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Spam - Is there Anything

By Dennis Eppestine

Spam - love it or hate it, it's here to stay. We all receive
it, some more than others. One way to keep from being too
annoyed is to get a free web based email account. There are
many free ones available on the Internet. I try to keep one
personal email address that is private, but sometimes I start
receiving spam at that one, too!

Of course, for legitimate business email correspondence I use
my website associated email address. And yes, I receive spam
at that address daily!

So what can you do? Well, you can turn on your email filters.
Most email programs have filters you can set up. But unless
I'm completely overwhelmed with spam, I don't like to use
filters. There's just too much chance of something important
getting sent to a junk folder.

I've come to the conclusion that since I'm going to receive
it, I might as well enjoy it. Yep, that's right - enjoy it!
Hey, it's free entertainment. Have you ever read some of that
junk? "Receive $20,000 in 7 days!" I really did receive an
email with that subject line 2 days ago. If these people were
really making that kind of money, wouldn't we all be doing it?

Or how about the ones that say, "Thank you Dennis for requesting
information on our..." Whatever it is they're selling, they want
you to believe you requested that information. Now, I sign up
for ezines all the time, but not about some of the subjects they
come up with!

Or the subject lines that say, "About your account" or "Order
Confirmation". Do they think that after trying to trick me
with the subject line, I would then turn around and buy from
them? Come on!

So, I've decided that since I'm going to receive spam, I might
as well get a laugh out of it. We all receive it, and I guess
we always will.

About the Author

Dennis Eppestine operates 3 of his own websites at:
http://www.products4profits.com
http://www.1stmarketingtool.com
http://www.onestopguidetointernetmarketing.com

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