Spam is not appreciated in any form, and ever since it has been banned for not following good “netiquette”, there is even more reason why businesses should refrain from adopting such practices to get the word out about their products.
So here is a list of reasons why you should not spam, especially if you have business of your own:
Reason #1: Abuse
If you spam people, you can be sure that you will be the recipient of verbal abuse in the form of profanity and at its worst, even death threats as well.
Reason #2: Technological risk
There are people who know the rudiments of being able to shut your online business down in no time at all, whether it is your mail server or even your website. You can be sure that you fax machine, phone service and your toll-free lines can come under attack.
Reason #3: Loss of Internet Services
There’s no doubt that spamming is considered to be an unethical practice, and since this is accepted everywhere, you can be sure that your ISP will watching whether or not you are spamming, and thus take action such as shutting down your website or even cutting off your internet services.
Reason #4: Legal Issues
Since it is considered an illegal in several states in the United States, there are anti-spam laws that have been put in place so that you can be brought to book if your break these laws, which will finally damage your company’s reputation.