Blog comment spammers becoming smarter!

Hey guys

How many of you guys have lately looked at a blog comment and thought that the comment can actually pass as a legit comment on the post even though it's slightly off?

It happens to me all the time.

Most newcomers will approve the comments without knowing it was actually automated spam.

Do yourself a favor.

The next time you see a comment that makes u doubt it slightly, copy and paste it into Google and do a search. Then look to see if you get any similarities. You'll be surprised at what you find.


Comments spammers have become smarter in two ways:

1. They spread their anchor text in multiple comments:

They use "Name PartialKeyword" instead of "Name Surname".

For instance, "John Bank".
And later they will leave a comment on another post with something like:
"Alicia Loans" and link to the same url.

Obviously they are trying to get passed the filters by splitting keyword citations which is very smart since Google will pick up on the co-occurrences. Luckily I caught on and so should you!


2. Generic complimentary comments:

These ones slip by all the time.
Stuff like "Dude, that was a good post. Lovin your blog like crazy."
Or "I've just subscribed to your RSS feed. I love your content".

Now the thing is, I don't mind the generic complimentary comments, but I hate it when those comments come with links that go out to spammy sites.


We all want comments on our sites, but we want legit ones.

So next time, keep a good lookout for comment spammers. They are getting smarter by the day.



Cheers!
Reinhardt