Comments on: How To Fail At List Building http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/email-marketing/how-to-fail-at-list-building/ BizExcellerated Internet Marketing: Achieve mastery in blogging, affiliate marketing, social traffic generation at Andrew Wee Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:16:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Josh Mullineaux http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/email-marketing/how-to-fail-at-list-building/comment-page-1/#comment-496933 Josh Mullineaux Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:52:42 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/?p=690#comment-496933 To attain $1 per person on your list is rather aggressive from what we have experienced, especially on a monthly basis. Would you say that this statistic is for more mature lists? great post! To attain $1 per person on your list is rather aggressive from what we have experienced, especially on a monthly basis.

Would you say that this statistic is for more mature lists?

great post!

]]> By: Kronfeld http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/email-marketing/how-to-fail-at-list-building/comment-page-1/#comment-496932 Kronfeld Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:37:56 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/?p=690#comment-496932 i had a similar experience recently, needing to opt-in for every individual bonus after subscribing to the main newsletter. i didn't opt-in at all, the whole thing just lost its appeal there and then. i had a similar experience recently, needing to opt-in for every individual bonus after subscribing to the main newsletter. i didn’t opt-in at all, the whole thing just lost its appeal there and then.

]]> By: Ron Barrett http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/email-marketing/how-to-fail-at-list-building/comment-page-1/#comment-496931 Ron Barrett Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:37:06 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/?p=690#comment-496931 Andrew, Sorry to hear that you had a bad experience in a giveaway event. Basically the 'format' of the giveaways for the contributors, is to submit a gift with the intentions of building their own mailing list. It's the same concept that you have with the link to your optin form on this site (which by the way, doesn't seem to be working) With each gift that you want to download, you will need to fill out the form and subscribe to that list. You should have the option to opt out or unsubscribe from that list after you have downloaded whatever the product is. Unfortunately, from a marketers perspective, unsubscribers are a part of the game. If a person doesn't like the content or promotions I am sending to them, they do have the option to unsubscribe. Personally I take part in about 15-20 of these events each year. They are another great way to increase the number of readers to my newsletter. Thanks, Ron Barrett Andrew,

Sorry to hear that you had a bad experience in a giveaway event.

Basically the ‘format’ of the giveaways for the contributors, is to submit a gift with the intentions of building their own mailing list.

It’s the same concept that you have with the link to your optin form on this site (which by the way, doesn’t seem to be working)

With each gift that you want to download, you will need to fill out the form and subscribe to that list. You should have the option to opt out or unsubscribe from that list after you have downloaded whatever the product is.

Unfortunately, from a marketers perspective, unsubscribers are a part of the game.

If a person doesn’t like the content or promotions I am sending to them, they do have the option to unsubscribe.

Personally I take part in about 15-20 of these events each year. They are another great way to increase the number of readers to my newsletter.

Thanks,

Ron Barrett

]]> By: Kok Choon http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/email-marketing/how-to-fail-at-list-building/comment-page-1/#comment-496919 Kok Choon Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:54:13 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/?p=690#comment-496919 That is depends on what she wants... If I am a freebie seeker, just register a free mail account and download all the freebies...! I never use the email account to receive anything any more. I think the proper way to do opt-in is to provide good content and value, we want to build relationship, not to pitch people all the products we never used before! Just like blog, email is a very powerful tool to build relationship, and Andrew seems to be very "conservative" on sending me email, I think you can offer us more great products, I won't mind getting more mail from you as long as they are Good! That is depends on what she wants… If I am a freebie seeker, just register a free mail account and download all the freebies…!

I never use the email account to receive anything any more.

I think the proper way to do opt-in is to provide good content and value, we want to build relationship, not to pitch people all the products we never used before!

Just like blog, email is a very powerful tool to build relationship, and Andrew seems to be very “conservative” on sending me email, I think you can offer us more great products, I won’t mind getting more mail from you as long as they are Good!

]]> By: andrew wee http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/email-marketing/how-to-fail-at-list-building/comment-page-1/#comment-496887 andrew wee Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:00:42 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/?p=690#comment-496887 Hi Becks, You should feel sorry for the marketer building that list. She just lost a prospect. Hi Becks,
You should feel sorry for the marketer building that list.
She just lost a prospect.

]]> By: MLRebecca http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/email-marketing/how-to-fail-at-list-building/comment-page-1/#comment-496886 MLRebecca Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:47:36 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/?p=690#comment-496886 I've always thought list building to be a positive thing. I'm sorry to hear about your frustrations with this prospect. I agree that an opt-in/opt-out option is essential. Great post! I’ve always thought list building to be a positive thing. I’m sorry to hear about your frustrations with this prospect. I agree that an opt-in/opt-out option is essential. Great post!

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