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CharlesWillson · Member

Are You A Spammer ??

MommieMoney · Regular Member

Oh, I thought it was implied that I knew them if they were on my address list lol. I would never send something to people I don't know.

But it def is not spam if you send it to your friends and family one time to let them know about it. I don't send soe preformated email from the site. I send a personal email just telling them about the site.

cwijas · Senior Member / Moderator

I guess it depends on the person.

If you know them and sent it to them without them asking for it then I am sure they will not report you.

But if you sent it randomly to an address you didnt know the person and if they are in a bad mood or are sick of getting offers in the mail...they could report you. Or if they are allready with the Company they may want to ban you because you are competition.

Even if it is a great offer...it only takes one report sometimes to have your site shut down.
Just be careful.

I know I have sent offers out as well and have never been reported....but you never know!

MommieMoney · Regular Member

I'm not sure I agree with this part...

"Basically put, s*pam is a message you send to profit yourself which they don't want. They didn't ask for it, they don't need it. It doesn't matter how great your specials are or how wonderful your business opportunity is. There are millions of great website and opportunities on the internet, and even if you think your's is the best it may not be to someone else."

I mean, maybe if you repeatedly send the message to people that didn't ask for it. But when I found GG I sent one email to everyone in my address book that I thought would like it. I had two people send back saying they were so thankful, they had both just lost their jobs and I had no idea. So this brought them a little income while looking for a job. A few others were very happy to start getting money from GG as well even though they have jobs and weren't even looking to make extra cash.

I guess the only part I am disagreeing with is the 'they didn't ask for it' part. Some people just don't know there are things like GG out there. And I don't think any of my friends cared that I sent them a message about it. I don't think any of them felt it was spam.

Now I have found lots of other sites like GG since then and I only send information about those sites to the people that responded to my email about GG. If I kept sending new site info out to all the people that showed no interest the first time then I would feel like I was spamming.

cwijas · Senior Member / Moderator

Sometimes we wonder what lines we can cross and what is not acceptable. This article I found answers the questions! Enjoy...

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This is one of those topics which never goes away. No matter how many times the subject comes up, it's not long after we are spammed. The following are general guidelines to follow.

It's NOT acceptable to:

- Email your entire address book ads
- Forget using a mailing list
- Forget reading guidelines on groups
- Offer "great ways to make money" to someone that didn't ask for it

Basically put, s*pam is a message you send to profit yourself which they don't want. They didn't ask for it, they don't need it. It doesn't matter how great your specials are or how wonderful your business opportunity is. There are millions of great website and opportunities on the internet, and even if you think your's is the best it may not be to someone else.

What IS acceptable:

- Always use mailing lists
You must use some type of a professional mailing list where others can subscribe or unsubscribe themselves. Double opt-in is a must, which means when they enter their email address it must be confirmed before they are officially subscribed.

- Always include contact information
This is a spam compliance law - you must follow up your mailings with your publishing info INCLUDING mailing address and phone number.

- Always read group guidelines
The fastest way to make a group owner mad is not following their guidelines. You want to make friends, not burn bridges. Remember: "I didn't know" is never an excuse, and if someone were to report your email as spam your business could suffer dearly. They say "Ignorance of the law is no excuse", and the same applies online. To own a business of any kind is a large responsibility, and your job is to know
everything there is to know about starting. This includes licences, spam laws, local requirements, etc.

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