| Grow your own home business by not buying bulk | | | | happen. What a lot of beginners to the internet do |
| email lists. This practice comes originally from the | | | | not realise is that all these email addresses have been |
| practise years ago of businesses purchasing mailing | | | | harvested using software and capture robots on the |
| lists to increase their number of customers and their | | | | internet. This is how these huge lists are created. |
| business. The principle has carried on into the world | | | | They are then offered out to anybody willing to buy |
| of internet marketing and it will cause you nothing | | | | them for whatever reason, dubious or otherwise. |
| but trouble and it will cost you money. | | | | Now, here are the legalities of it all. If you purchase a |
| If you have been on the internet for any length of | | | | list such as this, even at a bargain knock down price, |
| time or even just had an email address for a few | | | | not only will it turn out to be a complete waste of |
| years. It is inevitable that someone somewhere will | | | | money, you also risk being accused of spamming. |
| have collected your email and added it to a list with a | | | | This can of course cause you all sorts of problems |
| view to selling it in the future. It is a fact of life on | | | | with all sorts of authorities. You would be well |
| the internet. | | | | advised to build your list in an honest and legal way, |
| You will no doubt have been approached, normally | | | | certainly use the double opt in system used by the |
| through email from an internet marketer with an | | | | auto-responder services. It will cause you far less |
| offer to purchase a bulk email list. The numbers | | | | worry. |
| offered and price will vary considerably. Claims such | | | | Some businesses though, continue to bombard the |
| as "a million email addresses for $29.99". It's very | | | | net with spam email, have you had any offers from |
| tempting. In a recent email I've just been offered | | | | certain pharmaceutical companies offering those life |
| five hundred thousand for $200 and one million for | | | | saving tablets,Viagra. I'd be scared to take one in |
| $300. That's the price of inflation or is it perhaps just | | | | case it got stuck in my throat and gave me a stiff |
| optimism on the part of the seller. | | | | neck for a few hours. But seriously, they can cause |
| Certainly, I would love to have a list of a million | | | | you more grief than they are worth. Stay away |
| subscribers but by doing it this way it is not going to | | | | from them and treat them like the plague. |