A Very Monty Python Guide to Email Spam Filters and Blacklists Email spam has to be one of the most irritating things online. For me, email spam is up there with bloody annoying pop-ups and website sliders. On the other hand… As someone who should use email marketing more (I know – practice what you […]
How To Delete Facebook Page Comments [Video]
Facebook Page Spam Comments Spam comments on my Facebook Page infuriate me. A slight over-reaction maybe! Would these people who come along and drop their promo links in Facebook Page comments walk into another business’ office or shop and just start putting up posters about their latest promotion without invitation? You wouldn’t act like that […]
How To Remove Semalt and Analytics Referral Spam
Ok Semalt, you have officially annoyed me and I’ve put you into my “bottom feeding scum, don’t touch with someone elses barge pole” file. Why? Today, once again, I used MY time to explain to a client that you (and your buddy Kambasoft) are NOT real visitors and are essentially worthless spam visits to their […]
Combat WordPress Comment Spam (Akismet Alternative)
Who hasn’t battled with WordPress comment spam? It’s an ongoing war for anyone with a WordPress website! I wrote some time ago about how to kill comment spam and recommended Akismet. I’ve been asked about an alternative to Akismet… An Akismet Alternative The Akismet anti-spam plugin come pre-installed on WordPress. Some years ago, it was […]
WordPress Comment Spam – 5 Simple Ways To Kill It!
WordPress comment spam is the bane of any self-hosted WordPress site owner. For people not used to WordPress, it can be quite overwhelming. It can appear that there is a whole spam comment army all aiming for your blog. Is this a reason not to build a website with WordPress? Of course not! It’s just […]