I Love Spam - If You Don't - Read This!
Learn to Love Your Spam
Do you use reverse marketing strategies to build your opt in list?
If you don't, you are probably frustrated with the volume of "spam"
messages in your email inbox.
Allow me to share a way for you to start loving your spam, and
some may actually go out of their way a little bit to generate more of it!
First of all, never ever ever use your business email to subscribe to
safelists, FFA sites, subscriptions etc. If you elect to use these systems
(they won't give you good results, and are really only good as a reverse
marketing system), set up a separate email account especially for that
purpose. If you are a member of Veretekk, you have the ability to set up
an unlimited number of "stealth email" addresses for this purpose. If not,
set up a Gmail account - it's free and it allows you to set up a one time
auto reply.
If you elect to use gmail, set up your vacation responder. Whenever
someone emails you, they will receive an instant reply... with whatever
message you insert into your vacation responder. I use something like this:
Subject: In Reply to Your Email
Body: Thank you for your email, I will read it and respond asap. In the
meantime, please help yourself to this free marketing tool: (insert link to
your lead capture site. I use this valuable newsletter subscription page
Essential Rules for Email Marketing).
Kind Regards,
Your Name
Your Website
Your rtn email
Your Ph#
Do you smell the power of this? I gain several new opt in subscribers
daily using this simple set it and forget it strategy. And it really is a set
and forget.
Now that you have your email account set up, you'll want to use that
address to subscribe to newsletters, or other systems. I use my "reverse"
email to subscribe for anything, even if it is something I want to receive.
This way I get to pre-filter - many sites that say they won't give away your
email address, actually do. I just go to my "reverse" account and forward
emails that I do want to an account that I actually check on.
Questions? Feel free to contact me!
Karen Weir
PS. This is not promoting supporting or initiating spam. It is a legitimate
method of marketing to people who purchase lead lists from unscrupulous
marketers, those who post ads on Free FFA sites and Safelists - and in
general those who are in serious need of help to learn effective marketing
strategies - which you can share through your newsletter!
Comments (47)
Warren Day7
I'm sure that this is effective but I can't support it on a philosophical basis
Kh. Jwmwi8
Blogger, Web designer
Good....................!!!
Paula van Dun16
Retired
Hi Karen,
I never thought of using spam to my advantage this way. I think I am going to give this a try. Thanks for sharing this.
Jack Vorster5
Writer
Tnanks. Now I've learned something new. I delete over 200 spam mails per day.
Patrick Pierre12
A Must-See Innovation
Thanks for opening my EYES!
http://www.papierre.com/awardb.html
Paula Gaon7
Hi Karen,
Seems like you posted this some time ago.
In any case, I took your great advice then
and have never regretted it! Even added
my own little creation. When people
consistently email me, I filter their addres-
ses to go straight away to a folder. Then
when I do reply personally, to these folks.
I can write a more personal response based
on their previous emails. Sometimes I receive
likewise. Great way to network. I call this
system "Passive Networking".
Paula/BoomSpress
M.C. Nygard3
I'll look into GMail. Thank you.
Mike7
SPAM IS GOOD!!!!!!!! Karen I've been making good money off spammers for years now. They actually, pay my mortgage, car note and my gym membership. Have You ever thought about monetizing a blog about The MANY USES and JOYS OF SPAM or a Blog titled SPAM IS HMMMM HMMMM GOOD. Spam has been really good to me. :-}
Collette Johnson12
Collette's Naturals
Nice post Karen.
Artfully explained. I also do reverse marketing. Have gotten some quality sign ups as well.
James Max7
Blog Network Community
I was sure I posted on this topic before (maybe got deleted!)
I am slowly winning the Spam Game - Got careless as a newbie, now I am learning to have all my contacts spam protected - email and even my contact phone number . Who has the time to play games with these predators..
Once I had over 1100 return messages to one of my email addresses that someone used as return address to do mass mailing.
Recently I got some drug newsletters, but they used my email address to mail me. I was
Eric Smith7
Online Professional
Therein lies the problem, peaceful, supporting the industry.
I'm guessing since you are using FFA pages, you may be a newbie.
You may want to visit the "Conquer Your Niche", or the "Warrior Forum" to pick up some professional marketing strategies.
Jeff Greene8
Online Marketing Specialist/Consultant
I enhance my reverse-marketing strategy with a free GishPuppy email forwarding address:
Use it to sign-up for ffa and blasters, confirm or accept the offer and then immediately set your gmail to the vacation mode, with your message in there- this way you'll never even have to see spam again- plus email stripper programs will pick up your GishPuppy address and keep spreading it around- forever! :)
Cyndi Oropeza9
I had heard of this before. Just not explained in such detail. Thanks a bunch. I think this will truly be a valuable tool.
Cyndi
Beth Schmillen10
Hi Karen,
Spam of the sort that comes into inboxes and are truly unsolicited... I just got some that was from subrl... or similar to that.. about 2 dozen but with different names...
can be a nuisance... I have not problem with what was being called spam here in apsense... that was what I couldn't understand..
but thanks to the wonderful signature I have gone to your website and to Eric's website... and that is a much easier way to put a name, face and website together! Lots of people he
Teodor M.11
Blockchain Real Estate
SPAM !!!
Thanks for opening my EYES! I recieve about 1000 spam emails per week so I should redirect some spammers to the right place.
Thank you very much Karen!
Tracy Morris2
Oops,
Forgot to say I learnt a lot of useful informatio here and will be checking some of it out!
Tracy Morris2
SPAM,SPAM,SPAM!
I LOVE SPAM AND EGGS,SPAM AND CHIPS....
Sorry,Just trying to lighten the mood!
I just love Monty Python..
Paul Muhammad1
Karen,
Thanks for for the heads up. I'm going to check out eLert.
Make Unlimited Impressions,
Paul
Karen Weir9
Local Internet Advertising Consultant
Hi Paul,
I completely agree with much of what you say. In my years on the internet I have never had a spam complaint against me. Not one, and I have had an auto message responding to incoming email always. I simply changed the message in that responder.
Spam is out of control, there is no doubt about it. But blacklisting spammers only solves one small part of your problem. You still have a problem with getting your messages delivered.
I think eLert is the answer. I joined last
Paul Muhammad1
Hi Karen,
Unsolicited email doesn't bother me. Here's why? I put all unsolicited email on the "BLACK LIST" and I forget about it. I like being solicited from my website contact page for business propositions, that's what my contact page is for.
At one point I had 5000 unsolicited emails, but not anymore - - Thanks to the BLACK LIST. I never fault anyone's attempt to make money online by using email. Everyone has to go through the learning curve.
Spam is aimed at those who are easily duped.