This is a (mostly) true story. It has nothing to do with this thread.
One time I bought an ad in a double opt in list with a billion subscribers or whatever.
So, the ad goes out, I'm a few dollars lighter, but excited to see what happens. It's sure to make me millions, right?
Holy shit!
Next thing I know the fucking sirens go off. I'm suddenly getting 100's of angry emails accusing me of being a spammer. These people are pissed off. Really really pissed off. They're sending me death threats, my home address, my mother's maiden name, my social security number, and where I work. My phone starts ringing and it's my host calling me to ask what the hell I'd done. I swear to god I thought I heard a helicopter hovering over my house. I turned off all the lights and locked the windows, but I could hear the pissed off protestors setting up a tent city out in front of my house.
I had to explain shit to my host and my sponsors and aol and I don't even remember who the fuck else. It wasn't really that fun.
So, now I would only do an email ad with someone who I personally knew and trusted.
That's my story. Again, it has nothing specific to do with this thread, but I wanted to share.
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