Well, there’s a couple main ways of dealing with Spam dilemma. The main one, and most easy, is to just delete messages or empty your folder (after moving desired messages to another folder) straight off server without downloading or ‘looking’ at messages. This gives ‘evil’ sender knowledge that you’re not reading mail and therefore traffic you receive goes down dramatically.

Another way to block Spam is to use software like Magic Mail Monitor (http://mmm3.sourceforge.net/) or Mailwasher (http://www.mailwasher.net/), which work well at destroying unwanted, pink, tasteless, unworldly email meat by showing you mail straight from server without downloading it.

So, show criminals you’re aware and not ignorant and take first steps to bringing Spam Empire down. Protect yourself and eventually Spam will go where all filth is destined, into trash.

Here are some other points in writing articles for www:

Firstly,

* Identify your target audience.

* Keep your title reasonably short* *.

* Keep your paragraphs short.

* Get to point quickly (enough waffle with maple syrup, Craig!).

* Target your article to your audience with "valuable and focussed information".

* Use occasional exclamation mark (!) to get your readers attention (not too many, mind you!).

* Make sure your article flows properly. Re-read and re-read to see how it "speaks" to readers mind.

* Try to be concise in your wording. Brevity is hall-mark of good writing...or so say many of teachers of writing! (Though I don't necessarily agree with that last statement -

always breaking rules, Craig!).

* Be credible (big word, eh?) at all times. I try to write my articles in a "conversational style with dashes of my funny/weird humour".

* Put some thought and effort into your heading - again to get your reader's immediate attention.

* Use bullets in your articles - its makes points easy to follow (as I've used in this section).

* Conclude with a strong message. The final paragraph should contain a message that summarises your article, or gets your reader to take further action.

* Offer a free report with your article - this is an easy way to collect a list of adresses for marketing your product(s). An instant target market!

* Finally, make sure your layout is good (not one of my strong points!), as this greatly enhances your prospects of getting published

Some prominent article writers say one should write differently to one's natural style, when writing for web . I say , DON'T. Just write what comes naturally...and BE YOURSELF. Though you may have to be somewhat briefer than usual, if you are a "waffler", like this writer. People want immediate information online and have limited time usually (and attention span online, like this writer).

It's "instant coffee, er sorry, generation.

The internet is such an amazing medium for communication. I've just submitted this article and it's been published almost instaneously (big word!) in a few places (some article announcement lists). So YOU TOO can write articles on your chosen subject in your internet marketing efforts. MORE TRAFFIC = INCREASED SALES

Your writing will improve with confidence... so just take that FIRST STEP, that leap of faith and watch what happens.

Writers and internet marketers - Grab this moment in history well.

"Carpe diem" (seize day!).

Happy writing 'dem' articles and...

Just GO FOR IT

Craig Lock http://www.craiglock.com

About author: Craig Lock is following his path of being an internet "pioneer" and his dream of touching many lives in "vast unchartered world of cyberspace"...and "miracle" is that he's a "total non-techno". Craig believes in great potential of every human being in journey of life and loves to encourage people to share their individual (and guiding) spirits, so that they become all that they are CAPABLE of being.

Craig Lock's books are available at: www.bridgeniche.com

All proceeds go to needy and underprivileged children - MINE

The "original" Online Creative Writing Course http://www.nzenterprise.com/writer/creative.html

P.S: As ancient Chinese philosopher said so well, "A journey of a thousand miles starts with a ... broken fan belt and a flat tyre"... er sorry... a single step.

"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." - Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe (German philosopher)

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About the author: Craig Lock is following his path of being an internet "pioneer" and his dream of touching many lives in the "vast unchartered world of cyberspace"...and the "miracle" is that he's a "total non-techno". Craig believes in the great potential of every human being in the journey of life and loves to encourage people to share their individual (and guiding) spirits, so that they become all that they are CAPABLE of being.