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I have the following doubts:

1. Whether any Blog Commenting (even related blogs) is taken as spam or not. I read Google Webmaster Central Blog, which says Blog Commenting is taken as spam. Even I have informed in this forum that blog commenting is spam. But my earlier blog comments are taken as links by Google. How this is possible. I am a little confused on this.

2. Google says Meta Description is for readers. I also read in forums that the Meta Description and Meta Keywords are not taken seriously by Google. But my feeling is that Meta Description is also considered by Google for Keyword Ranking.

I request some learned / experienced person from this forum to clear my doubt as there are many people have the same doubt.

Thanks in advance.

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Short version: blog comments themselves are not automatically “spam” and meta keywords are useless for Google. The important distinction is intent and signal handling — genuine, on-topic comments are fine for users; Google recommends qualifying user-posted links and generally does not treat comment links as reliable ranking signals. (developers.google.com)

Why you might have seen older comment links counted: discovery vs ranking. Google can discover and index URLs from many places (including comment links), but links coming from user-generated areas are expected to be marked so Google knows they weren’t editorial endorsements. Since 2019 Google treats rel values (nofollow, sponsored, ugc) as “hints,” and site owners should use rel="ugc" for comment/forum links. That means some comment links may show up in link reports but are normally ignored or devalued for ranking; they remain useful only for referral traffic or community value. Moderate and block obvious spam rather than chasing every backlink. (developers.google.com)

On meta tags: Google confirmed it does not use the meta keywords tag for web ranking (that guidance dates back to 2009). The meta description is not a ranking signal, but Google may use it as the search-result snippet when it accurately summarizes the page — so write unique, page‑specific descriptions that improve click‑through rate rather than stuffing keywords. There’s no fixed “character limit”; snippets are truncated to fit the device. (developers.google.com)

Practical checklist (quick, actionable):

  • Treat comment links as UGC: mark them rel="ugc" (or rel="ugc nofollow" if you prefer).
  • Moderate or use anti‑spam (Akismet, etc.), close comments on low‑value pages.
  • Don’t use comments for mass link-building — focus on quality content and real relationships.
  • Write unique meta descriptions for high‑value pages; ignore meta keywords.
    Example comment-link markup:
    <a href="https://example.com/author" rel="ugc nofollow">Author Name</a>

    For official guidance on link attributes and snippets, see Google Search Central. (developers.google.com)

Note: was essentially correct about meta keywords and description usage; ’s confusion about seeing earlier comment links is understandable given how discovery and historical site settings can differ. ’s tone doesn’t help the discussion.

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#1. Blog commenting is Not considered spam. However, so many online users comment for the sole purpose of obtaining backlinks, instead of genuinely contributing to a blog post. This is widely recognized as "comment spam." Because of this, blog authors employ "no follow" on their blog comments AND Google recognizes comment spam as a problem - so they do Not use the links as ranking factors. They might see them, but they mostly disregard them.

#2. Google does Not use Meta Keywords in web ranking (as per Google Engineer Matt Cutts). The Meta Description, if crafted well, could be used as part of the snippet that is returned on Google's Search Engine Result Pages. It is my understanding that both Meta Keywords and Descriptions do not have very much ranking power.

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If you have something intelligent to add then add it, othrwise shut up!

Edited by canadafred because: spelling and swear words removed
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