I don't usually have a lot of affection for spammers who try to pollute my blog via the comments – primarily because their techniques are so blatantly transparent/lame. From generic 'thanks for sharing' comments that could be applied to any post, through to excessive flattery, I've seen it all before (and deleted it accordingly). That was, until recently when I came across a technique that had me in stitches. In essence it's a mixture between humour and begging, which I'm calling humour spam…
For your entertainment, I've copied the comment and pasted it below. Although I'm sorry to say to my spammer friend that I've removed the link because I really don't want to be associated with that sort of product. Sorry pal! Without further adieu, here's the comment:
It’s so hard to get backlinks these days, honestly i need a backlink by comments on your blog / forums or guestbook to make my website appear in search engine. I am getting desperate Now! I know you’ll laugh while reading this comment !!! Here is my website – penis enlargement (link removed) I know my comments do not relate to the topic, but PLEASE HELP ME!! APPROVING MY COMMENT!
Regards: PoormanBH2011
You just gotta appreciate his candour! And he was right… I did laugh at his comment. But alas, I don't really want to endorse his penis enlargement product. And I daresay Google won't appreciate me linking to that type of neighbourhood either. But good try buddy. You certainly got my attention.
What I love are the small touches. Notice the signoff – Poorman. Nice. Another tug on the sympathy vote. And the email address associated with the comment… mattcut90@gmail.com. A cheeky reference to Matt Cutts – Google's anti-spam warrior. That was perhaps the funniest part for me.
So what do you reckon? Funniest spam comment ever, or am I an easy audience?
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nice one James… he should not get the link anyways… the best part for me is the Matt Cutt wit hte single T lol..
so can i leave ma link here?? =D
I wish he had left this comment on my blog…..
Thanks for sharing this insightful post!
…Ah darn it, I don't have a website/blog to link back to
You have to give it up to the guy for trying. I mean that beats any other generic approach. I mean did you actually give them the back link?
Some SEO managers have tough products to promote. Sex related and gambling websites are two, which are hard to get through moderation. Defintely a funny comment and I appreciate sharing.
Very Funny. I wish I had that sort of humor when deleting spamers from my blog!