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…and Blog Comment Spam Continues

Ari Herzog

With names such as SEO Forum, SEO Outsourcing, and Herbalife, it is pathetic that despite clear instructions that real names are required when adding comments, people continue to leave comments with their company names or other search engine optimized keywords. Related articles you may enjoy: How to Identify Spam in Blog Comments.

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6 Guest Blogging Emails That Suck

Ari Herzog

The top navigational bar of this blog makes it very clear that guest blog posts are accepted. But reviewing the email submissions from wannabe writers, it is pathetic how frequently people think I will publish anything and it is disappointing they view my blog as a trophy to place on their article marketing case. Unique content?

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…and Blog Comment Spam Continues

Ari Herzog

With names such as SEO Forum, SEO Outsourcing, and Herbalife, it is pathetic that despite clear instructions that real names are required when adding comments, people continue to leave comments with their company names or other search engine optimized keywords. Related articles you may enjoy: How to Identify Spam in Blog Comments.

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6 Guest Blogging Emails That Suck

Ari Herzog

The top navigational bar of this blog makes it very clear that guest blog posts are accepted. But reviewing the email submissions from wannabe writers, it is pathetic how frequently people think I will publish anything and it is disappointing they view my blog as a trophy to place on their article marketing case. Unique content?

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Case Study of 2 Blog Commenting Truths

Ari Herzog

In his latest article on blog comments , Dave writes: Why I have comments: I hope I might learn something new from the people who read the blog. I get a lot out of that on other forums on the net. I realized while I was gone that perhaps the most important thing I could ever do to help you, is to turn comments off on my blog.

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The Thesis Theme is Gone

Ari Herzog

WordPress was new to me that year, having migrated from Google’s Blogspot system a month earlier; and I wanted to display certain features on my blog. Thesis (and the user community forums) saved me headaches. When he's not blogging, Ari works with people and brands to improve their digital marketing. Got a question?

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Why I Quit the Third Tribe

Ari Herzog

Complete with monthly Q&A phone calls and audio transcripts of interviews, the site is predominantly an internet forum that costs you nearly $50 a month to participate. How many is unknown but Chris mentioned 2,000 on his blog last fall and the number likely increased since. Thousands of bloggers and affiliate marketers belong.

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