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That’s right .. I said “CONTACT FORM SPAM” … not “COMMENT SPAM”

I have no idea why people would try to spam blogs through their contact form.

Basically, if you have a wordpress blog .. you can get the WP - Contact Form Plugin and activate it. Rather than placing your email address anywhere on your blog (for spammers to pick up and spam you) .. there is a neat little form where people can contact you. The information is emailed directly to you by your wordpress blog, and you do not have to worry about giving your email away to the person filling out the contact form - as they will be redirected to a thank-you page.

Personally .. I think all businesses should have some generic email addresses similar to their domain name .. like info@yourdomainurl.com .. or, maybe not as generic as that .. I’d use people’s first names. You can create an unlimited number of email addresses these days .. Why not? Then use alternate means to avoid spam. I use Eudora Lite v.7 and the plugin Spamnix to block my spam .. plus my servers all have their own spam blocking software installed anyway.

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Today is one of those days …

I’m expecting a courier delivery from a client today. It’s a box of my client’s Year-End records that I need and will be working on this weekend. I was asked Wednesday afternoon what day would be a good day to send the box, so I will be at home to receive it. I suggested Friday as I had no plans for the day, but just in case - call me before the courier is sent to be sure that I am home.

Well, this morning I had an early meeting with another client, and didn’t get back to ‘my office’ until shortly after 12:00pm Noon. Now, remember - that ‘my office’ is my home, because I work out of my house. There was a message on my call answer machine to let them know when they can send the courier. I immediately called my client, and let them know that I will be home for the rest of the day. They said they would immediately call the courier for pickup and delivery.

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