I also love to read ezines to which I have subscribed. I often learn a lot from them, and get many article ideas just by bouncing off of what others have said.

However, there's that certain once in a while when all of a sudden...

THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH!!!!

I subscribe to something like 12-15 ezines. Honestly speaking, that's not very many either. These are all ones that I usually read. Plus there are two others that won't go away. I've actually gone through unsubscribe process 3-4 times and yet they still come.

I'm also subscribed to a publisher's discussion list, about 8 article announcement lists, and am on about 15 other company mailing lists.

Then there's other publisher's I converse with regularly. Plus, I have to answer questions concerning my services, feedback from readers, process free ads from new subscribers, and I occasionally get letter from Mom and Dad.

So, let me tell you, there's times it can really pile up. Especially if I do something drastic like take a day off.

I'm not complaining, mind you, I do love my business and hearing from everyone involved. The only reason I'm bringing this up is to ask a simple question.

Besides all of these regular emails I get, I receive a few others as well. Many people call them 'spam' emails. I've come to think of them in a different term, however. I call them Jokes.

Look people, I get on average 60 emails a day. Most, say 45-50 of these are legitimate things such as that named above that I want to look at and respond to in many cases.

So, those of you out there that send me these 'joke' emails, I ask you...

Do you really think after dealing with all that other stuff that I'm even going to consider looking at an email coming from someone I don't know with subject line of "Help! I'm Making Too Much Money!" or "Your $10,000 Commission is Here!"?

Is your better half clueless about what you are doing on computer and calling it Roxanne or Richard?

Do you shake kids off your leg and step on dog to get to computer?

Can't get any work done without checking your mail every 15 minutes?

Are you disappointed when your in box is empty?

"I'll be off in a few minutes" you say and an hour later you are still on.

If you are guilty of any of above repeat after me:

I AM AN EMAIL JUNKIE and I AM ADDICTED TO EMAIL!

Say it out loud this time!

I AM AN EMAIL JUNKIE and I AM ADDICTED TO EMAIL!

You have just taken first step on your way to recovery with Email Anonymous (EA :)

Unless you are making $150 to $300 a day you are addicted to email, and if you are you still need to do something about it. There really is no reason to be checking for a sale every 15 minutes or so. You don't need to jeopardize your relationships constantly being on BEAST!

Here are some tips and pointers to try to ease pain of being an email junkie.