Comments on: Thought: On looking at mass emails as a group and as an individual http://thereasoner.com/articles/online/thought-on-looking-at-mass-emails-as-a-group-and-as-an-individual Analysis of Reason - Finding out the reasons for the insanity in the universe Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:57:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bes http://thereasoner.com/articles/online/thought-on-looking-at-mass-emails-as-a-group-and-as-an-individual#comment-19386 Bes Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:54:38 +0000 http://thereasoner.com/blog/thought-on-looking-at-mass-emails-as-a-group-and-as-an-individual/#comment-19386 Good points Maki. Mass e-mailing everyone can backfire more than benefit. Seth Godin and a few others already do not allow comments, so I am not sure what their stance will be on such e-mails. Also, I agree; intentions may be good, but the action ["technique"] was "spammy" and many people may not like it. But then again, it depends on whether one wants to build a long term reputation or have an influx of traffic coming in. Also, I would also feel "<em>hmm?</em>" if someone never participates on my site and yet asks "Can you link back to me?" Thanks for explaining Maki. I really like your clarification on this issue which I think is very complicated, at least for me. :) Good points Maki. Mass e-mailing everyone can backfire more than benefit. Seth Godin and a few others already do not allow comments, so I am not sure what their stance will be on such e-mails.

Also, I agree; intentions may be good, but the action ["technique"] was “spammy” and many people may not like it. But then again, it depends on whether one wants to build a long term reputation or have an influx of traffic coming in. Also, I would also feel “hmm?” if someone never participates on my site and yet asks “Can you link back to me?”

Thanks for explaining Maki. I really like your clarification on this issue which I think is very complicated, at least for me. :)

]]> By: Maki http://thereasoner.com/articles/online/thought-on-looking-at-mass-emails-as-a-group-and-as-an-individual#comment-19302 Maki Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:01:11 +0000 http://thereasoner.com/blog/thought-on-looking-at-mass-emails-as-a-group-and-as-an-individual/#comment-19302 I think Broc shouldn't have emailed certain people because the likelihood of them promoting his contest is very minimal. Seth Godin, 10e20, Read/Write and Quick Online Tips among other blogs are VERY, very unlikely to put a link back to his contest. The intentions might have been good but the technique was slightly spammy, to say the least. Mass emails also don't work if the blogger in question doesn't know who you are. Imagine the first email you get from someone and its one that's asking for a link back. Not a good idea. I think Broc shouldn’t have emailed certain people because the likelihood of them promoting his contest is very minimal. Seth Godin, 10e20, Read/Write and Quick Online Tips among other blogs are VERY, very unlikely to put a link back to his contest.

The intentions might have been good but the technique was slightly spammy, to say the least. Mass emails also don’t work if the blogger in question doesn’t know who you are. Imagine the first email you get from someone and its one that’s asking for a link back. Not a good idea.

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