Comments on: Difficulty Unsubscribing http://benmacgowan.co.uk/2009/06/24/difficulty-unsubscribing/ Web Developer with an unhealthy love for HTML, CSS & jQuery Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:21:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kim http://benmacgowan.co.uk/2009/06/24/difficulty-unsubscribing/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Kim Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:38:13 +0000 http://benmacgowan.co.uk/?p=257#comment-52 I'm like Aisling, usually to lazy to unsubsribe to stuff but that has a lot to do with having to hunt for the link in the first place. I’m like Aisling, usually to lazy to unsubsribe to stuff but that has a lot to do with having to hunt for the link in the first place.

]]> By: Jem http://benmacgowan.co.uk/2009/06/24/difficulty-unsubscribing/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Jem Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:06:46 +0000 http://benmacgowan.co.uk/?p=257#comment-51 I refuse to do newsletters and html emails at work without the client agreeing to a proper unsubscribe policy. Our host has strict restrictions too, which I'm happy to work with. Clients may find it a pain in the arse but as you say - nobody likes having to hunt around for an unsubscribe link. Making it obvious when I started here (as opposed to hidden previously!) did not increase the unsubscribe rate (which is the typical excuse) so I don't see the big deal. Make it easy folks! One click, unsubscribe, no confirmation. I refuse to do newsletters and html emails at work without the client agreeing to a proper unsubscribe policy. Our host has strict restrictions too, which I’m happy to work with. Clients may find it a pain in the arse but as you say – nobody likes having to hunt around for an unsubscribe link.

Making it obvious when I started here (as opposed to hidden previously!) did not increase the unsubscribe rate (which is the typical excuse) so I don’t see the big deal. Make it easy folks! One click, unsubscribe, no confirmation.

]]> By: Aisling http://benmacgowan.co.uk/2009/06/24/difficulty-unsubscribing/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Aisling Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:24:21 +0000 http://benmacgowan.co.uk/?p=257#comment-50 I had another thought. :P Another thing that I dislike is not being able to easily un-subscribe in Google Reader. I want to be reading, realize that the blog I'm skipping by is one I've skipped every day, and un-subscribe right there, on the post in Reader. Please pass this message on to the appropriate people. :D I had another thought. :P Another thing that I dislike is not being able to easily un-subscribe in Google Reader. I want to be reading, realize that the blog I’m skipping by is one I’ve skipped every day, and un-subscribe right there, on the post in Reader. Please pass this message on to the appropriate people. :D

]]> By: Aisling http://benmacgowan.co.uk/2009/06/24/difficulty-unsubscribing/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Aisling Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:33:38 +0000 http://benmacgowan.co.uk/?p=257#comment-49 There are a LOT of things that I need to un-subscribe to, but I'm often too lazy... the exact reason being, I am to lazy to find the link and actually un-subscribe. I suppose they think that by doing that, they're keeping me as a reader, when in fact I just click 'mark as read' and move on. But THEN I find that I'll be looking for an actual email, and it's buried! How annoying. There are a LOT of things that I need to un-subscribe to, but I’m often too lazy… the exact reason being, I am to lazy to find the link and actually un-subscribe. I suppose they think that by doing that, they’re keeping me as a reader, when in fact I just click ‘mark as read’ and move on. But THEN I find that I’ll be looking for an actual email, and it’s buried! How annoying.

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