Here's My Email Hoop - Jump Through It!
Though my question was about their website, I could have been a buyer who found one of their listings on the Web. My interest is general at this point, but I would like to know if there is a restriction relating to outbuildings for the property (example). I'm all over the Web looking at listing information, but there is mild interest in this one, if I can add a workshop. I'm sending the same question to half a dozen Realtors this morning.
My interest doesn't extend to "proving that I'm human" to this listing agent. Nobody hates SPAM more than I do. However, the last thing I would do is allow it to further damage me by losing potential business because it annoys me to scan through a spam-catcher file once a day.
I am indeed human. That's why I'm prone to annoyance when I'm required to jump through hoops to give you my business. Probably unreasonable on my part, but there are others out there like me...I think.
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I know what you mean its annyoing the amount of places that do this, blogs, signing up to sites, submitting directories. Then again soam has reached a stupendous high so who can blame them. The internets always been prone to spam and always, unfortunatly, will be
At least there was an answer! I think some never respond at all or do so days later. Yikes!
I agree that requiring a person to submit to a test of his humanity is over the edge. I also think that spam is one of the biggest problems in trying to manage your time and work efficiently.
Many less annoying spam filters may delete valuable emails. I guess it depends on how busy you are with the clients you have. If you spend all day marketing trying to get new clients, then you should read every email you get and determine personally whether it is valuable or spam.
I won’t jump thru the hoops - even including a potential client.