What types of advertising are considered SPAM, and NOT allowed by Randolph & Associates? Bulk emailing (sending an email advertisement to persons listed on an email address lead list). Advertising with bulk email services (companies who will send an email advertisement to persons listed on an email address lead list for you). Cross-posting or advertising to Usenet, newsgroups, forum or discussion lists is not allowed, unless the owner of the list specifically states that business advertising is permitted. Why can’t I use a bulk email list from a company that sells the email addresses of people who have requested information? These companies may not have a legitimate list of addresses. Even if they do, and you know the company is an honest one, there will always be at least one unhappy recipient of your advertisement that may complain. They may have forgotten that they requested the information, or did not’t know what type of information that they were requesting when they submitted their email address. It only takes one complaint to be labeled a Spammer. Why would anyone complain about getting an email that they did not’t request? Can’t they just delete the message? Yes, they can just delete the message. The problem is that people have to pay for their internet connection. Unsolicited email costs them connect time. They feel they had to pay for your advertisement. SPAM is similar to receiving an opportunity in the mail with postage due! Can’t I just send my email advertisements one at a time? That’s not bulk emailing. Yes, if you locate someone on the web you can send them a short note under 5 lines and if they are interested they will contact you.

Why do you have a SPAM policy? Should we be allowed to advertise any way we want? Even one complaint from a SPAM recipient, whether they requested the information or not, could cause problems, and then if one can do it others would want to Randolph & Associates has an image of high integrity, and being the best quality company on the Net. We’re committed to maintaining that image, and you should be too. What kind of advertising is accepted? Classified Ads are a terrific way to advertise! The classified ad sites get heavy traffic, and there are thousands of FREE classified ad sites on the Net. Email newsletter advertising is an inexpensive way to reach hundreds or even thousands of readers who are interested in business opportunities. Do your research first, some so called "newsletters" do not have a legitimate subscriber list, and are actually SPAMMED to the recipients. Writing articles on topics of interest, and submitting them to email newsletters or web sites, is a FREE advertising method! Include a resource box about yourself, and how readers can contact you. Using banner ads on free banner ad sites, paid banner advertising, or banner exchange sites. Putting up a home page offering information of interest to others, such as financial information or links. Hobbies, pets, or other personal interests are a good topics for home pages. Visit the Guerrilla Marketing Online Site: http://www.gmarketing.com.  This site offers thousands of marketing tips and articles, from the marketers who have actually used these methods with success. The site is anti-spam, and offers a very good article about why it’s a bad idea to use this controversial marketing method: http://www.gmarketing.com./tactics/weekly_86.html