Copying merchants autoresponder messages?

by Challe77

Posted: 14 years ago 5 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

The product I want to promote does not offer their affiliates auto-responder messages.
Is it a good idea to subscribe and then use the same auto-responder (maybe edit them slightly) messages for my own list, or is this consider bad, should I ask the merchant first?

Sincerely
Karl

#autoresponder #copying #merchants #messages

Wendy Maki 14 years ago

Sounds like you already know the answer.

Ask the merchant. And if it's no, it means no. (Just taking it is "copyright infringement" -- and each every email you send out is a separate count and since its for monetary gain, well, that's even worse legally.)
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Ross Cohen 14 years ago

What Wendy said. Ask. Autoresponder messages can be rather short and effective so making your own wouldn't be the most difficult task. Or outsource it.
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Alexa Smith Banned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Challe77

Is it a good idea to subscribe and then use the same auto-responder (maybe edit them slightly) messages for my own list

To subscribe to what? If the product has a vendor's opt-in on its sales page, then surely you wouldn't want to be promoting it at all?!

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...oduct-opt.html
http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post2161932
http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post6385391
http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post6351579
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Challe77 14 years ago

The merchant has many landing pages to choose from as an affiliate, so I can choose to redirect to a landing page without any optin (from my optin)

If they say no about copying the messages surely I could use them as an inspiration
and rewrite them.

Sincerely
Karl
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- Alexa Smith Banned 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Challe77
  
  The merchant has many landing pages to choose from as an affiliate, so I can choose to redirect to a landing page without any optin (from my optin)
  
  Ah, good - thanks for replying.
  
  Originally Posted by Challe77
  
  If they say no about copying the messages surely I could use them as an inspiration and rewrite them.
  
  Surely - using their ideas but not their words? They might not mind you using their words, anyway - no harm in asking? :confused:
  
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