Spam is a problem anybody with an email address has come across and it can end up being the bain of our lives. Using a spam filter either on your web server or local computer can help cut down the amount of spam that arrives in your inbox, but can never totally get rid of the problem. Also if you are too aggressive with your spam filter scoring you can easily start getting legitimate emails blocked.

So how can spam be stopped in the first place? Well…it can’t, but there are things that can be done when setting up a new website with a new domain. One thing our clients always want is their email address on the site and the first thing we always tell them is what a bad idea it is. As soon as you put your email on yours or anybody else’s website it will get picked up by spam databases and then get hurled with emails about anything from Viagra to fake bank account information. So to help combat this problem, included with all of our sites and something that we highly recommend doing is using a contact form instead of displaying your email address. This gives you the opportunity to ask your potential customers some brief questions and then have them emailed directly to you without ever disclosing your email address.You can even have it mailed to multiple recipients. But best of all it should help cut down the amount of spam you receive in the future.