 Comments

Blog commenting is an interesting and rewarding activity. While it helps to pull traffic and allow us build relationships, it’s also an important social proof factor. But wait! Not all commentators give a good impression about your blog.

A lot is being said out there about taking time to read the article before leaving a thought-provoking and valuable comment. I have been trying to do that and it’s been great what I get as results.

But some commentators are just annoying!

Yes! Some comments really attract the ‘Thrash’ or ‘Spam’ commands on my comment moderation admin page.  Not only are they faceless, their comments most often lack knowledge of the subject discussed in the article.

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Who are these faceless commentators?

NB: I don’t hate faceless readers. I hate faceless commentators. By the way, if you don’t have a real face, I doubt how you got to my blog  ;)

For WordPress, these are those who don’t have a Gravatar account attached to the email they use in leaving a comment on your blog. They don’t have a custom avatar of their own. Instead of having their picture (or logo) to show up, you have your default wordpress avatar. This makes me  really doubt the authenticity of 2 important things about their comments :

  1. Their names
  2. Their url

Once I see a faceless commentator, I think of three things:

  1. He’s not a blogger. Maybe someone who came to the page from search engine results and decided to leaving a comment.
  2. He’s a newbie blogger: Most starters don’t have the accurate knowledge at the beginnings. They don’t even know what Gravatar means.
  3. He’s a spammer. These are the worst guys

What faceless comments mean to your blog.

The general impression people get about faceless comments is negative. One of the first impressions is that you have an unidentified, untrustworthy audience. And if you have more faceless comments, this may really paint a bad image of your blog.

  • It reduces the amount of trust you get from advertisers and business partners.
  • It makes your blog look spammy.
  • It discourages return visits from real bloggers.
  • It reduces the chances of your blog generating more income.
  • It brings down your brand.

My reaction to faceless comments

I generally look through these important components of a comment:

  • Name – Is the name real or some keyword stuff ?
  • URL – Is it a blog or business website or some funny url ?
  • Comment body – What did he really say in the comment ?

If I’m impressed with the comment, I’ll approve it, write a reply and encourage the commentator to get a free Gravatar account.  On the contrary, I’ll send it to thrash.

On my blog, I have an area for top commentators of the week. Faceless commentators will NEVER feature here. I deliberately remove them.

Some faceless commentators have applied to guest post on my blog. There is no way I can accept an article from such. It doesn’t matter how excellent your article is.

What being faceless means to you the commentator

If you are leaving faceless comments on blogs, you are really doing yourself no good. Blog owners have a negative image of you. Personally, I know you are not a pro blogger. That already places you somewhere low in my mind.

It considerably reduces the chances of your comment being approved.  That means your chances of getting a backlink, traffic and building another relationship are being tempered with. Why not create a free Gravatar account?

NB: Be sure to read how to write very attractive comments!

Are you a faceless commentator? Don’t even worry leaving a comment on this post. I’ll just delete without reading your comments. Get a Gravatar account first. Then come back to proceed.

Now, blog owners, tell me what you think about faceless comments. What are your impressions? What are your strategies to handle these faceless commentators?

Thanks for participating in the discussion ;)

Meet Enstine Muki

Enstine Muki has written 85 post in this blog.

Enstine Muki is PHP developer and Creator of CashDonator, the plugin that helps bloggers generate more income from their blogs and cWinners.com, directory for contests and giveaways

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  1. REKHILESH ADIYERI from OnlineCOSMOS.com says:
    March 18, 2013 at 8:52 am

    Yes Enstine, you made an eye opening post.Faceless users are not good.You gave me a nice information.I will follow you, as always!. :)
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  2. anis says:
    March 18, 2013 at 9:01 am

    I must agree with you Enstine I also hate faceless commentators because they make your blog look unprofessional and spammy

    thanks for sharing this eye-opening post keep it coming bro !
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  3. Terence says:
    March 18, 2013 at 9:33 am

    Hi Enstine,

    Thanks for guiding me on how to add an image to my comments. Much appreciated!
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  4. Jude Banks says:
    March 18, 2013 at 9:40 am

    Enstine, it is so true what you say. Even people I know will leave a comment on my blog using an email address that is not linked to their Gravatar.

    After reading your post, in the future I will definitely point them to the Gravatar service because in some cases they don’t mind showing their face but just don’t think about it or realize how important it is to their own marketing efforts, as a way to brand them.

    I have made many new connections through commenting on blogs but if I do not see a face, I tend not to want to click through on their links.

    Some of those people may not be bloggers, but you would think that as internet marketers they would understand the power of branding themselves. Especially as they can leave a CommentLuv link. Or, as you say, they might be newbies, and sometimes ignorance is bliss!

    Great post, Enstine. You have brought to attention a common challenge for bloggers. From now on I will contact all people who comment without a photo (and I feel are legitimate commentators) and suggest that they use the free Gravatar service in the future.

    ~Jude
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  5. Assontia from Camertic.com says:
    March 18, 2013 at 9:45 am

    I agree! I already do that too. Thans for the post, I like it.
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  6. desi Traveler says:
    March 18, 2013 at 9:54 am

    I am not sure what is wrong with normal readers who come from Search Engine leavinga comment if they do not have a gravatar? Are we not doing all the SEO etc. to get visitors from search engines. I don’t think all of them will have a blog or url.
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  7. Oluwaseun Bsbajide says:
    March 18, 2013 at 10:13 am

    Commenting, sometimes it is not WORTH replying to some. It has many limitations. 1) it attracts spammers.. The question for you is how can we control these SPAMMERS? What plugins should we have in place to mitigate this?
    2)it does not bring in MONEY, it can be waste of TIME. Some people do it to get attention or links back. Remember, that time is money?. Most especially when someone does not leave something that add value or challenge reader’s mind. As a blogger, we want to be challenged.

    Thanks for this great post. Seun

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  8. Aqib Shahzad says:
    March 18, 2013 at 11:39 am

    Agree with all the things point out in the article, thanks for sharing good ideas and keep it up
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  9. Heru Prasetyono says:
    March 18, 2013 at 11:56 am

    Faceless commentators are often annoying. They sometimes leave unpleasant comments. They leave comments and criticize irresponsibly. The conversation becomes not comfy.

    I am usually reluctant to reply or give any response to them.
    I don’t know why they don’t have gravatar with their comments. Yup, they may be a new bloggers or irresponsible people who have very limited knowledge and views.

    I agree with you to encourage them to get free gravatar accounts. This is one right solution. Otherwise I will throw them to spam section or even to trash.
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  10. Rajkumar Jonnala says:
    March 18, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    up to date i didn’t took care about them.this is really good idea thanks for the share

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  11. Efoghor Joseph Ezie says:
    March 18, 2013 at 1:14 pm

    The worst of all, those faceless commenters hardly leave sensible comments on your blog.
    I personally think a lot of them are spammers looking for where to get cheap back links.
    One other thought that came to my mind at a time was the possibility that they could be sponsored by companies selling anti-spam software or plugins to kind of force you to buy their products to fight spamming.

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  12. NooRan NaJeeb says:
    March 18, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    Fully Agreed Above All The Article … Good work Keep it up
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  13. Harleena Singh says:
    March 18, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    Hi Enstine,

    Ah…don’t we come across so many faceless commentators at our blogs, and just keep wondering as to why they don’t grab a Gravatar. I did try initially to email those who came without a real face, because you really don’t feel like talking to an image or a logo, and would want to comment back to a real person. But it is time consuming, and with time now I get very few of such people on my blog.

    Speaking of myself, as I moderate my comments, I do get to see their real name, URL, and whether they are the real owners of their blog. If not, I don’t approve of their comments and spam it. I do get a few of such links, though they never return again ;)

    Blog commenting takes time, and should be done so with your full heart and mind I feel as it’s a one to one kind of a conversation you have with the person who has written the post, which again isn’t easy. So, the least we can do as commentators is have a proper ‘face’ set up and write a meaningful comment that relates to the post and isn’t off topic, which again is something I trash.

    Thanks for sharing this with us. Have a wonderful week ahead :)
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    • Bashir Ahmed from Ajnabii.com says:
      March 18, 2013 at 7:02 pm

      I agree with Harleena – We come cross lot of faceless commentators at our blog , but at this point I respect their privacy who don’t want to show reall face etc.

      I moderate my blog comments and I check if commentator is my fellow blogger and I know his/her blog link and his/her comment is related to my article I’ll approve otherwise all faceless, irrelevants comments just go to spam and trash.

      What do you think Harleena and Enstine?
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    • Enstine Muki says:
      March 18, 2013 at 9:05 pm

      Hey Harleena,
      Good to see you around this Monday.
      Oh yes! the more popular your blog is, the more faceless comments you get. This is even more if you are getting traffic from SEO. However, very few are repeat visitors who are likely going to follow any suggestions to create a gravatar.

      I think if someone visits and comments your blog twice or more, he/she is likely going to need a gravatar.

      Thanks for putting in time to share this post. I really appreciate ;)
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  14. Atul Kumar Pandey says:
    March 18, 2013 at 5:15 pm

    I really appreciate you buddy. Still one of the nice post on comment. We all bloggers are really confused and in problem with unknown commenters. You have given a best lesson to use what to do. Now I will directly remove all those commenters without bothering too much who just come here for links from comment. Thanks for the nice post.
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  15. babanature says:
    March 18, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    Hello Enstine,
    You really bring out some great points here and i love it. I’d also say that as long as the faceless comment is valuable, i’ll definitely publish it and as you said many people mostly newbie don’t know what a gravatar is. On my blog the post with the highest comments are filled with faceless commentators But they sure drop valuable comments and they don’t even bother putting a url ;) . Thanks for this wonderful post and do have a great week ahead bro
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    • Enstine Muki says:
      March 18, 2013 at 9:15 pm

      Hey bro,
      That’s right. The post that draws a lot of attention (especially from SEO) will witness a huge number of faceless comments. Some of them will become your repeat visitors. These are those who are likely going to follow your suggestions to create a gravatar account. Just give them a little suggestion ;)

      Thanks for stopping by today. I hope to really engage with you more
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  16. Monica says:
    March 18, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    Hi Enstine, great post, now I just had my gravatar. I actually created one when I started my blogging. This posts hits me as its in my routine to visit other bloggers posts and leave a comment. Since no one is commenting and asking me to add a picture of me when commenting I’m just ignoring it. Until I came across to your blog.

    In my own thought, it’s definitely great if someone’s commented on your posts with their picture beside it. So that you know that the person come and visit is a real person and not a robot or thing called spammer.

    Thanks for this post…
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  17. King Globalwalyy says:
    March 18, 2013 at 5:52 pm

    You said it all bro, Faceless commenters, deserve to be thrown in the bin… Gravatar is free and simple to use, so whats holding them in getting one….
    But bro lets think it this way, like u said most of them came from search engine, the best traffic source we all wants, not all individual even have a website

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  18. Khaja Moin says:
    March 18, 2013 at 6:01 pm

    Hi Enstine,
    Agree with you when you lots of comments by faceless readers this will certainly decrease trust which is very important for a blog.
    ~@Khajamoin1
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  19. Carolyn says:
    March 18, 2013 at 6:49 pm

    Hi Enstine, You and I were thinking along the same lines this week! I wrote about how to get a Gravatar. Some people may not know how to go about getting one, but you’re right, it’s worth it!

    I agree with you that many spammers don’t bother to get a Gravatar, or they pull one from a famous person. But at my blog, I write for everyday people who may not want to have a Gravatar, or they may want to ask a tech question anonymously. No problem.

    I also get comments from developers who want to use their logos in their Gravatar, which is fine by me.

    But for most blogs, whose commenters are bloggers, a faceless comment is generally a red flag that the comment is from a pesky spammer.
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  20. Nirmala says:
    March 18, 2013 at 6:56 pm

    Nice post Enstine Sir :P

    Yeah, I agree with you. Faceless commenter looks spam and brings down the brand name of the blog.

    I used to get these types of comments and then I will check their blog link and latest post. if both are fine, then I’ll approve those comments.

    Thanks for sharing the importance of Gravatar image, its good!
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  21. Gladys Cruz says:
    March 18, 2013 at 7:18 pm

    Hello Mr. Enstine

    Great article. I am new to your blog and I am a newbie as well. But right from the beginning Adrienne Smith told me and I followed her instructions and I got it now.

    You know something, I sometimes look at a blog, without a “picture” and I start wondering “Who is this person? So you are right… Very important, but newbie’s may not realize how important it is.

    Thank you
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  22. Rahul Pahal says:
    March 18, 2013 at 7:29 pm

    faceless commentators have really become an headache for my blog as well. I generally don’t approve their comments. But, in case, comment is of some quality and contains some useful information for my readers, I approve it.. but thanks for the tip to suggest faceless commentators to create a Gravatar account.
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  23. Theodore Nwangene says:
    March 18, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    Hi Enstine,
    This seems to be the trending issue on the blogosphere now, lots of spam comments flowing up and down. I have about 56 of such comments on my blog as i type this in fact, I’m really tired of them.

    How i wish there is an option to block anyone that doesn’t have a gravater from commenting a post, i would have love it indeed.

    I’m with you also on this, the same things you normally check are also what i checks before approving a comment.

    Thanks for sharing man.
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  24. Chery Schmidt says:
    March 18, 2013 at 10:15 pm

    Agreed 100% Enstine!! I have been thinking about writing something like this on my blog then I get your e-mail today and WOW You read my mind.. I cannot stand it when I get hate faceless commentators, don’t these people know it is free to get their pictures next to their comments and this is something that will help brand themselves too.. It does irritate me because this does make my blog look spammy !!! Thanks for sharing Chery :)
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  25. Adrienne says:
    March 18, 2013 at 11:50 pm

    Well the faceless commenter can be annoying Enstine but just today I had about four people leave comments with a gravatar but it was obvious to me why they did. Their comments were either repetitive of what was shared in the post with nothing valuable to add or they had that short sentence asking me a question about something totally unrelated to the post. Send me an email people!

    Now I hear what you’re saying and for those that are just after the link juice or they’re spammers we all can see them a mile away. But for those who are new and don’t know any better, I try to help them and I don’t mind approving their comments. But I usually will add that they need their gravatar set up and point them in the right direction.

    I wish everyone knew better but that’s not the case. I can definitely relate though to a lot of people which is why I guess I go a little easy on some.

    ~Adrienne
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    • Enstine Muki says:
      March 19, 2013 at 9:38 am

      Hi Adrienne,

      I noticed too that some readers with gravatar are doing worst than most faceless readers. These ones too are easy to identify and deal with. There is no need leaving a comment when you have no idea what is shared in the post.

      It’s hard to get everyone to know this but I’m sure our efforts can educate a few.

      hope you are having a nice week. Thanks for your comment
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  26. Phil says:
    March 19, 2013 at 4:03 am

    Hello Enstine,

    Some very valid points here. I make sure to only accept comments that are from a real blogger – one with a gravitar, and with a good comment based on my blog post. I make sure to check out my commentators to make sure they aren’t spammers. Around 99% of those get trapped in my spam filter anyway. Programs like CommentLuv and Askimet help.
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  27. Evan says:
    March 19, 2013 at 8:35 am

    I like Gravatar. I like it a lot. It helps brand you or give you an identity online. But I still need to update my Facebook photo or or Twitter avatar separately. I think the next step and this would be easier if Facebook or Twitter implemented it, but alas its going to be Gravatar is to hook up with both social services and using a Twitter api when you update the profile picture in Twitter, it updates your gravatar picture which then goes across the net. Building an app to connect with Facebook would work well. I want to see this.
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  28. Chadrack says:
    March 19, 2013 at 11:41 am

    Hi Enstine,

    This is really a topic that bloggers should really worry about. Some time ago, I changed my commenting policy to only approve comments that have gravatar against them. However, after observing the responses for sometime I discovered that many of the comments were genuine but like you mentioned, some of them really did not understand anything about gravatar. So, today what I do is read the comment and if it agrees with the post and of course, it makes sense, I approve it.

    Thanks for sharing this.
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  29. Liza Shaw says:
    March 19, 2013 at 11:50 am

    Hi Enstine, what a thought provoking post, a lot of points here that I hadn’t really considered.

    When I started blogging and was using wordpresses own comment system I used to get a lot of comments on and would get excited.. that was until I realised that I was getting 10 times more comments than visits! What an idiot huh? lol

    Anyway, 2 years on, I now use disqus for comments, making faceless commenting difficult and so rare. I very rarely get spam commenters now. Yeah comments fell, but now those I get are quality.
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  30. Juan Castillo says:
    March 19, 2013 at 11:57 am

    Hi Estine,

    Showing your face is very important if you want to create a relationship between bloggers. I also think the same as you when I receive faceless comments. Great article as always!
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  31. marty says:
    March 19, 2013 at 10:48 pm

    First I want to say thanks for letting newbies like me know what kind of comments to look out for.I love when people comment on my stuff it makes me feel like enjoyed and they are interacting with my work.But you do have to be careful
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  32. Lisa says:
    March 20, 2013 at 11:53 am

    Hi Enstine, I find myself approving less and less of these faceless commentors. It’s hard to spam the ones I know who have blogs but I’ve tried to message them so they are aware especially if they are newbies.
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  33. Shaun Hoobler says:
    March 20, 2013 at 10:39 pm

    I agree. Actually, I think it would be a good idea to create a plugin that auto-spams anyone who doesn’t have a Gravatar – or at least puts them into a special holding area. Would really cut down on the admin…
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  34. Mary Stephenson says:
    March 21, 2013 at 12:36 am

    Hi Enstine

    Have a few without a face, but knew they were just visiting and had no blog. Had someone in my spam today with a face. It was for an older post and although it was some what on subject I honestly felt like it was for link juice. The URL was mostly a sales site. They continued to the delete bin. When I first started out I felt a little guilty about trashing them, but have since decided it is not worth it. My site is my home and I don’t have to let anyone have white space if I don’t want to and that thought has made it easier to hit the delete button.

    Great post on the subject.

    Mary
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    • Enstine Muki says:
      March 21, 2013 at 12:50 am

      Hi Mary,
      Good to see you here today and thanks for the brilliant contribution.
      Yes! I also sent a comment to thrash today with a female face. I saw that some one was trying to trick me but it was too easy to discover.

      We do need comments for social proof but we ain’t desperate. We will keep kicking this faceless and unrelated comments off.

      BTW, how are you doing today. I’ve got to check out your blog right now
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  35. ileane says:
    March 22, 2013 at 11:04 am

    I interviewed a blogger once and they have a very prominent profile. They are well respected and a thought leader in the community. They also have their own WordPress blog so I was quite annoyed when I saw that they didn’t have a gravatar. I sent them an email to bring it to their attention with instruction on what to do and still no picture. Eventually I just gave up!
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  36. Maketta says:
    March 23, 2013 at 3:21 pm

    It probably is better to have a gravatar but I approve my comments based upon what the commenter is saying. Now, if it is a spammy post it won’t get accepted. You can have a gravatar and your post can still be spammy.
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  37. Sue Neal says:
    March 24, 2013 at 6:12 pm

    Hi Enstine,

    I’m getting more hard line in my approach to comments. I rarely accept comments without a gravatar. I’m more troubled, though, by a number of commenters with what look to be genuine avatars, which get caught by my spam filter – I’m aware some genuine commenters can occasionally get caught by the filters, but there are some that I’m convinced are just very clever spam – the avatars are usually of attractive looking young women, but there’s just something fishy about them. It can sometimes be tricky telling wheat from chaff.

    I used to give the benefit of the doubt but I’m now more inclined to bin a comment if I’m not sure.

    Sue
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  38. Angela McCall says:
    March 25, 2013 at 8:26 am

    Hi Enstine,

    OMG, I’m so glad you mentioned this on your blog. Men, I hate faceless commentators who I don’t know. Some of the people who didn’t have a gravatar that commented on my blog I knew for a long time, some are family, and they just wanna say something to me…they’ve used yahoo email to do so. But men, other ones who are FACELESS do not have names or real URL. Like you said, they are NOT a blogger. They are nothing but a SPAMMER. And they are there to advertise their business. Some are even in different language. Leaving me a message in greek or whatnot. Just horrible!

    I don’t mind newbies. They don’t know any better.

    But the real bad guys are the SPAMMER they are just the WORST. They have nothing to say to you but CRAP. They tell you, “Oh, I love your blog. What format are you using? You must be a professional blogger coz your theme is just awesome!!!” They try to butter you up. My friend Susan (who is also a designer like me) said to me, “Everyone who says about my blog is pretty gets deleted and put on a spam folder. I don’t need to hear this, I need to hear QUESTIONS.”

    So, that’s a good idea, Enstine. Just remove the faceless commentators. Thanks for telling us this. This helps a lot.

    Is that right? Some faceless commentators applied to your “guest post”? Wow…if the article is so good then he could be plagiarizing someone’s article. Otherwise, if he is an HONEST blogger why wouldn’t he show his face?

    Angela
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    • Enstine Muki says:
      March 25, 2013 at 8:46 am

      OMG! Angela, thanks for this comment. I was smiling while reading it. It’s the first comment I’m reading on my blog this Monday morning and I very much appreciate it.

      I have helped a couple of readers through getting their gravatar set up and most of them have been so pleased with it. I remember one guy I wrote to. He ignored my mail, came back to my site to comment again. I ignored his comment too.

      I think if for some reasons we want to stay private, we should at least communicate with blog owner (in cases like this)

      It’s a new week Angela and I wish you the best of it ;)
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      • Angela McCall says:
        April 12, 2013 at 7:43 pm

        I know we have talked about this before. Guess when I posted my blog on “Bloggers” community on Google+ I have had like 3 faceless commentators and I actually addressed them to get a gravatar. One refused. And so all of these faceless commentators are now DELETED. Even though they have valuable things to say to me or their site looks legit, they are still deleted because you said that this is bad for us bloggers specially in Google search.

        Now my question, I have friends and families who commented to me via Yahoo! and they are not bloggers…and all have this “G” icon. What would you suggest? Should I leave these comments from them? Please advice.

        Thank you,
        Angela
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        • Enstine Muki says:
          April 13, 2013 at 7:52 am

          Hey Angela,
          Good to see you here this weekend
          Now, I don’t think being faceless has any issue with google search. My main issue is that your site looks nasty and spammy but if they leave valuable comments, you can tolerate them.

          But, except for some privacy reasons, why would someone refuse to show his/her face?
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  39. Stacie Walker says:
    March 25, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    Hello, hello Enstine!

    I originally posted this comment on Biz Sugar and decided to visit your blog. You have provided some valuable tips that are not always discussed. I love to read content that inspires me to improve my blogging journey. I really appreciate your leadership. Keep it up!

    Best,
    Stacie Walker
    Woman in Leadership
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  40. Karen Woodham from Blazing Minds says:
    April 8, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    I’ve always been a strong supporter of Gravatars and it’s really annoys me when a commentator doesn’t have one, but then again, some spammers have starting using Gravatars as they know that a lot of bloggers see the image and approve the comment, so now we have to be even more vigilant when it comes to comments on our articles!
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  41. Heru Prasetyono says:
    April 13, 2013 at 11:38 am

    Why must be faceless if we want to develop business on the internet? How can someone else identify us and trust us if we hide our identity even though only with a picture or gravatar?
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  42. Joy Healey says:
    April 17, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    Hi,

    I found your blog from Angela, having heard good things about it. Hope my Gravatar is showing LOL.

    I blogged for quite a while before even realizing what a Gravatar was (and no-one told me!) I was so innocent that I was thrilled to get the occasional “Awesome post” comment. It meant SOMEONE had found me…. I’m learning better now and will act on most of your advice.

    However, I am still of the “well I’m trying to attract customers not marketers” school of thought. On one of my other blogs I get people who are just browsing, and are potential customers asking questions, and sharing their experiences about my post. I don’t think it would be wise to send away a potential customer to get a Gravatar.

    One particular post got lots of comments of this type and worked its way to page one of Google.

    Anyway, that’s just my two-pennorth (UK expression!!) but I will be more careful in watching for “professional spammers” now (some of whom, unfortunately, now seem to use CommentLuv).

    Look forward to learning more from your posts.

    Joy
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    • Enstine Muki says:
      April 17, 2013 at 3:50 pm

      Good to hear from you Joy. Oh Yes, Angela is a nice blogger and I love what she does. She must have told you I’m a faithful reader of her blog too ;)

      Yes and Yes! Your gravatar is showing pretty well ;) That’s shows you’re a better commentator

      Well I think you now have a cool pic as gravatar and that’s what counts. The future’s bright isn’t it?

      If you want to generate income online, it’s really important to attract customers. Well, some marketers are customers. However, when your blog get’s really active, it’s good for your social proof which we all know is key to sell online. No one wants to spend on a dormant blog.

      Wow! that was nice. Can you rinse and repeat the same things you did for that post that got to page #1 of the beast?

      Two-pennorth ;) hope to visit UK one day to learn more of this.

      Oh Yes! Commentluv is good but it drags along some bad nuts! Just watch

      Hope to engage more with you Joy. Very excited to have you on my blog, thanks for my good friend Angela
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