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The Porn Nerd · 11-10-2014, 02:01 PM

I started noticing this trend about six weeks ago (tho I'm sure it's been around much longer) and maybe others have experienced this, too: I get an email trying to sell me this or that. It doesn't go to the Spam filter but directly to my Inbox. So I scan down for the 'unsubscribe' or 'if you want to stop receiving these emails' link.*

* Don't you just love it when emails have white text on a white background so the only way to even find the 'unsubscribe' link is to highlight all the text on the page? Grey-on-grey is actually my favorite of these tricks because sometimes, even when you highlight all the text, the highlight color overrides the grey so you can't see shit. You end up scanning the page in search of a link with your curser like Helen Keller reading a braille Chinese menu trying to find the egg rolls.

When I click the 'unsubscribe' link a window pops up asking me to enter my email. i do so then get a confirmation message, something like 'We have received your request, it may take up to 14 days to remove, if you have any problems contact us' etc. All good - except within days I suddenly start receiving wave after wave of these sales emails, all with the same 'unsubscribe' link and page asking me to enter my email, etc. I contact abuse at so-and-so.com and get no response. Am I subscribing to differant mailing lists every time I UNsubscribe from an existing one?

Incredible, and apparently legal? Is there a limit to how many of these emails I can receive? How long can this circle jerk go on? I have decided to count and wait and see...so far I've gotten 32 of them.

If this shit is legal then let's gire up the mailing software and have at it. LOL Any other cute email marketing 'tips' (tricks) from mainstream we should be using in Adult?

aka123 · 11-10-2014, 02:06 PM

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Am I subscribing to differant mailing lists every time I UNsubscribe from an existing one?

Yes.

I have done legal email marketing and the removal from the email list is automatic, and most softwares won't even ask your email, as they already know it. That shit what you have experienced isn't legal.

If someone likes to really know some email marketing tips, maybe I can try to give a tip or two.

Rochard · 11-10-2014, 02:07 PM

Legal? Most likely not. If you ask to be unsubscribed and they just add you to another list, that defeats the entire purpose. Frankly if someone wants to unsubscribe from your list and you don't do it, it will just be a pain in the ass later on.

The Porn Nerd · 11-10-2014, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rochard

Legal? Most likely not. If you ask to be unsubscribed and they just add you to another list, that defeats the entire purpose. Frankly if someone wants to unsubscribe from your list and you don't do it, it will just be a pain in the ass later on.

That's my thinking, too, and how I run my mailing lists (through YNOT, which I highly recommend).

Funny thing is, they are all going to my various 'support@' emails, all of which are forwarded to my Inbox. Crazy shit.

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The Porn Nerd Living The Dream Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Inside a Monitor Posts: 19,496	Mainstream Email Marketing Tricks: Is Circle Jerk Spam Legal? I started noticing this trend about six weeks ago (tho I'm sure it's been around much longer) and maybe others have experienced this, too: I get an email trying to sell me this or that. It doesn't go to the Spam filter but directly to my Inbox. So I scan down for the 'unsubscribe' or 'if you want to stop receiving these emails' link.* * Don't you just love it when emails have white text on a white background so the only way to even find the 'unsubscribe' link is to highlight all the text on the page? Grey-on-grey is actually my favorite of these tricks because sometimes, even when you highlight all the text, the highlight color overrides the grey so you can't see shit. You end up scanning the page in search of a link with your curser like Helen Keller reading a braille Chinese menu trying to find the egg rolls. When I click the 'unsubscribe' link a window pops up asking me to enter my email. i do so then get a confirmation message, something like 'We have received your request, it may take up to 14 days to remove, if you have any problems contact us' etc. All good - except within days I suddenly start receiving wave after wave of these sales emails, all with the same 'unsubscribe' link and page asking me to enter my email, etc. I contact abuse at so-and-so.com and get no response. Am I subscribing to differant mailing lists every time I UNsubscribe from an existing one? Incredible, and apparently legal? Is there a limit to how many of these emails I can receive? How long can this circle jerk go on? I have decided to count and wait and see...so far I've gotten 32 of them. If this shit is legal then let's gire up the mailing software and have at it. LOL Any other cute email marketing 'tips' (tricks) from mainstream we should be using in Adult? __________________ My Affiliate Programs: Porn Nerd Cash \| Porn Showcase \| Aggressive Gold Over 90 paysites to promote! Skype: peabodymedia

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