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Dirty F · 03-19-2005, 02:55 AM

How many people do you lose in the whole double opt in process?
When i used my own script i had better results (single opt in) but ofcourse bighip offers whitelisted mailing campaigns...

Of 250 who the subscribed the past few days 90 people didnt confirm...this is pretty damn bad if you ask me :/

Basically the only reason im using bigip is because i can legally mail my members through them. I would mail them myself but i dont know of a legal way to send out mailers to mainly hotmail and yahoo addresses. Its really a waste to lose 1/3 good mails because those people have to not only click a confirm link in their email but they also need to fill in a random confirmation word TWICE. So thats 3 steps. Plus the mentioning half way they will be put on a mailing list plus a remove link 16 people used right away so far. And not to forget their confirm mail goes straight to the spam folder if you have a spam filter installed...which is very odd for a company who (supposedly) is whitelisted everywhere.

Im NOT bashing bighip, i mean, they do what they have to do and im not forced to use them...i just wonder if anybody knows some alternatives...like can i mail the single optin list myself legally, while hitting the inboxes.

03-19-2005, 02:55 AM
Dirty F Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 59,204	Whats your bighip optin ratio for subscribes to confirms? How many people do you lose in the whole double opt in process? When i used my own script i had better results (single opt in) but ofcourse bighip offers whitelisted mailing campaigns... Of 250 who the subscribed the past few days 90 people didnt confirm...this is pretty damn bad if you ask me :/ Basically the only reason im using bigip is because i can legally mail my members through them. I would mail them myself but i dont know of a legal way to send out mailers to mainly hotmail and yahoo addresses. Its really a waste to lose 1/3 good mails because those people have to not only click a confirm link in their email but they also need to fill in a random confirmation word TWICE. So thats 3 steps. Plus the mentioning half way they will be put on a mailing list plus a remove link 16 people used right away so far. And not to forget their confirm mail goes straight to the spam folder if you have a spam filter installed...which is very odd for a company who (supposedly) is whitelisted everywhere. Im NOT bashing bighip, i mean, they do what they have to do and im not forced to use them...i just wonder if anybody knows some alternatives...like can i mail the single optin list myself legally, while hitting the inboxes. Last edited by Dirty F; 03-19-2005 at 02:57 AM..