While we all agree that there`s
way too much spamming/junk-mailing going on in our email boxes,
there are a couple of things we can do to reduce the amount of mails
we actually have to sift through, without having to resort to paying
for expensive software that can be a real pain to set up properly.
Firstly, and this is a great, little known tip. You can get
yourself a free email account, (the bigger the better) which is a great thing to have
if you use a lot of FFA`s, Classified sites, Search Engine
Submittals etc. When you create the junkmail account, be sure to
save the information you`ve used to create it with into a
Wordpad/Notepad file.
When the account is full, flit through
it quickly, just to make sure there`s nothing of real importance
there. If there is, copy and paste it to your favourite text
document. Then just go ahead and delete the whole junkmail account.
You`ve saved the info you used to create it with in the first place,
so it`ll only take a couple of minutes to re-create it.
Next, whenever you join a program or a site, have your email
client open at the same time, so you get the welcome mails
immediately. Confirm the welcome immediately, then put the mail into
a special folder, created for all emails from that particular
address.
That way, different emails go to different folders,
without getting too mixed up. If and when you decide to leave that
program, delete all the mail you`ve saved from them, but please make
sure that you DO actually opt-out before doing this.
Another
thing to remember is if you`re getting mails from someplace and
you`re pretty darned sure you have absolutely no reason to be
getting them, DON`T click on the remove me link! What you`re really
doing, is letting the spammers know that they`ve mailed to a real,
used address, and they`ll mail more and more, and never stop. Some
of the more unscrupulous ones will even sell your address to be used
as part of a mailing list, which in turn with result in even MORE
spam.
A lot of people seem to have forgotten where the
delete button is, and scream the dreaded word "SPAM!!" as soon as an
unfamiliar looking email drops into their inbox. This can be very
damaging to legitimate business owners, so please, don`t ever say
spam, unless it well and truly is.
If you really don`t have
time or inclination to follow these tips, there IS software out
there that can filter your mails automatically for you. The biggest
drawback with these is that they can actually stop you receiving
mail that you WANT to get if you don`t set it up properly.
Setting up the software filters can also be very confusing
and time consuming, so if that`s the way you choose to go, make sure
you set aside some time for it, and don`t get distracted by anything
else until it`s done.
May you be prosperous in everything
you do.
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