by Jamie Sanford on May 27, 2010
We have reached a new low, or have we?
On my other blog, I am getting spam comments a lot, probably because of the content, I talk about shopping and post links to lots of online shopping opportunities.
Most of the comments are obviously crap, and most don’t get through the spam filter. However, this is a little something different.
Yay for me! Wow, someone thinks that search engines should find my post about buying a Bonsai tree and make it the top search result for related searches!
Oh, wait.
So, maybe not so much.
Chris Brogan talked about a similar situation, but his spammer left a comment relevant to the post. What is better? Since I don’t have nearly as many readers as Chris, maybe this person felt like flattery was the way to go, in terms of “what can I do to get through the filter and then NOT get manually flagged as spam?”
Too bad for you, “study abroad scholarships,” I think enough of my content that I will not be keeping your spammery around.
by Jamie Sanford on April 23, 2009
This is one in a series of posts pulled from Chris Brogan’s “100 blog topics I hope YOU write.” (#7)
Photo credit, gregoconnell
- Do not ramble.
- Research your facts, back up your comments with data where applicable.
- Be respectful, no matter the tone of your comment.
- Only comment if you have something useful to add to the conversation. It is certainly alright to disagree with the original post, just do it in a manner that doesn’t make all of the readers shut you out for being rude. Try to avoid posting “I agree†and nothing else, which just fills space on the page.
- Be honest about who you are, your email address, etc. In a corporate situation, I think it is highly appropriate to make yourself known to those within the discussion. This will lend credibility to your comments.
What are your guidelines for posting on a corporate blog?
Spam Comments Appealing to My Ego
by Jamie Sanford on May 27, 2010
We have reached a new low, or have we?
On my other blog, I am getting spam comments a lot, probably because of the content, I talk about shopping and post links to lots of online shopping opportunities.
Most of the comments are obviously crap, and most don’t get through the spam filter. However, this is a little something different.
Yay for me! Wow, someone thinks that search engines should find my post about buying a Bonsai tree and make it the top search result for related searches!
Oh, wait.
So, maybe not so much.
Chris Brogan talked about a similar situation, but his spammer left a comment relevant to the post. What is better? Since I don’t have nearly as many readers as Chris, maybe this person felt like flattery was the way to go, in terms of “what can I do to get through the filter and then NOT get manually flagged as spam?”
Too bad for you, “study abroad scholarships,” I think enough of my content that I will not be keeping your spammery around.
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