Gary Ambrose: Spammer

Many moons ago, when I was still plugged into a few dozen Internet marketing email lists, I came across the name of Gary Ambrose. Everybody was saying nice things about him… about how he was trustworthy, knew how to make money online, and so on. So I opted into Gary’s email list to see what […]

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Can I Ignore This Scary Getty Images Settlement Letter?

I’ve been getting an increasing number of emails from blog readers asking, “Can I ignore the Getty Images settlement demand letter?” Readers have also been asking for an update on what’s happened since I shared my personal Getty Images story last fall (October 2012). Let’s handle first things first…

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Is It Spam or Is It Something Else?

It really bugs me when people misapply the term “spam” to something that is not spam at all. In my vernacular (which is English, by the way), spam is bulk unsolicited email sent indiscriminately, regardless of whether it is commercial or not. If I send an email to my friends and family members — and […]

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How to Connect on Twitter

New Twitter followers are a dime a dozen. Maybe even a nickel or a penny. (Blame it on all the spam accounts.) Which means it’s not enough to merely follow somebody to get their attention. You need to go a step further and begin to interact with that person. Send them an @reply. Or retweet […]

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