Comments on: The Issue of Mailing List Freebie Seekers

By: TheBeam

TheBeam — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:27:32 +0000

Guilty as charged. I run a site where I post about freebies, free samples, free stuff in general (http://www.generopolis.com/wpblog)…and if I kept all the subscriptions I signed up for in the course of seeking out and publishing freebies, my inbox would be a steady stream of stuff I have no interest in.

HOWEVER, the way I see it, I’m sending people and traffic to your site and perhaps if you offer them something of value, they will stay on your list. Additionally, I HAVE kept SOME of the things I’ve signed up for (I usually give the site exactly ONE mailout and if it hits home, I stay on for another 2. If both those miss, I’m gone.)

I can’t be alone in this…so I offer the following advise: concentrate on a really special, well crafted email for the first one you send out with high traffic. It’s so important.

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WAHM Link Love 1-6-09 « WAHM — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:20:54 +0000

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By: April

April — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:24:31 +0000

I've subscribed to some mailing lists after hearing about a freebie or giveaway (that's the point of offering them, right?! LOL) but I've never just immediately unsubscribed. Not only do I think that's rude, it also doesn't make any sense. If someone is giving away something that I'm interested in enough to go through signing up for it, I want to hear what else they have to say. I usually stay subscribed for a couple of months and if I find myself deleting more often than opening and reading, I eventually unsubscribe. Now RSS feeds by email is another story. I only sign up for those as part of entering contests. I prefer my Feedly reader and since an RSS email provides the same content as what I see in my reader, why do I need more email cluttering up my inbox? Aprils last blog post..Secrets of WordPress and SEO

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Confessions of an Unsubscriber | WAHM 2.0 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:02:34 +0000

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By: CaraM - TheHouseholdHelper

CaraM - TheHouseholdHelper — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:57:20 +0000

I've had freebie seekers un-sub immediately. At first, it bothered me - couldn't they give me their attention for a few newsletters? I did after all put time and energy creating the freebie. But now, I focus on those that are loyal and have stayed with me. CaraM - TheHouseholdHelpers last blog post..Target Deal Alerts

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:17:46 +0000

For email lists, I don't usually unsubscribe unless they keep sending me stuff that I don't want to read. (Even that, I'd usually just delete them instead of unsubscribe.) I've subscribed to an RSS feed by email to enter a contest, though, as asked by a blogger I know. Eventually I unsubscribed from that because I'd rather get updates in my RSS reader instead. Kelvin Kaos last blog post..Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009!