I've gotten to the end of my rope with blog comment spammers who appear to be getting smarter.
Their posts actually seem to be considered and thoughtful.
Here's an example:
Hi, I enjoyed reading your blog about the death of adsense. It was an intriguing article about the death of adsense. The author Scott Boulch obviously knows what he is talking about if he’s pulling in 50 K a MONTH! Wow! I am still fairly new to internet marketing but have an open mind to other individuals who may have a different opinion such as the future of adsense. I agree with Rosalind Gardner that one should not rely solely on Adsense. Feel free to check out my website for an awesome and risk-free affiliate business opportunity. Thank you. www.blogcommentspammerwebsite.com 1-800-blo-spam.
I see a number of bloggers getting duped by posts like the one above.
It seems that as long as the comment spammer says that they enjoyed the post, makes some reference to the blog post content, and that they agree with the blogger – the comment gets approved.
But LOOK again! It's an AD, folks.
Unfortunately, you have to read through the garbage fully to appreciate that fact, which is a total waste of time. It's also a waste of your readers' time if you approve the comment.
Anyway, I decided to do something about the problem.
While down in Vegas at CAC2006 I went to the Gun Shop for a little target practice.
OK, to be fair, I used to be very handy with a shotgun. Many moons ago, I spent every Saturday at the range, blowing 2 clay birds to dust as they came off the trap. BAM! BAM!
Thanks to a good instructor, Jamie (pictured right), it turns out that I'm pretty handy with an AK47 and a Glock too.
OK, I'm your typical peace-loving Canadian, so I'm not really planning to shoot any comment spammers .
Suffice to say, however, that comment spammers need not bother wasting their time on my blog – considered, thoughtful comments aside.
There's a BIG lock on the door, and they CAN'T get in – so quit wasting our time.
The spam problem on the NPT Forum is another matter entirely. Anyone up for the job of moderator?
Cheers,
Ros