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Actual for You - What SPAM Means: Stupid People Annoying Me
Apart from having good content on your website you must have a substantial amount of links pointing to your site from other sites.This shows search engines that your site has relevance and importance to others.If you have links from sites with good "PR" ratings and relevant content that makes it even better for you.The quickest, easiest and most efficient way to get indexed by search engines is to have a link to your site on a site that is already regularly indexed and spidered. Details:*The key is that once your site has been indexed the search engines robots will continually search your website for more pages to index.*All you need to do henceforth is to regularly add relevant
If you only speak English, and don't expect to receive e-mail in German, then block it;
If your SPAM filter downloads data from your vendor for known SPAM sites make sure to perform and schedule the download to happen frequently;
If you receive e-mail or spam from someone you don't know, do not respond to it, just delete it;
If someone informs you that they are receiving spam from your e-mail address, inform them that it was not sent by you and most likely came from a spammer who spoofed your address. Tell them to just delete it;
Never give out your e-mail address unless you are sure the site or organization will be responsible for it's privacy;
If you are going to sign up for something like a news article or other information, read their privacy statement, agreement, and disclaimer before doing so; And
Review the entire p
Link Exchanges also known as “Reciprocal Links” are an arrangement made by two webmasters to agree to add each others link on their website. Most link exchanges are done through a text link, but they can also be done through banners. With banners being pretty much ignored on the Internet today, it is best to stick to a text link.Webmasters will participate in this form of cross promotion for the benefits of gaining link popularity with search engines and getting a significant increase in traffic to their website.Preparation:Your first step should be concentrating on having a quality website before you start a link exchange program.Develop a professional looking website with soli
Has anyone else noticed the sudden blast of unsolicited e-mail (spam) loaded with url's for the unsuspecting and curious Internet surfer to click on?
What's even better, the bulk of this SPAM is in a foreign language. I was at a neighborhood party this weekend and you can't imagine the number of people who asked me for assistance with this. They have no idea what to do.
The sad fact is there are a lot of Stupid People who have nothing better to do and can't seem to find a better way of making a buck than Annoying Me and everyone else subject to their stupidity with spam. I guess that's a little harsh. Not really.
How Does The Average Person Deal With This
I wrote in a previous article how bad a feel for the average person having to deal with such things. It is increasingly becoming a nightmare for all to deal with. For the technical among us, it's not as bad given that we deal with such things on a technical level almost everyday.
Given this current flood of SPAM I thought I would post an article I wrote quite some time ago. It's a short article, and may be old news for some, but I can tell you that many people still don't follow the basic's when dealing with SPAM.
How You May Be Helping Spammers
I can't imagine that anyone with an e-mail address has not received unsolicited e-mail or spam in one form or another. What do you do when you receive these types of e-mails. Do you delete them right away, respond to them informing the sender you do not wish to receive them, or forward them to a friend whom you think might be interested in the information?
When the Internet as we know it was very young and most unsolicited e-mails where either by accident or the result of opt-in subscriptions, you could respond with the word "unsubscribe" in the reply subject and your name was taken off the list. That quickly changed once people found out how powerful a marketing tool e-mail was. Now, most of the time you respond to unsolicited e-mails you are letting the sender know that your e-mail address is active or alive. Instead of being taken off the list you are targeted more aggressively. The sender of the e-mail may also sell your e-mail address to other e-marketers, substantially increasing the number of unsolicited e-mails your receive.
WHow Do Spammers Get My E-mail Address
Well, there are quite a few ways, but one of the ways spammers get hold of your e-mail address is literally by guessing. For instance, say your e-mail address is part of the domain "-notrealdomain-.com", and your e-mail address is "me@-notrealdomain-.com", the spammers have programs that will generate thousands of combinations of names / domains i.e. "me@-notrealdomain-.com", "you@-notrealdomain-.com", "them@-notrealdomain-.com" hoping that somewhere along the line the target e-mail address exists. It's really not difficult to do, since a computer can do this over and over again. If you receive one of these e-mails and reply to it, you have just informed the sender that they did indeed find a live address. It's all downhill from there.
Spoofing E-mail Addresses
Another interesting tactic is to send someone an e-mail and make it appear as if it came from your address. Have you ever received an e-mail from someone you don't know and don't have in you contact list asking you to stop sending them unsolicited e-mails? Many people experience this problem. Basically, the spammer made the recipient of the spam think you sent it to them. This is called e-mail spoofing and is relatively easy to do. The spammers use mail servers that allow something called "mail relay." This allows them to send e-mails from any source address (even yours) to any target address.
Conclusion
A few things to keep in mind when dealing with unsolicited e-mails and spam:
If you are starting to receive SPAM in alternate languages, check your e-mail client for the ability to filter / block SPAM by specifying language types.
If you only speak English, and don't expect to receive e-mail in German, then block it;
If your SPAM filter downloads data from your vendor for known SPAM sites make sure to perform and schedule the download to happen frequently;
If you receive e-mail or spam from someone you don't know, do not respond to it, just delete it;
If someone informs you that they are receiving spam from your e-mail address, inform them that it was not sent by you and most likely came from a spammer who spoofed your address. Tell them to just delete it;
Never give out your e-mail address unless you are sure the site or organization will be responsible for it's privacy;
If you are going to sign up for something like a news article or other information, read their privacy statement, agreement, and disclaimer before doing so; And
Review the entire pr
I admit it, I’m a Laker fan, so bring it on, haters. Tell me Kobe is a ball hog, that Lamar Odom is an over-glorified underachiever, that Phil Jackson really is Mark Cuban’s Bucket Boy. Tell me that Mitch Kupchak is going to go down as making the dumbest trade on record, and that you’ll be rubbing your hands together as the Pistons or Spurs make their way to another NBA Championship.I can take it.What do Kobe and the Lakers have to do with my business, you ask?Whether you’ve recently started a new business or are a seasoned entrepreneur, you understand one thing very clearly. Your best assets are the unique things you bring to the table—your experience, your creativity, your institutionaliz
Given this current flood of SPAM I thought I would post an article I wrote quite some time ago. It's a short article, and may be old news for some, but I can tell you that many people still don't follow the basic's when dealing with SPAM.
How You May Be Helping Spammers
I can't imagine that anyone with an e-mail address has not received unsolicited e-mail or spam in one form or another. What do you do when you receive these types of e-mails. Do you delete them right away, respond to them informing the sender you do not wish to receive them, or forward them to a friend whom you think might be interested in the information?
When the Internet as we know it was very young and most unsolicited e-mails where either by accident or the result of opt-in subscriptions, you could respond with the word "unsubscribe" in the reply subject and your name was taken off the list. That quickly changed once people found out how powerful a marketing tool e-mail was. Now, most of the time you respond to unsolicited e-mails you are letting the sender know that your e-mail address is active or alive. Instead of being taken off the list you are targeted more aggressively. The sender of the e-mail may also sell your e-mail address to other e-marketers, substantially increasing the number of unsolicited e-mails your receive.
WHow Do Spammers Get My E-mail Address
Well, there are quite a few ways, but one of the ways spammers get hold of your e-mail address is literally by guessing. For instance, say your e-mail address is part of the domain "-notrealdomain-.com", and your e-mail address is "me@-notrealdomain-.com", the spammers have programs that will generate thousands of combinations of names / domains i.e. "me@-notrealdomain-.com", "you@-notrealdomain-.com", "them@-notrealdomain-.com" hoping that somewhere along the line the target e-mail address exists. It's really not difficult to do, since a computer can do this over and over again. If you receive one of these e-mails and reply to it, you have just informed the sender that they did indeed find a live address. It's all downhill from there.
Spoofing E-mail Addresses
Another interesting tactic is to send someone an e-mail and make it appear as if it came from your address. Have you ever received an e-mail from someone you don't know and don't have in you contact list asking you to stop sending them unsolicited e-mails? Many people experience this problem. Basically, the spammer made the recipient of the spam think you sent it to them. This is called e-mail spoofing and is relatively easy to do. The spammers use mail servers that allow something called "mail relay." This allows them to send e-mails from any source address (even yours) to any target address.
Conclusion
A few things to keep in mind when dealing with unsolicited e-mails and spam:
If you are starting to receive SPAM in alternate languages, check your e-mail client for the ability to filter / block SPAM by specifying language types.
If you only speak English, and don't expect to receive e-mail in German, then block it;
If your SPAM filter downloads data from your vendor for known SPAM sites make sure to perform and schedule the download to happen frequently;
If you receive e-mail or spam from someone you don't know, do not respond to it, just delete it;
If someone informs you that they are receiving spam from your e-mail address, inform them that it was not sent by you and most likely came from a spammer who spoofed your address. Tell them to just delete it;
Never give out your e-mail address unless you are sure the site or organization will be responsible for it's privacy;
If you are going to sign up for something like a news article or other information, read their privacy statement, agreement, and disclaimer before doing so; And
Review the entire p
An expense report is the statement listing all the travel expenses of an employee owing to a business visit or pleasure visit. The employee has to fill up the standard expense report of his employer either online or manually and submit it to the authorized Approval Department within a specified time period for claiming reimbursement. The employee has to furnish the signature of the authorized person who has approved his visit. He/she needs to submit all the vouchers and bills of his expenses during his travel like air/train fare, hotel accommodations, transportation expenses, food expenditures and others. It is the responsibility of the employee to obtain the prior approval for his visit from the appropriate auth
WHow Do Spammers Get My E-mail Address
Well, there are quite a few ways, but one of the ways spammers get hold of your e-mail address is literally by guessing. For instance, say your e-mail address is part of the domain "-notrealdomain-.com", and your e-mail address is "me@-notrealdomain-.com", the spammers have programs that will generate thousands of combinations of names / domains i.e. "me@-notrealdomain-.com", "you@-notrealdomain-.com", "them@-notrealdomain-.com" hoping that somewhere along the line the target e-mail address exists. It's really not difficult to do, since a computer can do this over and over again. If you receive one of these e-mails and reply to it, you have just informed the sender that they did indeed find a live address. It's all downhill from there.
Spoofing E-mail Addresses
Another interesting tactic is to send someone an e-mail and make it appear as if it came from your address. Have you ever received an e-mail from someone you don't know and don't have in you contact list asking you to stop sending them unsolicited e-mails? Many people experience this problem. Basically, the spammer made the recipient of the spam think you sent it to them. This is called e-mail spoofing and is relatively easy to do. The spammers use mail servers that allow something called "mail relay." This allows them to send e-mails from any source address (even yours) to any target address.
Conclusion
A few things to keep in mind when dealing with unsolicited e-mails and spam:
If you are starting to receive SPAM in alternate languages, check your e-mail client for the ability to filter / block SPAM by specifying language types.
If you only speak English, and don't expect to receive e-mail in German, then block it;
If your SPAM filter downloads data from your vendor for known SPAM sites make sure to perform and schedule the download to happen frequently;
If you receive e-mail or spam from someone you don't know, do not respond to it, just delete it;
If someone informs you that they are receiving spam from your e-mail address, inform them that it was not sent by you and most likely came from a spammer who spoofed your address. Tell them to just delete it;
Never give out your e-mail address unless you are sure the site or organization will be responsible for it's privacy;
If you are going to sign up for something like a news article or other information, read their privacy statement, agreement, and disclaimer before doing so; And
Review the entire p
I got more calls yesterday than I have in weeks and from real people too. Holiday weeks are when smart marketing takes place. Chances are you will get to talk to someone for the following reasons:People are in a good mood - Its the holidays; People are in their offices instead of traveling; People aren't engaged in serious work because its the holidays; People feel more giving of their time and resources.So who took the time and called me this week? Three new clients who wanted to expand their personal brands. 4 people who read my latest article and wanted to know more. Two companies who wanted to hire me as an expert. And 'piece de resistance'... An interview as an exp
Spoofing E-mail Addresses
Another interesting tactic is to send someone an e-mail and make it appear as if it came from your address. Have you ever received an e-mail from someone you don't know and don't have in you contact list asking you to stop sending them unsolicited e-mails? Many people experience this problem. Basically, the spammer made the recipient of the spam think you sent it to them. This is called e-mail spoofing and is relatively easy to do. The spammers use mail servers that allow something called "mail relay." This allows them to send e-mails from any source address (even yours) to any target address.
Conclusion
A few things to keep in mind when dealing with unsolicited e-mails and spam:
If you are starting to receive SPAM in alternate languages, check your e-mail client for the ability to filter / block SPAM by specifying language types.
If you only speak English, and don't expect to receive e-mail in German, then block it;
If your SPAM filter downloads data from your vendor for known SPAM sites make sure to perform and schedule the download to happen frequently;
If you receive e-mail or spam from someone you don't know, do not respond to it, just delete it;
If someone informs you that they are receiving spam from your e-mail address, inform them that it was not sent by you and most likely came from a spammer who spoofed your address. Tell them to just delete it;
Never give out your e-mail address unless you are sure the site or organization will be responsible for it's privacy;
If you are going to sign up for something like a news article or other information, read their privacy statement, agreement, and disclaimer before doing so; And
Review the entire p
What qualifications must a person have in order to become a manager? Are people born to become managers? How different is management from leadership?Management mirrors life, there are no clear-cut rules to follow, no manual or bible with all the answers. Management is a process and an understanding, based on years of theoretical developments, learning and growth. Essentially, management is the “process of getting things done effectively and efficiently through and with other people”. There are two core principles to this management process, efficiency in minimising resource costs, and effectiveness in goal attainment. However, effective management does not come from these principles alone. Management
If you only speak English, and don't expect to receive e-mail in German, then block it;
If your SPAM filter downloads data from your vendor for known SPAM sites make sure to perform and schedule the download to happen frequently;
If you receive e-mail or spam from someone you don't know, do not respond to it, just delete it;
If someone informs you that they are receiving spam from your e-mail address, inform them that it was not sent by you and most likely came from a spammer who spoofed your address. Tell them to just delete it;
Never give out your e-mail address unless you are sure the site or organization will be responsible for it's privacy;
If you are going to sign up for something like a news article or other information, read their privacy statement, agreement, and disclaimer before doing so; And
Review the entire privacy statement to make sure there are no check boxes or radio buttons on by default. You never know what you are agreeing to.
These are just a few of the things you can do to help prevent SPAM from becoming a huge burden. You will most likely not be able to prevent all SPAM from getting to your inbox, but you sure can decrease the number.
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