Most of the time on a sign up form I ask for the first name and primary email.
I want their first name so I can personalize emails I send out and, by doing so, increase response. (Using a name will make you more money.)
Sometimes–whether by intention or accident–subscribers leave the name field blank or […]

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I am having trouble writing this recommendation. Here’s why:
As you read this article you will be tempted to think no service can be this good, this important. You will be tempted to think I am exaggerating. By the time you read this through you will realize just how impressive and indispensable this […]

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Luck and leadblogging favor the prepared.
Last week I noticed a new blog post over at Aweber.com. Nothing earth shattering, but it dealt with a topic I am intimately acquainted with—getting people to subscribe to email lists then confirm their subscription. In fact, before I sold my online business last year I had captured […]

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