Why do
people get so hysterical about SPAM? Who hasn’t been bombarded by unsolicited
email and if you are in business you will want to be very careful that your
emails are only received by those who have consented to be on your email list. How should we regard spam? Read on and find out. Leave a comment and let me know what you
think.
The Contemporary Hysteria of SPAM
By: Robert Evans
Spam is one of those internet nuisances no one should have to put up
with!
But in many cases, the furious and avid anti-spam campaigner, while
attempting to rid the internet of this nuisance, causes some very real and
equally serious side effects. In fact, we should not have to put up with that
either!
Under the current climate of aggression towards the sending of SPAM
emails, is it any wonder that hysteria is beginning to set in?
Don't get me wrong, I am not condoning spam. I hate it with a passion. I
am always very careful to ensure that the people on my mailing lists have
chosen to be there. Verification is of the utmost importance when building my
lists. As are clear instructions to unsubscribe should anyone wish to be
removed.
Adopting a double optin policy should be of primary importance to every
online marketer and webmaster.
But is this enough?
The answer, it seems, is a resounding NO!
In my own experience, people often forget that they have opted in. This
can cause problems that really only reason can solve.
But most of the time, I have to say, reason does not even get a look in.
Take the case of a good and trusted friend of mine.
He almost lost his entire downline (which he had worked VERY hard to
build) after he had paid for an ezine ad.
One subscriber (who had clearly forgotten he had subscribed to this
particular ezine) got very hot under the collar and alerted some self-righteous
vigilante anti-spam "service" (and the company with whom my friend
had built his downline) and they were indeed ready to have him kicked off the
internet! It was only because he was prepared to jump through hoops to clear
his name that the matter was resolved, but it was a close call.
And only recently I had a sharp email from someone accusing me of
spamming. I had sent a message to the safelist I had paid to join and he was
obviously on the list or he would not have received the message.
In his email to me he said that he had never joined the list, and that my
message was "Spam, pure and simple," and that he had filed a report
with the FTC.
My first reaction was to fire off a reply in my own defence, which he
never had the courtesy to answer, and in fact I have not heard from him again.
So perhaps it has all blown over.
But why do people get so hysterical about a few emails arriving
uninvited into their inboxes when they scarsely bat an eyelid at the daily
influx of junk mail coming through their letter boxes?
There may be occasions, of course, when you feel something simply has to
be done. That's okay, but why not try the reasoned and measured approach BEFORE
you blast your complaint off to SpamCop. For example:
·
if you've received a message via a safelist, ezine etc, for goodness
sake check to make 100% certain that you are NOT a subscriber to this list and
if you cannot confirm this yourself, take it up with the OWNER of the list
·
if the message has come directly from an individual, reply to them and
ask them how they came about your email address. This is to ascertain whether
they are bona-fide or not. If the reply to them bounces, then you can be almost
certain they are spamming you and you can take the matter further
·
I myself receive thousands of unsolicited emails every month. Most of
the time I just grit my teeth, click the delete button and commit the offenders
to the trash can. In my view that seems to be the best solution for the time
being. At least until someone somewhere can come up with a more "grown-up"
approach to dealing with the whole sorry business.
Author Bio
Robert Evans has been doing business online since 2000. He runs a resource center offering free and low cost marketing products and services: www.market4profit.net
Robert Evans has been doing business online since 2000. He runs a resource center offering free and low cost marketing products and services: www.market4profit.net
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