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I am considering writing a Comment Policy for this blog. I don’t currently have one written as I kind of thought normal people could figure it out by looking that I don’t accept everything that comes in.

I haven’t worried about writing out what will/will not pass as a comment to get posted. Most of the link spammers would not read a comment policy anymore than they would read the actual post they are commenting on.

Recently I have been getting 10-20 comments that are almost word for word the same. A set of comments will come in from the same IP, same link attached, but have different names. Do they think putting in different names will fool me?

I’m very strict on deleting any comments that are left with key words instead of a name.

I also delete the 1 or 2 sentence comments that are so general that they could be said about any post on any topic. You know the type…they are just wanting a high comment count but, add no value.

I don’t need to give anyone links that do not add value. I also do not let people advertise (leave links) on my blogs if their site is not somewhere I would ever send my readers.

Google is now looking for Link spammers!
Yes, those “people” that just leave a bunch of junk comments can be reported.
You can go to Report Link Spam
You will need to log into your Google Webmasters Account to fill out the report.
You also need to make sure that in the bottom text area you have the words “LinkSpam”.

By putting LinkSpam in the text area they know that you are reporting abusive linkers.

I am guessing that since you have to log in, Google will be able to come back on you if you are just reporting people as spammers because you don’t like them, they are competition, or if you think everything is link spam.

I will be writing a comment policy and it probably won’t be really nice. I will inform people that there is a chance that their comment may be posted with their link changed to http://lowlifespammer.com/ , the comment maybe completely deleted, or it might just get them 1 more report to Google as link spam.

Confession...Some comments are so funny that I would love to post them just to show the stupidity...that is where the Low Life Spammer link comes in. ;-)

Will any of this really cut down on the amount of spam comments? Probably not. As fast as we block them…new ones come in.

At least if I have a comment policy posted then no one can be upset when I give them the Whammy.

Sheryl

For some reason people have started again with profile marketing to build backlinks.

This is where they join every forum they find just because they can put a link to their site in during registration. They have no intention of actually posting anything relevant. If they do happen to post, it is only if they can put in a link to their sales page.

Look people, most of those profile links are not worth shit. Yes, some may show up in Yahoo backlinks for awhile but, they are pretty much worthless. They end up falling off the face of the earth.

Many of those profiles never even get cached by Google.

If you are not posting content somewhere on the site then the bots will not have a link to even POSSIBLY ever find your profile.

If you are posting shit content then, you are likely going to get deleted by mods or admin.

More and more forum owners are cleaning house and getting rid of the trash. The ones I have talked to are deleting members that do not have X amount of post, no proper intro…
We owners have worked to hard to let idiots ruin our sites.
Our forums were built to share information, when you visit…remember it is our house.
I love my dogs and I do NOT let them shit in my house and neither will you!

So what are you doing? You are wasting everyone’s time (even your own).

Do you have that much time to waste?
I would think you could spend that time wisely and actually do something that others will appreciate and will build your reputation as an intelligent person rather than just a worthless name on a membership page.

Some people would say that forums are dead...I think they are still very useful if we can stop the abuse.

More links is NOT always better.
Think Before You Link!

Rant Over,
Sheryl Loch

Stay tuned for my next rant about morons that think their Name is *Insert Keyphrase*

A couple of days ago I got an email saying “You are In”.

This email was from someone that I truly respect so…I was excited!
I popped that baby open to see if there was a catch (my luck runs that way, LOL). Nope no real catch! I got a spot in the 12 week training class. YEAH!!! *Jump up and down, do a little shake*

Now, I get to the “starter questions”. They had placed 3 questions in the mail so you had a few weeks to get your answer worked out before the classes start. This is where I got SCREWED!

I have to figure out what topic I am an expert in. Or a topic I am passionate about enough to become an expert. Since we are going to make this a business you also have to be able to find out how you can make money with your ‘expert info’.

Now, I want to vomit. I am not an expert in anything. I have always been the Jackie of all trades. If someone needs me to do something then I try to figure it out and help them get it done.

I went looking for “how to find your passion”.
The majority of the info said to start with listing what makes you smile, what you talk about most, what you can talk about with ease…
Great! I can make my list no problem, right?!

Photo; credit: Me

Yeah, my list pretty much came down to Cait. She learns something new, draws a great pic, ranks for a post, even when she has an odd ball smart ass comment….I am smiling, I am happy to tell others…

Next would be Brad. When he has started a new site and it is moving up in the SERP’s…I am happy. He gets a new tool/program that makes it easier for him to do something…I’m thrilled.

I also have a huge smile when it comes to critters…duh, everyone loves critters. If a cute animal doesn’t make you smile…then you suck.

I spend a lot of time talking about natural health with people I know. But, it is not a good choice for a business…can you say “FDA lawsuit”?

I love giving stuff to people who need it. Not like free reports or junk that people just take. But, things people/animals NEED to make their life better. The problem is, this “passion” could cause me to go broke not make money.

So, as you can see, I am not getting far with my list. I am Passionless. Should I add that word to my résumé? It would fit nicely between coldhearted and sarcastic.

*How many of you know what you are truly passionate about?

**Are you doing what you are passionate about or is your passion a hobby?

***Could you make money by providing information about your passion?

I will continue working on my list and see how far I get.

Sheryl Loch