Comments on: Valuable Commenters vs. Comment Spammers

By: J Campos@Link Building

J Campos@Link Building — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:24:32 +0000

Hi Kristi,
in my opinion, a valuable comment is always a comment that brings added value to a post. And this could be done in two ways:
1) human way: by bringing added value to the content, either in a form of a question, a critic or a suggestion;
2) SEO way: linking quality content, respecting good SEO rules.

As a blog owner, I always approve a valuable human comment. However, I know that in most of the cases, a not so good human comment with a link to a page with a related content and keywords, is good for both of us.

Cheers,
J Campos
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By: John Knights@Business Loans

John Knights@Business Loans — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:20:35 +0000

That’s how should it be. Most blog commentator don’t follow these rules or tips. I used to do these mistakes you wrote above. But then I realized it just doesn’t work that way. If we wanted to stay long and get good posts we must follow all the rules to get what we deserve.
Of course I wanted to get my comments approved so I do the best quality of comment I can. The question there is will our comments good enough for the admins to accept it. There might be some qualifications for us to follow so we know the admins policy of commenting.

By: Bunnygotblog

Bunnygotblog — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 01:29:18 +0000

You are the best!
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By: Nurul Azis

Nurul Azis — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 08:13:07 +0000

Spammers are really a problem that is always be around and it is impossible to get away. I rely 50% on akismet plugin and the rest is manual pick hehehe
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By: Keith@Norman Rockwell Art

Keith@Norman Rockwell Art — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:48:48 +0000

Those plugins really sound like a possible help with the spam problem.
I think another way to keep the one night standers at bay would be to close comments after a specified time, as discussed here: http://kikolani.com/closing-blog-comments-good-idea.html. Then again, one might miss out on some excellent new thoughts on older subjects. I guess it all depends on your tolerance for other folks and their timing and motivations.
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By: Bill@Framingham MA Real Estate

Bill@Framingham MA Real Estate — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:52:43 +0000

I have found that many people that comment on posts do not know the difference between do follow or no follow. I get lots of spam and do not have a do follow blog. I would imagine with a do follow it may increase exponentially. I have thought about using the plug-in that rewards a commenter with a do follow link after a certain number of comments.
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By: Patricia Bradford

Patricia Bradford — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:27:18 +0000

You bring out some really good points in your post. I am new to blogging and I hope I wouldn’t ever come across as a spammer. I will try to remember to Tweet the posts too. Thanks, Patricia
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By: Techie

Techie — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:16:55 +0000

What’s the plugin called Justin?

I found one from Yoast that only allows comments of a certain length to be submitted. It’s great because now everyone posts nice (helpful) comments that are longer and spambots don’t generate a huge server load because most of their comments don’t even get through to the database! I’ll leave the article I wrote about this great plugin in my CommentLuv.
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By: Guru Talks

Guru Talks — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:13:25 +0000

Hi Kristi ! I indirectly got about you (much more) from problogger and viperchill. I love your blog. Hmm … it happens sometime more frequently when people don’t read full article and just type few words: nice, good or just thanks. Maybe their link-building tactics or “few words” are normal for them as they might speak in their life.

What I feel that a blogger, spammer and a reader; three of them comment in different way. A blogger comments are always good, whereas — readers can vary to any limit. And a spammer (black hat seo) really gives headache.
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By: Brian@Charleston Marketing

Brian@Charleston Marketing — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:26:09 +0000

You make a lot of great points looking at both sides of the issue. The thing I think is frustrating is receiving comments that are simply two or three words long, don’t add value, and are simply for link building. Many of these slip right past the spam catchers.

I hold off the nofollow tags on my blog as well because I feel it is the courteous way of blogging. More than anything I just like to see comments that let me know they actually took the time to read through the post.
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