Don’t you just love spammers? Me neither!
It may seem that I’d welcome them with open arms, seeing as this is a “Do Follow” blog. In other words, the default “nofollow” tag doesn’t attach itself to the Web site URL you leave behind when you comment. Spammers no doubt consider this to be fertile ground!
So, in an effort to encourage legitimate comments and conversation, here’s my policy when it comes to whether or not your blog comment makes it past this human filter.
Leave your name, not a keyword phrase in the name field. It’s my first clue that there may be a human on the other end of the comment.
Like every other writer, I’m glad to hear when you like what I’ve written, but if you’re only telling me that to gain a link, please don’t. You’ll gain a link through contributing to the conversation. Tell me why you’ve liked it, what you’ve learned, add your perspective, or tell me that I’m all wet … here’s why. I’m all for reciprocal linking, but not just for the sake of the link … let’s offer each other’s readers some value.
Please don’t link back directly to your sales page. That’s like walking into a networking meeting and shouting, buy my products! It’s annoying to my readers and of no benefit to you.
When a comment comes through the second time word-for-word, it doesn’t make it past the spam filter. It may sound like a legitimate comment once, but the second time is a dead give-away.
To all who have contributed thoughtful comments, thank you! Your participation is appreciated.
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