> Maybe for a serious job offer. If I'm not looking, then I don't want to be contacted for job offers. Regardless, there are more appropriate channels like Li

> Maybe for a serious job offer. If I'm not looking, then I don't want to be contacted for job offers. Regardless, there are more appropriate channels like LinkedIn where I explicitly go regarding jobs. > Somebody secretly in love with you. Would you actually take such a person seriously? This is probably exactly who I want blocked as a phisher. > Somebody admiring your content, and wanting to publish it in a book. Good. Let them prove they want to invest in me by paying to contact me. That way I can trust a little more that they're not trying to con me. I think it is also worth pointing out a couple solutions to these problems that Earn.com had: > If you're a friend of mine, click below to request a spon on my whitelist. Your emails will get through as normal. > If I don't know you, go ahead and send me a paid message. You'll only pay if you get a response.