Hey Guys,
So who wants to know one of the best one way link building tools I have in my arsena, is free to use, and an absolute ripper?
Well CommentKahuna is from the guys that also created PortalFeeder. One thing that I have specifically liked about PortalFeeder are the tools that they have created for their members to use. Much like us they believe in providing all the tools needed to get the job done with efficiency.
One particular tool that they have and I just love is CommentKahuna. Now the thing is I have secretly been wishing that I could have given this away to my own members and people I speak with, but have instead had to revert to telling them about a different piece of public software since CommentKahuna was previously only available to PortalFeeder Members.
NOT ANYMORE
They have released a public version of the software, and even done some really really cool updates to it, also from speaking to Jason Katzenback (part owner of portalfeeder) they have even more planned for the software.
So what is so good about this software?
Well essentially it makes it really easy to find related blogs and posts on your topic, and then post comments on that post or blog about your experiences and in doing so gain a link back from that blog.
Now before it starts I can hear the questions already.
“Isn’t this comment spamming”
“Is this bad for the internet”
“Will my site get banned”
ABSOLUTELY NOT, If and only if you use it with integrity.
As with anything in life some things will be used for the greater good, others will be used for bad. What I suggest is the proper way to use this software and not abuse your rights or this software as a very effective tool.
It is something I would be happy to show my mum how to use properly.
In fact I did show someone who is not very technical minded, and certainly no “SEO Guru”
I showed my wife how to use it 
See Jennifer (my wife) has a site on weddings here in Australia and wanted to increase her rankings for “Wedding Forum” so that she could build a forum and get her community a little more active.
There is already a base level of SEO done on the main page, but very little to no SEO done on her forum.
So I decided to show her how to use the software properly and let her do her thing. Apart from the fact that she has the luxury of being able to do anything she wants from home, it is the perfect thing for her to do whilst tuning out watching a tv show, just plod away on her laptop doing what she loves most, talking about weddings.
See when used correctly its just like partaking in a conversation, except CommentKahuna makes it 10x easier to find the blogs you are interested in, learn some information and give your feedback on the subject.
So now not only could my wife easily find sites on weddings she never knew existed, but now she can also become an authority in her field by giving back quality posts on these other sites, and build her rankings at the same time.
How cool is that!!!
So lets see her results.
- First off she posted on about 150 different sites (yes she is crazy for weddings)
- Secondly all posts were properly written on the subject, she really put thought and effort into giving back to the blog and community
- Thirdly she targeted her key phrases very specifically selecting the long tail keywords she wanted to rank for, or easy to target keywords (which is where I think the power really is)
- Fourthly she made sure all her posts meant something, not some generic random crap, but actually make sure you give back to the blog, this ensures more of your posts are accepted, and it ensures she gets traffic from the blog as well as builds her sites reputation in a good way.
As you can see from above, in this case we are tracking the triangular line not the square line (click on the image if it is a little blury for you to open up the full version).
The previous best position on December 3rd was position 28
Now on the 10th of December she is now position 15
Now for a decent keyword such as wedding forum, making a 13 position jump with some blog commenting in my opinion is a very good result.
And for only 7 days later, makes it an extremely good result. I would expect over the next few weeks for it to rise even higher with very minimal further work on her behalf.
Of course now she is addicted to quite a few extra sites and also using the software so is starting to target her deeper inner pages of her site using CommentKahuna.
The above example is just one example of this, I personally have used it to massive effect on quite a few different sites now.
What more can I say?
- Its Easy
- It Works
- It should certainly be a paid for piece of software but its not its free
- And it beats the pants of any other paid software out there currently.
Put simple go and grab it for free now by visiting
Remember always use this tool responsibly as it is a very powerful tool and when used properly has very large results as you can see above.
As always feel free to subscribe to this blog at the top right hand corner, and please leave your feedback on the software. I will pass all suggestions back to Jason myself.
Regards
Marc
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I downloaded this software reluctantly, because I seem to leave these kinds of applications just sitting on my desktop, the icon resting idly, neglected and lonely.
I watched the video tutorial and actually used the software, and it seems like a great tool for SEO. Now, with this recommendation, looks like it’ll do good for my sites.
Does this software find the blogs that have a nofollow tag with them. It is pretty worthless to post on something that has a nofollow tag. Did they find a way to get around this???
Wow, this certainly does seem to be a powerful piece of software. I can hardly believe it’s free. I’ll be using it on at least one of my cooking sites to add a bit of sauce for the holiday season.
It will also provide me with a good way of getting involved with the active community of blogs in my niche.
Thanks for the heads up!
Hey Steve,
Yes it can find and filter blogs that only have nofollow tags.
And there are circumstances when posting on a nofollowed blog will help your rankings, that I will leave to those interested in experimenting
Regards
Marc
Hey Marc,
Thanks for the heads up on this one! I actually had Comment Hut on my Christmas list, but it’s coming off now…Take care,
Kyle
all it does for me is give me the follwing:
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Some required fields are missing:
Email Address
Name
Please push the “back” button on your web browser to fill in the missing information.
I downloaded this a week or so ago and so far it hasn’t done anything for my sites. I’ve found that the blogs I get are either “oppposition sites” or sites like about.com and .org sites.
This is probably due to the fact that the majority of my sites are pretty much info sites.
I intend testing it out further on a couple of new sites so hopefully I’ll have the success from the software that it is obviously capable of.
Cheers
Joan
Thanks for letting me know about this, I’m sure it will come in very handy.
cale
Hey Marc
I downloaded the software, installed it, registered my copy and then got my activation code. Then no matter how I put it in the boxes and it rejected them all. Then I got mad and became stupid and deleted the software and activation code. Now that Ive cooled down, I regret deleting it. Is there anyway I can get assistance with a new download and a new activation code?
I love the concept and even if this software does 1/2 of what is claimed it will be invaluable.
Good work!
Thanks for nothing, guys - all got was an email saying thanks for signing up and they will let me know when Portal Feeder launches again. Yet another guru honey trap and time waster … and yet another automated daily mailout to come about this and that I need to buy right now, no doubt.
like rod I got the “waiting list” email. Unlike rod, I suppose that it’s an honest mixup. Hope its soon, as I was eager to try it out.
Sorry if you dont see the value in a very powerful free tool. If you have a problem being on their list, just unsubscribe.
The fact remains this is an awesome piece of software and its free.
And that is all I have to say about that.
I know the majority will appreciate it as a tool and actually use it.
Regards
Marc
Nice post Marc.
The point is not the tool but the strategy.
The work can be better done directly in Google, albeit with less attention to page rank - according to my link building team.
Hi Marc,
Thanks alot….
It’s amazing tool that would skyrocket my backlink with quality and related site.
I love it so much….keep it up!
Thanks again!
And I’m in the unfortunate situation that the code they have provided me doesn’t work. I’ve even talked with their support staff and they don’t know what is wrong. I even tried with a second email address and the same happened.
I was really looking forward to trying out the tool.
Thanks for this Marc I like the way you can control what comes in. Will be even better when the no follow version is out.
I tried to watch the video and it wouldn’t load, so I went
straight for the download, and I kept getting a message that
I didn’t fill in my name and email (even though I did).
I guess I’m SOL
Hmm. Not totally impressed.
A lot of the supposed ‘nofollow’ disabled blogs have rel=’eternal nofollow’
Contrary to what the video says these blogs are very very rare (I know because I have a php script that’s been filtering results for a while now).
I’m working a Windows program that does the same job but it is slow - there’s no way around that.
The PHP version I have is faster and displays only blogs that 100% allow comments with ‘nofollow’ disabled.
I’m glad really that CommentKahuna doesn’t work properly because 1000+ bloggers hitting the handful of true ‘i follow’ blogs would reduce that number in no time.
For sure tho’, this does the same job as CommentHut and is $97 cheaper.
What’s the difference between this and Comment Hut Lite?
Thanks guys for the great tip. I have downloaded the software and it appears to be working fine. I have just started posting comments and look forward to tracking the results on a test case basis. If it appears to be improving my rankings. I will expand to more of my sites.
Hello Marc and Daniel
I tried to download CommentKahuna several times on different occasions but nothing happens !
Can you advise?
Thanks
John
Dear Marc ands Daniel
I have tried several times during the day to download “CommentKahuna” but nothing happens. Site doesn’t load. Just a blank screen.
Hope you can advise
Thanks
John Davies
I’m looking forward to see what enhancements they’re building in. Right now I’m actually finding more relevant blogs by doing a search on http://blogsearch.google.com.
What would be really nice in CK is the ability to sort the entries by published date (so that one doesn’t post comments on old posts), and the ability to exclude entries from a keyphrase search where one has already posted a comment on those entries (or have selected to skip them as not relevant).
It will also be great if you can tell it to use Firefox as its browser.
Hi guys -
Excellent resource - thanks! Those who had difficulty in signing up may be interested to know that I found that it worked by using the first (i.e. at the top) sign up form. The form further down the page does not seem to work in either IE or Firefox.
Remember, it’s the same light that shines through every window! :o)
Hey Marc,
Thanks for the link to the program, I have been using it today and I have only managed to add comments to a handful of blogs. After trying lots of different but similar keywords the same sites keep appearing and some of which don’t even allow comments. Did your wife use the trial version for the 150 posts?