Your Most Valuable Asset

Written by Bob Osgoodby


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Another group sends complaints torepparttar ISP ofrepparttar 105283 offender. Ifrepparttar 105284 spammer used a forged address however, they quickly learn that this is a waste of time. They receive back a very nice note fromrepparttar 105285 ISP, telling them thatrepparttar 105286 address they are complaining about doesn't exist on their server. They stop doing this very quickly, but still hate spam.

They then buy software that will parse a note and send a complaint to every URL or email address contained inrepparttar 105287 spam. Or worse yet, they complain to some self-appointed guardian ofrepparttar 105288 web who does it for them. This is OK if it is a legitimate piece of spam, but I have seen this done by someone who subscribed to a Newsletter, had a very senior moment, forgot they had subscribed, and did it torepparttar 105289 publisher.

This means thatrepparttar 105290 ISP of every single URL or email address contained inrepparttar 105291 newsletter gets sent a complaint. This includes everyone who is identifiable inrepparttar 105292 Newsletter such asrepparttar 105293 authors ofrepparttar 105294 articles,repparttar 105295 advertisers inrepparttar 105296 Newsletter and anyone else who happens to have their web site listed there. Hey folks this just isn't fair.

There are too many other ways to solverepparttar 105297 problem of spam arriving in your mailbox. First of all, much spam is generated if you use your email address onrepparttar 105298 web or in a chat room. Your best bet is get free "throw away" addresses, and whenrepparttar 105299 need forrepparttar 105300 address doesn't exist any longer, simply cancel it.

If you own your own domain, use an address that you tie in with your advertising. When that starts to get overloaded, and it will, change it in your ads and filter messages torepparttar 105301 old address to your trash bin.

Is it a bane or is it a boon. If you let it control you, it falls intorepparttar 105302 first category. But if you use it intelligently, it can be a most valuable asset to you and your business.



Bob has been publishing online since 1996. All the "tricks of the trade" are contained in his latest E-book. Learn how to avoid being shut down by your ISP for Spamming, and where to find "E-mail friendly ISP's. Learn which software packages are available to easily manage and distribute your email. For more information - http://www.adv-marketing.com/business/handbook.htm


Walt Disney's Failures Could Inspire Entrepreneurs

Written by Stephen Schochet


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7) Forrepparttar premiere of Pinocchio Walt hired 11 midgets, dressed them up likerepparttar 105281 little puppet and put them on top of Radio City Music Hall in New York with a full day's supply of food and wine. The idea was they would wave hello torepparttar 105282 little children entering intorepparttar 105283 theater. Byrepparttar 105284 middle ofrepparttar 105285 hot afternoon, there were 11 drunken naked midgets running aroundrepparttar 105286 top ofrepparttar 105287 marquee, screaming obscenities atrepparttar 105288 crowd below. The most embarrassed people wererepparttar 105289 police who had to climb up ladders and takerepparttar 105290 little fellows off in pillowcases.

8) Walt never lived to see Fantasia become a success. 1940 audiences were put off by it's lack of a story. Alsorepparttar 105291 final scene, The Night On Bald Mountain sequence withrepparttar 105292 devil damningrepparttar 105293 souls ofrepparttar 105294 dead, was considered unfit for children.

9) In 1942, Walt was in attendance forrepparttar 105295 premiere of Bambi. Inrepparttar 105296 dramatic scene where Bambi's mother died, Bambi was shown wandering throughrepparttar 105297 meadow shouting," Mother! Where are you, Mother?" A teenage girl seated inrepparttar 105298 balcony shouted out, " Here I am Bambi!" The audience broke into laughter except forrepparttar 105299 red-faced Walt who concluded correctly that war-time was notrepparttar 105300 best time to release a film aboutrepparttar 105301 love-life of a deer.

10) The sentimental Pollyanna in 1960 made Walt cry atrepparttar 105302 studio screening but failed atrepparttar 105303 box office. Walt concluded thatrepparttar 105304 title was off-putting for young boys.

Walt was human, he suffered through many fits of anger and depression through his many trials. Yet he learned from each setback, and continued to take even bigger risks which combined withrepparttar 105305 wisdom that experiencing failure can provide, led to fabulous financial rewards.



Stephen Schochet is the author and narrator of two highly acclaimed audiobooks "Fascinating Walt Disney" and "Tales Of Hollywood". Hear RealAudio samples at www.hollywoodstories.com.




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