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It's Live...GO...GO...GO

by Kim Standerline
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Gosh I can't believe marketer's (who should know better) are still using the above subject line in their email marketing.

Total turn off
Kim
#livegogogo
  • Profile picture of the author Riz
    As annoying as it is marketers get many newbies on their lists and it must work for them.

    Their testing must prove that it's their most effective subject line. Surely they test

    Riz

    Originally Posted by Kim Standerline View Post

    Gosh I can't believe marketer's (who should know better) are still using the above subject line in their email marketing.

    Total turn off
    Kim
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  • Profile picture of the author Sean Ski
    they wouldn't be using it if it didn't work... they probably get brand new marketers on their list all of the time who have never seen that subject line so as long as it's getting click through's and sales you'll continue to see the old gogo subject line...
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary King
    Sheeshh... I was expecting your affiliate link Kim... nothing to click! ;-)

    Not a big fan of that one either, but as the others suggest, perhaps it's working for them- like you, it wouldn't work on me, but they must be seeing some result.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tom B
    Banned
    I grabbed my coat and was almost out the door when I saw this thread title.
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      Damn, I thought it said it's alive and was expecting Big Foot to come
      crashing through my door.

      Scared the crap out of me!

      Don't do that. I have a weak heart.
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      • Profile picture of the author Gary King
        Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim View Post

        Damn, I thought it said it's alive and was expecting Big Foot to come
        crashing through my door.

        Scared the crap out of me!

        Don't do that. I have a weak heart.
        Don't worry Steven, Big Foot isn't real...

        It's the Boogie Man you have to worry about!
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        • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
          I also clicked on this thread because I saw it was Kim who was posting.

          So I guess for me if the sender is someone I trust I would open the email.

          If not - DELETE!

          I think it's important we keep these subject lines in context with who the sender is.

          If it's Warren Buffett - "News About Your Money" - I'll open it.

          If it's Bernie Madoff - "News About Your Money" - I'm calling my lawyer.

          ~Bill

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    • Profile picture of the author WritingMadwoman
      I'd never seen this one before and it totally got my attention! What's live? Where? What'd I miss? Damn! I guess it can still be effective for people who haven't seen it before! Thanks for the energy boost Kim.

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  • Profile picture of the author anthony2
    Its simply works....if it is legit, ethical and it works for your business
    why stop using it.

    I know people are annoyed with those exit popups but why people keep
    on using them? It simply works!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Gene Pimentel
    Whenever I read that subject line I immediately think:

    Go away! Go away! Go away!
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  • Profile picture of the author JayXtreme
    All this talk of

    "It must work because they're using it"... "tests must have shown that it works" etc..

    Makes me laugh.

    The truth is probably the complete opposite... most marketers who use these bland, boring and over-used subject lines (bad news... anyone?).. are pretty much using them because they saw somebody else use them and they can't be bothered to turn on a few brain cells before they mail to get a little creative.

    As subject lines go, this one is tired, lazy, lacking in originality, and only shows me that whoever is using it... clearly saw someone else use it when they were a n00b and thought it was soooo cool.

    #phail

    Ummm...

    Peace

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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      Jay, I agree with you 100%.

      My subject lines are straight to the point.

      Those who respond to hype won't pay attention to them, and that's fine
      because I don't want those people for customers.

      The ones who do respond to them are down to earth and practical people
      who have some kind of a head on their shoulders and don't follow the herd
      like sheep.

      Those are the people I want for customers.

      Call me crazy.
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      • Profile picture of the author E. Brian Rose
        Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim View Post

        ... and that's fine
        because I don't want those people for customers.
        Really? You don't want those people for customers? I'll bet if you had thirty of "those people" buying your products every day then you would change your tune in a heartbeat.
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        • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
          Originally Posted by E. Brian Rose View Post

          Really? You don't want those people for customers? I'll bet if you had thirty of "those people" buying your products every day then you would change your tune in a heartbeat.
          No, I don't because my products don't fit the mold. They require work and I
          make this clear up front.

          People who buy into hype, IF they bought stuff of mine, would only end up
          refunding anyway.

          So no, I don't want those people as customers.
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    • Profile picture of the author JennSpencerIM
      Originally Posted by JayXtreme View Post

      All this talk of

      "It must work because they're using it"... "tests must have shown that it works" etc..

      Makes me laugh.

      The truth is probably the complete opposite... most marketers who use these bland, boring and over-used subject lines (bad news... anyone?).. are pretty much using them because they saw somebody else use them and they can't be bothered to turn on a few brain cells before they mail to get a little creative.

      As subject lines go, this one is tired, lazy, lacking in originality, and only shows me that whoever is using it... clearly saw someone else use it when they were a n00b and thought it was soooo cool.

      #phail

      Ummm...

      Peace

      Jay
      I know, right?!? Its hard to tell what is being used just cause its easy and what is actually working so its being used. And it really doesn't matter until I test it in my market anyway to see if it will work for me. But gosh I hate to see the SAME boring email subject lines day after day.

      One I really didn't like this week: "Re: Your support request" something like that. Then it had NOTHING to do with that topic at all...just an evil ploy to get me to open
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    • Profile picture of the author WritingMadwoman
      Yeah but Jay, it also depends heavily on who is using it and in what context. I saw that Kim made the OP and I know she puts out good work and is someone who wouldn't stoop to cheesy subject lines (oops Kim), so that got me to click. If it was someone I didn't respect or know, I probably would have skipped right by it. Another example, if someone whose list I'm on that I respect sent out a few messages about an upcoming launch about something I'm interested in, and then I saw "It's Live...Go...Go...Go" - I'd go without a second of hesitation! Just saying that it's not always a lame subject line, context and the rep of the sender matter a lot!

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      • Profile picture of the author JayXtreme
        Originally Posted by WritingMadwoman View Post

        Yeah but Jay, it also depends heavily on who is using it and in what context. I saw that Kim made the OP and I know she puts out good work and is someone who wouldn't stoop to cheesy subject lines (oops Kim), so that got me to click. If it was someone I didn't respect or know, I probably would have skipped right by it. Another example, if someone whose list I'm on that I respect sent out a few messages about an upcoming launch about something I'm interested in, and then I saw "It's Live...Go...Go...Go" - I'd go without a second of hesitation! Just saying that it's not always a lame subject line, context and the rep of the sender matter a lot!

        Wendy
        You know...

        After reading Kim's posts here at the forum before.. I knew 100% that she was having a moan here, before I opened the thread.

        Not because I think she moans..lolz.. But because in this forum context, she had put that subject line as the thread title, it was clear to me what she was about to say.

        Most seasoned interwebz folks, have been seeing these same trends come and go for years now. They get even more tired and boring every time they come around.

        Kim's name as the author brought me into this thread... the title of the thread prepared me for a good old moan before I grab me a beer for the evenin

        Peace

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        • Profile picture of the author WritingMadwoman
          Originally Posted by JayXtreme View Post

          After reading Kim's posts here at the forum before.. I knew 100% that she was having a moan here, before I opened the thread.
          Ah, see, I thought she was alerting us to something new and cool for IM! :p I unsubbed from 99.9% of IM newsletters a long time ago so I guess I'm not up to date on the overused subject lines. Do I feel left out? Not at all....lol

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        • Profile picture of the author Kim Standerline
          Little old me having a moan (Never)

          Jay I'm saddened you would think so lol

          Kim

          Originally Posted by JayXtreme View Post

          You know...

          After reading Kim's posts here at the forum before.. I knew 100% that she was having a moan here, before I opened the thread.

          Not because I think she moans..lolz.. But because in this forum context, she had put that subject line as the thread title, it was clear to me what she was about to say.

          Most seasoned interwebz folks, have been seeing these same trends come and go for years now. They get even more tired and boring every time they come around.

          Kim's name as the author brought me into this thread... the title of the thread prepared me for a good old moan before I grab me a beer for the evenin

          Peace

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    • Profile picture of the author Jay Rhome
      OK I admit it annoys me. In fact, I again unsubscribed lately to another bunch of IMers newsletter. I have VERY few left and never regret it.

      But I don't necessarily agree with this:

      Originally Posted by JayXtreme View Post

      All this talk of

      "It must work because they're using it"... "tests must have shown that it works" etc..

      Makes me laugh.

      The truth is probably the complete opposite... most marketers who use these bland, boring and over-used subject lines (bad news... anyone?).. are pretty much using them because they saw somebody else use them and they can't be bothered to turn on a few brain cells before they mail to get a little creative.
      It's like in football. If running the ball right down the middle works, why stop doing it? Maybe some are lazy and don't test, but just maybe yeah, they ARE getting results with the most common lines. Why reinvent the wheel? We marketers tire of our stuff of lot more faster than the market so we must resist the urge for unneeded change.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew Endres
    This headline works if you've been marketing your product correctly and generating intense interest first and I'm talking a lot of hype! If you haven't, it just sounds goofy. You're headline did get me to open this thread though...
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  • Profile picture of the author JasonB
    Yeah, I got the same email today with the same subject line... I hope that person comes here to see how stupid that subject line was and how many people didn't even bother to open the email.

    They must be a newbie.... lmao!
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  • Profile picture of the author Spencer Jones
    I wouldn't have opened this post, if that subject line didn't work... So does anybody else that replied to this post...
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    • Profile picture of the author grayambition
      Originally Posted by Spencer Jones View Post

      I wouldn't have opened this post, if that subject line didn't work... So does anybody else that replied to this post...
      Not true. You, and perhaps a few newbies to WF, opened it because the headline "worked," but the rest of us immediately recognized that:

      1. The post is in the main Internet Marketing Discussion forum, not the WSO forum. So we know it's not an ad. Or, if it is, it will shortly be removed by a mod.

      2. It's from Kim Standerline, and most of us who read this forum know she's not into that kind of nonsense.

      So, for me, the subject line "worked" in this case because I knew Kim must have something interesting to say. Probably a fun rant. And I like reading fun rants. But I did NOT open it because it worked as a sales pitch.

      Be careful with assumptions. :rolleyes:

      [edit: oops, I hadn't seen Bill's post when I wrote this. I guess I pretty much rehashed what he said, only with more words. ]
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    SECOND CHANCE! We're re-opening because we had some people drop out at the last minute and it created some slots!!
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    That's just Bad News
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  • Profile picture of the author Jason Fladlien
    It works in situations where the prelaunch was so good that people are already sold on buying the offer.

    But then again almost ANY email subject line works in that case
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      It's a whole series - and I usually skip all the emails....

      This is big - be the first to find out about.....
      Check out the pre-launch info here
      Did you sign up yet for the pre-launch
      Make sure you're on the list - it's launching soon
      This is limited - make sure you can get in - sign up now
      Only 10 days to launch
      5 days
      3 days
      tomorrow it's launching - be sure to be on the list
      launching in 2 hours - these will go fast
      go, go - XXX is live right now
      Mad scramble to get in - don't be left out
      Almost sold out - hurry
      Did you miss out
      Just learned there was a computer problem
      Problem fixed, launch re-opening
      Almost sold out - last chance to get in
      Were you able to get in

      If you missed out, XXX is coming soon.....
      blah-bibbity-blah-blah


      And I'm sitting here thinking "oops, missed that one, I guess". Oh well.
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      Originally Posted by Jason Fladlien View Post

      It works in situations where the prelaunch was so good that people are already sold on buying the offer.
      But then again almost ANY email subject line works in that case
      the email in question was a part of a series of pre launch emails and an overal part of the complete picture, it was not just a one of.

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    Originally Posted by precious007 View Post

    Why change if it works?

    Al.
    Because something a little more original and creative would probably work better?...

    Because it shows a lack of respect for your niche/target demographic. Using the typical hype filled trash that is already being used to death by bum marketer Z.

    Because giving your niche credit for the brain and intelligence that they have might actually result in an even better response rate and a tighter connection?.. Which paves the way for...

    Just Sayin'

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      Originally Posted by JayXtreme View Post

      Because something a little more original and creative would probably work better?...

      Because it shows a lack of respect for your niche/target demographic. Using the typical hype filled trash that is already being used to death by bum marketer Z.

      Because giving your niche credit for the brain and intelligence that they have might actually result in an even better response rate and a tighter connection?.. Which paves the way for...

      Just Sayin'

      Jay
      Its funny how people cry...the subject line is lame, boring, its for newbies , its used only by bum marketers.

      That same boring overused subject line brought them here. lol
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      • Profile picture of the author JayXtreme
        Originally Posted by anthony2 View Post

        Its funny how people cry...the subject line is lame, boring, its for newbies , its used only by bum marketers.

        That same boring overused subject line brought them here. lol
        I refer you to my post here:

        http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post2086610
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          Originally Posted by JayXtreme View Post

          I hear you...BabyFace Assassin

          But do you think the others who were saying how lame the subject
          line is came here just because of kim?

          Not taking anything away from kim.

          But i think the subject line played a part....at least a small part.
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      • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
        Originally Posted by anthony2 View Post

        That same boring overused subject line brought them here. lol
        Not true in all cases.

        Seeing Kims' name under the subject line got me to click on it.

        At least without the intention of reporting the thread.

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        • Profile picture of the author Alminc
          There is another cheap trick that I hate to see in
          my inbox : [OPEN!]..blah, blah...

          Am I considered sooooo stupid and easily manipulated?
          Am I supposed to do exactly what the subject line is
          ORDERING me to do ?

          I am off course deleting all emails with '[OPEN!]' in the
          subject line, and believe me I am not at all curious about
          the content.


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          • Profile picture of the author grayambition
            Originally Posted by Alminc View Post

            There is another cheap trick that I hate to see in
            my inbox : [OPEN!]..blah, blah...
            How about the insulting subject lines like:

            FAIL (then the message tells me "If you are not using this free training, I can almost guarantee that you will fail at getting your first sale online).

            To me, these are even worse than the over-the-top hypey ones. If the product appears to be worthy, I might overlook a hype-filled subject line and/or sales pitch. But insult my intelligence and you've lost me for good.
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            • Profile picture of the author Alminc
              Here's one more genius.

              If I (subscriber) would be subscribed to my beloved email marketer's
              list for 150 years, he would still, after 150 years, be convincing me that
              I am a beginner and that he just found a solution for me to make my
              FIRST dolars online. Imagine 150 years of receiving such 'beginner'
              emails
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        • Profile picture of the author R Hagel
          Originally Posted by Bill Farnham View Post

          Not true in all cases.

          Seeing Kims' name under the subject line got me to click on it.

          At least without the intention of reporting the thread.

          ~Bill

          Bingo.

          I would have opened this thread no matter what the subject was, just because it had Kim's name attached to it. And because it was Kim's thread, I wanted to see what rant she might have about the "go, go, go" subject line.

          So... no, the subject line didn't "work" on me. (And if she did send me a "go, go, go" email, I'd probably give her a little slap up alongside her head... lol.)

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    Originally Posted by Kim Standerline View Post

    Gosh I can't believe marketer's (who should know better) are still using the above subject line in their email marketing.

    Total turn off
    Kim
    Must likely for that highly targeted audience...thats why they make ya opt in to get that free video (or ebook or whatever) and then opt in afterwards to be put on some early bird special list. I would guess they're hoping those people are excited and anxious about their product arrival, so why not get straight to the point in the subject line? GO GO GO...
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    Originally Posted by Kim Standerline View Post

    Gosh I can't believe marketer's (who should know better) are still using the above subject line in their email marketing.

    Total turn off
    Kim
    I would say it works. Think about it, I don't wanna buy whatever the crap that is but there might by a 100 people on his list that have been following the prelaunch and are sitting there with credit cards in their hands.

    When a 100 of those get the email, they rush to the site and buy it. Let's assume that the guru makes $50 a sale,

    100 sales x $50 = $5000

    What about the 90000 people on their list who don't give a s*** about that product? Well good for them
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  • Profile picture of the author JMartin
    I'd open this email. That's where the unsubscribe link is.

    My favorite lines are ones that use "FR.EE" or something like that. It always makes me laugh.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brandon Sheley
    I feel left out, I don't get any emails like this or if I do, they go to junk.
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    • Profile picture of the author wordwizard
      I too find them very annoying.

      Part of it makes me feel like may I'm a chump though, and missing out because I can't
      bring myself to use subject lines like that.

      Also, if they are primarily working on newbies, that mightwell work for those marketers
      who use those lines because newbies are the easiest to sell to, or so I've heard...

      There are another couple of top of the annoying-meter subject line:

      UP?

      "You UP?"

      And when I do open the email, just to see what that person is trying to do this time
      (I'm always interested in learning new tricks"

      There's nothing but

      CLICK IT! and the link.

      Does that work? And for whom?

      I do sometimes click to find out what it's selling, but if it's a product I want, I make
      a point of buying it through someone else's link if possible, just because the email
      ticks me off so much.

      What do you all think?

      P.S.: There's another one... People addressing me as:

      DUUUUUDE!

      Uhmmmm...
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  • Profile picture of the author DoktorBraun
    This happens everytime a big ticket item is released
    but cannot blame them for this, if they are making money.
    they just need to make some better ad copy.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tonio Smith
    NO no no that is a kick but good heading to me. Different consumers are attracted to different things.

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  • Profile picture of the author zapseo
    If it was something where I was very very interested in the product, it might be a welcoming email -- if I was interested in getting the Fast Action Bonuses.

    (been there, done that. Missed out on getting all of Mike Filsaime's products from now until whenever for free when he launched Butterfly Marketing the first time, though. Now THAT was a fast action bonus worth trying for -- and I tried (first 5, I was in the first 20 I think it was.)

    So -- yes -- while sitting in a haze of todo lists, battered by uncooperative computers, meeting bodiy desires (which seem to be mainly ins & outs), being reminded that the product I wanted was live would be helpful. I guess.

    OTOH -- if I were THAT desperate (I think Butterfly Marketing was the last time...oh wait -- I think some of Robert Plank's dimesales...)...I would have stripped down everything on my computer to a minimum,, my browser to a minimum -- performance-analyzed everything -- and been hitting the sales site waiting for the sales page to go live.

    BTW -- Kay, can I swipe your subject lines and run a WSO ?

    Live JoyFully!

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  • Profile picture of the author BH_Winchester
    I think the main point is that it works dependent on contextual source. I mean look at how many people opened this page!
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  • Profile picture of the author Lisa Gergets
    Those who respond to hype won't pay attention to them, and that's fine
    because I don't want those people for customers.

    The ones who do respond to them are down to earth and practical people
    who have some kind of a head on their shoulders and don't follow the herd
    like sheep.

    Those are the people I want for customers.
    Yes, this.
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  • Profile picture of the author Pete Egeler
    Will the "Thanks! Here's a Free Gift" be the next "GO, GO, GO"?

    Pete
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    • Profile picture of the author BH_Winchester
      Originally Posted by Pete Egeler View Post

      Will the "Thanks! Here's a Free Gift" be the next "GO, GO, GO"?

      Pete
      I think there is no doubt about that I have already seen this widely used and it gets a surprisingly effective response for now.

      Cheers,
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    • Profile picture of the author AllAboutAction
      I thought it was yet another "Outsource Force" pitch!
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      • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
        ....I could think of worse things. lol

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    • Profile picture of the author Avidpoet
      "We just melted our Servers"

      "We have 1 copy left"

      (hour later)

      "We have 1 copy left"

      (day later)

      "We are out"

      (two days later)

      "I have a secret hidden backdoor link if you are interested"

      lol
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      My absolute favorite "go,go" email was several years ago - I had it saved on my old computer but it's gone now.

      There was a launch (I didn't buy it) - then the emails about how fast it "sold out"....then an email saying "we miscounted - and still have 20 copies available". It went on to say the 20 copies had been "set aside" but were supposed to be included in the launch...so 20 lucky people could still get in.

      20 copies set aside???? It was a digital download, dumbo. I realized somewhere in the world 20 members of the herd were pulling out their credit cards.....and thinking how lucky they were to get a "found" copy.

      A similar (though not so blatantly obvious) email has been sent after a few of the big launches. Usually it's a week or two after the launch and magically there are a few additional spaces available. Call me skeptical but I always figured those are to replace the sales already refunded....

      Marketing genius? Probably.

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  • Profile picture of the author sunnygal
    I am shocked by how many of the suppoed top-line marketers use the emails provided by the product vendor completely unchanged. It does their credibility no good in my eyes.
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  • Profile picture of the author nicholasb
    When you do a product launch the correct way, their are hundreds and even thousand of people waiting for your product to go live.

    I don't use the it's live go go go, but I do let them know when the product is live...

    If I didn't how would anyone know to buy it. It's simply just a call to action.. I wouldnt expect anyone here to do a product launch and not let the list know when it's live
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    • Profile picture of the author Kim Standerline
      Well yes of course we let folks know when something has gone live. I'm not disputing that.

      It's the utterly cheesy subject line I'm talking about, its so completely mis/over used by folks who couldn't think up something a bit more original if their lives depended on it.

      It was from an affiliate, (A very well known one so I'm surprised). It will have been part of a series of prewritten emails from the vendor, how hard would it be for this person to think up his own subject line and stand out, rather than follow the herd of other affiliates blindly shooting the same email off to everyone.

      I didn't open the email so I have no idea who the vendor is or what the product is all about so it was totally wasted on me.

      Only reason I didn't unsub was this person does normally send out decent emails and has some quality products.

      Kim



      Originally Posted by nicholasb View Post

      When you do a product launch the correct way, their are hundreds and even thousand of people waiting for your product to go live.

      I don't use the it's live go go go, but I do let them know when the product is live...

      If I didn't how would anyone know to buy it. It's simply just a call to action.. I wouldnt expect anyone here to do a product launch and not let the list know when it's live
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  • Profile picture of the author tyroneshum
    Hey Kim,

    Actually, the first thing that proves that this line totally works is how the discussion in this thread develops. I'm totally hooked up too!
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  • Profile picture of the author zerofill
    See now that is one way to get people not to open the email...now when we want people not to open the email we just say..."Riley in mankini inside"

    And no one opens that either...
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  • Profile picture of the author Robert Puddy
    thats just the last email in a series designed to pre sell the product...

    That headline is aimed at those on your list who you have successfully already pre sold, if you aren't presold already then that email wont work on you.

    thats fine, thats how its supposed to be.

    Its launch time, no time left to do any any more pre selling. the emails that went before have either done there job or not. Thats why that headline works, it works on those you already convinced to buy, and now your simply calling them to take action.

    Its not lame, when you take it in context. Its a logical CTA email headline.

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    • Profile picture of the author JayXtreme
      Originally Posted by Robert Puddy View Post

      thats just the last email in a series designed to pre sell the product...

      That headline is aimed at those on your list who you have successfully already pre sold, if you aren't presold already then that email wont work on you.

      thats fine, thats how its supposed to be.

      Its launch time, no time left to do any any more pre selling. the emails that went before have either done there job or not. Thats why that headline works, it works on those you already convinced to buy, and now your simply calling them to take action.

      Its not lame, when you take it in context. Its a logical CTA email headline.

      Robert
      :rolleyes: And so the cycle continues.

      You can take comfort in the fact that n00bs everywhere are copying your actions, Robert.

      Perpetuating this boring cycle of copycat marketing (<-Nothing wrong with that per se, but they could at least copy the desirable stuffz..lol)... Because YOU tell them it works, and even use it yourself....

      Jay

      p.s. "Lame" is in the eye of the beholder.. and when I see this subject line in an e-mail... I think... Lame
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      • Profile picture of the author Robert Puddy
        Originally Posted by JayXtreme View Post

        :rolleyes: And so the cycle continues.

        You can take comfort in the fact that n00bs everywhere are copying your actions, Robert.

        Perpetuating this boring cycle of copycat marketing (<-Nothing wrong with that per se, but they could at least copy the desirable stuffz..lol)... Because YOU tell them it works, and even use it yourself....

        Jay

        p.s. "Lame" is in the eye of the beholder.. and when I see this subject line in an e-mail... I think... Lame
        Ok this is normally the point these days when i vacate a thread and leave the protagonist the last word... How ever in this case I would like to ask you a question.

        (and feel free to vent your spleen your going to have the last word)

        Are you saying I'm right, But your stompming your feet and complaining its something you find personally lame, and dont care that i'm right.

        OR

        Are you saying i am completely incompetant, dont know what I'm talking about and do things because I'm a copy cat marketer who should go find a real job , because I will never be successful in IM ?

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        • Profile picture of the author JayXtreme
          Originally Posted by Robert Puddy View Post

          Ok this is normally the point these days when i vacate a thread and leave the protagonist the last word... How ever in this case I would like to ask you a question.

          (and feel free to vent your spleen your going to have the last word)
          lol.. That's cute, Robert.. and pathetic in equal proportion...

          Are you saying I'm right, But your stompming your feet and complaining its something you find personally lame, and dont care that i'm right.

          OR

          Are you saying i am completely incompetant, dont know what I'm talking about and do things because I'm a copy cat marketer who should go find a real job , because I will never be successful in IM ?

          Robert
          I'm saying neither, Robert. And you know it... but you're all about being "right"... How's that going for you?...

          I'll leave you to your quest

          Have a great weekend!

          Peace

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  • Profile picture of the author Chris W. Sutton
    A lot of times the effectiveness of the subject line depends on WHO sent the email. I always look to see who the email is from!

    Having said that, Kim could send me an email with the subject line "Poopie Doopie Doggie Doo" and I would open it because SHE'S THE MAN... well, she' not really a man actually... SHE'S THE WOMAN!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author kyhell
    LMAO got me to open the thread
    must still work
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  • Profile picture of the author Gail Sober
    Creating that type of urgency on an email account I only check maybe once every couple of weeks is not very effective. Maybe there are people out there that actually use their personal isp email accounts to subscribe to newsletters?
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