tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post2725013197942075701..comments2023-11-02T02:40:48.410-07:00Comments on Crime Fiction Collective: Thank You For UnsubscribingL.J. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-5091098859096323692012-07-12T14:07:06.833-07:002012-07-12T14:07:06.833-07:00I'm at Thrillerfest and have run into a whole...I'm at Thrillerfest and have run into a whole bunch of people who say they really enjoy my craft-of-fiction articles and want to get on my mailing list so they'll know when a new one is published and where. That feels good! I send out very brief emails with links to new craft blog post, and I always say at the end to let me know if they want me to take them off my list. I get very few requests to unsubscribe. Maybe the ones who aren't interested just delete the email without opening it!Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-28115091921653455462012-07-12T13:10:47.451-07:002012-07-12T13:10:47.451-07:00I don't even notice when people unsubscribe an...I don't even notice when people unsubscribe and I'm certainly not offended. But I only send out email newsletters when I have a new release, so my subscribers don't hear from me often and have little reason to opt out. <br /><br />I've considered sending a monthly newsletter but with all the blogging I do, and all the email everyone already gets, I've decided not to for now. <br /><br />C.J., I think it's great that you have such loyal (and personal) fans that they want to hear from you regularly. My readers just want me to write faster.L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-14494829894596239512012-07-12T09:25:42.306-07:002012-07-12T09:25:42.306-07:00Overall, my number of unsubscribers has been extre...Overall, my number of unsubscribers has been extremely low. I used to feel offended, then I got over it. I did have someone I know fairly well do it once, which surprised me. I never said anything about it to them.ANDREW E. KAUFMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835920472268730244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-27814040940555326762012-07-12T08:23:09.971-07:002012-07-12T08:23:09.971-07:00I used to want to follow up with them and ask them...I used to want to follow up with them and ask them why, but realized if someone did that to me whose list I'd quit, I'd feel stalked. <br /><br />So now, I just go with the flow. Nothing I can do about it anyway.<br /><br />I'm glad to hear you're having fun and being authentic and getting some good responses. And to think… you're getting that from marketing.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-27728377504329285412012-07-12T06:30:18.063-07:002012-07-12T06:30:18.063-07:00Good points Terry.
One thing I'm really surpr...Good points Terry.<br /><br />One thing I'm really surprised by is how many people actually read blogs and posts. There is so much to read and so much of it is great, free content.<br /><br />I'm really pleased when people tell me they've enjoyed my blogs and posts.<br /><br />CJCJ Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520787721959143183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-23546831521943584822012-07-12T06:12:14.170-07:002012-07-12T06:12:14.170-07:00I do a quarterly newsletter, and I don't mind ...I do a quarterly newsletter, and I don't mind the unsubscribers--why bug people with things they're not interested in. Sure, there's a quick sting, but I unsubscribe from newsletters, too, so I don't let it bother me very long.<br /><br />I used to just send an email using my email program, but that got too unwieldy so I started using Vertical Response, which lets me pay as I go, and the price is next to nothing for the number of subscribers I have, and the infrequency of my mailings.<br /><br />What I found, however, is that by using the service, I can see how many people actually open the newsletter. THAT was depressing, and I wish there was some way to verify that these folks don't want to stay on my list, since I hate to think I'm being ignored. <br /><br />I'd delete them myself, but the way Vertical Response tracks "opens" isn't 100% accurate, so I'd hate to remove someone who IS reading.<br /><br />Terry <br /><a href="http://terryodell.com/terrysplace" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.com