As an aspiring author, I am supposed to be collecting emails so I can send out newsletters, giveaways and updates on my books. I haven’t started doing that yet and one reason is I get so much junk mail that I don’t want to burden anyone else with it.
I don’t mind the mail I signed up for (and if I start collecting emails I guess it means you want to hear from me) but I get all kinds, prescription drugs for cheap, toys at a discount, credit card applications, etc. I’ve opted out and spam blocked but it still comes.
We live in a world where everyone is trying to be heard above all the noise. I think that is why I love reading and writing. I focus on the story and shut the rest of the noise out.
If anyone has any tips for eliminating junk mail, let me know. And when I start collecting addresses and sending out emails, I want to become someone you want to hear from and not just noise.
PS – THIS IS AN OLD POST – I EVENTUALLY ADDED THE EMAIL MAILING LIST BOX – I promise not to overwhelm your email with garbage.