Even being as careful as possible with my email address, I still used to receive more than 100 email messages a day, which is no exaggeration. Only about 10% of those emails were from people that I knew and the rest of the messages were unwanted email?"spam". And I'm sure you can relate to my frustration. It is estimated that over seventy-six billion unwanted email messages were delivered in 2003, costing companies more than $10 billion each year.
So How Do They Get Our Email Addresses?
In making online purchases, you should always realize that your email address could be given or sold, regardless of what the merchant's privacy policy may state. Even filling out an online survey or registering your email address to become a member of a web site is subject to having your email address given away. Also, there are spider programs that spammers use that search the web and "harvest" email addresses, much like search engine spiders do when they acquire web site information.
Tips To Avoid Getting Spam
1. Don't Click "Unsubscribe": On the bottom of some spam emails you will find an "Unsubscribe" link. Some of these are legitimate links, while others are tools to indicate that your email address is valid. Unsubscribing could actually result in getting more unwanted email.
2. Spam Filtering: Some ISPs or domain services carry spam filtering options, and there are filters and rules you can use in some email programs (i.e. Microsoft Outlook, Eudora and Apple's Mail OSX). While no spam filtering program can eliminate spam completely, it can greatly reduce the amount of spam you receive. But you must be careful in using any sort of spam filtering mechanism, as you may ultimately filter out some of your wanted email.
3. Get Two Email Addresses: Use your primary email address for business or personal use, and the other for making online purchases and for filling out web site registration information.
4. Update Your Web Site: The best overall solution is to have people contact you through a form on your web site, as your email address is not so easily revealed. If you must have direct links to your email address on your site, consider having a link that simply reads "email" or "contact" instead of spelling it out on a web page.
There are many simple methods that you can use to help reduce the amount of spam coming through to your business. By using these tips, you will not only save yourself time and money, but you will ultimately send a strong message to the people send unwanted email.
About The Author
Edward Robirds is a success-driven artist and interactive media developer based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 1996, Edward has been building business relationships with several association and commercial clients around the world. Founder of www.dreamseaartworks.com, Edward uses his artistic skills, expertise and passion to design and develop web sites, interactive CD-ROMs, and print media for his clients.
Olympia Fields cheap limo service .. Lockport Chicago limo O’HareFor years I didn't worry much about spam.But lately it's... Read More
You just sat at your desk, opened your email account... Read More
Spam filter is the solution that most people resort when... Read More
You must be one of them experiencing a lot of... Read More
If you're anything like me, you're pretty sick of it,... Read More
You are familiar with the software applications that you run... Read More
Email is rapidly becoming the standard means of communication among... Read More
Although there still seem to be some differences among the... Read More
No doubt about it."Spam" (unsolicited commercial email) threatens to paralyze... Read More
I'm sure you find spam just as frustrating and annoying... Read More
A blacklist, as the name implies, is a list of... Read More
In 1998, nearly 10% of all email traffic on the... Read More
Did you know that there are software programs that view... Read More
Microsoft scores one for the good guysScott Richter, the self-proclaimed... Read More
Spam filters are responsible for deleting a high percentage of... Read More
Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than... Read More
Spam. Those annoying, time-consuming emails that clog your Inbox and... Read More
Are you getting too much spam? We all are, but... Read More
Over the past few years you've all become familiar with... Read More
While we all agree that there`s way too much spamming/junk-mailing... Read More
In a word Bayesian spam filters are "intelligent". Bayesian spam... Read More
A hearty welcome to all the spam fighting filters and... Read More
Block Spam and Other Email Threats From Entering Your Gateway... Read More
I'm sure I'm not the only person on the planet... Read More
Let me ask a couple of questions:If (potential) customers sends... Read More
prom limo Belle Rive ..Spam can be a lot more damaging than you might... Read More
You can stop unwanted email spam, you can choose to... Read More
Spam, spam, spam. It's terrible not only for those of... Read More
This review is taken DIRECTLY from a piece of "junk... Read More
What's the big deal? All you read on the internet... Read More
You just sat at your desk, opened your email account... Read More
You all tear your hair out in frustration every time... Read More
If you're anything like me, you're pretty sick of it,... Read More
Do you like spam? No, I'm not kidding. Everybody knows... Read More
Spam filter is the solution that most people resort when... Read More
How would you feel if you found a link on... Read More
Although there still seem to be some differences among the... Read More
There are hundreds of thousands of people who are trying... Read More
The lifeblood of the spammer is email. They need to... Read More
Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than... Read More
It seems like the volume of email spam has doubled... Read More
You are familiar with the software applications that you run... Read More
While we all agree that there`s way too much spamming/junk-mailing... Read More
I'm sure you find spam just as frustrating and annoying... Read More
Am I Just Being Paranoid Or Are The Robots Out... Read More
Death by spam is now possible with a new device... Read More
A hearty welcome to all the spam fighting filters and... Read More
We all hate spam and get way too much of... Read More
Even being as careful as possible with my email address,... Read More
Like everybody who will ever read this, I get spam... Read More
Spam Blocking |