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How much do you value your email address?

JohnV

Published on July 8, 2017

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I have followed with interest a discussion about buying email lists. One question now comes to mind. Having entrusted your email to someone, how do you feel about their having sold it?

Consequently, receiving unsolicited messages from a stranger?

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Surely, this is the very definition of what everyone here professes to hate - spam?

Because you believe your messages are great, does not make them of any value to me whatsoever.

Just my opinion, but I do not know many who do not resent having their time and attention hi-jacked.

Email marketing is too valuable to be diluted.

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