Comments on: Podcast: Use caution when adding people to your mailing list

By: Brad Blackman

Brad Blackman — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:05:31 +0000

Man, I wish I had listened to this podcast BEFORE I sent out an e-mail last week about a one-night show I participated in Friday night. (I didn’t hear the podcast ’till Saturday.) My apologies for inviting you to an event “1000 miles away” (I don’t think TN is _that_ far from Colorado, but still.) I cringed when I heard that part. Ouch! Just shows that I still have much to learn. Anyway, good advice. Thanks!

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:00:23 +0000

Hello Alyson, I am currently loving your new book: I’d Rather Be in the Studio! I subscribe to your blogs, etc. with ferver! Your energy is helping so much! I am trying to follow the CanSpam Law. I have an opt out of the subscription, but to date no one has opted out which makes me so happy. I have almost 100 subscribers and the list is growing almost daily!! Thanks for all you do! Donna Pierce-Clark

By: julian

julian — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:53:38 +0000

I regularly receive newsletters from artists just setting up a list or project who don’t even offer a simple unsubscribe link (they go straight in the spam folder which does nobody’s mailing list any favors – you’ll soon end up by being blacklisted by AOL, Yahoo etc). Even if you are testing the waters with a client/friend/colleague (which I don’t advise – double opt in is the only way to go ) make sure a recipient can unsubscribe with one click – nobody wants to write to someone to ask to be taken off a list however well meaning the sender.