SELLHACK: COLD EMAIL & PROSPECTING

7 Ways to Stay CAN-SPAM Compliant

For those of us who send unsolicited emails and wonder or have been accused of sending SPAM, here’s 7 ways to ensure your are NOT sending spam.

There are more details in a post I did on LinkedIn here: linkd.in/1GcWUPr

tl;dr below

  1. Don’t use false or misleading contact info
  2. Don’t use deceptive subject lines
  3. If your email is an ad, then label it as such
  4. Tell the recipient your address
  5. Give recipients a way to opt out
  6. Honor opt outs
  7. Monitor what others are doing on your behalf

For more info, check out this PDF from the FTC and this one from the Canadian government.  Now, go find some emails and start a campaign with Replyify!

ps – here’s the ultimate list of spam trigger words to avoid your cold email’s landing in spam.  This post will help with the deliverability of your emails too.

100% free 100% Satisfied 4U
Access Accordingly Act Now
Addresses on CD Affordable All natural
Amazing stuff Apply now Apply Online
Avoid bankruptcy Bargain Be amazed
Best price Beverage Big bucks
Billion Billion dollars Bonus
Buy Buy direct Buying judgments
Call now Calling creditors Can’t live without
Cards accepted Cash Cash bonus
Cell phone cancer scam Cents on the dollar Certified
Check or money order Claims Claims not to be selling anything
Click Click below Click here
Compare Compare rates Compete for your business
Consolidate your debt Copy accurately Copy DVDs
Credit card offers Cures Cures baldness
Diagnostics Dig up dirt on friends Direct email
Don’t delete Don’t hesitate Dormant
Drastically reduced Earn Earn $
Eliminate bad credit Eliminate debt Email harvest
Expire Explode your business Extra
Fantastic Fantastic deal Fast cash
For free For instant access For just $ (some amount)
Form Free Free access
Free gift Free grant money Free hosting
Free investment Free leads Free membership
Free priority mail Free quote Free sample
Friend Full refund Get
Get started now Gift certificate Give it away
Guarantee Guaranteed Have you been turned down?
Hidden assets Hidden charges Home
Human growth hormone If only it were that easy Important information regarding
Increase sales Increase traffic Increase your sales
Instant Insurance Insurance
Investment decision It’s effective Join millions
Leave Legal Life
limited time Limited time offer Limited time only
Lose weight Lose weight spam Lower interest rates
Lowest Price Luxury Luxury car
Make money Marketing Marketing solutions
Meet singles Member Member stuff
Million dollars Miracle MLM
Month trial offer More Internet Traffic Mortgage
Never New customers only New domain extensions
No claim forms No cost No credit check
No gimmick No hidden No hidden Costs
No medical exams No middleman No obligation
No strings attached No-obligation Not intended
Now only Obligation Offshore
One hundred percent free One hundred percent guaranteed One time
Online marketing Online pharmacy Only
Opt in Order Order now
Outstanding values Passwords Pennies a day
Phone Please read Potential earnings
Print form signature Print out and fax Priority mail
Profits Promise Promise you
Rates Real thing Refinance
Removal instructions Remove Removes wrinkles
Reverses Reverses aging Risk free
Safeguard notice Sale Sample
Save big money Save up to Score
Section 301 See for yourself Sent in compliance
Shopper Shopping spree Sign up free today
Special promotion Stainless steel Stock alert
Stop snoring Strong buy Stuff on sale
Success Supplies Supplies are limited
Talks about prizes Teen Tells you it’s an ad
The following form They keep your money — no refund! They’re just giving it away
This won’t last Thousands Time limited
University diplomas Unlimited Unsecured credit
Urgent US dollars Vacation
Vicodin Visit our website Wants credit card
Web traffic Weekend getaway Weight
While supplies last While you sleep Who really wins?
Win Winner Winning
You are a winner! You have been selected Your income

– Ryan O’Donnell

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