Am I Not Usually a Kind & Giving Person?
I don't get a lot of hate mail (never say never), but I get the occassional piece and I leave it be. And truth be told, this doesn't really bother me...I'm not losing sleep over it. I'm just kind of dumbfounded that people have to get so angry.
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Okay -- here's the story. I sent this out to my list today:
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Subject: I've Been Trying to Get in Touch Forever
Well, it seems like forever. My autoresponder service went through an upgrade late last week and it's been a bit crazy getting things to work right. I know new subscribers were getting the wrong welcome messages, links weren't working -- it was pure chaos. I'm actually pretty nervous about sending this email out to you now.
I have been trying to get in touch with you about a couple things...and quite honestly, I don't know if you received my messages. So, if you did, I apologize for bothering you...but I have a few new things to share with you too:
If you're selling ANYTHING on the Internet, download this new 15-page report by Frank Kern because I said so. :)
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Get it free right now by going here:
http://underachieverseo.com/specialreport (PDF format)
If you don't know who Frank Kern is, he's brilliant. Okay, I should tell you more than that because you really should know. This guy shares the same philosophy as I do to working online - and a philosophy I think everyone should share - so whenever I see he's written something or I can listen to him talk --- I LISTEN!
Frank has been incredibly successful in numerous highly targeted niches and has dubbed himself as an "Underachiever" and has created a whole system of making good money by not trying so hard. But don't let that fool you, the "not trying so hard" doesn't mean lack of action. It means working smarter, working less and eliminating much of your competition -- even if they are big multi-million dollar corporations.
So, please, like I said -- download Frank's report here:
http://underachieverseo.com/specialreport (PDF format) ---> And please send me your feedback and thoughts. I'd love to hear them.
Online Auctions Teleseminar TOMORROW
Ask a 7-Year Auction Veteran Anything You'd Like about Online Auctions
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Vera Raposo has been using eBay for the past 7 years and has completed more than 40,000 auctions in her virtual career. Now, she’s going to answer all your questions about online auctions…if you sign up for the call right now.
> Please sign up for the call here:
http://www.auctionstrategists.com/teleseminar.html
We have secured a bigger bridge line because of the overwhelming response – but space is still limited…so get your name in quickly. You'll be invited to submit your questions right after you sign up.
Talk to you tomorrow.
At the Risk of Repeating Myself --- You Now Have Access to an Extensive Website Traffic Course
====================================
It's been over 6 months in the making and finally...finally...Kelly and I are ready to show you. In June of 2004, Kelly and I started developing a course on how to drive thousands of targeted visitors to your website --- but soon we found out there was some other guy developing a course on the same topic...but his course was bigger, better and more advanced (more on that later).
So...we were disheartened and the project just never got completed, but it was always sitting there, like a monkey on our backs. We did this work...why aren't we releasing it? Well, Kelly and I had a long talk last night and we decided, "Why don't we just offer the course for f r e e?"
Great idea...and that's what we've done. The "Truth about Traffic" course is now available to you - at no cost - so go check it out now and get the full story on the guy who "stole" our traffic course idea (ha ha ha!).
It includes over 3 hours of audio; a study guide; quick-reference cheat sheets & tons of indispensable resources. This is your special private download area access information:
XXXXXXXXXXXX (the email did include log in info, but you have to sign up first!)
Please don't share it with anyone. It is special for you. If you like the course and want to tell people about it, please send them to:
http://www.truthabouttraffic.com so they can see if it's right for them. :)
Well, that's it for me. The boys are at preschool today and I'm getting tons of work done...so back to work I go!
All the best & until next time,
Alice Seba
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End of My Message
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I got tons of thank you emails from people for the information I gave. Some people who said that - yes, they were getting my emails, but were still thankful. Some who said they were glad I sent it again because they never got it. LOL -- My autoresponder was messed up...it wasn't a marketing ploy.
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So, then later in the day, I get this:
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If your subscribers as you put it were important to
you , you wowouldn'tombard them with spam email...
Would you? Just to make a point about the fact that
you have sent me four emails within a day of
enenquiringbout your services means that really you
don't give a hoot personally about me or anyone other
than yourself as you want me to take all your lovely
services so dedesperatelyhat you send an
ununacceptablemount of email. I was genuinely
interested in your services but now I am advising you
that I have set your mail ID as spam so it will not be
worth you forwarding anymore obnoxious pepatheticails
trying to tell me how important me as a client or how
wonderful your seservicesre!
I can only hope that you will read this mail and alter
your operations accordingly.
Yours
A dissatisfied client
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END GRUMPY PANTS EMAIL
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He must have subscribed yesterday because he refers to my saying my subscribers are important to me. It's a little autoresponder message on the 2nd day, I send out INVITING people to submit a question to me that I can answer in my newsletter for FREE. I don't sell anything in the email...just offer to help. So, he probably got that message earlier and then this one.
But what the heck? Not sure where the 4 emails came from, unless he subbed more than once...which is possible. My autoresponder from hell will duplicate sign ups if they sign up twice.
Nowhere did I ask him to buy anything...and nor is he a client of mine. But you know what? Even if he didn't get 4 emails in one day, he still would never be a client of mine. You see, these are the disposable people on our lists. I know so many people who are worried to actually sell to their lists because they're afraid they'll lose subscribers.
Well, so what? Those who don't want to be sold to, aren't going to buy from you. Let them unsubscribe. Look at this...I didn't even try to sell this guy anything (Okay yeah -- there's "backend" sales attempts on all those things above...but he didn't even read the email or check the offers)...and he got all perturbed.
So, I'll focus on emails from subscribers like this:
"Please don't be hesitant to e-mail me I enjoy hearing from you! So keep me on your list. You are well respected on the web! I have heard many good things. I appreciate You!"
"Hi, I don't know if you have time to read your email anymore or if this is going to a real mailbox or not, but I just had to take the time to write to you today and say Thank You!
I'm a tiny player trying to turn my talents from my offline business into a successful online one...and I am quickly becoming sick of people who offer useless things for free simply to get your address and try and sell things that you don't want or can't afford. I just have to say thank you for actually offering things that are real and helpful!!
You are doing an awesome job and when I see your name connected to something I take notice!
I just thought you should know."
=============================================
Okay -- here's the story. I sent this out to my list today:
=============================================
Subject: I've Been Trying to Get in Touch Forever
Well, it seems like forever. My autoresponder service went through an upgrade late last week and it's been a bit crazy getting things to work right. I know new subscribers were getting the wrong welcome messages, links weren't working -- it was pure chaos. I'm actually pretty nervous about sending this email out to you now.
I have been trying to get in touch with you about a couple things...and quite honestly, I don't know if you received my messages. So, if you did, I apologize for bothering you...but I have a few new things to share with you too:
If you're selling ANYTHING on the Internet, download this new 15-page report by Frank Kern because I said so. :)
===================================
Get it free right now by going here:
http://underachieverseo.com/specialreport (PDF format)
If you don't know who Frank Kern is, he's brilliant. Okay, I should tell you more than that because you really should know. This guy shares the same philosophy as I do to working online - and a philosophy I think everyone should share - so whenever I see he's written something or I can listen to him talk --- I LISTEN!
Frank has been incredibly successful in numerous highly targeted niches and has dubbed himself as an "Underachiever" and has created a whole system of making good money by not trying so hard. But don't let that fool you, the "not trying so hard" doesn't mean lack of action. It means working smarter, working less and eliminating much of your competition -- even if they are big multi-million dollar corporations.
So, please, like I said -- download Frank's report here:
http://underachieverseo.com/specialreport (PDF format) ---> And please send me your feedback and thoughts. I'd love to hear them.
Online Auctions Teleseminar TOMORROW
Ask a 7-Year Auction Veteran Anything You'd Like about Online Auctions
====================================
Vera Raposo has been using eBay for the past 7 years and has completed more than 40,000 auctions in her virtual career. Now, she’s going to answer all your questions about online auctions…if you sign up for the call right now.
> Please sign up for the call here:
http://www.auctionstrategists.com/teleseminar.html
We have secured a bigger bridge line because of the overwhelming response – but space is still limited…so get your name in quickly. You'll be invited to submit your questions right after you sign up.
Talk to you tomorrow.
At the Risk of Repeating Myself --- You Now Have Access to an Extensive Website Traffic Course
====================================
It's been over 6 months in the making and finally...finally...Kelly and I are ready to show you. In June of 2004, Kelly and I started developing a course on how to drive thousands of targeted visitors to your website --- but soon we found out there was some other guy developing a course on the same topic...but his course was bigger, better and more advanced (more on that later).
So...we were disheartened and the project just never got completed, but it was always sitting there, like a monkey on our backs. We did this work...why aren't we releasing it? Well, Kelly and I had a long talk last night and we decided, "Why don't we just offer the course for f r e e?"
Great idea...and that's what we've done. The "Truth about Traffic" course is now available to you - at no cost - so go check it out now and get the full story on the guy who "stole" our traffic course idea (ha ha ha!).
It includes over 3 hours of audio; a study guide; quick-reference cheat sheets & tons of indispensable resources. This is your special private download area access information:
XXXXXXXXXXXX (the email did include log in info, but you have to sign up first!)
Please don't share it with anyone. It is special for you. If you like the course and want to tell people about it, please send them to:
http://www.truthabouttraffic.com so they can see if it's right for them. :)
Well, that's it for me. The boys are at preschool today and I'm getting tons of work done...so back to work I go!
All the best & until next time,
Alice Seba
====================================
End of My Message
====================================
I got tons of thank you emails from people for the information I gave. Some people who said that - yes, they were getting my emails, but were still thankful. Some who said they were glad I sent it again because they never got it. LOL -- My autoresponder was messed up...it wasn't a marketing ploy.
====================================
So, then later in the day, I get this:
====================================
If your subscribers as you put it were important to
you , you wowouldn'tombard them with spam email...
Would you? Just to make a point about the fact that
you have sent me four emails within a day of
enenquiringbout your services means that really you
don't give a hoot personally about me or anyone other
than yourself as you want me to take all your lovely
services so dedesperatelyhat you send an
ununacceptablemount of email. I was genuinely
interested in your services but now I am advising you
that I have set your mail ID as spam so it will not be
worth you forwarding anymore obnoxious pepatheticails
trying to tell me how important me as a client or how
wonderful your seservicesre!
I can only hope that you will read this mail and alter
your operations accordingly.
Yours
A dissatisfied client
====================================
END GRUMPY PANTS EMAIL
====================================
He must have subscribed yesterday because he refers to my saying my subscribers are important to me. It's a little autoresponder message on the 2nd day, I send out INVITING people to submit a question to me that I can answer in my newsletter for FREE. I don't sell anything in the email...just offer to help. So, he probably got that message earlier and then this one.
But what the heck? Not sure where the 4 emails came from, unless he subbed more than once...which is possible. My autoresponder from hell will duplicate sign ups if they sign up twice.
Nowhere did I ask him to buy anything...and nor is he a client of mine. But you know what? Even if he didn't get 4 emails in one day, he still would never be a client of mine. You see, these are the disposable people on our lists. I know so many people who are worried to actually sell to their lists because they're afraid they'll lose subscribers.
Well, so what? Those who don't want to be sold to, aren't going to buy from you. Let them unsubscribe. Look at this...I didn't even try to sell this guy anything (Okay yeah -- there's "backend" sales attempts on all those things above...but he didn't even read the email or check the offers)...and he got all perturbed.
So, I'll focus on emails from subscribers like this:
"Please don't be hesitant to e-mail me I enjoy hearing from you! So keep me on your list. You are well respected on the web! I have heard many good things. I appreciate You!"
"I didn't see this yet. I can't believe all this great stuff you sent."
"Thanks very much Alice, for all you do."
"I did get your email, but I'm glad you reminded me to check out your traffic course. Thank you."
"Hi, I don't know if you have time to read your email anymore or if this is going to a real mailbox or not, but I just had to take the time to write to you today and say Thank You!
I'm a tiny player trying to turn my talents from my offline business into a successful online one...and I am quickly becoming sick of people who offer useless things for free simply to get your address and try and sell things that you don't want or can't afford. I just have to say thank you for actually offering things that are real and helpful!!
You are doing an awesome job and when I see your name connected to something I take notice!
I just thought you should know."
3 Comments:
I guess I missed your email. Thanks for blogging it! BTW nice (new?) picture.
LOL!
This is the telling part:
If your subscribers as you put it were important to
you ,you wouldn't bombard them with spam email...
Would you? (Pardon me for correcting those spelling errors too, hate that!)
Uh...subscribers getting spammed? Isn't that a contradition in terms?
Peace out Alice,
Carrie
Boy oh boy, tons of typos in that one eh? ;) No worries, we all get that type of thing. That person is just going to miss out on the smartest woman in internet marketing I've ever known :D His/Her loss!
Nell
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