Spam Comments
Posted on 22. Mar, 2010 by admin in SEO
Ok, I give. Shutting down comment function because I am sick of moderating. I get so much link spam, it’s filling the cupboard Mother Hubbard. It’s the nature of the beast to get the spam, and I get around 100 comments per post. Now that may not sound like a lot but it’s basically 100 [...]
Deleting Link Spam
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by admin in Website Stuff
I thought we’d take a look at the latest and only tactic it seems….fawning before the site owner and engaging in ridiculous flattery to get that post comment approved. And – guess what? – it’s hard to resist! Your own vanity can do you in. Some people say it’s hard to discern what is link [...]
Moderating Spam Comments from Link Seekers
Posted on 06. Feb, 2010 by admin in Website Stuff
So your absolutely brilliant post on boll weevils has garnered all this attention! Who knew you were that good? Or that you had such penetration on the internet? Alas, you are probably up against the dreaded link spammer. Not that your piece wasn’t great, it’s just that they prey on sites with comment moderators who [...]
Why Ugly Sites are Successful
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by admin in Website Stuff
Have you ever noticed that Ma & Pa Kettle websites that were done on geocities during the bicentennial still rank? Have you ever bought something from a really hideous website with terrible graphics that looked like a school project by a 10 year old? The site was so primitive surely thieves ran it. Maybe you [...]
Social Media Taylor Guitar Success
Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by admin in SEO
For a grail story on how to use (exploit) social media, take the recent case of Dave Carroll, a musician who apparently had his guitar trashed by United Airlines on a flight in spring 2008. For 9 months, he dogged the airline to reimburse him for his guitar (a Taylor, which becomes important a little [...]