I recently wrote an article, "5 Reasons Why You Should Post A Free Classified Ad" and have received a lot of positive feedback about article but nobody said anything nice about spamsters.

I tried to imagine what Internet would be like without spam and concluded my life would be negatively impacted by it's absence.

Most of spam I get is funny. Ridiculous claims, poor syntax and bad spelling seem to be constants. Sometimes when I try to reply to their scheme I am told by server that they have been shut down. These pathetic souls are promoting something that is, at least temporarily, out of business. They cite U.S. House and Senate bills that died in session as evidence they are not spamsters. I have actually been advised that unsolicited bulk email is not spam.

When I check my email and find no new messages it's a let down. I feel unpopular, unloved. If it's a slow day and all I have is a little spam I read it. It's pretty obvious these front line spamsters have been taken in by slick website that provides a bundle of services for a fee which includes "blasting" a pitch to millions of "opt in" email addresses. I feel better just knowing there is somebody dumber than Stupidman. They're so dumb they probably don't know they're spamming plus they paid for privilege.

Obtaining your own domain name, such as LisasKnickKnack.com, is more important than most people think. It's hard to convince someone that you are stable and serious about your business when your URL is www.angelfire.com/users/~joeyp. The only exception to this rule might be case for stores.yahoo.com. It is relatively cheap to get a domain name form one of many registrars like Register.com. I find it is cheaper to buy it for 3 or more years; if your business doesn't work out, you can always auction off domain on eBay and get your money back, so just go for it. These seem to have some inherent reassurance at least to Yahoo! community.

**Reduce Customer Risk