Comments on: 10 Dumb Bulk Email Blunders

By: Alyson Stanfield

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:52:30 +0000

Oooo. And you ordered the book, so the answers are on their way to you. Thank you!

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:48:22 +0000

Joel: Are you wondering what it would LOOK like or what it would say? I’ve written a lot about this on this blog (try the search function) and there are loads of examples in my book.

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By: Joel Thompson

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:45:25 +0000

For those of us who have never sent out e-mail blast, it would have been nice to see some sample emails. I have wanted to try this but was never sure of what it should look like.

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By: Email Marketing for Artists: A Compilation « Art Biz Blog

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:30:46 +0000

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By: Lori Buff

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:03:56 +0000

Don’t forget to give people a way to unsubscribe. It seems funny to say but you don’t want to piss people off by not allowing them to stop getting your email.
A woman once breezed by my booth and swiped a business card then started sending me spam about her business. When I wrote to her and asked her to take me off her list she said she would but then didn’t. The next email I sent to her was not as pleasant and she got offended. Needless to say, I will never be her customer. Lesson, don’t anger your customers.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 04:31:59 +0000

In reply to Susan Gainen.

Susan: I know. They’re awful. But, having made them myself, I forgive the infrequent ones.
LOVE your avatar. So fun!

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 04:31:08 +0000

In reply to Mea.

Ooooo. That’s a good (bad) one, Mea. Never makes you feel wanted.

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By: Mea

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:17:32 +0000

Here’s a blunder from an email that I received today. I got an email from a person I know, because I am already an engaged customer of her company’s business. Problem is the email was written to a new list of “potential” accounts that she must have just acquired. Not cool to get a “Dear Stranger” email from somebody you already know! Makes me feel like my business has gone unnoticed. It probably wouldn’t have taken too much time to cross-check the new list with her current contacts.

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By: business buzz 6-11-11

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:04:52 +0000

[…] 10 Dumb Bulk Email Blunders – Slow down, think before you send, and make sure you aren’t ruining your only chance to make a first impression. […]

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By: Susan Gainen

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:12:53 +0000

The most annoying group of blunders for me are from the spelling-typo-grammar family. I suppose it should matter less if I am looking at artwork than when I am reading a blog post, but it doesn’t seem to. When I make one of those errors, I cringe.
Proofread. Have someone else proofread. Remember that “Spell check is not thought check.”
Now, go back and make some fabulous art!

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