Every blogger has to deal with the issue of SPAMMY comments – and the spammers are getting more and more creative in what they leave. The challenge, though, is knowing when someone is just not very experienced at leaving real comments and when they’re only after some link love. While I do try to err in favor of those who just aren’t very good at commenting, we are deleting more and more borderline comments.
Are YOUR comments SPAMMY? Do they contribute to the discussion or are they only intended to provide a backlink?
Here are some very recent examples to help you understand when comments are NOT valuable and are VERY LIKELY to be deleted:
- Super-Duper site! I am loving it!! Will come back again – taking you feeds also, Thanks.
- amazing stuff thanx
- Interesting article, i have bookmarked your blog for future referrence [sic]
- I’ve been having a problem with this for a while now. I just can’t seem to figure it out
- Interessante Informationen
While every blogger might appreciate sincere compliments, the above are simply too vague and too generic to be of any value. If your comments are sincere I would love to keep them – but really now – how am I to know when they’re as vague as these?
Over time there have been batches of “I can’t figure out how to subscribe to your feed” and “I’ve bookmarked you” which are obviously SPAM. The way we know this is that they’ve already been reported by other bloggers or the same SPAMMY comment appears more than once in a single blog on multiple posts.
Sometimes the SPAM is very well written:
Hey all, sorry if this is in the wrong place. First time poster, long-time lurker. I’m a big fan of this community and found something I wanted to share. I’m really into vintage guitars, I have a small collection of my own, and this site has been a really cool resource for me.
It is a collection of a bunch of really good deals on some really sweet Vintage Guitars. It updates pretty much daily with a new list of good deals and things that look interesting. Check it out, let me know what you think. RockinMusicDeals.com
The above comment would be better in a blog about music or guitars, but it would STILL be a commercial and likely to be deleted. It starts out with a probable lie and has nothing to do with the post where it was left. Want more proof that it is SPAM? Search on the last line and today those two exact sentences are listed in Google 104 times.
There is nothing wrong with making a comment ABOUT A BLOG POST HERE that LINKS to the Vintage Guitars – or any other site. Those types of comments are welcome. We’re even using KeywordLuv so you can add your own anchor text. You won’t see the comment above HERE because we deleted it.
Here is another:
Hello there… I’ve been hanging out in these forums for a while as a guest and finally got around to registering. Thumbs up to whoever runs this place. Seriously, I love the contribution of this community. I thought I’d do some contributing of my own and pimp a ringtone and free SMS site that my friend just sent me.
The last month I’ve been using TheCellFreak.com. This site allows me to send totally free sms worldwide, which is cool because I like finding these free gifts over the web. Plus I can have free ringtones and graphics via SMS to any cellphone worldwide – for free. No hidden costs, popups or nags.
Hope to contribute more useful links like this one. Cheers, and btw: some of the posts here are really funny: lol!
This one is obviously SPAM for many reasons. That this site is not a forum ad we don’t require registration make it obvious this is not a real comment. The extra link within the text is another. This SPAMMER wasn’t nearly as successful as the first. There are only three listings in Google so far when I searched on “pimp a ringtone and free SMS”.
[TIP: Select the most distinctive phrase to get the most accurate results when searching for SPAM comments.]
Here is a much tougher one. The text is still too generic and the commentator left an extra link. They also submitted this comment twice. There are no listings in Google for this comment so far though. What do you think? Real or SPAM?
I really liked your blog! You have some great content. Check out my blog, I just added my new post about Using Plr articles for fresh content. Let me know what you think
http://blogging-to-make-money.com/private-label-rights-products-how-to-use-plr-products-to-boost-your-profits/
The blogger leaving this last comment has a blog that is related to our content. It would be a good idea for them to take the time to write better comments here and use that link as the URL of the comment instead of including it in the text.
Would you approve this last comment, mark it as SPAM, or simply delete it?
[NOTE: Akismet flags comments that include extra links and many people find links - especially really long links - SPAMMY.]
Here are some tips for quality comments that are far more likely to be approved and lead new readers to your blog:
- Akismet traps short comments so make your comments at least a couple of sentences long.
- Say something specific about the post that you’re leaving the comment in so the person reviewing it knows without a doubt that it is a REAL comment. Comments should NOT be advertisements or only to invite readers to visit you. FIRST they should be comments; THEN you can add a SHORT blurb mentioning your own site.
- In blogs that use KeywordLuv use that feature to create anchor text.
- Consider joining CommentLuv so you can select the most relevant of your last ten posts to link to your comment.
- Whether you have CommentLuv or not, you CAN link to a specific post instead of your home page if you wish by using that link in your comment.
- Those using CommentLuv can leave TWO links by first entering their main page and then changing it AFTER they select their post using CommentLuv.
- If you leave any additional links in the body of your comment it is almost sure to be moderated so do NOT leave your standard links in the text. Only leave links in the body of your comment if you feel an additional link is relevant and will be approved. You might consider leaving one comment that mentions another link and then adding the link in a second comment. That way your first comment will go live and the blog has the option to approve the second link – or not – and you will still have a quality comment there.
Be sure to check comment policies BEFORE you leave comments. There are blogs I avoid commenting in because their policies are overly restrictive. Some don’t provide any links at all. One forbids linking to specific posts and others insist on “real” names (as though they could verify them anyway). Since we all have limited time why not focus our efforts in blogs that appreciate our participation?
And when we do, don’t make the poor blogger think long and hard trying to figure out whether our comments is sincere and real. Even if weak or spammy comments are approved, they affect your reputation so only leave quality comments.
Comments are NOT just links back to your site. They are indicators of the quality of your writing. The better your comments the more likely readers are to visit you!
Trade-Show-Guru has an entertaining comment policy worth reading. Even though officially he requires “real names” I’m hoping he’ll grant me a Friends of the Guru exception and let me call myself Internet Strategist as I do everywhere I travel online – or at least GrowMap which I use in blogs where they consider Internet Strategist too much like a keyword phrase.
Most Bloggers Love Comments But Not THOSE Comments is another humorous comment policy page worth reading. It gives some great ideas on what makes a good comment while being funny too.
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- How Does KeywordLuv Work?
- How WordPress Plugin KeywordLuv Rewards Your Commentators
- Target Your Keywords in Backlinks from KeyWordLuv Using DoFollow Blogs
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- Like Bees to Honey: Attracting Quality Comments to Your Blog
- Do DoFollow Blogs Need a Stricter Comment Policy?
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Hi, i find it difficult to differentiate semi-spam from genuine comments. eg. somebody may make a sensible, rrelevant comment, but are really only after the link. I have started a list of sites that want a dialogue with commentators. so add youreself if this is you.
http://www.squidoo.com/commentluv
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Twitter: @BSwafford
First, thank you for the link to my site.
I know what you mean about borderline comments as I currently have two in moderation I’m still trying to decide on. They both link back to “sales sites”, but the wording (of the comments) is fairly decent. On one hand I would hate to delete a legitimate comment, but on the other hand, I’m guessing they may be just looking for link love.
With regard to the last comment you show, I would mark that as spam based on the link they added. It’s obvious which blogs use CommentLuv so they would know CommentLuv would show that post.
I’m finding I’m getting tons of spam and not only are the spammers getting creative, but they are getting “wordy”. Fortunately I have Akismet installed and it catches the majority of them, but it’s still a pain in the event I need to try and fish out a real one. I used to check all spam comments looking for real ones, but have since given up.
Barbara Swafford’s last blog post..In Their Own Words
Hi,
Just wrote a post on spamming recently on my personal blog, I was getting hammered with trackback spam, and to tell you the truth I was getting fed up with looking through the comments in the spam folder. If you have to go through 50 to 60 spam comments a day you soon get sick of it. So I decided to start building up my Blacklist which I got from WordPress. The list contains all the usual words that flag up that you or any sensible commenter would leave, you can also put in the offending URLs. Any way my trackback spam completely dried up, so it done the job. This was through the WP admin under discussions, I still use akismet and Pete’s spam catcher. I heard of another spam plugin that was getting a lot of plaudits called antispam bee, apparently it works in tandem with akismet.
I know the writer of the last comment you posted quite well…are the blog initials A.S.?
The sad part is, the blog is relevant and looks legit itself; I was very tempted o contact him about it when I first saw him leaving those comments EVERYWHERE.
He goes straight to Akismet now, so it may be too late.
Btw, did I see a shot over my bow in there?
Dennis Edell’s last blog post..Best “Blog Improvement Review” Contest – 1 Winner – $100 via Paypal
Commentors are trying to get more sophisticated for sure but to me it is faily easy to tell if a comment is spam or not.
I also rarely tolerate a link in the comment. If it is not a real source of info adding to the post it has no need to be referenced.
tracy’s last blog post..Comparing Invoice Factoring to Bank Loans
Twitter: @GrowMap
@Barbara As popular as your blog is and with your very active commenting community you probably see as much of this issue as I do. I did delete that last comment and, like you, do my best to preserve genuine comments while eliminating those that subtract from my readers’ experience here. I am still slogging through “rescuing” a comment now and then and can certainly understand why you gave up doing it.
@Dennis That’s the culprit and I let Akismet delete the comment. I agree with your evaluation – it LOOKS legit and so does the comment. Since all three of us came to the same conclusion we can be confident we’re doing a pretty good job of deciding which comments to keep and which to delete.
Requiring “real names” is fairly commonly mentioned in those blogs and Web site that have commenting policies. Yours isn’t the only one and I didn’t intend that as a shot at you. (Why shoot at your most intelligent visitors? That wouldn’t make much sense, would it?)
One blog I visited recently forbids linking to specific posts or pages. Needless to say that is one I won’t be visiting. There are so many others to choose from why support that one? What’s wrong with linking in your most relevant post when commenting on something related?
InternetStrategist’s last blog post..What NOT To Do With Your Existing Web Site When You Upgrade or Remodel
Aww *blush*.
Most I’d say are paranoid of visitors being taken off site, relevant or not. An easy enough fix if they could simply edit the link to open in a new window.
Dennis Edell’s last blog post..Best “Blog Improvement Review” Contest – 1 Winner – $100 via Paypal
I agree, spammers have gotten more sophisticated lately. More and more spammy comments are not being caught by Askimet. I think I may have even approved some spam comments unknowingly.
Twitter: @GrowMap
@Dennis You know we can all use more intelligent communications in our lives! It is so silly to think most Internet users don’t know how to navigate. Some new ones don’t but most regular blog readers know how to open links in a new tab or window.
If they figured out how to find us in the first place surely we can’t be naive enough to think they’ll never leave if we don’t offer them any links to other sites.
@Carla That is the great thing about using Akismet – it knows before we ever would because other bloggers have already reported them. Any that end up there automatically need more scrutiny.
If you accidentally approve a decent comment that turns out to be SPAM there isn’t really any harm done. If you realize it you can delete it later; if you don’t it won’t matter anyway.
InternetStrategist’s last blog post..Tips for Leaving Comments That Don’t Get Deleted – Contributor or SPAMMER?
Twitter: @GrowMap
@tracy Most are really obvious, but some SPAMMERS do a pretty good job writing comments – especially lately. The more comments we get and the longer we use plugins like CommentLuv and KeywordLuv the more we’re going to have to deal with sophisticated SPAMMERs.
I wonder if their time wouldn’t be better spent making REAL comments?
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@Rob Your comment got grabbed by Akismet because of the link so I’m just now replying to it. Some comments are a serious challenge. I’ll go check out your list but already know the drawback to your posting it there: you have to create a Squidoo account to use it.
@Bill Masson I’m responding to your comment out of order because Akismet grabbed your comment because it had links in it. Thanks for sharing those links as they could be part of the solution. (The best solution would be for SPAMMERS to get a legitimate life but not much chance of THAT!)
NOTE: For those who aren’t familiar with how Akismet handles comments, when you approve comments that get flagged for moderation or rescued from SPAM they don’t show up at the bottom – they pop in at the location they would have originally appeared. I mention this so you know where to look to reply to them and don’t miss them accidentally.
Knowing how and doing are two things, and this is what a lot of bloggers are afraid of. Speaking personally, I don’t recall ever right-clicking a link. I know how to back-space afterward; whether I do or not, well….
Dennis Edell’s last blog post..Best “Blog Improvement Review” Contest – 1 Winner – $100 via Paypal
Well it’s pretty easy to spot spammy comments. When there’s link to some other site you can be sure that it’s not “computer illiterate” person trying to post their first comment ever – they wouldn’t link to their site. If there’s no link but the comment is generic it’s possibly just some guy commenting for the first time in his life.
Twitter: @GrowMap
@Dennis You’ve reminded me that even intelligent people have different styles and just because many open tabs everyone doesn’t. That could explain why the bounce rate is so high on blogs where I would read far more than one post at a time.
@Tom It isn’t ALWAYS easy. Sometimes the comments are relevant and well written but still SPAM. Other times they’re poor in quality but real. In the end we just have to do the best we can to discern which to keep and which to delete.
Twitter: @AussieSire
I reckon I would have either deleted the comment or at least removed the link. It all depends whether or not it fit in with the post or not. If the link added to the post then both stays, if not it gets the chop.
As I do a lot of blog hopping I have noticed that there certain people leaving the exact comment of different blogs. They obviously think they have hit on the right formula for a comment and are now capitalizing on it. Fools.
Sire’s last blog post..Chitika The Mark Of A Good Affiliate
The problem with the spammers though is many of them now are just paid workers. They really could not care how many of their comments are real and how many are getting through the system to be displayed on the site, they get paid no matter what.
Well i haven’t encountered any spammers as of yet but i have heard that google likes comments in your site. so possibly even spams can be considered comments and might help your site. whatcha think?
Mikes’s last blog post..Earn more Money than what you’re Earning Right now!
Twitter: @GrowMap
@Sire I did delete it and Barbara and Dennis both indicated they would too. Spammers are bound to have more success with less experienced bloggers.
Yes, leaving the same comment across multiple blogs is foolish. They don’t know it and the blogs that don’t delete the comments are most likely unaware they’ve been spammed.
@tracy If they’re paid workers their comments are usually easier to detect as SPAM. If only the people who employ such tactics had a clue. I bet some businesses are paying SPAMMERs and have no idea why that is not good.
@Mikes Everything in life requires balance. Just as I dofollow links because it is best for the PEOPLE (and not so good for SEO) I would never keep SPAM comments because they are NOT good for my readers. I have a simple philosophy: sites are for humans, not computers. Do what is best for the humans and let the computer issues fall where they may. If you don’t have any SPAMMERs yet your blog must be really new. Believe me you WILL have them. I delete between 100-150 SPAM comments a day.
Recently i too had some comment in the “don’t know how to subscribe to your feed” vein. I also had a lot of those terrible comments filled with meaningless words and ugly, really ugly links. Those i mark as spam, the others i just delete it. It is strange that i receive those overly spamming comments on blogs that are not yet indexed by the big G. Those spammers are really efficient!
Dario’s last blog post..Le dodici migliori marche del 2008.
Twitter: @ExtremeEzine
Wow, was my comment deleted as spam? Really? Over half of your commenters PERSONALLY know I don’t spam. Did you just assume I was spamming because I used LowLifeSpammer.com as the URL? I was just showing you what I do to deter comment spammers without leaving a link within the actual comment because I couldn’t find a comment policy on your site. Did you even check the link? Did you read the comment? I have been attacking comment spam for years. In fact, before there were even any blogs in existence I was using LowLifeSpammer on my forums along with dozens of other forum owners.
Go ahead and delete this comment. You leave no way of contact on your site. I would normally not use this as a contact method. No hard feelings but it’s funny you are giving advice on this very subject and you delete a legitimate comment by one of the most anti-spam people you could find. I left two paragraphs of honest reply after reading your post. An honest mistake I guess. I just wanted you to know I don’t spam and I’m not a newbie that knows no better.
Brian D. Hawkins’s last blog post..If You Are Not Growing You Are Failing
Twitter: @GrowMap
@Brian I never knowingly delete valid comments and apologize if I deleted one of yours. I am familiar with your blog and I have shared it at Twitter, FriendFeed and cliKball.
I honestly don’t remember deleting any comment you would have left. Are you saying it is one mentioned in this post? Even knowing that you think I deleted one of your comments I still can’t guess which one you mean.
If you’re referring to the last comment note that Barbara, Sire and Dennis all thought it was SPAM too. That is 100% of the serious bloggers who commented.
I read and respond to every comment here (although I admit I may miss one now and again) and I do check the links. I spend far more time rescuing comments that Akismet marks as SPAM as most do. It takes a long time to scroll through three pages of junk to pull out one comment here and there.
I certainly won’t delete this comment and I am easily reached at Twitter which is why that link is so prominently displayed.
I have requested the assistance of someone more technical to add a contact page here.
We’re planning a major conversion to the Thesis Theme and will add what is missing then. An extended illness laid me low and my friend has been to busy to assist so it will happen when it can happen.
Please do tell me what comment you mean and know that it was never my intention to delete any valid comment much less yours. Ironically I just recently shared your latest post at Twitter, FriendFeed and probably cliKball too. That was 17 hours ago according to FriendFeed – see http://friendfeed.com/search?required=q&q=failing&from=growmap).
I do appreciate your work and sincerely apologize for not recognizing a valid comment. You just made the point of this post: sometimes it is REALLY difficult to tell the difference between SPAM and a real comment!
Twitter: @GrowMap
@Dario Yes, the Spammers are really efficient especially if you use dofollow or CommentLuv.
Twitter: @ExtremeEzine
First of all you owe no apologies even if you had intentionally deleted the comment. I don’t believe you did, I’m just saying it’s your site and it’s not for me to tell you how to run it.
I did leave the comment here and what happened to it isn’t important. I handled the situation badly. I was frustrated for sure but I wanted to show you I wasn’t a spammer. Now when I go back and read the comment I can’t believe how bad it sounds. The frustration is all that shows. I apologize for flying off the handle and leaving that comment. It was inappropriate and I knew it the second I hit the submit button.
Here’s a quote from a mutual blogger friend left on my personal blog yesterday (about an unrelated topic), “perhaps it would have been better to have cooled down a bit before letting them have it with both barrels.” lol – That comment is right on the money and applies to more situations than I want to admit. I don’t want to make this post about me so I’ll leave it there. I hope you will accept my apology.
Brian D. Hawkins’s last blog post..If You Are Not Growing You Are Failing
Twitter: @12
hey,
~ Steve, the trade show guru
Thanks for the shout out! (you go approved, even without any real name at the end).
I think any blogger should do whatever they want, since it’s their blog. They aren’t obligated to accept any comment whatsoever. The way I look at it, if the comment wouldn’t be of interest to my other readers, I probably wouldn’t approve it. And I do require a real name, though I have been known to make exceptions.
Steve’s last blog post..Green Trade Show Displays
Twitter: @GrowMap
@Brian I don’t know where the comment that is missing ended up either. I don’t mind apologizing because I truly can NOT always tell when a comment is or isn’t real and with all the SPAM I’m sure I’ve failed to rescue a stray comment here or there.
One thing that concerns me about Akismet is what happens to a comment if it pops in just after I have reviewed the comments and hit delete all. I do go back to page one to make sure nothing new is there before hitting delete but suspect a comment could end up deleted without being reviewed if the timing were just right (or wrong).
I know how much time we all invest in visiting other blogs and leaving thoughtful comments. Perhaps that is why I try to be so careful in reviewing them and usually err on the side of “well it MIGHT be real so I’ll leave it”.
We are all still learning and it is good for everyone to see that there are no perfect bloggers. We can all have moments of frustration when our passion overflows. No harm was done and probably some good comes out of it.
@Steve Glad to stopped by and granted me an exception. I like your blog anyway and your comment reminded me to go share your latest post at cliKball, FriendFeed and Twitter. I’m a big fan of paying it forward.
For anyone who wonders why I no longer use my real name online see the post and comments at http://www.growmap.com/not-free/ for details.
By the way, no blogger really knows if that is your “real” name or not. It would have been easier for me to just pick a “real name” out of the air – but it rubs my honesty streak the wrong way.
Twitter: @12
hey IS,
I read your post on “not free” and you raise good points. There is a risk in using a real name. As with so many things, it is a matter of balance. I suppose one could go with a nickname. And maybe my name isn’t really Steve…
~ the mysterious trade show guru
PS. I have always hated the supermarket “membership” cards required to get the sale price, and that allow the tracking of purchases.
PPS. Thanks for paying it forward!
Steve’s last blog post..Green Trade Show Displays
Twitter: @GrowMap
@Steve It is always good to communicate with intelligent people who see more than one tree or even more than one forest.
I suspect you’ve seen the reports of people being arrested based on what they bought or read. No doubt what we write will be considered even more dangerous.
And thank you for appreciating the time and effort required to pay it forward. If more understood the value perhaps they would do it too – or at least appreciate those who do.
Internet Strategist’s last blog post..Making Money with Your Blog – Part 2 – Evaluating Affiliate Programs
Twitter: @GrowMap
Would you believe this SPAM comment “I usually don?t post in Blogs but your blog forced me to, amazing work…” has about 1100! links. See the Zuula Search Results at http://twurl.nl/rqda2n
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I rather get spam messages than comments like “Great post!!” Most spams are hilarious, and makes me laugh a bit. Simply saying, “Great post!!” has no originality to it and the person put 0% thought into the comment. All that person wanted to do is leave a link to his or her site.
Kai Lo’s last blog post..Google Pagerank 0
Twitter: @GrowMap
@Kai Lo I suspect most of those “Great post!!” comments and variations on that theme are auto-generated. We all get plenty of those too. At least the SPAM saying we have a great domain name makes for more interesting reading.
InternetStrategist’s last blog post..Making Money with Your Blog – Part 2 – Evaluating Affiliate Programs
I’ve got over 25 blogs going now and can safely say the key to attracting spam is dofollow, keyword luv, and comment luv. Everyone and their mother searches for blogs that use those plugins. How do you think I found this blog?
The secret to attracting good content from your readers in the form of comments is to give them something worth talking about. If your blog is more for sharing information then turn off the comments and save yourself a lot of aggravation.
mark’s last blog post..Medical billing services software
Twitter: @GrowMap
@Mark While I did get some SPAM before them, adding those plugins DID multiple it exponentially. Thanks to Akismet though it is worth it as it also created an intelligent, active blogging community.
If you check out the discussions going on in the comments here you’ll see that not only do my posts offer substance – my commentators share great information. Some of our exchanges are true collaborations – something I strongly and recommend.
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Twitter: @peterleehc
Yes I too have received my fair share of spam comments and some of them are pretty well written. It’s a shame that these people choose to focus their energy into something despicable and loathed by everyone. On top of all these spam ones, I also delete those one liners and even short phrases as they don’t contribute to the conversation.
Peter Lee
Work At Home Blog’s last blog post..Less SEO Tags for More Visitors
Twitter: @tinababyk
You are write peter,those one liners are more like garbage then adding any real value to the conversation. But coming to your point “some of them are pretty well written” what do you mean from it, is it they are grammatically well written and goes well with the post. If this is true then i think people should consider the time and energy a spammer invest in writing that comment and we should value this by giving him a link.
Twitter: @GrowMap
@Peter I often wonder why people would choose to waste their time and talents in these ways instead of doing something productive with their lives. What we need are whitelists and blacklists for Akismet that automatically approve the few and delete the repetitive spammer’s comments.
I’ll be by to check out your Less SEO Tags posts. There are enormous changes coming to search so bloggers would do well to be really proactive at building reach and community. More on that when I have the time to put the research together. For now do a search for Google CEO’s comments about the Internet being a “cesspool” which indicates censorship is probably on the way soon.
InternetStrategist’s last blog post..Why You Can NOT Rely Solely on Organic Search Listings for Traffic and Revenue
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I think every one of us should become more responsible ,when it comes to make comments on dofollow blogs/website. We should not force the webmasters to switch over to nofollow from dofollow due to unethical practices.
I think that spammer have become savvy enough to know how to hide behind good comment wording. I don’t believe that it is possible to be completely free of them.
Hanna’s last blog post..Just Who Are You Buying From?
Twitter: @GrowMap
@goodtherapy While it would be great if spammers would go away, we are committed to being dofollow and using CommentLuv so we’ll find a way to deal with them. I just found a new WP plugin that catches spambot comments that sounds very promising. We’ll see how well and how long it works before spammers catch on.
@Hanna Yes, they’re pretty good which is what prompted me to write this post. A combination of Akismet and math, Akismet and Captcha, or Akismet and NoSpamNX are the best solutions I’ve come across so far.
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Thanks, I was leaving comments that look like spam without even know it.
I’m a new blogger (3 months now) who just found you’re site.
I wish I found your website when I started the amount I’ve learned in the hours I’ve know about your site could have saved me months of research. This site is a gold mine, keep up the great work.
I put a link for you in my website’s link list so it will show on every page.
Jeff’s last blog post..Bank scams
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Jeff. I’m glad you found us. Most sites are written by experts for other experts. They totally skip the basics that anyone new could really use. Until they finally came around I used to regularly get razed for writing stuff “no one could possibly need” according to my brilliant online friends who think “anyone can write code” or any other geek-required talent.
Your blog is on an excellent topic. You will certainly never run out of things to write about and so many don’t realize how common scams are considered mainstream and normal. I look forward to reading and sharing your posts.
Thank you for the high quality links. I have been hoping others like you would find this blog and recommend it to their friends. I will also check out CodeProject and see what they have to offer.
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Hi,
This post show that you receive the lot of spam comment.
You cover the all type of comment.
Thanks for your tips.
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Mac,
I often write a post so I can answer future questions and comments with it. That saves time and provides much more thorough answers.
Internet Strategist’s last blog post..How to Add Your Free Business Listing to infoUSA
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I haven’t been doing it for long and certainly can say that I am quite new to blogging. I have been browsing through quite a few blogs on a regular basis and leave comments; I don’t consider myself a spammer in any way, but sometimes my comments end up in a spam box. It did happen here and you couldn’t see any obvious reasons. Not so long ago I didn’t even know about Akismet, however we have installed Akismet plugin on our news section, but we manually check all comments. Ok if comments have automatically ended up in the wrong place, I can understand, but when someone leaves my comment, but removes my link, I think it is unfair, especially if underneath a comment box, they state that HTML allowed.
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hello Kate,
I don’t consider comments spam as long as they relate to the posts. I don’t intentionally delete real comments; however, it can often be really challenging to tell if the commentator doesn’t include something specific about that particular post in the comment.
I only remove links here if they are invalid or broken. Many blogs use a plugin that makes some comments nofollow and some delete or unlink URLs. I do my best to keep all real comments and delete those that are not. When in doubt I use delete instead of SPAM. I do report any obviously SPAMMY comments.
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Here’s my piece of spam….Great post you have here, very informative, Wish I had seen this earlier….Blah, blah, blah.
One way of overcoming spam comments is to moderating ALL comments as I do on my blog. I’ve had a a few comments that Akismet caught for me, but there are usually a few that get past it.
I turned on moderating all comments and since then I have been a lot more busy at my site. But my site is cleaner and more enjoyable to everyone that come there.
One other thing to look out for: links to sites that has viruses.
Today I moderated 2 comments that has links to adult sites, that have viruses. ( I usually don’t allow links to adult sites on my own site ).
My recommendation : Moderate ALL comments. Do NOT let them autopost even with a captcha.
Oh yea. I did link to this post on my site.
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Hello Abraham,
I review all comments and delete them after the fact rather than moderating them up front. One reason I do that is because I consider it better for anyone leaving comments and then sharing the posts immediately as I suggest doing in my post Commenting Strategy Increased Our Traffic 54.87% .
I delete any adult content whether it is text or link. Do you have a trick for checking for viruses and ensuring your PC does not get infected?
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I can’t speak for everyone, but I use Avast Antivirus, It’s got an Internet shield. Whenever I go to a site that has a virus, Avast block the site and I can’t get into the site to see the content.
Usually I then just browse away from that site or close my browser.
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Hi,
Very nice post.I really enjoy the post.It is always good if you are write the quality comment.
Thanks for the sharing.
Well, as for me i think its the spamming machines who leave these comments… Usually if they are too generic and do not talk about what is on the page, i mark it as spam of course, since it obvious that its been made by a machine and not a person…
I use the commentluv as well and i really like it, but i combat spam on my own since some of the genuine comments are short as well… It is a bit of a hassle to mark out all the artificial comments, but quite rewarding because you approve what you want to be approved.. Perhaps i am speaking like this because my blog is not too big and maybe later i will need akismet the amount of spam becomes huge…
Oh and btw its nice that you are using keywordluv and commentluv, i also am using them and they are the best plugins imo as more comments = more content for the bloggers so it pays off both ways and thanks ^^
Cheers!
it’s really disappointing when someone leaves a comment on your site that is not appropriate on the blog or topic that you post.. isn’t it? so on that case you know that the comment post is a spam.. well it’s good to know some of the comments that are spammed.
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thanks for the tips but i think it also depending on the blog owner mood…
Whoa cool, and yes it does depend on the blog owner mood greatly and what kind of comments he likes, if he is in a mood for “spam deletion” then its gonna be deleted even if its a great comment
I personally have noticed this with some of my friends that are bloggers too… So you also have to have some luck i guess…
I disagree with you about probelm with spam in comments. Yes, there are people who live comment to get a link, but if the comments adds value to your post, why not to allow the user to get a link?! They deserve it for their efforts and for making your blog a friendly place, don’t they?!
If you want to fight spam – you simple install an anti-spam plugin. I use askimet and so far it works perfectrly for me. There are other good plugin outthere that do the same job.
So my point it – by fighting with spam in comments you show mistrust to your audience and thus miss a great number of readers that you could have otherwise.
Also be aware that that linking out to topical resources does your site GOOD (!) in terms of rankings, so not only your readers benefit from the links, but you yourself benefit TWICE – by acquiring more loyal readers and improving your rankings.
It is indeed irritating when someone writes something completely different from the subject of the post. I was recently reading a post about a dog behavior and there was a comment about software. It was clearly out of place and didn’t relate to the post at all and I don’t know how it got through. That was obviously a spam, but there were many like : great advice , nice tips and I think they were genuine, so I think each case is individual. In any case I will try to get your advice on board. Thanks.
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I bet that it’s quite hard to keep up with spammers, specially when you have a dofollow blog!
While I’m here for a backlink
, I don’t consider myself a spammer. I always try my best at contributing to the discussion.
BTW, I find Akismet to be a great tool for battling comment spam.