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Did you delete any good ideas from your spam folder today?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 GREC# 169695

I get hundreds of emails daily.  I don't use a spam filter because I have to go through it anyway to make sure it is not a real email from a potential client.  So I get a lot of junk emails.  That's okay I know where my delete button is and my clicky finger works great. But sometimes something really cool shows up in my inbox. Today I found a spam email that had the following quote in it:

 

Today, I asked my mentor - a very successful business man in his 70s- what his top 3 tips  are for success. He smiled and said, "Read something no one else is 
reading, think something no one else is thinking, and do something no one 
else is doing."

That quote that I have no idea who said or who their mentor was, but they were very smart. So tomorrow I'm starting a new book, going to see how far outside of the box I can think to do some marketing that no one else is doing.

Do you ever wonder what kind of spam you delete that might have a gold nugget in it?

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Tammy Lankford, Broker/Owner

 

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Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

I also love this quote. Thanks for sharing this bit of info you found in your spam..

Jan 19, 2015 01:16 PM
Alan Kirkpatrick
Austin Texas Homes - Round Rock, TX
Alan in Austin

Tammy: Nice post. I go through my spam about once a week before I delete it rarely see anything I would have missed but your point is well taken.

Jan 19, 2015 01:30 PM
Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho
Sandpoint Realty LLC - Sandpoint, ID
North Idaho Real Estate - 208-255.6227

Tammy.  You have already stepped outside the box with this post!  Not the norm.  Planning to do ...and doing are big steps apart.  You obviously are taking the doing seriously.  Kudos.  Mark

Jan 19, 2015 01:46 PM
Claude Labbe
RLAH / @properties - Washington, DC
Realty for Your Busy Life

A couple of nuggets there. Or 4 leaf clovers if you prefer.

1. Think.

2. Outside of the Box.

Jan 19, 2015 02:06 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I agree we do find a lot of ideas in our junk mail, great for one of those days when you dont know what to write about.

 

Jan 19, 2015 02:29 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

I keep forgetting about my Facebook one. Apparently Facebook spams and general folders have a lot of gems that no one ever sees.

Jan 19, 2015 02:33 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

I agree with Bob that this isn't something you would think the right about normally, but great work here and I will now take your advice! :)

Jan 19, 2015 02:35 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Tammy. I check my spam folder on a regular basis, just in case something got there, that I should be, but almost all of it is worthless, but love the thought process of the person you asked.

 

Jan 19, 2015 05:15 PM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Tammy. Your mentor is a very smart guy. I love this, and do wonder what magic is in the deleted files.

Jan 19, 2015 09:33 PM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I know I have deleted some good stuff without knowing it. I guess that proves maybe we should be sending things more than once.

Jan 19, 2015 11:32 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Tammy ... this is a interesting post, true and I like "Fred's" comment (above) 

Jan 20, 2015 02:26 AM
Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Tammy Lankford - There are times when I do peruse through my spam filter, and I will find a nugget once in a while. I do love the quote you found.

Jan 20, 2015 07:06 AM
Suzanne McLaughlin
Sabinske & Associates, Inc. (Albertville, St. Michael) - Saint Michael, MN
Sabinske & Associates, Realtor

That was a great quote, Tammy, and I know that I have heard it before.  Now, i will have to go open my spam folder, for sure!!!

Jan 20, 2015 08:06 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

You're much nicer about spam than I am. I don't even like the spam phone calls, and when I hear somebody introduce themselves and begin to say "the reason I am calling," I say put me on your do not call list and please don't ever call me again, I have no patience for this stuff. To date I haven't said that to a potential client but my time will come.

Jan 20, 2015 10:23 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

OMG Tammy you and I are of the same chip of the block....I start deleting in the morning for about an hour  then during the middle of the day as well as at night...when I have more time as they come in...no spam blocker here...I am also noticing many Email Blast are going into the "junk folder" I check that as well:))) Endre

Jan 20, 2015 01:38 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

What a great quote!  I always review my spam folder before deleting it and I have found some things there that shouldn't have been.  It's a good idea to check before hitting that delete button!

Jan 20, 2015 11:05 PM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Tammy, that was a good find!  I don't usually spend anytime on spammy looking emails :-)

“Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.”
Christopher Morley

Jan 20, 2015 11:54 PM
John Meussner
Mortgages in AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IN, MD, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI - Fair Oaks, CA
#MortgageMadeEasy Fair Oaks, CA 484-680-4852

I always take a quick glance and am pleasantly surprised and equally anxious (have I quickly deleted other important stuff!?) when I find something worthwhile or important in the spam folder.

Jan 21, 2015 06:31 AM
Pete Xavier
Investments to Luxury - Pacific Palisades, CA
Outstanding Agent Referrals-Nationwide

Like Fred #5 I have indeed found a gem in my spam box and turned it into some gold (Money), you just never know.

Jan 23, 2015 12:45 PM
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Cloudmark is an excellent free spam blocker. Also Spamihilator is good. GMail is the best of the webmail accounts at blocking spam, very little junk gets through.

Jul 05, 2015 09:51 AM