Spamming & Scamming, Really? Is It An Issue?

Well said Don...Like you I have been on the net since the early 90's and I think that it is our responsibility to point out to new members when they make a mistake and try to show them the right path. It is up to them to accept it or continue. As for the scammers I have seen several and I have simply deleted them from my contacts and reported them to admin who quickly dealt with them. Apsense has great people and I enjoy interacting with many here. I would also like to point out that many legiti

I must say that I have read a lot of good articles over here at Apsense, but this one by Don has to be one of the very best. It's very objective, positive, inspiring and thought provoking. It basically brings out all the things I love about Apsense and how it can even be better. There are a lot of Excellent positive members over here at Apsense who will provide a good example for others to follow and in the process make sure that Apsense continues to move forward in the right direction. Excellen

Hi, Don, spamming and scamming IS an issue. I am not a marketer and speak as I find as I troll through acres of web sites. Ignoring scams and spam in your own little corner of the internet is symptomatic of the major problem faced by all potential buyers on the web. Advertising on the web is totally out of control and unregulated. Eventually, as they amass more potential control over what can be allowed on the web, government agencies will start to exercise their responsibilities towards the buy

Thanks Philippe, for those encouraging words; @ Don, you’re quite welcome! I am still astound that you would top my comment, but that’s a complement to you!

Thanks for your kind words Neville, I am learning from this also. Made my night to see and hear some great comments. Good positive stuff to think about.

@ Rona- "some people don’t realize that when you stay positive you have the ability to influence people to excel and your comments are steering me in that direction." You got the true message behind the post. That is why it is topped :-)

Don, This article just goes to show that the cream will always come to the top. A great, thought provoking article will always stand out from the copy and paste crowd. Add the personal touch, as you have done, and you will attract others willing to share their experience. I think we can all take your example and learn from it.

Thanks Philippe, for those encouraging words; @ Don, you’re quite welcome! I am still astound that you would top my comment, but that’s a complement to you!

Well said Dianne, Thank you. I really didn't expect the reaction I am getting from this because I was only speaking my thoughts. I am glad it is impacting so many as it impacted me. Many thanks to all of you!

Hi Rona, Thank you so much for that. You hit the nail on the head with having a positive attitude. When you really like what you are doing you tend to help people without even realizing that you are doing it and that is something to go viral with. Smiles to you :-) I liked your comment so much that I am topping it.

Excellent article quote @Don I have never seen the likes of people at APSense that genuinely care and take the young and inexperienced under their wing and shape them into a new generation of seasoned marketers and professionals.end of quote...I think APsense have quality program to shape you into what you want to achieve we just have to support each other to have that success. Optimism is the faith that lead to achievement.

Rona, the best way to learn is to get your feet wet, make mistakes, learn from them and move on. The feedback you will receive will help tremendously to clarify where your strenghts are

Hi Patricia, You may be new to internet marketing but when it comes to honesty and respect and good plain old common sense, you are tops. Besides you have been in retail like me forever and internet marketing is allot like that only virtual...

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Don; I like your positive attitude, some people don’t realize that when you stay positive you have the ability to influence people to excel and your comments are steering me in that direction. @ Neville, I definitely have to agree with you about sending firm and constructive criticism privately. @ Philippe as a newcomer, that’s why I haven’t really posted anything yet because I want to make sure I am marketing effectively so I am trying to learn as much a

Don, as always you speak with a clear picture of what you have in mind. I one of those new Im people that you talk about. Internet Marketing is a new beast for me, I have learned a lot here at APSense and wish to continue doing so for a long time. Good Information as always, Thank you

Thanks Pattyde, Yes and I am sure that is in part what sparks the changes in google adsense because most of those blogs are nothing but copy and paste plr and some adsense ads tucked in between. They are put in tactfully too as sometimes it's hard to tell where a paragraph ends and the ad begins. These are things that need to be preached so many here can understand why they do this and learn to ignore them and delete the comments. It's a very big help. Thank you

Very good post Don. Well written and thought out.

Many of these spammers post 6-10 blogs (poorly written ones at that) or even comments on pages. Then they open another account and do another half a dozen or so - The purpose as far as I can see is they are skimming to get higher rankings in Google, Bing, Yahoo by using a Successful site as APSense. Then they get their self a .org or some such domain with same name or an underscore somewhere so they end up shuffled in the mix on top ranking

Thank you Barry. I was always told that if you ever want to be successful than you have to surround yourself with successful people. The same holds true with being positive. That is how a site like this stays alive.

Nice article, Don. I wholeheartedly agree with you on the overall quality and sincerity of the majority of APSense members. Of course you will always find a few people that try to take advantage of the members of a highly successful social networking site like this one by spamming or trying to scam them. But those are few and far between and they eventually get the idea that it would be best to go somewhere else with their foolishness. I have been a member of several other similar sites in the p

Thank you for your understanding guys :)