Reduce Website Spam

Posted: March 04, 2014

Spam on websites, no matter how often, is annoying. Even more dangerous, though, is the risk it opens for potential viruses. Reduce spam on your website by following these simple tips.

Samantha Schultz, Project Manager with LyntonWeb, shares how you can get rid of pesky spam on your website.

How to Reduce Spam on Your Inbound Marketing Website

Did you know that bots account for up to 61.5% of traffic, according to this study? This bot traffic occurs for a variety of reasons. For example, Google uses bots to spider the internet. There are also spambots, who act maliciously to add advertising links. Regardless, accounting for fake traffic and avoiding spam should be on every inbound marketer’s radar. Here are a few quick tips to protecting your inbound website:

Setup comment moderation

Most blog comment tools allow for you to set up moderation. Meaning blog comments do not show up until they get approved, and someone at your company will receive notification to review the comment before it gets posted.

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