Monday, February 13, 2012

What not to say the subject of your emails

All Spammed Up put together a list of 10 things you should not list on your subject lines of your emails.
If you do dare to do so, you may be subject to having your email being sent directly to the SPAM folder.

Spammers or some email marketers use these terms in their email subject lines and we suggest you rethink before sending out your next email.

Don't use these subject lines in your email: 

1. Meet Singles - This subject line is used endlessly in many types of porn spam.

2. Work From Home - Work from home scams are among the most common types of spam. Work at home jobs are highly sought after, especially in today’s shaky economy.

3. Business Opportunity -
Have you ever gotten a 419 or Nigerian Scam message? These spam messages often offer fake business opportunities along with the fake inheritances and pleas for help smuggling a fake family fortune out of an obscure country.

4. Buy Direct -
A favorite phrase for spammers hawking counterfeit designer goods and pharmaceutical products.

5. Clearance - 
Another favorite phrase. Spammers like to create a sense of urgency to help make recipients think they are getting a huge deal.

6. Pre-approved -
A tell-tale sign of financial spam. Mortgages, credit cards, payday loans, you name it.

7. Hello -
This innocent sounding salutation has been thoroughly exploited by spammers thinking the casual and familiar feel it gives their messages will make them more likely to be opened and read.

8. You Have Been Selected -
The favorite subject line of spam messages claiming the recipient has won a fake foreign lottery or one hosted by Yahoo! or Microsoft.

9. Weight Loss -
Weight loss pills are often touted along with other shady drugs and supplements in pharmaceutical spam.

10. Limited Time -
Subject lines like this create a sense of urgency, which spammers love.