Comments on: ViralURL is Virally Filling Up my Inbox! http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/ Affiliate, Entrepreneur, Traveler, Pimp Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marcia http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-11835 Marcia Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:32:00 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-11835 If what we receive is junk from other members, how can they build their lists? Building a list that way seems like a bad decision. I want to build a list with quality prospects.. not just numbers. I would be annoyed to receive a bunch of e-mails that I'm not interested at all. It seems like the only real benefit is to market their website and make money this way if you pay the gold membership. I don't feel like misleading people to make money misleading other people.These 3,000 e-mails will go to people's garbage. What's the point? Even though I understand I could make good money promoting their website, I wouldn't feel good about myself misleading them to do the same. If what we receive is junk from other members, how can they build their lists? Building a list that way seems like a bad decision. I want to build a list with quality prospects.. not just numbers. I would be annoyed to receive a bunch of e-mails that I’m not interested at all. It seems like the only real benefit is to market their website and make money this way if you pay the gold membership. I don’t feel like misleading people to make money misleading other people.These 3,000 e-mails will go to people’s garbage. What’s the point? Even though I understand I could make good money promoting their website, I wouldn’t feel good about myself misleading them to do the same.

]]> By: Cliffordx http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-6277 Cliffordx Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:23:39 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-6277 I'm tempted to upgrade to Gold membership since I joined but now I think I made up my mind. I will upgrade! I’m tempted to upgrade to Gold membership since I joined but now I think I made up my mind. I will upgrade!

]]> By: Gloria http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-5024 Gloria Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:36:07 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-5024 Great post, thanks for the info Great post, thanks for the info

]]> By: Andy L http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-4856 Andy L Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:49:50 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-4856 Great Post, this stuff really is the next wave of the future. Great Post, this stuff really is the next wave of the future.

]]> By: Harold Roscoe http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-3569 Harold Roscoe Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:18:13 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-3569 Yes, I agree with you, it is frustrating to see all the unsolicited email. Here is how I have been using Viral URL: I upgraded to a 'Gold' account at a cost of about $200. This lets me email 3000 Viral URL every 3 days. This is where all the emails are coming from. To avoid cluttering up my inbox with all the emails, I simply created a new gmail account, and I have all the Viral URL emails sent there. I have been generating fantastic results with the email blasts. Each time (remember, it's every 3 days) I get dozens of people subscribing to my newsletter and website. Food for thought.... Yes, I agree with you, it is frustrating to see all the unsolicited email. Here is how I have been using Viral URL:

I upgraded to a ‘Gold’ account at a cost of about $200. This lets me email 3000 Viral URL every 3 days. This is where all the emails are coming from. To avoid cluttering up my inbox with all the emails, I simply created a new gmail account, and I have all the Viral URL emails sent there.

I have been generating fantastic results with the email blasts. Each time (remember, it’s every 3 days) I get dozens of people subscribing to my newsletter and website.

Food for thought….

]]> By: Peter http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-3553 Peter Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:15:35 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-3553 ViralURL is sooo damn annoying. First, cloaking/masking urls has been around for like 10 years, it's not a new concept to protect urls like this. However in my experience on high traffic sites, when I use the real aff url or I cloak it through an outgoing tracker, it makes no difference. I don't loose 300%, not even 1% of my traffic. And if someone messes with my affiliate links they don't steal my income?! lol. If they remove the tracking code they just end up at the wrong site if anysite at all. They probably aren't the kind of people who are going to join a site anyway. The only exception I have found is when referring people to a site that is not through a broker, yes they could copy and paste the domain portion and not the tracking path/code. But they would instead just do that with viralurl and end up at the viralurl site with no referral from you. When I joined I felt like I was being scammed, I was told I had just this one chance to take their gold membership offer, then I was given another final last chance but for less money. I figured, fine I'll just rejoin if I have to later. But then I was given the chance to upgrade anytime as I suspected. The worst people to market to are people who are already into affiliate marketing, why upgrade just to market to people who are going to ignore your emails or junk filter them or use an alt email account. ViralURL is sooo damn annoying. First, cloaking/masking urls has been around for like 10 years, it’s not a new concept to protect urls like this. However in my experience on high traffic sites, when I use the real aff url or I cloak it through an outgoing tracker, it makes no difference. I don’t loose 300%, not even 1% of my traffic. And if someone messes with my affiliate links they don’t steal my income?! lol. If they remove the tracking code they just end up at the wrong site if anysite at all. They probably aren’t the kind of people who are going to join a site anyway. The only exception I have found is when referring people to a site that is not through a broker, yes they could copy and paste the domain portion and not the tracking path/code. But they would instead just do that with viralurl and end up at the viralurl site with no referral from you.

When I joined I felt like I was being scammed, I was told I had just this one chance to take their gold membership offer, then I was given another final last chance but for less money. I figured, fine I’ll just rejoin if I have to later. But then I was given the chance to upgrade anytime as I suspected.

The worst people to market to are people who are already into affiliate marketing, why upgrade just to market to people who are going to ignore your emails or junk filter them or use an alt email account.

]]> By: Anna Marie Menendez http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-3540 Anna Marie Menendez Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:30:33 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-3540 Ian: I thank you so much for your explanation on how to delete the account at ViralURL. I was sick and tired of getting all these emails day in and day out. I contacted them because I did not see where to delete, and never received a reply, but because of you I will have peace again. Oh what a relieve! Thanks again, Anna Marie Menendez Ian:

I thank you so much for your explanation on how to delete the account at ViralURL. I was sick and tired of getting all these emails day in and day out. I contacted them because I did not see where to delete, and never received a reply, but because of you I will have peace again. Oh what a relieve! Thanks again,

Anna Marie Menendez

]]> By: Ian http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-2770 Ian Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:58:35 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-2770 > Colin ViralUrl is a great concept, my first reaction when I received all the emails was 'ergh' - I might have to give it another try and create a false inbox as you have suggested. > Colin
ViralUrl is a great concept, my first reaction when I received all the emails was ‘ergh’ – I might have to give it another try and create a false inbox as you have suggested.

]]> By: Colin Klinkert http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-2767 Colin Klinkert Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:03:41 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-2767 Ian, Viralurl has the highest response rates from members out of all the systems including listdotcom.ocm jistjoe.com listbandit.com and many others. Some of our members have done tests to back this up. I can't guarantee that this will last but if you know how to use the mailer, members are making a lot of money and getting a lot of optins from other fellow members via the mailer. Ian,

Viralurl has the highest response rates from members out of all the systems including listdotcom.ocm jistjoe.com listbandit.com and many others. Some of our members have done tests to back this up. I can’t guarantee that this will last but if you know how to use the mailer, members are making a lot of money and getting a lot of optins from other fellow members via the mailer.

]]> By: Ian http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-2764 Ian Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:27:55 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/viralurl-is-virally-filling-up-my-inbox/#comment-2764 > Lori yup - I hope so, it looks like a good system > Simon Thanks! > Colin Thanks for the clarification. I understand the website and its purpose - maybe I worded it wrong, I always was bad at english =P. If everyone created an email just to capture spam then wouldn't you think this system would be pointless? especially if marketers are using this, we would be blind to such emails because we 'know' the system? > Lori
yup – I hope so, it looks like a good system

> Simon
Thanks!

> Colin
Thanks for the clarification. I understand the website and its purpose – maybe I worded it wrong, I always was bad at english =P. If everyone created an email just to capture spam then wouldn’t you think this system would be pointless? especially if marketers are using this, we would be blind to such emails because we ‘know’ the system?

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