Comments on: Dear Firstname I Am Your Good Friend Please Buy From Me http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2006/11/18/dear-firstname-i-am-your-good-friend-please-buy-from-me/ Work from home | social media for home based business | Des Walsh | mentor coach Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:39:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2006/11/18/dear-firstname-i-am-your-good-friend-please-buy-from-me/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Anonymous Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:11:17 +0000 http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2006/11/18/dear-firstname-i-am-your-good-friend-please-buy-from-me/#comment-316 It's not a good idea to reply to spam. In fact, it's a very bad idea, because it confirms that there is someone reading the message, so you move from being a possibly made-up address to being a real prospect. The best defence against work from home scams is to have a clear picture of how you want to work and if working from home is part of it develop a business plan for that, so when these messages come in you see them clearly as distractions not opportunities. It’s not a good idea to reply to spam. In fact, it’s a very bad idea, because it confirms that there is someone reading the message, so you move from being a possibly made-up address to being a real prospect.

The best defence against work from home scams is to have a clear picture of how you want to work and if working from home is part of it develop a business plan for that, so when these messages come in you see them clearly as distractions not opportunities.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2006/11/18/dear-firstname-i-am-your-good-friend-please-buy-from-me/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Anonymous Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:29:23 +0000 http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2006/11/18/dear-firstname-i-am-your-good-friend-please-buy-from-me/#comment-315 I get 50-100 spam a day at work -- it's really getting ridiculous. I often wonder what would happen if I reply... Another thing that annoys are <a href="http://www.consultantjournal.com/blog/setting-consulting-fee-rates" rel="nofollow">work from home</a> scams. Those are the ones I tend to fall for. I get 50-100 spam a day at work — it’s really getting ridiculous. I often wonder what would happen if I reply…

Another thing that annoys are work from home scams. Those are the ones I tend to fall for.

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