Comments on: What’s in a name?! (Are you making this mistake?) http://marcmilburn.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-are-you-making-this-mistake/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:21:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anthony Smits http://marcmilburn.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-are-you-making-this-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Anthony Smits Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:48:41 +0000 http://marcmilburn.com/blog/?p=75#comment-301 Major Cringe... Yes, that about sums up my attitude to these misadventures. I'm with Sean - hardly know how to make the autoresponder do those fancy things, and I hope mine will behave itself when I do. It does leave the wroing taste. Andsome of the auto messages are so well done, otherwise... they MIGHT have been personal emails but for that. {Onward!} Anthony Major Cringe… Yes, that about sums up my attitude to these misadventures. I’m with Sean – hardly know how to make the autoresponder do those fancy things, and I hope mine will behave itself when I do.
It does leave the wroing taste. Andsome of the auto messages are so well done, otherwise… they MIGHT have been personal emails but for that.

{Onward!}

Anthony

]]> By: Sean http://marcmilburn.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-are-you-making-this-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Sean Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:41:13 +0000 http://marcmilburn.com/blog/?p=75#comment-291 I fully agree with all the comments above. It does cheapen the idea of auto responders because when the above happens it becomes so obvious that it is indeed an auto responder and that the user is a newbie. Personally when I signed up to Aweber I couldn't find how to automate the responses so I just put "Hi. I Noticed you signed up for my....etc etc.and signed it with my name. At least I think it was more acceptable than Hi {firstname},” Cheers Sean I fully agree with all the comments above. It does cheapen the idea of auto responders because when the above happens it becomes so obvious that it is indeed an auto responder and that the user is a newbie.

Personally when I signed up to Aweber I couldn’t find how to automate the responses so I just put “Hi. I Noticed you signed up for my….etc etc.and signed it with my name.
At least I think it was more acceptable than Hi {firstname},”

Cheers Sean

]]> By: Roy Ingamells http://marcmilburn.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-are-you-making-this-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Roy Ingamells Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:34:54 +0000 http://marcmilburn.com/blog/?p=75#comment-283 Hey Marc, Nice Blog.... I get fed up to with the same mistakes... But hey we all have to start somewhere, expect to see loads more of them this year as unemployment Soars... Hey Marc,

Nice Blog….

I get fed up to with the same mistakes…
But hey we all have to start somewhere, expect to
see loads more of them this year as unemployment
Soars…

]]> By: Marc http://marcmilburn.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-are-you-making-this-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Marc Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:11:22 +0000 http://marcmilburn.com/blog/?p=75#comment-282 Of course, William, I can’t possible assume that everyone is an autoresponder expert… but hopefully my post will prove as a helpful checklist for Aweber users to run through as they learn their way. :-) Of course, William, I can’t possible assume that everyone is an autoresponder expert… but hopefully my post will prove as a helpful checklist for Aweber users to run through as they learn their way. :-)

]]> By: Marc http://marcmilburn.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-are-you-making-this-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Marc Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:10:51 +0000 http://marcmilburn.com/blog/?p=75#comment-281 Absolutely Brian - I'm a complete (and slightly geeky) stickler for spelling and grammar so this is a must for me! Absolutely Brian – I’m a complete (and slightly geeky) stickler for spelling and grammar so this is a must for me!

]]> By: Marc http://marcmilburn.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-are-you-making-this-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Marc Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:09:59 +0000 http://marcmilburn.com/blog/?p=75#comment-280 Hi Richard, Thanks for that :-) I had noticed that the commenting function seemed quite well "hidden" and I'm unsure why! I'll try to make it a little easier for average users. Back to topic, however, some autoresponders can make the "name" field required, to prevent this from happening. Thanks, Marc Hi Richard,

Thanks for that :-) I had noticed that the commenting function seemed quite well “hidden” and I’m unsure why! I’ll try to make it a little easier for average users. Back to topic, however, some autoresponders can make the “name” field required, to prevent this from happening.

Thanks,
Marc

]]> By: Shaleniie Devi http://marcmilburn.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-are-you-making-this-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Shaleniie Devi Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:04:18 +0000 http://marcmilburn.com/blog/?p=75#comment-279 Hey Marc Firstly, I did not know we are both 22, real cool! In regards to your post, I completely agree that seeing such mistakes put me off as well. It tells me that the person is not interested in relationships and is just looking to make a quick buck. Your post also has made me realize I better go check my Aweber stuff again - I know I checked like 10 times and sent a few test emails to myself but I better have another look yet again haha. Thanks man! Shaleniie Devi Hey Marc

Firstly, I did not know we are both 22, real cool!

In regards to your post, I completely agree that seeing such mistakes put me off as well.

It tells me that the person is not interested in relationships and is just looking to make a quick buck.

Your post also has made me realize I better go check my Aweber stuff again – I know I checked like 10 times and sent a few test emails to myself but I better have another look yet again haha.

Thanks man!

Shaleniie Devi

]]> By: william http://marcmilburn.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-are-you-making-this-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-277 william Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:56:27 +0000 http://marcmilburn.com/blog/?p=75#comment-277 Definitely agree. However being two months new to aweber I know that it's hard to check everything and still continue to do all that you're learning in a short time. If their old hands, there's no excuse. Newbies? I can easily see it happening til they get a set routine of a checklist down. Have a great 2010 Definitely agree. However being two months new to aweber I know that it’s hard to check everything and still continue to do all that you’re learning in a short time.
If their old hands, there’s no excuse. Newbies? I can easily see it happening til they get a set routine of a checklist down.
Have a great 2010

]]> By: Brian Hawthorn http://marcmilburn.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-are-you-making-this-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Brian Hawthorn Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:56:11 +0000 http://marcmilburn.com/blog/?p=75#comment-276 Good point, Marc. If I can add to it, running spell check is also a must! Good point, Marc. If I can add to it, running spell check is also a must!

]]> By: Richard Moloney http://marcmilburn.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-are-you-making-this-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Richard Moloney Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:11:04 +0000 http://marcmilburn.com/blog/?p=75#comment-275 Hi Marc I have also had similar emails with the short code instead of the name and also in the body of the email I have had some where it was meant to insert my name but just put the code. As you said on your blog is is annoying but another possible reason for it happening is that the optin form in some cases only has a space for your email and does not even ask for your name, so if the email is set to be personalised with a name and no name exists then this could cause some of the problem. Adding your own details to the mailing list ensures that you get a copy of the outgoing email and can easily check that everything is ok with the broadcast message, even if the test message was ok. Richard P.S. I had difficulty in finding out where to leave this comment as the post did not have any indication with it. I found the space for comments by clicking the Uncategorised bar at the top of the page. Richard Hi Marc

I have also had similar emails with the short code instead of the name and also in the body of the email I have had some where it was meant to insert my name but just put the code.

As you said on your blog is is annoying but another possible reason for it happening is that the optin form in some cases only has a space for your email and does not even ask for your name, so if the email is set to be personalised with a name and no name exists then this could cause some of the problem.

Adding your own details to the mailing list ensures that you get a copy of the outgoing email and can easily check that everything is ok with the broadcast message, even if the test message was ok.

Richard

P.S. I had difficulty in finding out where to leave this comment as the post did not have any indication with it. I found the space for comments by clicking the Uncategorised bar at the top of the page.

Richard

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