Comments on: Spam-Risk in a Volatile Market http://www.clicknewz.com/883/spam-risk-in-a-volatile-market/ Internet Marketing blog by Lynn Terry with How-to, Tips, Reviews, Case Studies & Ideas to help you succeed online. Known as the Voice of Integrity in IM... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:36:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: michael b http://www.clicknewz.com/883/spam-risk-in-a-volatile-market/comment-page-1/#comment-63420 michael b Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:21:00 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/883/spam-risk-in-a-volatile-market/#comment-63420 Lynn, I think more and more marketers (especially the gurus) are trying to push some type of "envelope" that shouldn't be pushed - trying to break a sales "barrier" if you will. I have recently unsubscribed from many different marketing lists because they are "way off" subject. That list could possibly be the most valuable thing any marketer could possess... Alienating yourself from your own list could be the biggest mistake any marketer would make... Which just further shows to many marketers just value the almighty buck and not their readers... Maybe CANspam will start actually cracking down. On that note - that just makes me taking care of my customers and readers to my lists so much easier :) Great Blog Post Lynn :) Lynn,

I think more and more marketers (especially the gurus) are trying to push some type of “envelope” that shouldn’t be pushed – trying to break a sales “barrier” if you will.

I have recently unsubscribed from many different marketing lists because they are “way off” subject. That list could possibly be the most valuable thing any marketer could possess…

Alienating yourself from your own list could be the biggest mistake any marketer would make…
Which just further shows to many marketers just value the almighty buck and not their readers…

Maybe CANspam will start actually cracking down.

On that note – that just makes me taking care of my customers and readers to my lists so much easier :)

Great Blog Post Lynn :)

]]> By: Lynn Terry http://www.clicknewz.com/883/spam-risk-in-a-volatile-market/comment-page-1/#comment-32830 Lynn Terry Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:49:24 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/883/spam-risk-in-a-volatile-market/#comment-32830 I just received ANOTHER mailing from a list that did NOT have an unsubscribe link at the bottom. Do these guys know something I dont? Why would you risk a CANSPAM violation?? In case nobody is watching the news lately, they are really cracking down on spammers. I just received ANOTHER mailing from a list that did NOT have an unsubscribe link at the bottom.

Do these guys know something I dont? Why would you risk a CANSPAM violation?? In case nobody is watching the news lately, they are really cracking down on spammers.

]]> By: Lynn Terry http://www.clicknewz.com/883/spam-risk-in-a-volatile-market/comment-page-1/#comment-31809 Lynn Terry Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:26:49 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/883/spam-risk-in-a-volatile-market/#comment-31809 My reply to the publisher: I am subscribed to this list because I requested more information about *** from your ***.com website. The content of the message below is completely unrelated to what I originally requested. The email you sent to me before this was a promotion for the RJ event. Also unrelated. I am unsubscribing from this list. Please let me know if you ever decide to go back on topic. Thanks, Lynn Terry My reply to the publisher:

I am subscribed to this list because I requested more information about *** from your ***.com website.

The content of the message below is completely unrelated to what I originally requested.

The email you sent to me before this was a promotion for the RJ event. Also unrelated. I am unsubscribing from this list. Please let me know if you ever decide to go back on topic.

Thanks,
Lynn Terry

]]> By: Lynn Terry http://www.clicknewz.com/883/spam-risk-in-a-volatile-market/comment-page-1/#comment-31808 Lynn Terry Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:19:47 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/883/spam-risk-in-a-volatile-market/#comment-31808 What I referred to in the original post was so far unrelated it wasnt even funny. Just to give you an idea, imagine you signed up to learn about knitting and you got an email about a special on dog food. WAY out in left field. But tonight I got one more like you were describing, Kara. I had signed up for a free course on Topic A, and just got an email promoting something from Topic Z. Completely unrelated to the information I requested. This has GOT to stop... What I referred to in the original post was so far unrelated it wasnt even funny. Just to give you an idea, imagine you signed up to learn about knitting and you got an email about a special on dog food. WAY out in left field.

But tonight I got one more like you were describing, Kara. I had signed up for a free course on Topic A, and just got an email promoting something from Topic Z. Completely unrelated to the information I requested.

This has GOT to stop…

]]> By: Kara http://www.clicknewz.com/883/spam-risk-in-a-volatile-market/comment-page-1/#comment-31636 Kara Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:47:20 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/883/spam-risk-in-a-volatile-market/#comment-31636 I've been noticing this kind of thing more and more. What's worse, I tend to get the same spam multiple times if I've signed up to multiple "courses" offered by that person. In fact, it's rare I see anything related to what I originally signed up for anymore. It's like they used a niche topic as a front just to collect names. I imagine their conversion rates look pretty ugly, as do their unsubscription rates! (When they actually include the link that is). I’ve been noticing this kind of thing more and more. What’s worse, I tend to get the same spam multiple times if I’ve signed up to multiple “courses” offered by that person. In fact, it’s rare I see anything related to what I originally signed up for anymore. It’s like they used a niche topic as a front just to collect names.

I imagine their conversion rates look pretty ugly, as do their unsubscription rates! (When they actually include the link that is).

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