Comments on: Email Marketing Wish List: What Email Newsletter Companies Should Offer http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html Web Marketing Strategies for Small Business Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Colin http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-288 Colin Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:37:07 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html#comment-288 <p>I can't get my head around why Constant Contact doesn't offer a better opt-out process. Seems to me that it's obvious that a person opting out may not want to actually opt-out of all communication, just the particular newsletter that impelled them to click on the unsubscribe link. There needs to be much more clarity in that process.</p> <p>Another thing that drives me nuts is that you do not have the option to force a text only email to customers. our organization has an email that we like to send out in text only because it performs better. the only way for CC to facilitate that is to change everyone in the DB to text only, then change them back-- which we don't do. This means we have to use 2 email services which is annoying.</p> <p><br /> And I agree that A/B testing should be much easier.</p> I can't get my head around why Constant Contact doesn't offer a better opt-out process. Seems to me that it's obvious that a person opting out may not want to actually opt-out of all communication, just the particular newsletter that impelled them to click on the unsubscribe link. There needs to be much more clarity in that process.

Another thing that drives me nuts is that you do not have the option to force a text only email to customers. our organization has an email that we like to send out in text only because it performs better. the only way for CC to facilitate that is to change everyone in the DB to text only, then change them back– which we don't do. This means we have to use 2 email services which is annoying.

And I agree that A/B testing should be much easier.

]]> By: Colin http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-8010 Colin Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:37:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html#comment-8010 I can't get my head around why Constant Contact doesn't offer a better opt-out process. Seems to me that it's obvious that a person opting out may not want to actually opt-out of all communication, just the particular newsletter that impelled them to click on the unsubscribe link. There needs to be much more clarity in that process. Another thing that drives me nuts is that you do not have the option to force a text only email to customers. our organization has an email that we like to send out in text only because it performs better. the only way for CC to facilitate that is to change everyone in the DB to text only, then change them back-- which we don't do. This means we have to use 2 email services which is annoying. And I agree that A/B testing should be much easier. I can't get my head around why Constant Contact doesn't offer a better opt-out process. Seems to me that it's obvious that a person opting out may not want to actually opt-out of all communication, just the particular newsletter that impelled them to click on the unsubscribe link. There needs to be much more clarity in that process.

Another thing that drives me nuts is that you do not have the option to force a text only email to customers. our organization has an email that we like to send out in text only because it performs better. the only way for CC to facilitate that is to change everyone in the DB to text only, then change them back– which we don't do. This means we have to use 2 email services which is annoying.

And I agree that A/B testing should be much easier.

]]> By: Rich Brooks http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-287 Rich Brooks Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:43:10 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html#comment-287 <p>Scott,</p> <p>Great point! I used to use AWeber for my email RSS feeds for flyte blog, but decided to go w/Feedburner on price ($0). However, I miss the unique subject lines AWeber would create; I've been told by people it was the subject lines that got them to read the posts!</p> <p>CC is missing out on this, and RSS feeds are a better fit for them that that survey tool which I've never used.</p> Scott,

Great point! I used to use AWeber for my email RSS feeds for flyte blog, but decided to go w/Feedburner on price ($0). However, I miss the unique subject lines AWeber would create; I've been told by people it was the subject lines that got them to read the posts!

CC is missing out on this, and RSS feeds are a better fit for them that that survey tool which I've never used.

]]> By: Rich Brooks http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-8009 Rich Brooks Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:43:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html#comment-8009 Scott, Great point! I used to use AWeber for my email RSS feeds for flyte blog, but decided to go w/Feedburner on price ($0). However, I miss the unique subject lines AWeber would create; I've been told by people it was the subject lines that got them to read the posts! CC is missing out on this, and RSS feeds are a better fit for them that that survey tool which I've never used. Scott,

Great point! I used to use AWeber for my email RSS feeds for flyte blog, but decided to go w/Feedburner on price ($0). However, I miss the unique subject lines AWeber would create; I've been told by people it was the subject lines that got them to read the posts!

CC is missing out on this, and RSS feeds are a better fit for them that that survey tool which I've never used.

]]> By: Scott Fox, Internet Riches http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-286 Scott Fox, Internet Riches Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:56:27 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html#comment-286 <p>Constant Contact is a good service. I've used and recommended them for years on my blog.</p> <p>It amazes me that they have not yet woken up to RSS feeds, though. </p> <p>Feedblitz and Aweber provide great services that take an RSS feed and AUTOMATICALLY turn it into an email newsletter. No more cutting and pasting nonsense as is required with CC. </p> <p>Instead Constant Contact recently launched surveys - huh? (Survey Monkey does great surveys for <$20/month. Why compete with that?) How about improving their own email services first instead?</p> <p>My next book is about online marketing and believe me I'm going to point this out.</p> Constant Contact is a good service. I've used and recommended them for years on my blog.

It amazes me that they have not yet woken up to RSS feeds, though.

Feedblitz and Aweber provide great services that take an RSS feed and AUTOMATICALLY turn it into an email newsletter. No more cutting and pasting nonsense as is required with CC.

Instead Constant Contact recently launched surveys – huh? (Survey Monkey does great surveys for <$20/month. Why compete with that?) How about improving their own email services first instead?

My next book is about online marketing and believe me I'm going to point this out.

]]> By: Scott Fox, Internet Riches http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-8008 Scott Fox, Internet Riches Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:56:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html#comment-8008 Constant Contact is a good service. I've used and recommended them for years on my blog. It amazes me that they have not yet woken up to RSS feeds, though. Feedblitz and Aweber provide great services that take an RSS feed and AUTOMATICALLY turn it into an email newsletter. No more cutting and pasting nonsense as is required with CC. Instead Constant Contact recently launched surveys - huh? (Survey Monkey does great surveys for <$20/month. Why compete with that?) How about improving their own email services first instead? My next book is about online marketing and believe me I'm going to point this out. Constant Contact is a good service. I've used and recommended them for years on my blog.

It amazes me that they have not yet woken up to RSS feeds, though.

Feedblitz and Aweber provide great services that take an RSS feed and AUTOMATICALLY turn it into an email newsletter. No more cutting and pasting nonsense as is required with CC.

Instead Constant Contact recently launched surveys – huh? (Survey Monkey does great surveys for <$20/month. Why compete with that?) How about improving their own email services first instead?

My next book is about online marketing and believe me I'm going to point this out.

]]> By: Carl Natale http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-285 Carl Natale Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:28:43 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html#comment-285 <p>We use Lyris' hosted service for about half of our email newsletters. I love its reporting abilities. I have way more reports than I know what to do with. They take care of culling the bad email addresses for us. And the customer service is great. The drawback is that it is a bit of a manual process to create a newsletter. I templatized the Daily Digest to make it as simple as possible but it's not something I can automate.</p> We use Lyris' hosted service for about half of our email newsletters. I love its reporting abilities. I have way more reports than I know what to do with. They take care of culling the bad email addresses for us. And the customer service is great. The drawback is that it is a bit of a manual process to create a newsletter. I templatized the Daily Digest to make it as simple as possible but it's not something I can automate.

]]> By: Carl Natale http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-8007 Carl Natale Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:28:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/10/email-marketing.html#comment-8007 We use Lyris' hosted service for about half of our email newsletters. I love its reporting abilities. I have way more reports than I know what to do with. They take care of culling the bad email addresses for us. And the customer service is great. The drawback is that it is a bit of a manual process to create a newsletter. I templatized the Daily Digest to make it as simple as possible but it's not something I can automate. We use Lyris' hosted service for about half of our email newsletters. I love its reporting abilities. I have way more reports than I know what to do with. They take care of culling the bad email addresses for us. And the customer service is great. The drawback is that it is a bit of a manual process to create a newsletter. I templatized the Daily Digest to make it as simple as possible but it's not something I can automate.

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