- Tip of the Week:
- Headwhack of the Week: Why is my Message Getting Blocked?
- Geek Speak of the Week: MIME
- Small Business Tip of the Week: Small Business Server 2003
- News: Steer Clear of Windows Vista Basic
- News: Cisco patches Wi-Fi vulnerabilities
- News: Storm worm variant ignites e-mail virus deluge
- Weekly Advice Column: What causes email messages to get filtered by spam filters?
- This Week's Show: SPAM, Email, and Why your Message Won't go Through
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Tip of the Week: Avoid Commonly-Used Spam Keywords in your Email |
If your messages are getting blocked by a spam filter, the most common culprits are attachments, pictures or keywords. Attachments are generally necessary, and you should avoid including pictures or other 'prettyfiers' in your email, but most people are unaware that the actual words they use in a message can kill their chances for sucessful delivery. Some common words to avoid are:
- Free!
- 50% off!
- Click Here
- Call now!
- Subscribe
- Earn $
- Discount!
- Eliminate Debt
- Double your income
- You're a Winner!
- Reverses Aging
- Information you requested
- "Stop" or "Stops"
- Lose Weight
You can find more examples of words to avoid at http://www.internetbasedmoms.com/ezine-publishing/avoid_spam_filters.html
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Headwhack of the Week: Why is my Message Getting Blocked? |
Being blocked (incorrectly) by a spam filter is a very frustrating situation. An average message can be routed through 4-5 spam filters before being delivered to it's recipient. Finding the cause of your blockage can be close to impossible. Luckily, the people at Polite Mail have a service to help you with it. Simply send the same message that is getting blocked to [email protected], and you will shortly receive a response tallying your transgressions. Keep editing and retrying your message until your score is classified as 'Low Risk'.
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