Do you ever wish you could travel back in time and smack yourself for doing something dumb?If I had a time machine, I would travel into
past and warn myself about SPAM (Right after I played
winning numbers for today's lottery).
Come step into my time machine, and take a journey with me into
past. Let me show you how I conquered spam, and how you can follow in my footsteps.
When I was younger, my best friend had a basement stocked full of spam. His family couldn't seem to get enough of it.
The moment I walked into his house,
aroma of spam filled
air.
When I was
ripe old age of twelve, I made
mistake of my life...I tried a spam sandwich. My friend convinced me that it was "really good, dude."
In my defense, I was starving and there was nothing else to eat. That thirty second experience still continues to haunt me.
This wouldn't be my first nightmarish encounter with spam, however.
Ten years later, while building my very first Website, I naively put my email address on every single page of my site.
I wanted to give my visitors a chance to ask me questions, make comments on my site, etc.
As my Website grew more and more popular, I started to receive 100 spam emails a day. Then 500, 1000, 2000...until it became unbearable.
I needed a solution and fast.
The first thing I had to accept was that my old email address was now useless. So I had to give it a proper burial and let it go. Then I created a new email address and applied spam prevention techniques I had diligently researched.
The result? A spam free email account.
Let me tell you, it is total bliss my friend.
You are in a war. You vs.
enemy (Spammers). The war has swung to
other side, but by using guerilla warfare tactics, you can turn
tide of battle.
To win
ever growing battle against spammers, you have to study your enemy, then prepare your battle plan.
This may be
most important sentence you ever read about spam prevention, so pay attention - Spammers cannot fill your inbox with their junk if they can't find your email.
It really is that simple.
With that in mind, below you will find your battle plan:
Step 1: Say good-bye to your old email account