This week I was surprised at the number of legit e-mail that landed in my Junk/Trash box. This led to the idea for a post offering you Subject field tips to help you avoid your e-mails from looking spammy. Networks across the Internet have spam filters and "flags" that look for certain criteria … [Read more...]
Security Tip: Be Leery of Links in E-mail
One of the most common ways to get intrusive files, spyware, adware, worms or cookies on your computer is clicking on links in e-mails that take you where you didn't know you were going. These e-mails are usually spam or are spoofing that the e-mail is from your financial institution or a site you … [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 communicate briefly with a new acquaintance on a forum doesn't mean you automatically add them to your … [Read more...]
How to Avoid Sending Spammy Looking Email
We all hate spam and get way too much of it, agreed? Now that we have that out of the way it is important to realize that if your email is spammy you risk your email not getting through to the intended party. Two factors are at play here -- sending email with red flags that trip spam filters and … [Read more...]
Offended When Mistake is Pointed Out?
A Site Visitor Writes: I forwarded a certain photograph to a group of people. One of the people on the e-mail list sent back to the list (whom she did not know) that the photo was a fake. She stated that "she always checked on the accuracy of things before she forwarded." This went out to all … [Read more...]
Are You Getting E-mail Returns? Here’s Why…
Undeliverable error messages are the protocol in place to let you know when messages sent do not (for many reasons) make it to the intended recipient. You want to become familiar with how these messages relay exactly what the problem is. What causes you to get these messages? User gave incorrect … [Read more...]