Spammers Hit The Jackpot

Photo Credit junkmonkey’s photos

Several comments to my last post, “Comment Luv - Linky Love - NoNoFollow” inspired me to dig deeper into the subject of blog spam (also referred to as comment spam). I wanted to know why blogs get spammed, and what we can do to prevent it.
Today’s Lesson
Wikipedia, [...]

CommentLuv - LinkyLove - NoNoFollow

Photo Credit lovelypetal’s photos

Links create love in blogoshpere.
However, “no follow tags” are set as a default on many blogging platforms. Even if you use the CommentLuv plugin, when your blog is crawled, the bots and spiders don’t give commenters “credit” for their link.
Today’s Lesson
On my travels through cyberspace no follow tags are often [...]

Your First Line Can Sink You

Photo Credit nugunslinger’s photos
The first line of your post can be like an anchor pulling a sinking boat to the bottom of a lake.
Today’s Lesson
Have you ever picked up a book, opened it to the first chapter and read the first line?
If it doesn’t grab your interest, you’re less apt to buy it.
Blog posts [...]

No One Said It Would Be Easy

Photo Credit woodleywonderworks’ photos
If you are a new blogger, or even a blogger who has been consistently posting for a long time, you may ask yourself, “when will I have success?”
Your definition of success determines how long it takes to get “there”.
Today’s Lesson
Getting a blog found, reminds me of when I was on a [...]

NBOTW Provides Proofreading Tips

Photo Credit sunshinecity’s photos
As each Tuesday approaches, I make time to find a new blogger. It was in the comment section of a recent post of Problogger, I found this week’s “New Blog Of The Week”.
At first glance you may think, “this won’t be a blog I care to visit”, but if [...]

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