A deep and well-discussed topic has been coming up more and more lately. Comment spam.
The item of comment spamming is becoming more and more of an issue. The real problem that is occurring though, is that real people are doing the spamming. Real people, sitting at real computers, spamming real websites.
About a month ago, I left a comment on a Search Engine Journal post about comment spamming. I stand by exactly what I said, even today.
Here’s a quick recap,
And what the hell is the point of leaving your name as “SEO Services” or “Atlanta Web Design” … why not just leave you name? Joe Bob or how about Clint Westwood or Bill Dylan or whatever your REAL name is.
Why do people have such a problem about leaving their real name? Seriously, stop trying to leave legit comments with spammy names as the anchor text, it’s annoying as $%!*, you don’t deserve the right to comment. Just leave your lame%!%# comments to yourself, PLEASE.
You will not see me cussing or using foul language on this blog simply because that is not my writing style or part of who I am. This is one thing that really pushes my buttons and ticks me off. I’ve seen this time and time again where people don’t just leave their name. They always have some hidden agenda for leaving a comment.
Is it so hard to leave a comment for the pure reading pleasure of others or that you have a serious contribution you can make that will enhance the quality of the content? I just do not understand how that is so difficult for people to understand.
That said, I will not say I’m perfect and I’ve never done it. I used to it, a long time ago, but I quickly stopped and learned how to better hold up my reputation. Comment spamming does touch on reputation management and could very well effect your business.
This topic, comment spamming, was fired up again by Donncha yesterday. Again and again, it’s the same thing.
What is the bottom line that needs to be said, then taken action on?
Search engines need to figure out a better way to determine results instead of depending wholly upon links between websites.
Fortunately, we already have companies taking that kind of initiative. Mahalo.com is a startup which is focusing on generating human-made, human-edited, and human-approved content. In a way, similar to Wikipedia, but in a more search engine friendly way for consumers.
The topic of comment spamming will not be going away any time soon, so you better buckle up and hold on for the ride, it’s going to be a wild one.
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