How to block spam in wordpress ? If you are struggling with spam everyday, here’s a few tips to get your blog protected from spam : Akismet Akismet is a plugin that comes along with wordpress, just activate it in your plugins directory and you’re set. It works by filtering comments through akismet server and put comments categorized as spam on moderation. But on occasssion it will also filter out normal comments. Buillt in comment moderation Moderate comments before being posted, such as comments with multiple links, comments containing specific words. You can find this option in the wordpress Settings-> Discussion tab. Built in Black list words By black listing words, comment submission will be denied when including words that are blacklisted, but be careful because it also blocks words containing part of the black listed … Read entire article »

1. Say Something Intelligent 2. Ask Something Intelligent 3. Write Something Intelligent 4. Add to the Conversation 5. Your Comment is a Mini Resume “Your comments on this blog, and many others, are published with your name and blog URL on them, if you include them. When people click your name, they visit your blog. Your comments are little representatives of you and your blog.” I’ve written previously about how every post on your blog has the potential to add to or take from your goals and objectives as a blogger – the same is true for the comments you leave on other people’s blogs also. I suspect a lot of people leave pretty random comments without much thought to what they’re saying and the impact that their words might have on their own reputation. Don’t just leave … Read entire article »

Not enough time – as i writes, it is hard work and takes time on an ongoing (daily ideally) basis Giving Up too quickly – most successful blogs don’t hit their strides til they are at least 12 months o ld Non commercial Topic – some topics are easier than others to find significant income streams for Lack of writing skills - like it or not, blogging is a written form and unless you are able to write you’ll almost always struggle Breaking the Rules - some blogg ers get greedy and break the rules, either of the ad programs they use or the unwritten rules of blogging Distractions for the core functions of a blog – many get caught up in one of the many distractions th at challenge bloggers and … Read entire article »