First I am going to tell you what a splogger is and how to identify sploggers.  Sploggers are content thieves.  They use your and my RSS feed to create a website. In fact there is software available to the splogging community that searches the web for articles that mention their keywords. They then copy and paste your content to their websites. Some of them will even link back to your website with some inane link like “This great article originally posted by”and your blog name.

You see a pingback and assume it’s a compliment to your writing skills and you publish it. They do this a thousand times a day, hoping that you will publish the pingback. You do so and using your content and your vote these sites get better Google rankings. Factually the site with the most links is more likely to be higher on Google than the one with less.

So Sploggers use your content and your back link to become more important on the Internet than you are for your own content. It’s fairly simple to identify splogs. When you click back to the site and go to the front page you will see nothing original. The site is likely to have a dozen short articles linking back to other peoples articles.

Or even worse you will see sites that have advertising on  them with no content. Delete these pingbacks and never publish them.

I receive on average 5 comment spam posts a day. I know you probably think a comment like the one below is flattering but seriously dude you need a brain scan, but they probably won’t find one in that mass of shit in your head.

I quote “Hello webmaster While searching for Blogs about make money quick I found your site is no way of getting rich quick WebTECH. Thank you for the effort you have put in.”

I know this is bot spam because you screwed up the language. Your bot is quite clever pulling my header out and adding it into your sentence. Basically this sentence has added no value to the conversation. It’s funny that because I add follow links to my commentors I like to know who I am linking to.

Whenever I receive a new comment and its the first time you have commented on my site. I visit the link hoping to find something of value. If there is nothing of value I mark the comment as spam and it does not appear on the site.

If the comment adds no value to the conversation like the example above or,”I agree”, “nice photo” “wow, great post” or a number of other inane comments, even if I find a real person at the end of the link it will not get allowed if it’s a first comment.

My regular posters get a lot more leeway. You see they have earned the right to make a pithy comment like “That sucks” or even “Bullshit”, but I won’t take that from someone that hasn’t the decency to at least add some value to the conversation.

I want you to comment, and I want you to get the Google juice but I want something in return, I want value added to my site. I wouldn’t even consider visiting your site and using a name like “Cheap Car Insurance” and add a pile of spammy links to my site.

If you are using a Nome de Plume use something that does not give me the idea you are trying to use my site to advertise some crap. I reserve the rights to advertise crap on my site. So you want good backlinks with keywords in them talk to me and maybe we can do a deal.

I am an Internet Marketer and I don’t like spam. I try and make sure any content I add adds value. That reminds me. You have one of those sites that uses my RSS feed to add content to your site, If you think that by pinging me with a backlink I am going to do the same. NO way. It’s bad enough that you are trying to use my content to improve the visits on your site but to even imagine I am going to a) Send you traffic, b)Give you Google juice is extremely hopeful.

Theres the idea, use an automated system to link to my sites and I will link back to yours. Folks these bastards are stupid, ugly oxygen thieves that are not adding to the conversation, they are stealing the conversation and trying to make money from your efforts. Ed Dale taught these stupid buttwipes how to do this.

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I see someone is searching for photography backlinks in my statistics, and they are reasonably determined so here with some backlinks on a photograph.

Wedding Photography backlinks

This is a wedding photo with backlinks so may not be exactly what you had in mind, but here is the thing if you speak to me we may be able to come to an understanding.

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Yesterday we talked about backlinks from forums. Today I want to tell you how to get backlinks by blogging. There are many free blogging sites on the web. Today I want to talk to you about Tumblr.com Tumblr is a micro blogging site. You can use Tumblr as a full blog but I would not do that. Tumblr do not like spammers be warned. If they deem you to be a spammer they will delete first and ask questions later.

Read it all here. 7 blogging sites to use for backlinks

Yesterday we talked about backlinks from forums. Today I want to tell you how to get backlinks by blogging. There are many free blogging sites on the web. Today I want to talk to you about Tumblr.com Tumblr is a micro blogging site. You can use Tumblr as a full blog but I would not do that. Tumblr do not like spammers be warned. If they deem you to be a spammer they will delete first and ask questions later.

MicroBlogging vs Blogging

Micro blogs are blogs that basically are used to do quick short articles. I use Tumblr because it gives me the advantage of a Tumblr this toolbar. When I find something interesting about my chosen field I tumbl it. I copy a section that really grabs me and I post it to Tumblr. I post random stuff from other peoples blogs and websites to my Tumblr and they get backlinks from my efforts.

Share the backlink love

I also use Tumblr to write articles that point back to my website. The reason I add other peoples stuff to my Tumblr is for two reasons. I share the love and my Tumblr does not look like it is purely to promote myself. My tumblr site will get good traffic from people interested in the subject because I am adding regular good content, yet they will see my links back to my site and best of all Google likes Tumblr and I have seen Tumblr Site ranking higher than the site they promote.

More Blogging sites

Mweb is a smallish blogging community, They have a lot of sparkly brain dead bloggers with a few worth reading. Blogging here allows you to add backlinks to your blogs but expect complaints if your blog is purely commercial. If you blog here keep copies of all your posts. You have been warned.

24Blogs is another small community, Staying under the radar is easier here than most as most pages don’t stay on the front page for extended periods. If you blog here keep copies of all your posts. You have been warned. These guys are owned by the same people that own MWEB.

WordPress Do what you want here, I have not yet heard of anyone being banned or having their blogs deleted for commercial activity.

Blogger Googles blogspace, I have seen some pretty offensive blogs and know that they don’t often get censured.

Hubpages differs from the traditional blog in many respects. A Hub page is more like a wikipedia entry. You have a number of categories that you need to add content to and each hubpage is a stand alone information pack about the chosen subject.

Squidoo like hub pages is not a traditional blog site. Each lense is a stand alone info pack about the chosen subject.

If you know of more like this please add them to the comments.

Guy McLaren is an SEO and webdesign fundi. He has been doing this since 1996. If you need help with your website visit his website about Search Engine optimisation here.

Building Backlinks is the fastest way to improve your authority on Google and the other search engines. Good quality content will get you recognition for the long tail keyword but building a reputation takes time. Google can and will index your site without any back links. This can only happen if you submit your site to Google.

The authority of backlinks

Factually if Google finds your site because of backlinks from other authority sites, Google will index your new site faster. We have proven this on many occassions with many sites. The thing is, how to build back links? There are different types of backlinks and Google will grade them differently.

One way backlinks give more juice

Today I want to discuss the best type of backlink, The one way link from another site to your site. It requires no reciprocal link. Google values links like this more highly than any others and thus you should spend more time getting this type of link.
There are two ways to go about getting this type of link.

Linkbait can get you loads of backlinks.

Writing a linkbait article can get you a lot of links quickly, but you may shoot yourself in the foot if you do it to well. Google likes links to grow organically, One today, two tomorrow, four the day after etc. A sudden influx of links can point you out as a spammer. This information is as I understand it, and may not be totally correct. But the sources I would trust as knowledgeable.

Linkbait is an article designed to get backlinks. Mostly they are contraversial or viral. Many linkbait articles have no real bearing on the site that places them and are written purely to get backlinks.

Tip to create your own backlinks one at a time.

Look for forums in your field, Search Google for “Woodworking Forums” and you will immediately find the forums that Google considers the most authorative. Visit these forums, but DO NOT POST ANYTHING YET. Sign up, Read the forums, Lurk for a few days and see what the rules are. Jumping in can lead to banning.

Free Backlinks for joining the conversation

Create your profile, make it good. Create your forum signature add a link to your website. Now go back to the forum and see if you can add to the conversation. Adding to the conversation is not I agree, or Nice Post. You will be accused of spamming if you do that no matter how good and pure your motives.

Answer a question with a good answer. Ask a question that you know will create discussion. Discuss other peoples issues in their threads. Every time you make a post you add a backlink from a site Google considers an authority. Oh if you are in the Medical aid business, don’t join woodworking forums, Join medical forums.

Guy McLaren is an SEO and webdesign fundi. He has been doing this since 1996. If you need help with your website visit his website about SEO here.