If your page has been getting a lot of spammy or suspicious messages saying that you either need to verify your business on Facebook or that your page is up for deletion due to violating some rule… well, that message is fake. Some of the messages look like: OR In this message, the spammer usually
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Dear Mommy Bloggers: You’re Looking Kinda Spammy
Dear Mommy Bloggers, Your niche is really looking kinda spammy lately. That may tick a few of you off, or many, but it comes from a place of love. I read a lot of blogs. Naturally, as a mom, I do read mommy blogs. Mommy bloggers do carry a lot of influence, because we all
[Continue Reading...]Ask Nile: Why Your Blog Comment Keeps Ending Up in the Spam Folder
You’ve taken the time to read and leave a comment. Your comment might even have a message saying that your comment is in moderation. Then a friend tells you that you were in the spam folder. What happened? Why does your blog comment keep ending up in the spam folder? Occasionally I get the questions
[Continue Reading...]Indentifying And Taking Care Of Comment Spam
Comment spam is definitely something a lot of bloggers encounter, no matter how few or many people visit. Some are geniune spammers, some are newbies who do not know any better, and some are just plain out of the loop. Yeah, that was not very nice, but hey – it is true. Obviously if a
[Continue Reading...]Watch Out! Some Premium WP Plugin Companies On the Prowl
I have been tagging quite a few commenters for spam and noting at other WordPress related sites, that there have been a lot of people leaving comments for their premium plugins. The message has nothing to do with the original post and in my case, it was on a post of a plugin that had
[Continue Reading...]Is It Really THAT Annoying to Moderate Comments on Blogs?
I have heard a lot on the verdict about anti-spam plugins for WordPress and even after trying a lot of different plugins, I still come to the conclusion – you will see spam get through. Some plugins less than others, but still… there is always a factor that there will be spammers. It does not
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