Comments are a part of blogging. I do a lot of commenting on other sites- it helps drive more readers to MY site(s). When I leave a comment on another blog, I have something to say about the post I am reading and I try to leave a funny/poignant/insightful comment to ADD TO THE CONVERSATION. It's a great way to interact online and "get your name out there." Whenever I comment, I have something to say; I don't just say "nice post" or put up random spam links.
A lot of the comments I get on this site lately appear to be total spam, probably generated by some "auto commenting" software.
Here's two comments I got today on this post:
Number One- "really nice story..." WOW! What insight, what humor, what a poignant addition to the conversation. What a load of crap! This type of comment doesn't get published by yours truly. It adds NOTHING and it's obviously an unimaginative ploy to get a link to a site that wants better PR. Sorry, you'll have to do better than that.
Number Two- "Bankruptcy records http://oxxxxxxxxxxxxxs.com/county-bankruptcy-records/ Lowest cost on web and fastest delivery after bankruptcy get copy of official county court Bankruptcy Records, Bankruptcy discharge papers $9.99, bankruptcy creditors listing $19.99, complete bankruptcy file for $29.99." (I xed out the real address so this spammer gets diddly link juice). This is the WORST kind of comment. This is blatant spam, probably entered into my comments by software or just pasted into the comments by a desperate webmaster looking to build links. Commenting to build links is fine with me, but HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, ADD TO THE CONVERSATION. This guy didn't even have the decency to leave a lame comment related to the post, he just plastered an advertisement in the comments section. Look pal, I charge MONEY to advertise on this site. Spam here, and I'll out you. What a DB!
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Blogs are all about having a conversation. In the early days of this blog, the conversation was decidedly one-sided! Now I get 200-400 visitors a day and people spend an average of about two and a half minutes on here looking around.
I still don't get a lot of PUBLISHABLE comments, but I get my share. When I say "publishable," I mean comments that contribute to the overall conversation. I don't mean SPAM comments.
You see, this site is a PR 3 site which means it has value to the blogger who wants some link juice. Someone somewhere said it's a good page rank building strategy to get back links by commenting on other, higher ranking blogs. This is true, but I for one won't publish a spammy (or mean) comment.
Take this comment, left on this post the other day, for example: "Thanks For The post. It's Nice Post. I Like This Pos6t. work at home." The comment included a link. This particular commenter is obviously trolling for back links. A comment like this offers nothing to me, the blog owner; it's generic, it doesn't address the issues brought up in the post, and it isn't even grammatically correct!
Into the spam folder it went, along with the several dozen or so other comments submitted by this particular "fan" of this page. Sorry spammers, I will publish a comment that adds to the conversation, but not ridiculous, spammy junk like this.
So please, DO leave a comment, just make it of value, and I will publish it!
