Mostly, I like to think about good marketing — advertising that sells a useful product or service. Heck, even Bud Light Platinum, which seems to be the child of Bud Ice and Bud Light.<\/p>\n
However, there is another kind of advertising — unsolicted email advertising. Uh huh. SPAM.<\/p>\n
Friends of mine have wondered why I get red-faced and irate at the very mention of Spam (not the canned meat product which can be yummy — try their new Spam & Sausage Jambalaya.)<\/p>\n
The reason I get so angry is I get a large percentage of spam. Of 45 emails I received the other day, 15 are spam. What’s more, they aren’t 15 ususual supplements, Russian women wanting husbands, diamond non-stick frypans. No, they are the same few emails sent over and over seconds apart. For example, apparently, my accountant’s license has been revoked. A good thing too, because I have never been certified as a CPA nor even taken a course in accounting.<\/p>\n
Moreover, my direct deposit to my local bank — the Federal Reserve Bank, maybe you’ve heard of it — has hit a glitch. <\/p>\n
Some of these things don’t even have a link to the site selling whatever sleezy product they’re promoting.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I recently began using MX Guarddog<\/strong> — a free spam filtering service<\/a>. All they ask for their constant vigilance is one lousy text link from my site. Heck, I can give them that. Very gladly if their service works.<\/p>\n