How to write cold emails that are not spam

Re:How to write cold emails that are not spam by tarminian on Monday February 16, 2015 @07:29PM (#9059937)

This is called Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE), which by definition is spam. If you are sending someone email with hopes to sell them something, it doesn't matter how nice you are, it is still spam. Cold emails are spam.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_spam

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Re:How to write cold emails that are not spam by paulhauggis on Monday February 16, 2015 @08:15PM (#9060102)

right from the page you linked: "Definitions of spam usually include the aspects that email is unsolicited and sent in bulk"

If you carefully select the people you are going to email and the message is tailored to that person, it's no longer considered spam (or in bulk).

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Re:How to write cold emails that are not spam by tarminian on Monday February 16, 2015 @09:49PM (#9060419)

"usually include", but not always.

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