is this spam?

[Jim]

I really don't think it would be spam at all. It's what most people would call marketing. If GGandJ only had sponsors that clicked on that link that says "Interested in Advertising on GreenguyandJim? Click Here", we would have about a quarter as many sponsors as we do. Just make the email personal to the person you are sending to and you should do fine.

[Useless]

This is where my life-long dream of being an affiliate rep comes in to play. If I were you, I would make an effort to find the site owner on a board first. If you can find them, PM with the specifics. This way you are addressing them with their board name, not "Hey Webmaster". Either way you do it, via board or email, make it as personal and detailed as possible. We've all received those letters from programs stating that they just visited my site and that my site and their program would mesh well. Tell them what it is about their site that makes you feel it would do a good job selling your sites. You know, something more than "Hey, I noticed you like naked chicks".

[spazlabz]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

This is where my life-long dream of being an affiliate rep comes in to play. If I were you, I would make an effort to find the site owner on a board first. If you can find them, PM with the specifics. This way you are addressing them with their board name, not "Hey Webmaster". Either way you do it, via board or email, make it as personal and detailed as possible. We've all received those letters from programs stating that they just visited my site and that my site and their program would mesh well. Tell them what it is about their site that makes you feel it would do a good job selling your sites. You know, something more than "Hey, I noticed you like naked chicks".

Yeah... ummm... Hi Useless, can I call you Useless? yeah well, I noticed you like nekkid chicks. So do I. Wanna join my program?
LOL

Jim
that was a great line and now i am sooooo tempted to use it hahaha

[DJilla]

Originally Posted by Jim

I really don't think it would be spam at all. It's what most people would call marketing. If GGandJ only had sponsors that clicked on that link that says "Interested in Advertising on GreenguyandJim? Click Here", we would have about a quarter as many sponsors as we do. Just make the email personal to the person you are sending to and you should do fine.

ONE of any email to me is not spam... its good marketing efforts. WM's that get 400 emails a day rightly may feel differently. Don't feel bad though if you don't get a huge response. Can't just say "check me out", if you are going to market then be real, entertain me, tell me something useful, share something important or that I might want to know, of if you are really convinced that the match would be good then step out there and offer something free or an incentive.

Good Luck with the efforts.

[DangerDave]

Would you list this site - No
Is this link blind - Yes
Is this spam - Yes...

If you have to ask.... then you already know the answer...


I get hundreds of these so called requests.. and they all get deleted...

Especially those that "invite" me to join a program THAT I ALREADY fucking sell.....

or the ones that invite... the owner of dangerdave.com.au to join... and then another email invites the owner of dangerdave.com.... etc.

..and what do you know... every email says
they are the best new program,
and they have the highest payouts
and they are gonna have your baby for you,
and come and cook your dinner..

when in fact most are just another shitty little program..

If you want your program known....

Work on it
Make it good
Make it clean
Remove the leaks
Pay your affiliates
Don't change fucking linkcodes every three weeks..
Be honest
Be open
Have a community presence

All of these things work far better than a dumbed-assed lazy spam..

DD