Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Subscription Overload

When I started out online, like many novice " " I was overwhelmed by the amount of knowledge and learning that were available only for signing a free newsletter or e-course, and that is what I did Much

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As I left my daily surf I took every opportunity to subscribe to "10 Steps To This" and "7 ways that "

And what about the free downloads? It is well known the list of construction technique to offer a free e-book as an incentive to disclose their names and email and, although this is a perfectly legitimate, it does is add fuel to the fire of their enthusiasm .

In the beginning I found all these bulletins to be a great way to access information and find out what the next big thing or is free to get some tips on how to improve my ad copy or grow my list. But as time went on I began to notice a few things.

Many the lists to which I belonged begun to send a very similar content in their newsletters. I realized that as soon as I had just finished reading about why we should visit this page and sign up for XI would have another email from another guru advising me to do exactly the same thing.
While this fact will help reinforce the message that was not really interested in reading another story 5 minutes just to be told the same thing twice (or more).

Also as time went on he became my inbox increasingly filled with the names of many people who do not recognize. Obviously I had subscribed to her newsletter at any time and for any reason, but with so many e-mails over the next is hard to remember what it was I thought I could learn from this person.

And as the days passed by the sheer volume of e-mails that I received seems sky rockets - can be very discouraging to open your email client and find you have more than 100 messages waiting to be read - not to mention the it takes time to filter through them all before they really find something of real value to their needs.

Another thing I noticed is that as the number of legitimate e-mails that I received as well as increasing the amount of spam I received.

Most people will tell you when you register with them in their possession their privacy in a very high custom and share their data with anyone, but the truth of the matter is that there will always be people who will find a way to get your name and address e-mail from these lists and before you know that you are being bombarded with ads for diet pills and Viagra and requests from abroad to open a bank account to someone who then share their millions with you - Yeah right!

Luckily I have quite a good email client and have a great spam filter and I recommend you find a similar service, because I am sure we can all find better ways to spend our time.

My advice to anyone finding themselves in a similar situation is to stop and take a step back before giving their data to anyone. Yes there are a lot of very useful newsletters out there that really can help you to move your business in line with interest but instead of jumping in feet first stop and think if this information is really right for you.

Think about your business and what you and your need.

What kind of information you want to have access to? How
their specific niche do you need that information to be?
Where is the best place to get that information?

Then once you have answers for which you do an Internet search and found 3 or 4 newsletters in this category you think might help.

Your next step is then to do a little research on the sources and writers of that information and decide that you cree to be able to offer the best quality.

If you find yourself spending half your day weeding through a multitude of emails from names you can not remember then its time to clean the garden.

Go across yourself and unsubscribe from the list that does not really offer any substance and leave yourself only with that will help boost their business forward.

The more specific to their field of interest, the better. For example, if your company is involved in collectibles and you need to know how to build an email list meets Then, search for those keywords and find the advice of someone who is already working in this field and has been successful in building their own high-quality list.

That way you will know that the information you receive will be specific to your business and can also provide you with other nuggets of valuable insights that otherwise would not have deprived a.

Happy reading.



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