Stop Website Spam!
If your website allows comments beware that spammers will be looking for opportunities to trash your site. How do they do it? Easy. All they do is leave comments with links back to their site. Their comments will say something like this.
Website Comment Spam.
- I’m glad I found your website. Boy, do you really know what you’re talking about. Thank-you so much.
- Wow, what a well written article. I was thinking the same thing. More people should be just like you.
- This is the best website I’ve ever been to. I’m going to send everyone a link.
How do you know these comments are spam? Simply copy and paste all or part of the comment in a Google search box. If spammers are attacking your site, you’ll see hundreds of websites or blogs with exactly the same comment.
Spammers get away with it because unsuspecting bloggers and website owners think they’re getting compliments, not spam. Inexperienced webmasters see so many wonderful comments and they think they’re doing a great job. The fact of the matter is that spammers are leaving compliments in hopes that you’ll allow links back to their site.
How Spam Affects Your Website.
Some websites are littered with spam comments. If you’re writing a blog or it’s your business website, you will lose credibility if people know the comments are all spam and you’ve allowed it. Google tracks information as well. If the spam of your website is on hundreds of other sites, it can affect your search engine ranking.
What Can You Do?
- Remove spam daily
- Don’t allow comments
- Adjust your comment settings if you’re using a blog software such as word press.
