One of the biggest challenges as a publisher of websites is that I'm barraged with e-mail spam.

It's hard to avoid because I need to publish my e-mail address on my blogs and websites if I want people to contact me.

So, I resorted to publishing my contact information in an image file.

Visit my Contact Page for example (opens a new browser window)....
http://www.inyourweb.com/2004/12/contact-me.htm

Notice the contact info is actually an image, it's not text. This prevents spam bots from harvesting my e-mail address.

It also prevents Google and other search engines from making my address and phone number searchable.

If you were to Google my name, address, and phone number, you'll still find me because I have so many other websites, and I haven't been able to convert all that contact info into image files.

Here are some tips to creating a contact image file...

• Create the image using the same font and font size as your site's text


• Save the image in .GIF format, and use a transparent background


• If you have several websites, store the image in a central location, and have all websites link to the image.


• Use a robots.txt file to prevent search engines from adding the image to their image archives.

Using a Contact Form

You can also use a contact form if you don't want to disclose your e-mail address. I prefer to display my contact info, because I just think it gives my readers, clients, and other business folks a sense they have a direct connection to me.  ✓