tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26753622.post385348259936846487..comments2024-03-28T09:31:16.204-05:00Comments on Spam Resource: All Things Deliverability: How to avoid getting swindled on your email listsAl Iversonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312013852191097352noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26753622.post-77123912903405628862010-06-30T17:54:28.255-05:002010-06-30T17:54:28.255-05:00Wow. Way to foster debate. Put the article down th...Wow. Way to foster debate. Put the article down the memory hole.<br /><br />The people who blew it here are the editors. Publishing the piece as it was written was a bad call as was pulling it down.<br /><br />I would consider publishing an article somewhat like that, but would explain to the author that she should brace for some pretty strong backlash.<br /><br />I would also get her to define her terms clearly in the piece, and if it turned out she meant what I think she meant, I would explain that I do not agree with what she was advocating and would say so publicly but politely in an editor's note or rebuttal.<br /><br />I would also give her all the arguments she would face and make her defend her position up front.<br /><br />It seems she didn't know she was advocating a controversial practice. Her editor/s should have prepared her.<br /><br />Even though this discussion has become tiresome to us, it clearly still needs to be had. The first question out of too many marketers mouths about e-mail is: "Where can I buy lists?" <br /><br />Once the piece was published, everyone would then have at it in the comments section. It would be linked to in various places and my traffic would spike.<br /><br />This was the basic philosophy I relied on when I published Paul Vixie in DM News (though there were no comments then, just readership spikes).<br /><br />And yes, I am that much of a, well, you know:)Kmagillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00517976158919510394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26753622.post-26750125197942721582010-06-30T16:37:38.165-05:002010-06-30T16:37:38.165-05:00And the article is GONE! No longer on the iMedia s...And the article is GONE! No longer on the iMedia site. Fun, right?<br /><br />DJ Waldow<br />Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory<br />@djwaldowDJ Waldowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13909116534790361080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26753622.post-73120510709131838352010-06-29T14:10:57.226-05:002010-06-29T14:10:57.226-05:00No one should ever buy email lists under any condi...No one should ever buy email lists under any condition.<br />Professional email marketers should never buy lists from anyone as one never knows where they got the list and if there are any spamtrap emails on that list.<br />Always have prospects/clients opt-in to your email list.zaifdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07007731721684885700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26753622.post-10652968541650840042010-06-29T14:06:07.470-05:002010-06-29T14:06:07.470-05:00Thanks for the heads up. Still, the partners she m...Thanks for the heads up. Still, the partners she mentions...shudder.Al Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14312013852191097352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26753622.post-70566318462559309942010-06-29T14:01:28.117-05:002010-06-29T14:01:28.117-05:00Al - Check out the comments back and forth between...Al - Check out the comments back and forth between me, Sallie, and John. Confusion (again) about buying/purchasing vs. renting. <br /><br />...<br /><br />kinda like my "oops" on DOI, COI, and Welcome emails. <br /><br />DJ Waldow<br />Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory<br />@djwaldowDJ Waldowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13909116534790361080noreply@blogger.com