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Changing from confirmed opt in to single opt in

by GoodnightSweetRatRace
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I recently decided to change from confirmed opt in, to single opt in, and was wandering if there is anything you can do to reduce spam complaints? Apart from the blatent obvious which is DONT BE SPAMMY, is there anything you do/say to your subscribers to prevent spam complaints?

At the bottom of the thank you page, I was thinking about writing something along the lines of..

"If in the unlikely event you feel that the information I'm sending you is not quite what you're after, you can unsubscribe at any time via the blue link at the end of each email"

Good or bad idea?
#changing #confirmed #opt #single
  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by GoodnightSweetRatRace View Post

    At the bottom of the thank you page, I was thinking about writing something along the lines of..

    "If in the unlikely event you feel that the information I'm sending you is not quite what you're after, you can unsubscribe at any time via the blue link at the end of each email"

    Good or bad idea?
    Good, but maybe not enough.

    You can also start every outgoing message by reminding people why they're receiving it.
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    • Profile picture of the author TheCG
      All of my lists are single opt in, at least I try to set it up that way.

      Aweber has a way of making that difficult sometimes. Maybe it is me and I am missing something but some I set up are fine and some still send a confirmation email when I check it even though I do them all the same.

      Go figure.



      PS...Very nice photograph, Alexa, but I do miss the shoes.......
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      Yes, by the way, I AM in the Witness Protection Program. I could tell you who I am but then I would have to kill you.

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  • Profile picture of the author Shaun OReilly
    To reduce spam compliants it's recommended that you
    follow some of the best practices in e-mail marketing.

    For example, keep your messages focused on the topic
    area that people signed-up for originally.

    Also, keep to a regular e-mail schedule so people know
    how frequently to expect your e-mails. Don't change
    your pattern too drastically without notice.

    Consider placing an unsubscribe link at the top of each
    message so that it's easier for people to unsubscribe
    if they want to (rather than hitting the spam button
    in their e-mail provider).

    You can also include their details and when and where
    they originally signed-up to your list so you can jog
    their memory, e.g e-mail, name, sign-up URL, sign-up
    date, their I.P. address, etc.

    Originally Posted by GoodnightSweetRatRace View Post

    At the bottom of the thank you page, I was thinking about writing something along the lines of..

    "If in the unlikely event you feel that the information I'm sending you is not quite what you're after, you can unsubscribe at any time via the blue link at the end of each email"

    Good or bad idea?
    Using the text you've suggested will likely have minimal
    effect on your spam complaint rates as they only see
    that message once - and many won't even read it at
    all.

    Plus, if they get to the point of unsubscribing or hitting
    spam in the future - hardly anyone will remember your
    thank you page text.

    Here's a useful article from AWeber on how to reduce
    spam compaints:

    Why Did That Email Get Marked As Spam? (no affil.)

    As a general rule I tend to use confirmed opt-in but
    will use single opt-in in certain cases. And there are
    some niches where I wouldn't use single opt-in at all.

    Dedicated to mutual success,

    Shaun
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    • Profile picture of the author mglw
      Originally Posted by Shaun OReilly View Post

      To reduce spam compliants it's recommended that you
      follow some of the best practices in e-mail marketing.

      For example, keep your messages focused on the topic
      area that people signed-up for originally.

      Also, keep to a regular e-mail schedule so people know
      how frequently to expect your e-mails. Don't change
      your pattern too drastically without notice.

      Consider placing an unsubscribe link at the top of each
      message so that it's easier for people to unsubscribe
      if they want to (rather than hitting the spam button
      in their e-mail provider).

      You can also include their details and when and where
      they originally signed-up to your list so you can jog
      their memory, e.g e-mail, name, sign-up URL, sign-up
      date, their I.P. address, etc.



      Using the text you've suggested will likely have minimal
      effect on your spam complaint rates as they only see
      that message once - and many won't even read it at
      all.

      Plus, if they get to the point of unsubscribing or hitting
      spam in the future - hardly anyone will remember your
      thank you page text.

      Here's a useful article from AWeber on how to reduce
      spam compaints:

      Why Did That Email Get Marked As Spam? (no affil.)

      As a general rule I tend to use confirmed opt-in but
      will use single opt-in in certain cases. And there are
      some niches where I wouldn't use single opt-in at all.

      Dedicated to mutual success,

      Shaun
      Thanks for the tip, Shaun. It is also helpful to me as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author yakim1
    I always use single opt-in and have for 10 years. I do not think I have had over 2 spam complaints in this time. I believe single opt-in does not have the spam problems because the public is now so use to double opt-in.

    So when someone fills out your form, they have no idea if it is single or double opt-in and won't remember. Even though I always use single opt-in, I always put this message below my forms...

    REMEMBER TO VERIFY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION!

    But I have invented software that allows my members to connect their autoresponders to my squeeze pages with their autoresponder in less than 5 minutes so they can build their list in their autoresponder. Most of them use double opt-in.

    I'm getting ready to launch a site that has right now over 60 squeeze pages on it. Each squeeze page is automatically branded with the member's name and the reports given away are also automatically branded with the member's affiliate links.

    here is an example of one of the squeeze pages...

    Opt-In Secrets

    If you would like to be a beta tester and give me a testimonial for our salesletter, give me a PM.

    Steve Yakim
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