Comments on: The Big Bad List http://www.timlinden.com/blog/traffic-exchanges/the-big-bad-list/ The official blog of Tim Linden, owner of StartXchange. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:27:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul Penafielhttp://www.timlinden.com/blog/traffic-exchanges/the-big-bad-list/comment-page-1/#comment-49414 Paul Penafiel Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:15:56 +0000 http://www.timlinden.com/blog/?p=1305#comment-49414 To some extent I do agree without Tim, I wish I could still be a member of a traffic exchange program Without receiving any of the pitches, updates, contest results etc..If I don't like the constant updates and the exchange as a whole, I just delete my account all together.It's good that you brought it up though.Paul<abbr><em><abbr>Paul Penafiels lastest blog post..<a href="http://www.paulpenafiel.com/2006/02/sad-day-for-canadian-hockey-fans.html" rel="nofollow">Sad Day For Canadian Hockey Fans</a></abbr></abbr></em> To some extent I do agree without Tim, I wish I could still be a member of a traffic exchange program Without receiving any of the pitches, updates, contest results etc..

If I don’t like the constant updates and the exchange as a whole, I just delete my account all together.

It’s good that you brought it up though.

Paul

Paul Penafiels lastest blog post..Sad Day For Canadian Hockey Fans

]]> By: Jon Olsonhttp://www.timlinden.com/blog/traffic-exchanges/the-big-bad-list/comment-page-1/#comment-49357 Jon Olson Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:39:51 +0000 http://www.timlinden.com/blog/?p=1305#comment-49357 Oh please save that speech...The only cleaning up this industry has to do is EDUCATE people and show them it's OK TO SELL to your list.Wow....And we wonder why 97% of marketers fail....It's by reading garbage remarks like that.Sorry folks, hate me all you want, but selling is what puts food on the table. You are in internet marketing, learn to market. Learn to sell! Oh please save that speech…

The only cleaning up this industry has to do is EDUCATE people and show them it’s OK TO SELL to your list.

Wow….

And we wonder why 97% of marketers fail….It’s by reading garbage remarks like that.

Sorry folks, hate me all you want, but selling is what puts food on the table. You are in internet marketing, learn to market. Learn to sell!

]]> By: Timhttp://www.timlinden.com/blog/traffic-exchanges/the-big-bad-list/comment-page-1/#comment-49356 Tim Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:26:43 +0000 http://www.timlinden.com/blog/?p=1305#comment-49356 So you think it's a good idea to make it difficult to get off the mailing list? So you think it’s a good idea to make it difficult to get off the mailing list?

]]> By: Ray Dubehttp://www.timlinden.com/blog/traffic-exchanges/the-big-bad-list/comment-page-1/#comment-49350 Ray Dube Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:17:42 +0000 http://www.timlinden.com/blog/?p=1305#comment-49350 Are you kidding me?Membership sites are not subject to can-spam! Did you not confirm this yourself in the post about cleaning up the industry?The only cleaning up the industry really has to do is to stop sending out "buy this" "join this" type of emails to it's memberhip.Transactional/Relational messages only, and even promotional with regards to the membership...Really Tim, you know better.Ray Are you kidding me?

Membership sites are not subject to can-spam! Did you not confirm this yourself in the post about cleaning up the industry?

The only cleaning up the industry really has to do is to stop sending out “buy this” “join this” type of emails to it’s memberhip.

Transactional/Relational messages only, and even promotional with regards to the membership…

Really Tim, you know better.

Ray

]]> By: Ken Langdonhttp://www.timlinden.com/blog/traffic-exchanges/the-big-bad-list/comment-page-1/#comment-49339 Ken Langdon Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:33:17 +0000 http://www.timlinden.com/blog/?p=1305#comment-49339 One of my pet hates too Tim, as an 80 year old Aussie from 'the horse and buggy days' trying to keep up with the fast moving 21st century!!! One of my pet hates too Tim, as an 80 year old Aussie from ‘the horse and buggy days’ trying to keep up with the fast moving 21st century!!!

]]> By: David Foleyhttp://www.timlinden.com/blog/traffic-exchanges/the-big-bad-list/comment-page-1/#comment-49293 David Foley Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:54:05 +0000 http://www.timlinden.com/blog/?p=1305#comment-49293 This is like beating a dead horse. Is there a delete button :-I This is like beating a dead horse. Is there a delete button :-I

]]> By: Timhttp://www.timlinden.com/blog/traffic-exchanges/the-big-bad-list/comment-page-1/#comment-49273 Tim Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:56:23 +0000 http://www.timlinden.com/blog/?p=1305#comment-49273 The topic isn't email frequency or content, but making an unsubscribe link available so it's not impossible to get off the list. The topic isn’t email frequency or content, but making an unsubscribe link available so it’s not impossible to get off the list.

]]> By: Kjellhttp://www.timlinden.com/blog/traffic-exchanges/the-big-bad-list/comment-page-1/#comment-49271 Kjell Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:09:06 +0000 http://www.timlinden.com/blog/?p=1305#comment-49271 As always when i and Tim start talking, it end in fighting, need to stop that bad habit-)Is this thread about that we exchange owners spam our members or is it that we send out to much emails to them?I think if we were spamming our members, our exchanges have been shut down long time ago.Yes i get complaints, but its most from members that have not surfed one website, they just joined so they could complain, think many owners know this.Of course if i do something illegal, i will do something about it, but as i see it there are different view about this.Many are happy to get info about new programs and tools that launch, what about they? Is it right we stop sending info because just a few get mad about it?Maybe out of topic here, just wonder because i dont see its right that few grumpy members are going to decide how often we owners are going to send info and what info-)Kjell As always when i and Tim start talking, it end in fighting, need to stop that bad habit-)

Is this thread about that we exchange owners spam our members or is it that we send out to much emails to them?

I think if we were spamming our members, our exchanges have been shut down long time ago.

Yes i get complaints, but its most from members that have not surfed one website, they just joined so they could complain, think many owners know this.

Of course if i do something illegal, i will do something about it, but as i see it there are different view about this.

Many are happy to get info about new programs and tools that launch, what about they? Is it right we stop sending info because just a few get mad about it?

Maybe out of topic here, just wonder because i dont see its right that few grumpy members are going to decide how often we owners are going to send info and what info-)

Kjell

]]> By: tomhttp://www.timlinden.com/blog/traffic-exchanges/the-big-bad-list/comment-page-1/#comment-49265 tom Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:28:11 +0000 http://www.timlinden.com/blog/?p=1305#comment-49265 Hey Kjell your deleted and you can keep my 5300 credits Hey Kjell your deleted and you can keep my 5300 credits

]]> By: tomhttp://www.timlinden.com/blog/traffic-exchanges/the-big-bad-list/comment-page-1/#comment-49264 tom Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:16:06 +0000 http://www.timlinden.com/blog/?p=1305#comment-49264 Wow Kjell you really got your goat in an uproar I'm going straight over to delete my LOT account and bells too. I thought you were a better person than this!!!!!!! Wow Kjell you really got your goat in an uproar I’m going straight over to delete my LOT account and bells too.
I thought you were a better person than this!!!!!!!

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