I have done a LOT of "local, unsolicited email" and have never had a "problem" or complaint. Whether you will, who knows.

I think the reason I have not had any "problems" is because;
1) The message is sent to a "niche" market who, for the lost part, is interested in what I am offering. It's not like sending an ad for "Viagra" to everyone.
2) The mesage is short. I keep mine to 4 sentences at most.
3) I include a Link to a web page.
4) I include a "disclaimer" which says, "If you do not want to receive any further emails from us, please click Reply and put "Remove" in the subject line. Thank you."

Don Alm

> Hi everyone,
> I am working on my interior fung shui design
> business and my targeted customers are local
> businesses. From my local chamber of
> commerce, I was able to get a list of local
> business emails. However, I don't know how I
> should send out my emails so that they won't
> be perceived as spam. I can send my emails
> on a 1-on-1 basis, but is there something
> that I can say in the email so that I won't
> violate the non-spam law?

> If you have similar experience, is there any
> sample emails that you can share with me?

> Thank you very much.




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