Spammers Using Your E-mail Address?

A site visitor was curious and pondered: I am receiving "Returned emails" that I never sent to begin with, yet it has my email address on it. Some of it seems like it has references to porn junk on … [Read more...]

5 Tips to Secure Your E-mail Account

In the past week I've lost count of the instances of e-mail accounts being hacked. So much so I am adding this post to both this site and my Business E-mail Etiquette Web site … [Read more...]

E-mail Alert: Always Check Your Trash!

Due to all the crazy spam we all receive, ISPs and service providers are doing their darndest to decrease the amount of junk e-mail that lands in our inbox. Depending on what e-mail program you use … [Read more...]

When Spam Confirmation E-mails Suck

Spam is the bane of all who are online -- except for the spammers of course! In the last couple weeks I've chatted with some onliners who complain about the fact they do not receive responses to … [Read more...]

Is Your E-mail Spammy?

If you are not sure if your e-mail is spammy -- chances are it probably is! Things like attaching gargantuan files, formatting every word in a different font or color, or embedding a graphic can cause … [Read more...]

How to Check Your E-mail’s Spamminess

Being I've posted recently about how your e-mail can be blocked if you do spammy things. Outside of following my recommendations, a bunch of folks have e-mailed me privately that they still are … [Read more...]

How to Avoid Offensive E-mails

Yep, we live in a day and age when you just don't know what may show up in your inbox! In particular, what offends most are those e-mails that are promoting products or Web sites that are sexual in … [Read more...]

When Not to Add to Your Mailing List

Whether it be personal or business oriented, your mailing list of e-mail addresses that you use to send mass e-mails to has to be managed carefully, respectfully and with courtesy. Because you … [Read more...]

E-mailing Visible Addresses

Is is O.K. to e-mail an e-mail address visible on a Web site? That depends. If you are e-mailing questions in regard to the Web site's topic, service or product, that is fine - that is why the … [Read more...]