Top Ten Mistakes Bloggers Make
Posted by Peter G McDermott in Design, Engagement, Google+, Social Media on Feb 16th, 2012 | 10 comments
Bonus Splitting short blogs into multiple pages. Give your readers more than one paragraph and a large graphic per page.
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I agree with all but must comment about “Not allowing comments”. I did freely until I found my posts spammed every day with links to sites that had little or nothing to do with my posts. I now have comments set for approval, which caused me dismay, but enough was enough with the rudeness.
Linda there is a great tool for WordPress to combat the spam called Akismet. You should try it out!
Hi, Linda!Peter is quite right about the effectiveness of Askimet. Here is their site: http://akismet.com/?return=true I have no affiliation.
Another handy WP feature is being able to allow people who have been approved before to have open access.
There surely is a load of spam out there!
Linda,
Did you know that you can create an avatar that will appear every time you comment on a blog using WordPress?
Here’s a tutorial: http://www.petergmcdermott.com/2012/01/how-to-get-an-avatar-in-wordpress/
I also find it worthwhile to register with Disquss and all the others, too. Once you have used enough commenting services, you are pretty much covered anywhere…
Thanks for sharing this, Peter. I had thought of moving the “multiple page” bit to the middle and sticking in a page divider, just for kicks ( can I get a LoL?).
I don’t quite know what to make of being included in the “expert” category!
I wonder what other folks think of my list, or what they would add to it…
Bret, I did that, but I’m going to have to tweak the way social is appearing before the next page interface. Thanks for the suggestion!
Thanks, Peter and Bret. I’m on blogspot, not wordpress, but I’ll check things out. The good news is that since I set it to approval I haven’t seen any spam, so I’m assuming they delete when they see it won’t be automatically published. My husband’s blog is with wordpress, so I’ll pass this info on to him. Thanks again!
Linda, when you go into your “dashboard” look at the comments area, spam should be listed in it’s own slot, you can pick and choose, or permanently delete w/ one button.
I think that if you set up a Gravatar profile, it will show your pic any time you use the same email address to comment on any blog.
Peter, I was kidding! This is way too short to split into 2 pages, lol!
one of top ten mistakes using internet without earning.