The Legalities Of Email Emailing

As an Internet marketer you know that spam is something that must be avoided at all costs.

According to Webster, spam is defined as, “a disruptive, especially commercial message posted on a computer network or sent as email.“

There are laws in place in the United States, Canada, Australia and throughout Europe which limit the sending of spam. Yet, according to some estimates, up to 80 percent of all messages received are unsolicited. As an Internet marketer, you need to find the fine line between spam and sending email marketing messages.

Laws can impose large fines and commercial organizations that do not follow required laws. Most importantly, they can put you out of business.

To help you to define that line, consider the following.

Use An Opt In List

An opt in list is one created by you. People agree to allow you to send email messages to them. The process requires that they check a box or otherwise agree to receive messages from you. Once they do agree, their email address can be added to your email campaign. You should not email just anyone with your commercial message.

Opt in lists are relatively easy to create. At first, you can even manage it in your Outlook program. Yet, keeping some form of record of their signature (even the virtual agreement) is important. For this reason, you may want to consider email programs that can help you generate effective opt in lists that help protect your business in the long term.

Opt in lists can capture email addresses in various forms including just on your website or blog, through RSS feeds, through your newsletter and through the ordering process. All are safe options to help protect your business from spam and spam related problems.

provide a Request Out Service

Nearly all countries with spam laws require that the email recipient receives some way of removing themselves from your list. To protect yourself from potential problems, be sure your email marketing place always offers a removal link.

If you have an email marketing system, this is very easy to do. Most programs will allow you to offer a personalized message that goes at the very bottom of an email alerting the reader to their ability to remove themselves from your list. The system then handles this fully for you, making it easy for you to keep those who want off, off your list.

Don’t Skip Your Contact Information

In the United States, it is required by law that all commercial solicitations have some form of contact information on them. This is designed to allow those who receive the emails to be able to contact you ask you for removal. Often, all that needs to be provided is your email address or your business’s mailing address.

If your area requires the use of this type of solicitation, use it. You do not want to find yourself out of business before you start.

In addition to providing your contacts with this legal requirement, by publishing your company’s contact information at the bottom of emails like this, you help show them that your business is, in fact, authentic and this could help them decide to work with you.

It Isn’t That Bad

While each of these items may seem like overkill, and they may push you away from wanting to use email marketing, they should not do so. In fact, once you get the process underfoot you can easily manage your email marketing methods without thinking about them. This takes the pressure off you and allows your clients to feel better about working with you.

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