Thank You, Here Is Your Download Link

mikeyman120 · 10-09-2009, 10:13 AM

Hello All,
I subscribe to an awful lot of other marketers and gurus newsletters. I use one email address for all of them. So I am also always subscribing to new newsletters. I have just noticed a trend of marketers saying in their subject line - "Thank you, Here is your download link". At first I thought it was something I signed up for the first time I saw this but it wasn't. Then it happened again and it wasn't something I requested it was just another email.

I have gotten 5 of these emails now. It seems to be the new trend to get you to open the email like when someone sends an email with RE: in the subject it tends to make you thimk it is a reply to one of your emails.

Is anyone else noticing this? And does it seem like a cheesy move just to get someone open an email? Or is it clever marketing?

Mike

bhopkins · 10-09-2009, 10:16 AM

It depends is there actually a download link in the email? I've noticed a lot of new tricks to get people to open the mails.

tecHead · 10-09-2009, 10:19 AM

Yeah, I've seen it and think its very cheesy.

Then again; this technique and any other version of the rubber neck technique of marketing (to me) is cheesy, misleading and bit over the top. But, I'm a programmer and think a lot of techniques employed by "marketers" are a little cheesy.

PLP,
tecHead

mikeyman120 · 10-09-2009, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhopkins

It depends is there actually a download link in the email? I've noticed a lot of new tricks to get people to open the mails.

No, no download link in them.

Mike

Spinethetic · 10-09-2009, 10:46 AM

I use a few variations of this subject line where I give them a direct download link right there in the email after explaining and prepping them for what it is that I'am about to give them.

I don't use it very often though because I dont want my list to expect me to give them stuff for free all the time, I am in this market to make money; but I do definitely see the potential for abuse here, even though as of now it works pretty well to boost open rates ... until of course every list subscriber on the face of the earth starts getting 3 to 4 of them a day and the technique just becomes as worn out and stale as a 50 year old toothless prostitute ... but i digress :-P

I find that using similiar subject lines 2 or 3 times in a 7 day period helps help develop 'mini sales funnels' as I like to call them, prepping and teasing them with information directly relevant to a coming sales email. When I set it up like this I can expect pretty good open rates, usually between 35-60 %, thus ensuring maximum return on my sales page.

Sumit Menon · 10-09-2009, 11:04 AM

Yeah.. It's Reed Floren! The email is usually about a giveaway launch! I got fed up and unsubscribed from his list.

kennethtang · 10-09-2009, 11:06 AM

Hehehe...

I was wondering when someone would bring this up. Yep, got a TON of those -- with real download links. They served only to point out to me who among those I've subscribed to are mere "followers" and lack imagination. And I usually unsub from them.

lklein · 10-09-2009, 11:09 AM

I think most people would unsubcribe one away.

Spinethetic · 10-09-2009, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sumit_Menon

Yeah.. It's Reed Floren! The email is usually about a giveaway launch! I got fed up and unsubscribed from his list.

I usually don't point out specific marketers, but in this case I must second your thoughts here. Most of his giveaways all contain the same friggin bad quality products, nothing really original. I may join a couple here and there that have nice graphic design because I know it may attract a lot of members and I just offer up my own original ebook or something and you'ld be surprised how many subscribers you may get since everyone else is offering the same thing, from one giveaway to the next.

I don't have much respect for marketers who have a philosophy of just puking on the wall and seeing what sticks.

kennethtang · 10-09-2009, 11:27 AM

I got "thank-you's" from a whole lot of marketers promoting a whole bunch of products, not just any one individual.

Sumit Menon · 10-09-2009, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spinethetic

I usually don't point out specific marketers, but in this case I must second your thoughts here. Most of his giveaways all contain the same friggin bad quality products, nothing really original. I may join a couple here and there that have nice graphic design because I know it may attract a lot of members and I just offer up my own original ebook or something and you'ld be surprised how many subscribers you may get since everyone else is offering the same thing, from one giveaway to the next

I discovered that I was joined to 11 more sites to his! (I used to be a giveaway junkie).

And just whilst we were talking:

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Ok.. So, this time he didn't use Download Link. But this one works the same.

iw433 · 10-09-2009, 11:50 AM

I guess we all know what subject line NOT to use.

desmond11 · 10-09-2009, 12:26 PM

I think these type of subject lines are cheesy when everyone's doing it. If Reed was one of the first and it worked, Power to him I say.....

lklein · 10-09-2009, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desmond11

I think these type of subject lines are cheesy when everyone's doing it. If Reed was one of the first and it worked, Power to him I say.....

JEEZ

That's sad.

Lambert

bhopkins · 10-09-2009, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeyman120

No, no download link in them.

Mike

Then I would agree that this is cheesy. I give away stuff all the time to me lists so I may do this sometimes, but there is always a link in the mail. Most of the time I won't even send them to a OTO after getting the freebie as I believe the more you can help someone the more loyal they will be and in the end you will make more money than just trying to use sneaky tactics

Bruce

Alexa Smith · 10-09-2009, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sumit_Menon

Yeah.. It's Reed Floren!

Are you sure it's not just "RE: Ed Floren"?

KonaGirl · 10-09-2009, 01:18 PM

I unsubscribed from all of his crap a long time ago and now he's spamming me on Facebook. I think I'm going to have to block him there too.

Chris Parker · 10-09-2009, 02:04 PM

Yeah, I was getting those...I unsubscribed after the fourth one!

Micheal Perkins · 10-09-2009, 09:27 PM

I've seen a few also. All of mine have come from Reed Floren also.

Sumit Menon · 10-09-2009, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Are you sure it's not just "RE: Ed Floren"?

Maybe it's just another way of writing it!

ReSumit.

10-09-2009, 10:13 AM	#1
mikeyman120 Mike-Nagle.com Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Long Island, NY, USA. Posts: 743 Thanks: 64 Thanked 72 Times in 66 Posts Social Networking	Thank You, Here Is Your Download Link Hello All, I subscribe to an awful lot of other marketers and gurus newsletters. I use one email address for all of them. So I am also always subscribing to new newsletters. I have just noticed a trend of marketers saying in their subject line - "Thank you, Here is your download link". At first I thought it was something I signed up for the first time I saw this but it wasn't. Then it happened again and it wasn't something I requested it was just another email. I have gotten 5 of these emails now. It seems to be the new trend to get you to open the email like when someone sends an email with RE: in the subject it tends to make you thimk it is a reply to one of your emails. Is anyone else noticing this? And does it seem like a cheesy move just to get someone open an email? Or is it clever marketing? Mike
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bhopkins Bruce Hopkins War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Posts: 1,074 Thanks: 11 Thanked 60 Times in 21 Posts Social Networking	Re: Thank You, Here Is Your Download Link It depends is there actually a download link in the email? I've noticed a lot of new tricks to get people to open the mails.
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10-09-2009, 10:19 AM	#3
tecHead Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,129 Thanks: 27 Thanked 74 Times in 29 Posts Contact Info	Re: Thank You, Here Is Your Download Link Yeah, I've seen it and think its very cheesy. Then again; this technique and any other version of the rubber neck technique of marketing (to me) is cheesy, misleading and bit over the top. But, I'm a programmer and think a lot of techniques employed by "marketers" are a little cheesy. PLP, tecHead

10-09-2009, 10:46 AM	#5
Spinethetic Ross Vaughn Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Manhatten Posts: 155 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 16 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking	Re: Thank You, Here Is Your Download Link I use a few variations of this subject line where I give them a direct download link right there in the email after explaining and prepping them for what it is that I'am about to give them. I don't use it very often though because I dont want my list to expect me to give them stuff for free all the time, I am in this market to make money; but I do definitely see the potential for abuse here, even though as of now it works pretty well to boost open rates ... until of course every list subscriber on the face of the earth starts getting 3 to 4 of them a day and the technique just becomes as worn out and stale as a 50 year old toothless prostitute ... but i digress :-P I find that using similiar subject lines 2 or 3 times in a 7 day period helps help develop 'mini sales funnels' as I like to call them, prepping and teasing them with information directly relevant to a coming sales email. When I set it up like this I can expect pretty good open rates, usually between 35-60 %, thus ensuring maximum return on my sales page.
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10-09-2009, 11:06 AM	#7
kennethtang Leaves Fall War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Somewhere Out There Posts: 1,889 Blog Entries: 14 Thanks: 14 Thanked 91 Times in 40 Posts Social Networking	Re: Thank You, Here Is Your Download Link Hehehe... I was wondering when someone would bring this up. Yep, got a TON of those -- with real download links. They served only to point out to me who among those I've subscribed to are mere "followers" and lack imagination. And I usually unsub from them.
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10-09-2009, 11:09 AM	#8
lklein HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Marion TWP,MI , USA. Posts: 392 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 5 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts Social Networking	Re: Thank You, Here Is Your Download Link I think most people would unsubcribe one away.
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10-09-2009, 11:27 AM	#10
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10-09-2009, 11:50 AM	#12
iw433 Bill Skywalker Edwards War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 905 Thanks: 302 Thanked 23 Times in 23 Posts	Re: Thank You, Here Is Your Download Link I guess we all know what subject line NOT to use.
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desmond11 DesDrec War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Peterborough , United Kingdom. Posts: 73 Thanks: 79 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Thank You, Here Is Your Download Link I think these type of subject lines are cheesy when everyone's doing it. If Reed was one of the first and it worked, Power to him I say.....
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KonaGirl HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA. Posts: 222 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Thank You, Here Is Your Download Link I unsubscribed from all of his crap a long time ago and now he's spamming me on Facebook. I think I'm going to have to block him there too.
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10-09-2009, 02:04 PM	#18
Chris Parker Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 48 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Social Networking	Re: Thank You, Here Is Your Download Link Yeah, I was getting those...I unsubscribed after the fourth one!
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10-09-2009, 09:27 PM	#19
Micheal Perkins HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 186 Thanks: 4 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts Social Networking	Re: Thank You, Here Is Your Download Link I've seen a few also. All of mine have come from Reed Floren also.
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