Comment Spammers Are Not Just Retarded They Are Ignorant

There are only three reasons to publish anything on he web.

A. Get link juice

B. Get Traffic back to your site

C. Get Authority in another community.

If you run a website with open comments then you have felt the pain in the keester of having to delete stupid commentary.

And I am not just talking about the obvious comments like, "great one". I am talking about the guy who writes that is wonderful good going.

This person is missing out on the authority juice that can come from the readership in this community who will be so delighted and so intrigued by his commentary. That they will want to visit his brand. That authority juice is human. Better than anything Google can ever algo out.

Comments

[TreeHouseForRent]

OK I confess. Guilty as charged. I have done it a couple of times. The funny thing is, I didn't like it either.

What I don't like is all the content garbage and spam. I need to find a better filter.

[Realtors]

I've been there before. This year is a better year for resolutions. Spams are like garbage you're right.

[makati condos]

I think the very reason why spammers are there is to gain back link, "I like your post" comments is posted just to make a short notice of its link. And we all used to hate it, comments with nothing to say, comments that was just a filler. It's good to find a better filter.

[WordPress Mortgage Calculator]

I've had such a problem with these comments that I've decided it's not really worth allowing comments on a blog until it gets a decent amount of traffic. Otherwise you end up with 90% of your comments are "Gee, thanks for this," or something spammed like that.

[Jeff Fulmer]

I've been putting out my blog for Greater Nashville Real Estate for a while... Obviously, a big reason was SEO. I guess I was so naive I didn't realize that many (nebulous) comments were simply there as more subtle forms of spam... Does it help them with their SEO or is it just a desperate attempt for attention?

[Coach Tim SEO]

Jeff-
Comments can dilute a pages keyword density although density is hardly as important as the old days.

The advantage is constantly updated pages and a connection with your readership.

The reason others comment or comment spam is that they want a link or traffic back to their site.

Cheers,
Tim

[maui real estate]

LOL, I feel your pain. I have open comments, but must be moderated prior to being published. I can't tell you the amount of spam comments that I get, perhaps it's time to use a captcha plug-in.