TheChrisD - Rant Central

You can’t avoid the spam

It appears that even having your own e-mail address on your own domain, really doesn’t prevent you from receiving the odd spam message or two.
What makes you think I’d be interested in lists of US doctors, or cheap Viagra?

And also, what makes you think that I’d want to try and get extra traffic and higher ranks on Google? It’s a frigging blog for crying out loud! It’s not like everyone NEEDS to know about it and read it!

Well at least I still receive a lot of relevant e-mail, such as tickets available for the Dynamo Kiev match at Old Trafford, from Man U Soc - or the opportunity to work at a disability conference for a day for €100 from Anne. E-mails like that I like

E-mails like this, I don’t like

Dear Website Owner,

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I would be happy to send you a proposal using the top search phrases for your area of expertise. Please contact me at your convenience so I can start saving you some money. Please do not hesitate to email or call me if you would like further information.

Sincerely,
Neal Stone
Executive Vice President