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Casual Articles - Spam-Free Email: 9 Tips To Follow (Part One of Two)
List building is such a wonderful way to create long term income online. Of course you have to do it right, building lists with the right people and making sure that you send them the right information.But the topic of this article is list building and article marketing. And for me list building and article marketing go hand in hand. You see, I have built almost all of my list via article
As long as you aren't getting hundreds of these messages in a single day (or hour!), you can safely ignore it.
[Note: If you ARE getting that many, you might want to scan your PC for viruses and spyware. The spam could be coming from you.]Unless the message is from so
Ezines are hot. It seems every small business owner and independent professional on the web has an ezine these days. And for good reason. They continue to be one of the easiest, cheapest small business marketing techniques available.But if you don't know what you're doing, your ezines may get caught in a spam filter or end up in a deleted items folder without ever being opened. There are some
But what can you do to become invisible to spam in the first place?
Turns out there are couple of techniques that are pretty easy to implement. Make a habit of these and you'll be a much harder target for spammers to hit.
- Use more than one email address.
- The first one should be for immediate family and friends.
- The second, for business contacts
- The third should be for everything else. And not only that: this one should be disposable.
What is a disposable email address?
When you give a web site your (disposable) email address, you are giving them an “alias” that corresponds to your main address. By default, all aliases of your email address forward your mail to that real address. But only you know that. The web site that sends mail to the alias only has that address -- and not your real one.
So here’s what you do…
Use a separate disposable address at each different site. That way if (or when) the spam comes in, you know exactly where it came from. Then, if you like, you can simply shut that alias down -- and the spam that goes with it.
One downside: What to do if you get some valuable email too, like a newsletter? There's no easy answer to that: with a disposable address, it’s all or nothing from that site. But at least you've identified where the spam is coming from and you've isolated it to a large degree.
Instead of signing your comment at a blog with John@Doe.com, do this instead:
John@NO_SPAM_Doe.com
The spam robot (“or spambot”) will harvest a useless address. On the other hand, the humans will simply remove the extra words to reach you.
For example...
Imagine that a virus has infected your Aunt Maureen's PC. Maybe it is sending out hundreds of infected emails to everyone in her address book. It happens. What you don't know is that perhaps YOUR NAME is on the FROM: line.
Why?
Because the spammer wants to hide where the spam is coming from. If every email has Aunt Maureen's name on it, it's too easy to track it down and stop it. If, on the other hand there is a different name on each spam, it is much harder to stop.
Which brings us to you, the innocent bystander. Some of these emails will be going to email addresses that are no longer in service. Some of them might be going to email boxes that are full. Whatever the case may be, the email cannot be delivered. And because your name is listed as the "return address," you'll receive a notification of delivery failure.
As long as you aren't getting hundreds of these messages in a single day (or hour!), you can safely ignore it.
[Note: If you ARE getting that many, you might want to scan your PC for viruses and spyware. The spam could be coming from you.]Unless the message is from som
Who doesn’t want to make money online? Internet is here to dominate our lives and spreading its tentacles very fast. Every month millions of pages are added to the web space and more and more people are getting online for almost everything – from shopping to e-learning. Would you believe there are even online beggars with payment gateways where you can donate through your credit card if you are fe
So here’s what you do…
Use a separate disposable address at each different site. That way if (or when) the spam comes in, you know exactly where it came from. Then, if you like, you can simply shut that alias down -- and the spam that goes with it.
One downside: What to do if you get some valuable email too, like a newsletter? There's no easy answer to that: with a disposable address, it’s all or nothing from that site. But at least you've identified where the spam is coming from and you've isolated it to a large degree.
Instead of signing your comment at a blog with John@Doe.com, do this instead:
John@NO_SPAM_Doe.com
The spam robot (“or spambot”) will harvest a useless address. On the other hand, the humans will simply remove the extra words to reach you.
For example...
Imagine that a virus has infected your Aunt Maureen's PC. Maybe it is sending out hundreds of infected emails to everyone in her address book. It happens. What you don't know is that perhaps YOUR NAME is on the FROM: line.
Why?
Because the spammer wants to hide where the spam is coming from. If every email has Aunt Maureen's name on it, it's too easy to track it down and stop it. If, on the other hand there is a different name on each spam, it is much harder to stop.
Which brings us to you, the innocent bystander. Some of these emails will be going to email addresses that are no longer in service. Some of them might be going to email boxes that are full. Whatever the case may be, the email cannot be delivered. And because your name is listed as the "return address," you'll receive a notification of delivery failure.
As long as you aren't getting hundreds of these messages in a single day (or hour!), you can safely ignore it.
[Note: If you ARE getting that many, you might want to scan your PC for viruses and spyware. The spam could be coming from you.]Unless the message is from so
While posting hiring ads in the newspaper or online can be helpful, a brainstorm I had at the barbershop has given me a new idea about how to let people know about new job openings.I am in the process of opening a new warehouse in Guelph, Ontario, and require 250 plus employees. Because of the magnitude of this hire, it is at the top of my mind: I tell everyone that I meet that I am looking to
Instead of signing your comment at a blog with John@Doe.com, do this instead:
John@NO_SPAM_Doe.com
The spam robot (“or spambot”) will harvest a useless address. On the other hand, the humans will simply remove the extra words to reach you.
For example...
Imagine that a virus has infected your Aunt Maureen's PC. Maybe it is sending out hundreds of infected emails to everyone in her address book. It happens. What you don't know is that perhaps YOUR NAME is on the FROM: line.
Why?
Because the spammer wants to hide where the spam is coming from. If every email has Aunt Maureen's name on it, it's too easy to track it down and stop it. If, on the other hand there is a different name on each spam, it is much harder to stop.
Which brings us to you, the innocent bystander. Some of these emails will be going to email addresses that are no longer in service. Some of them might be going to email boxes that are full. Whatever the case may be, the email cannot be delivered. And because your name is listed as the "return address," you'll receive a notification of delivery failure.
As long as you aren't getting hundreds of these messages in a single day (or hour!), you can safely ignore it.
[Note: If you ARE getting that many, you might want to scan your PC for viruses and spyware. The spam could be coming from you.]Unless the message is from so
Recently, I attended a conference given at my local Chamber of Commerce. It was entitled, How to Bring Your Business to the Next Level. The reason I mention it is that the speaker covered several points that tie in with the 3 most common mistakes freelancers make, outlined below.1. Not Targeting a Market: I call this lack of freelancer focus. Do you drive without a destination? P
For example...
Imagine that a virus has infected your Aunt Maureen's PC. Maybe it is sending out hundreds of infected emails to everyone in her address book. It happens. What you don't know is that perhaps YOUR NAME is on the FROM: line.
Why?
Because the spammer wants to hide where the spam is coming from. If every email has Aunt Maureen's name on it, it's too easy to track it down and stop it. If, on the other hand there is a different name on each spam, it is much harder to stop.
Which brings us to you, the innocent bystander. Some of these emails will be going to email addresses that are no longer in service. Some of them might be going to email boxes that are full. Whatever the case may be, the email cannot be delivered. And because your name is listed as the "return address," you'll receive a notification of delivery failure.
As long as you aren't getting hundreds of these messages in a single day (or hour!), you can safely ignore it.
[Note: If you ARE getting that many, you might want to scan your PC for viruses and spyware. The spam could be coming from you.]Unless the message is from so
Gone are the days of websites that could throw up any old content and start generating traffic. These days affiliate marketing is 99% content driven. Now when I say content, some of the types of content I am talking about and some of the things you want to think about creating are topical articles and emails for your product. Here are a few examples of how to produce content.Writing Articlesbrings us to you, the innocent bystander. Some of these emails will be going to email addresses that are no longer in service. Some of them might be going to email boxes that are full. Whatever the case may be, the email cannot be delivered. And because your name is listed as the "return address," you'll receive a notification of delivery failure.
As long as you aren't getting hundreds of these messages in a single day (or hour!), you can safely ignore it.
[Note: If you ARE getting that many, you might want to scan your PC for viruses and spyware. The spam could be coming from you.]Unless the message is from someone in your address book, assume it is spam.
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