Over the years many people I know (including myself) have had serious issues with contact form spam.  The solution that I have been using for quite a while now is called ReCaptcha, which is a free tool that can be found at http://recaptcha.net.  I now use ReCaptcha on every website I build unless a client has a different solution they prefer.  Ever since I started using ReCaptcha the amount of spam I get through my website is slim to none…more like none.

The great thing about using ReCaptcha is that not only are you putting powerful spam protection on your website but you are helping a good cause.  ReCaptcha actually helps to digitize books, newspapers and old time radio shows.  The words from a ReCaptcha captcha (kind of a tongue twister) are actually from scanned books or newspapers.  Another feature I really like is that ReCaptcha is accessible to blind users.

In conclusion, if you really need a high quality captcha, check out ReCaptcha asap. You can implement ReCaptcha on any website and you can find free ReCaptcha plug-ins for Word Press, Joomla, Drupal, and probably just about anything else.

To learn more about ReCaptcha visit http://recaptcha.net/learnmore.html or just go to http://recaptcha.net!