Why Spam Can Sometimes Be A Good Thing

From time to time, I hear people say that dealing with spam is one of the worst things about being a blogger. While that may be true for some people, spam can actually be a very good thing as well. Would you believe me if I told you that I actually love seeing thousands of spam comments each day for all of my websites? It’s true. Spam can actually be a good thing, and here’s why.

First, we have to understand how spam works, and how it’s getting into your comment moderation queue. Most spam is done automatically – that is, there isn’t actually a human visitor on your website that is writing it out by hand. Rather, these spammers tend to use automated software which sends out the same comments to thousands of blogs almost instantly.

This software works by querying Google with certain keywords, then compiling a list of all the websites that come up for that keyword where comments can be left. So what does this mean?

It means your website is ranking on Google. And that is a GREAT thing. If your website is ranking well enough to be found on Google for keywords so competitive that spammers are targeting them with their software, you’re doing something right, and that’s something to be proud of. The more spam comments you’re getting on your blog, chances are, the more competitive keywords your ranking for.

…And it REALLY says something about the quality of your website if manual human spammers are coming to your website to spam. That takes time and effort!

So next time you look at your WordPress dashboard and see 2000 spam comments, rejoice (though maybe after installing an anti-spam plugin, haha!) After all, think back to the days when you were getting no comments at all, spam or not. I bet the spam doesn’t seem so bad now, does it?

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Massive Profits To Be Made In The 3D Printing Niche!

Imagine if you could become an authority in a market that’s about to explode? Imagine if you could be early to the party, forming a wonderful website in a market where there are few competitors? Imagine that by the time your competitors show up to the party, you’re already the one leading it?

This could definitely be the case with 3D printing. Chances are you already have heard of it, although you likely don’t own a 3D printer yet. However, this is probably going to change sometime in the near future.

The fact of the matter is that the 3D printing niche is going to explode incredibly soon, and you have the opportunity now to get into it before that happens.

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Four Crucial Things To Look For When Choosing A Web Host

Choosing the proper web host is one of the most important parts of starting your website. Web hosts love to bombard us with lots of different useless facts or statistics stating why they have an advantage over their competitors. But is most of the things they say really that important? It’s hard to tell for someone who has yet to purchase their first web hosting plan.

The fact of the matter is that there is really only a few factors that determine a good web host, and the rest of ‘fluff’ web hosts like to add on will be useless to more people.

So what exactly should you look for when choosing a new web hosting provider? Really, it only comes down to a few things.

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Is This Blogging Mistake Costing You Thousands Of Visitors?

It’s a scary thought – you could be losing thousands of potential visitors this very moment. You could be making one mistake that is costing you tons of money in potential revenue. The worst thing? You may not even know you’re making it, because you’re not always in control of it.

What is that mistake, you may ask?

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What Inspires You To Blog?

Every decision in our life is based on incentives. If you take the time to do something, you want to get something out of it. It’s human nature – after all, nothing in life is free. Everything in some way, takes up a resource we have – whether it be time, or money, or effort. If we’re going to give up something, we want something in return. The same is true with blogging. 

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