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DoorMat

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Jan 17, 2008 1:10 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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What I mean is, I see companies advertising to send out say 250,000 emails for $100 to business owners who have supposedly opted into business to business type emails. Is there anything to these services or am I wasting my time? Thanx....

DaleKing

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Jan 17, 2008 7:53 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Your wasting your time. 99% of those companies are nothing scam artists...I mean SPAM artists!

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DoorMat

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Jan 17, 2008 10:40 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Thanks Dale it`s really what I figured but needed confirmation for some reason........

P.S. Know any that fall into the 1%?

DaleKing

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Jan 18, 2008 7:55 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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You`re much better off running solo or sponsorship ads in reputable ezines. Their lists are 100% opt-in - some even double opt-in and they don`t SPAM people. http://DEMC.com is a good one.

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sddreamweavers

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Jan 18, 2008 5:29 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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You also run the risk of getting your domain added to spam blocking software and organizations like Spamhaus. If that happens you might as well start your business/domain over from scratch. You`re better off having your own opt-in list and building it from there. Phplist is a great, free software that you can integrate into your current site to start the opt-in process.

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DGoodin

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Jan 19, 2008 4:25 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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It depends on who you buy/rent the list from. I had no problems with breaking CanSpam rules with the last company I used for an email campaign.

I`ve found that with an email campaign, it has to be a multi-touch effort.

Care to PM me a link where I can get 250,000 addresses for $100?....

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RicWillmot

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Jan 19, 2008 7:12 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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You`re much better off running solo or sponsorship ads in reputable ezines. Their lists are 100% opt-in - some even double opt-in and they don`t SPAM people. http://DEMC.com is a good one.

Dale King

Dale,

What about buying email lists?

I am thinking of buying an email list for Dubai businesses as I get asked to speak there often at conferences and so considered promoting some workshops there.

What are your thoughts?

http://www.reachgulfbusiness.com/

Rgds,

Ric

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DaleKing

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Jan 19, 2008 3:03 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Ric, I would personally NEVER buy an e-mail list. It`s just too risky. It`s just not a good idea to send out bulk e-mails to people who have not requested your information. That`s a good way to get blacklisted, and shutdown as a SPAMMER - and believe me, that`s a problem you don`t want. You`re better off spending your money on advertising in a reputable medium that is read by your target audience.

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