Google says comment spam may hurt your search engine rankings and offers this advice to avoid spam on your WordPress site…
- Disallow anonymous posting.
- Use CAPTCHAs and other methods to prevent automated comment spamming.
- Turn on comment moderation.
- Use the “nofollow” attribute for links in the comment field.
- Disallow hyperlinks in comments.
- Block comment pages using robots.txt or meta tags.
They also offer some other great advice which we often say here… Most times having a great content strategy is the best SEO technique…
FACT: Having original and useful content and making your site search engine friendly is the best strategy for better ranking. With an appealing site, you’ll be recognized by the web community as a reliable source and links to your site will build naturally.
via Google – Hard facts about comment spam
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