See, I've got like seven. I have one free email account I NEVER open- I log into it every couple of months and empty everything in there without even checking what I was sent- anything that has spam potential goes to that address. I've got one I clear out once a month- I check some of titles that look interesting, but they're mostly either junk, status reports or emails I need to look at once then throw out.

There's another I clear out once a week, there's semi-important stuff in there- information I can't keep track of, back ups of emails or attachments. Then there's one I use ONLY for signing up for things. If I subscribed to your newsletter, that's probably where it'll end up. But after a while, if I really like your ezine and you don't spam me, I'll also subscribe at one of my real email addresses.

One of my real email addresses is a personal one, that's one for family and friends to send me personal stuff, where I get all my jokes and horoscopes and what not.

The other real email address is my business one. It is a fortress against spam because almost no one knows I have it. If I treasure your newsletter above all others, if at some point we have slept in same bed, if at some point I paid more than $100 for something or have some sensitive financial information coming back and forth from you, that's email address I'll give you. I stay on a computer about ten hours a day. During those ten hours I leave this account open in my email client. If you're a client of mine, this is email address you have to get directly in touch with me at any hour. And when I'm away from my computer, it's synched to my phone so I can check messages as they come in.

And I realized today, that I let a few more people into one of those top three email boxes today- guess why? We'll get back to that in a minute.

Here are ten ways even smallest budget can incorporate to attract more at next trade show. You can even use some of these at speaking engagements.

1. Have a visual point at your booth -- like a power point show or a television with a video playing. Put together a workshop video, even if it isn't professional quality. People will usually not look at it more than three minutes before they feel conspicuous and will approach you.

2. Have a picture album with success stories and pictures. Especially great for independent professionals selling a intangible product. Pictures of workshop attendees having fun and doing various projects or eating together or a Christmas party in your office with your clients is very connecting and attractive. Please like to belong to things that they perceive as "successful."

3. Have a drawing for something that is valuable and attractive to them. Don't give away something laying around your office or something that has your ego attached, this very unattractive.