Email a Friend Script

John Hillage · 10-16-2008, 04:43 PM

Hi guys -

Can anyone point me to a free or low cost tell-a-friend script on my blog.

Ideally I would like one that would actually email the friend info on the individual blog post being read - I use Wordpress.

As well as a general "tell a friend" script that I could just have at the top of my site.

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks

John

nikolaaa · 10-16-2008, 05:22 PM

I use this - ShareThis - Sharing to Email, AIM, SMS, Social Networks and Social Bookmarking

michael1619 · 10-17-2008, 06:48 AM

Viral friend generator.

Freetellafriend.com

Dmitry · 10-17-2008, 08:34 AM

You might want to be careful with Tell-A-Friend scripts...

John Hillage · 10-19-2008, 01:11 PM

Why Dmitry please enlighten me - as your post is currently of no help!

Dmitry · 10-19-2008, 04:34 PM

Because they walk a fine line with spam... I don't say it is spam, but some people may "confuse" it with spam and get you into trouble with you host. If you use sharethis you won't have any trouble, but if you use your own script you might want to save the sender's details, make them agree to some terms that shift all liability from you, add a captcha to prevent any spam bots submitting, set a limit to how many friends might be emailed at once, and how often one IP+cookie combination may submit the form. That's what I'd do if someone badly wanted me to create a TAF script for them.

Now I have a few other ideas to create a tell a friend script that will keep you absolutely safe spam-wise, but it's more complicated and might have some other issues.

Wan Mohd Hafiz · 10-20-2008, 06:10 AM

You can try :: Enough Is Enough! ::

beablessing · 10-20-2008, 09:17 AM

^ I've tried that myself but it doesn't guarantee that it will be read.

I've found one that is time bounded. If a the 2 receivers do not click on
the link for example within 24 hours, the one sender will not receive
the bonus that is promised.

However, I have not used it yet. But I will after studying how to install
it.

Michael Mayhew · 10-20-2008, 09:20 AM

iPassion Tell A Friend
Tell-a-friend plug-in for WordPress Released | iPassion

Free plugin. Can also be downloaded from the WP Plugins site.

zeurois · 10-20-2008, 10:15 AM

try super-tell-a-friend.com

Dunno how hard is it to integrate with wp, but it does good job for regular websites.

JimLillig · 10-20-2008, 04:12 PM

I have used Paul Galloway's Tell A Friend Pro in the past and had a easy time of it. Don't Get Any Web Referral or Tell-a-Friend System Until You See Everything This Powerful New System Can Do For You!. Have heard good things and Paul is a brilliant programmer, so if you need to customize it, he can get it done right away.

e-mail2u · 10-20-2008, 05:31 PM

most tell a friend scripts now require the sender to use their e-mail address. The one i use mainly was free and sends me a copy of all e-mails sent with the senders ip address.

a good place to look is Hot Scripts :: The net's largest PHP, CGI, Perl, JavaScript and ASP script collection and resource web portal lots of free scripts to use covering all uses.

JimLillig · 10-20-2008, 06:17 PM

Great resource. Thanks for the script tip.

Dmitry · 10-20-2008, 06:58 PM

How effective are these scripts nowadays?

10-16-2008, 04:43 PM	#1
John Hillage Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 533 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Email a Friend Script Hi guys - Can anyone point me to a free or low cost tell-a-friend script on my blog. Ideally I would like one that would actually email the friend info on the individual blog post being read - I use Wordpress. As well as a general "tell a friend" script that I could just have at the top of my site. Any ideas anyone? Thanks John

10-16-2008, 05:22 PM	#2
nikolaaa Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,349 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 29 Thanked 93 Times in 40 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Email a Friend Script I use this - ShareThis - Sharing to Email, AIM, SMS, Social Networks and Social Bookmarking
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10-17-2008, 06:48 AM	#3
michael1619 Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Email a Friend Script Viral friend generator. Freetellafriend.com

10-17-2008, 08:34 AM	#4
Dmitry HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 371 Thanks: 74 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Email a Friend Script You might want to be careful with Tell-A-Friend scripts...

10-19-2008, 01:11 PM	#5
John Hillage Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 533 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Email a Friend Script Why Dmitry please enlighten me - as your post is currently of no help!

10-19-2008, 04:34 PM	#6
Dmitry HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 371 Thanks: 74 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Email a Friend Script Because they walk a fine line with spam... I don't say it is spam, but some people may "confuse" it with spam and get you into trouble with you host. If you use sharethis you won't have any trouble, but if you use your own script you might want to save the sender's details, make them agree to some terms that shift all liability from you, add a captcha to prevent any spam bots submitting, set a limit to how many friends might be emailed at once, and how often one IP+cookie combination may submit the form. That's what I'd do if someone badly wanted me to create a TAF script for them. Now I have a few other ideas to create a tell a friend script that will keep you absolutely safe spam-wise, but it's more complicated and might have some other issues.

10-20-2008, 06:10 AM	#7
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10-20-2008, 09:17 AM	#8
beablessing Active Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking	Re: Email a Friend Script ^ I've tried that myself but it doesn't guarantee that it will be read. I've found one that is time bounded. If a the 2 receivers do not click on the link for example within 24 hours, the one sender will not receive the bonus that is promised. However, I have not used it yet. But I will after studying how to install it.
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10-20-2008, 09:20 AM	#9
Michael Mayhew Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Nashville, TN , USA. Posts: 3,121 Thanks: 38 Thanked 107 Times in 75 Posts Social Networking	Re: Email a Friend Script iPassion Tell A Friend Tell-a-friend plug-in for WordPress Released \| iPassion Free plugin. Can also be downloaded from the WP Plugins site.
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10-20-2008, 10:15 AM	#10
zeurois Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 511 Thanks: 24 Thanked 23 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Email a Friend Script try super-tell-a-friend.com Dunno how hard is it to integrate with wp, but it does good job for regular websites.

10-20-2008, 04:12 PM	#11
JimLillig The CPA Guy War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 72 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 4 Thanked 20 Times in 14 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Email a Friend Script I have used Paul Galloway's Tell A Friend Pro in the past and had a easy time of it. Don't Get Any Web Referral or Tell-a-Friend System Until You See Everything This Powerful New System Can Do For You!. Have heard good things and Paul is a brilliant programmer, so if you need to customize it, he can get it done right away.
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10-20-2008, 05:31 PM	#12
e-mail2u Certified Aspie/Gimp Guru Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ma , USA. Posts: 348 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Email a Friend Script most tell a friend scripts now require the sender to use their e-mail address. The one i use mainly was free and sends me a copy of all e-mails sent with the senders ip address. a good place to look is Hot Scripts :: The net's largest PHP, CGI, Perl, JavaScript and ASP script collection and resource web portal lots of free scripts to use covering all uses.
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10-20-2008, 06:17 PM	#13
JimLillig The CPA Guy War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 72 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 4 Thanked 20 Times in 14 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Email a Friend Script Great resource. Thanks for the script tip.
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10-20-2008, 06:58 PM	#14
Dmitry HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 371 Thanks: 74 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Email a Friend Script How effective are these scripts nowadays?