Comments on: Buried by spam (and other hullabaloo)

By: Digital Personal Finance

Digital Personal Finance — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:25:21 +0000

That’s a ton of spam. Akismet works really well most of the time, but you’ve heard that already!

By: My Money Design

My Money Design — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:17:21 +0000

I got a TON of spam last week too. It ended up being that I was ranking high on Technorati! Yeah for me!

By: Quietcountrylife

Quietcountrylife — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:53:45 +0000

Normally I hate spam but I admit to getting a perverse sort of pleasure in receiving those ones which are so badly written that someone seems to have just chosen about 10 words and thrown them together in a random manner. Do they use machines to do that? It can’t be done by a person, can it?

By: The Happy Homeowner

The Happy Homeowner — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:30:32 +0000

Gross about all the spam! Did you check to see what users have subscribed to your blog lately? I caught one who had peppered my archives with junk comments all in the matter of a few hours–luckily askimet helped me easily delete them all with just a few clicks

By: Brick By Brick Investing | Marvin

Brick By Brick Investing | Marvin — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 12:58:27 +0000

KK’s got the right answer, use askimet it grabs 95% of the spam that comes through!

By: debtgirl

debtgirl — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:17:59 +0000

Congrats on actually going for the resolutions! I didn’t really get around to making any, I think I am under enough self inflicted, self control objectives for awhile!

I like the idea of setting a timer. I have to have everything cleaned up and organized before I sit down to write. I think I use it as an excuse not to because there is always one more thing “I gotta do”!

By: femmefrugality

femmefrugality — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:40:43 +0000

Ooooh you’re rocking your goals! I’ve been trying to do the reading thing, too, as I got a couple of fantastic books for Christmas. It’s amazing how little time you have to do things like….read….socialize….when you have a baby.

Boo on spam! Hope the filter was catching a lot of it!

By: KK @ Student Debt Survivor

KK @ Student Debt Survivor — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:37:18 +0000

I use Askimet and it seems to filter out most of my spam. I have another personal blog (non-pf) that has recently gotten a lot of spam. I’m not really sure why? Lately I’ve been blogging while listening (partially to TV). A couple of the bad reality shows have inspired posts that I’m working on.

By: James @ Free in Ten Years

James @ Free in Ten Years — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:56:45 +0000

I actually enjoy some of the spam. I always look in the folder because it seems that my filter lets through about 1 genuine comment per 50 spam comments. Some of them are hilarious and I love reading them out to my partner in a very serious news-reader voice.

I think I need a new hobby.

By: Beginning of 2013 Favorite Blog Posts | Modest Money

Beginning of 2013 Favorite Blog Posts | Modest Money — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 14:02:24 +0000

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By: Glen @ Monster Piggy Bank

Glen @ Monster Piggy Bank — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:00:39 +0000

I love the mental vomit technique!

I actually have a word document devoted to all the ramblings in my head. Sometimes they make it out as blog post, but mostly I just do it to get my thoughts on paper.

By: Daisy @ Add Vodka

Daisy @ Add Vodka — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:37:03 +0000

Ugh, I hate spam. If you put one of this “check this box” things at the end of your post, it should help cut down by a lot.

By: Jon @ MoneySmartGuides

Jon @ MoneySmartGuides — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 01:08:37 +0000

I’ve noticed a spike in spam as well lately. I guess it’s a good thing I’m not the only one having this issue.

Looking forward to hearing more about the ebook collaboration with other bloggers. Sounds really cool.

By: Canadian Budget Binder

Canadian Budget Binder — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:02:10 +0000

I get spam every day but it’s filtered through wordpress. When I move my site I’ll be using Askimet to filter the spam. I’m working on my part of the e-book as well and like you it’s difficult to get the words out sometimes. Here’s hoping to get it done in the next couple weeks. Cheers Mr.CBB

By: Edward Antrobus

Edward Antrobus — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:34:34 +0000

Most days I get around 10-15 spam posts over the course of the day, but there are days when I wake up and find 20 or more having accumulated overnight!

Pound Foolish sounds like an interesting read. I’ll have to check it out.

*Shameless plug* When you are ready to publish your ebook, formatting ebooks is my side gig.