Ask HN: Site is growing over 500,000 users/yr, to VC or not to VC?

Re:Ask HN: Site is growing over 500,000 users/yr, to VC or n... by astrowilliam on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @03:59PM (#6555928)

I use feedburner for my email form now, but am changing over to mailchimp ASAP.

As far as the popup goes, I've read that the popup method makes people frustrated. Have you found this to be true?

Thanks!

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Re:Ask HN: Site is growing over 500,000 users/yr, to VC or n... by sixQuarks on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @04:02PM (#6555955)

I've never had an issue with the popup. It may frustrate some users, but the pros outweigh the cons by a factor of at least 1000:1 (in my opinion).

Besides, you need to test things out and see for yourself. Remember, the popup is not an advertisement. It's a special alert to let your true fans know that a newsletter is available. Whoever is frustrated with it probably isn't a good target for you anyway.

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Re:Ask HN: Site is growing over 500,000 users/yr, to VC or n... by astrowilliam on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @04:44PM (#6556184)

That's a good way of thinking about it, as a service. Good call.

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Re:Ask HN: Site is growing over 500,000 users/yr, to VC or n... by Jayneil on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @01:50AM (#6589994)

I would agree with you on that! Pop definitely annoys me a lot and I would rather prefer instead a built in "Subscribe ME" option at the bottom of the site. I feel a popup in many cases negatively affects a visitor's reading experience.

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