The Evolution of My Spam

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As a small business owner with a very successful newsletter, I receive numerous unsolicited requests, multiple times a week. These solicitations, via email and LinkedIn, have evolved significantly over time. Initially, they focused primarily on offering free or paid newsletter/blog content, requests to use backlinks in my content, and SEO optimization.

I'm now inundated with offers about creating Wikipedia pages "I deserve" and publishing books "guaranteed to be a best seller." The trend evolution in these solicitations is interesting—and equally annoying, considering the volume of spam that’s impossible to unsubscribe from.

While I applaud entrepreneurs and support all kinds of content creation and innovation, I predict the next trend coming to my inbox being solicitations to:

• Clone myself with AI

• Develop my own personalized AI bot

• Integrate AI features into my newsletter and teaching

Or some variation of the above.

I haven’t received these yet, but given AI's advancements, growth and popularity, I'm willing to bet it's just a matter of time.

The prospect of AI-related proposals is somewhat interesting, exciting, and daunting. It may offer potential ops enhancements but will likely also be challenging and frustrating to determine which, if any, may be genuinely beneficial out of all of the spammy distractions.

Navigating these anticipated AI offers will likely become another unexpected part of my day. Yet, it's also a testament to the "ever-evolving, vast, tapestry... [yadda yadda, add additional embellished or ornate descriptors here]" landscape of digital entrepreneurship and the creative (albeit oftentimes intrusive) ways people market to leverage the latest technologies.

What types of spam do you receive? What spam trends have you seen over time? Envision coming down the pike? I'm genuinely curious to hear!