Alert: Comment spam might cost you your AdSense account

[djbaxter]

RE: Blog Comment Spam
by Lynn Terry, ClickNewz
May 16, 2011

Remember my recent post about how a blog commenting marketing strategy is not the smartest thing in the world? It was a bit controversial, to be sure.
But I wanted to bring this back up again in light of an email I received last week ? with a warning for bloggers, and the comments you choose to accept on your blog.

Bloggers: Comment Spam is YOUR responsibility! And you might just lose one of your streams of income over it if you?re not careful?

Here is the email I received last week from Google Adsense...

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Yes, you read that right.

Comment Spam can get your Google Adsense account disabled.


[Google] may not be the only merchant you work with that takes this same action. In addition to your merchants and/or vendors, certain comment spam will reflect very badly on your professional reputation with your target market as well.

Read more...

 

[Linda Buquet]

Thanks for posting David. I saw that and even though I don't use AdSense thought it was very eye opening. Good share!

 

[djbaxter]

Lynne posted an update: Her AdSense account has been suspended and she has 72 hours to delete the offending comments.