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How DO Spammers Get Your Email Address?
As much as I try to stem the seemingly endless flow of spam, the crap just keeps arriving my Inbox.
For example, this week I received "New affiliate programs from 2004-02-10 to 2004-02-14 :: Subscription from http://WeAreBlahBlahBlah.net".
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How To Control Search Engine Robots
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to leave some code in your web site to tell the search engine spider crawlers to make your site number one? Unfortunately a robots.txt file or robots meta tag won't do that, but they can help the crawlers to index your...
Importance Of INTERNET
SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT Shorts for inter network. A set of computer networks that may be dissimilar and are joined together by means of gateways that handle data transfer and conversion of messages from the sending networks’ protocols to those of...
Lotus Domino/Notes - Microsoft Great Plains tandem as ERP with Documents Workflow - overview for IT Specialist
Lotus Domino/Notes – Microsoft Great Plains tandem as ERP with Documents Workflow – overview for IT Specialist
Microsoft Business Solutions has the whole spectrum of business applications, the good combination seems to be Microsoft Great...
Navision Customization and Reporting – tips for Programmer/IT Specialist
Founded in 1984, Navision Software is a leading developer of innovative enterprise business management solutions. Now a part of the Microsoft business solutions family it’s a growing force in the mid market space. Unlike other mid-market...
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"When is Free not REALLY Free?"
"When is Free not REALLY Free?" copyright 2001-02 John Evans
We all like to get something for free. Whether it's free software, free advertising, free ebooks, or free coupons, they're fun to get.
But when is free REALLY free? "When there are NO strings attached!" Period. Nada. Nothing. Absolutely NONE!
For instance, every once in a while, I'll click on a free offer, which only takes me to another page, and before I can really get the "freebie", I have to first "click here" to see their sales pitch. Or "click here to qualify for your free ...."
Qualify? THAT is a string, and there should be NO strings attached, of any kind. Because if there are "qualifications", then the item JUST ISN'T FREE!
How many times has this happened to you? You receive in the mail an invitation to receive a free gift. And all you
have to do is, 1. Take a tour of our new facility, or 2. Take a test drive, or 3.Listen to our 3 hour sales pitch?
Those are qualifications (strings attached).
If you have a useful offer for your visitors, and you say it's free, then MAKE it FREE! Don't make them have to 'qualify', or click here, and here, and here. Don't put any kind of barrier in front of them. Don't make them jump hurdles, or through hoops. If you do, then you're doing a disservice to your visitors. And what are visitors? They are potential customers. So treat them fair. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ copyright2001-02 John Evans http://www.dailybiz.com/specialsite.htm You can use this article but please leave it intact. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
About the Author
Been online for several years, and enjoy writing articles.
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| Listing of the GNU software packages. |
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