Comment spam is very inefficient as a link building program at best. More likely, it provides very minimal value. At worst, it could result in a penalty to the comment spammer’s site. None of these scenarios makes the practice even worth the time or effort.

The time would be much better spent developing some good quality content for the site. Attracting natural incoming links is always the best short and long term method for effective SEO.

What does it help, if I set my blog to only accept comments from other Bloggers? I regularly get comments from tim, tyra (no offence ment for any actual tims or tyras) or who ever, saying Vioxxin or some other wonderful thing is the best there is and in the end they enclose a link. They are just made up profiles and the tracks stop there. We need better personal identification in the net, that should deter all but biggest spammers. Then, would information be free anymore? Maybe not, so I guess I am out of options. Maybe established blogs could set up free membership to fight this problem. Automatic spamming would end at very least. Added benefit would be the acquired email address, which could be used for some informative/educating marketing.

Now as a mini publisher/blogger, I have to check those comments to see if they are valid, it is really tiresome task. I don’t care if my mailbox is full of junk, it is only my friends who know the real address. But it is impossible to ignore my blogs. I feel that if my tiny kingdom gets any bigger, I have to hire a moderator that keeps things neat and tidy.