Comments on: Dear Spammers… http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/09/16/dear-spammers Random musings of a Southern geek Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:40:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-RC1-10026 hourly 1 By: The War on Spam » Dear Spammers… http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/09/16/dear-spammers/comment-page-1#comment-158760 The War on Spam » Dear Spammers… Sat, 07 Jul 2007 22:06:43 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=659#comment-158760 [...] post by Dougal and powered by Img Fly This entry was written by and posted on 9/16/2005 at 7:12 am and is [...] [...] post by Dougal and powered by Img Fly This entry was written by and posted on 9/16/2005 at 7:12 am and is [...]

]]> By: The War on Spam » Dear Spammers… http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/09/16/dear-spammers/comment-page-1#comment-157184 The War on Spam » Dear Spammers… Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:06:32 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=659#comment-157184 [...] post by Dougal and software by Elliott This entry was written by dougal and posted on 9/16/2005 at 7:12 am and [...] [...] post by Dougal and software by Elliott This entry was written by dougal and posted on 9/16/2005 at 7:12 am and [...]

]]> By: geek ramblings » Poisoning the well http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/09/16/dear-spammers/comment-page-1#comment-33786 geek ramblings » Poisoning the well Tue, 06 Dec 2005 17:09:12 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=659#comment-33786 [...] So once again I say, thank you, spammers. We're learning more about you every day. [...] [...] So once again I say, thank you, spammers. We’re learning more about you every day. [...]

]]> By: Dougal http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/09/16/dear-spammers/comment-page-1#comment-29206 Dougal Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:22:12 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=659#comment-29206 The first thing is to make sure that you are posting content that others are interested in reading. If you are writing about articles that you've read elsewhere, make sure that you link to them, and send a trackback, if the other site allows it. Also, once you've posted your article, make sure you actually follow the links from your site to the other sites -- this ensures that the other authors will see your site as a referer, and might interest them in visiting your site, as well. Secondly, participate in conversations on other websites, forums, and mailing lists (as long as you have something relevant to add to the discussion, of course). Make sure that you correctly post your blog's URL (you didn't put in the whole address in the comment on my site, I'm going to add the '.com' in there so that visitors to my site will be able to click through to you) on blog comments, and make an email signature that includes the address as well. Gathering new, regular readers is a slow, uncertain process, but those two things should give you a good groundwork to build an audience. Participation on other sites will help you attract new eyes. Good content will help you keep them. I found the posts about your various pieces of artwork interesting. If you have any background information about the pieces, or interesting stories about how you found and acquired them, those might make good articles. The first thing is to make sure that you are posting content that others are interested in reading. If you are writing about articles that you’ve read elsewhere, make sure that you link to them, and send a trackback, if the other site allows it. Also, once you’ve posted your article, make sure you actually follow the links from your site to the other sites — this ensures that the other authors will see your site as a referer, and might interest them in visiting your site, as well.

Secondly, participate in conversations on other websites, forums, and mailing lists (as long as you have something relevant to add to the discussion, of course). Make sure that you correctly post your blog’s URL (you didn’t put in the whole address in the comment on my site, I’m going to add the ‘.com’ in there so that visitors to my site will be able to click through to you) on blog comments, and make an email signature that includes the address as well.

Gathering new, regular readers is a slow, uncertain process, but those two things should give you a good groundwork to build an audience. Participation on other sites will help you attract new eyes. Good content will help you keep them.

I found the posts about your various pieces of artwork interesting. If you have any background information about the pieces, or interesting stories about how you found and acquired them, those might make good articles.

]]> By: Jeff Watson http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/09/16/dear-spammers/comment-page-1#comment-29194 Jeff Watson Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:26:47 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=659#comment-29194 Doug, At least you get spammers, I can't even get anyone to read my blog. Any Ideas without being too technical, on how to increase my audience? Cheers, Jeff Doug,
At least you get spammers, I can’t even get anyone to read my blog. Any Ideas without being too technical, on how to increase my audience?

Cheers,

Jeff

]]> By: Search Engines Web http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/09/16/dear-spammers/comment-page-1#comment-28883 Search Engines Web Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:19:05 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=659#comment-28883 Are you familiar with THIS blog - a good place to share AND receive info. http://www.spamhuntress.com/ Are you familiar with THIS blog - a good place to share AND receive info.

http://www.spamhuntress.com/

]]> By: Knut K. http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/09/16/dear-spammers/comment-page-1#comment-28727 Knut K. Wed, 21 Sep 2005 06:51:46 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=659#comment-28727 Well done, a wp anti spam plugin would be nice, though :) Well done, a wp anti spam plugin would be nice, though :)

]]> By: mike bailey http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/09/16/dear-spammers/comment-page-1#comment-28373 mike bailey Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:47:05 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=659#comment-28373 Nearly half of my webalizer referers are spammers. Ohh i hate it. Nearly half of my webalizer referers are spammers.

Ohh i hate it.

]]> By: Don Melvin http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/09/16/dear-spammers/comment-page-1#comment-28368 Don Melvin Sat, 17 Sep 2005 18:23:11 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=659#comment-28368 I hope you're getting the spammers address from something other than the From: or Reply-To: field because, unfortunantly, domains get hijacked because so many of the anti-spam programs look to see that the domain is valid. My domain name is currently being used by a spammer this way. Everyday I'm getting 'returned' mailed the I never sent. :-( Nice format! I hope you’re getting the spammers address from something other than the From: or Reply-To: field because, unfortunantly, domains get hijacked because so many of the anti-spam programs look to see that the domain is valid. My domain name is currently being used by a spammer this way. Everyday I’m getting ‘returned’ mailed the I never sent. :-(

Nice format!

]]> By: Ozzie http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/09/16/dear-spammers/comment-page-1#comment-28354 Ozzie Sat, 17 Sep 2005 15:08:49 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=659#comment-28354 @Marianna: That would be great if it actually published :) @Marianna: That would be great if it actually published :)

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