Ask HN: Email Marketing

Re:Ask HN: Email Marketing by matthewking on Monday January 19, 2009 @06:33AM (#440353)

The sort of emails I clarify as spam are selling viagra, fake watches and all sorts of pills. They're sent in mass, multiple copies per day, every day to the same email and are in no way targeted.

A targeted one off email, to a business that you honestly think will benefit from your product or services is OK, surely? If it is spam, its not quite in the same camp as the above.

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Re:Ask HN: Email Marketing by medianama on Monday January 19, 2009 @06:36AM (#440356)

My question is - How many can I send before I am being labeled as a spammer :-)

I plan 500 mails daily.. is it too much/too little?

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Re:Ask HN: Email Marketing by matthewking on Monday January 19, 2009 @06:44AM (#440365)

If you send a single email to each person on your list and don't email them again unless they request more information or signup to your news list, then I don't think it matters how big your list is, the only question that comes to mind is if your list is too big, it reduces the odds that its well targeted?

I guess it depends who the target market are, and how big it is. In my business id probably hand pick the companies on my list.

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Re:Ask HN: Email Marketing by medianama on Monday January 19, 2009 @06:46AM (#440367)

Its not to businesses but consumers...

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