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So odds are, if you are like me, you have tons of friends on your Facebook that you don't have contact info for otherwise. Have you considered grabbing e-mail addresses from Facebook and adding them to your e-Newsletter database?

If I did print mail advertising I'd do this without question, but it seems a bit spammy to do it with e-mail. I have been posting a link to my monthly newsletter on my Facebook wall, but I don't know how many people are clicking on that. Your thoughts are appreciated.

That would be spam. Don't do it.

An agent from Los Angeles friended me on Facebook. He then immediately started spamming me with emails about his webinars. He was immediately "un"friended by me. he will never receive referrals from me.

Post the links to your wall. Those who want to click the link and see more information will do so.

Don Fabrizio-Garcia
Danbury, CT

Hello,

this is my first reply on this site as I am on my last part of my EPRO course!

I think facebook is for getting back in touch with people from our past.

I personally would not take people's emails and start sending them something that they did not ask for. Just imagine if everyone who had a service to sell started to do that. No one would want to go onto facebook anymore.

I agree with Don-post it on your wall-if they want it and want more information they know how to contact you.

Margaret Schickling

Douglassville, PA

This is my first time making a post as well. I am on the last leg of my ePro course and this is my last assignment. I have to say I agree with Margaret.

It is fraustrating to open your e-mail and get nothing but marketing material I did not ask for.

Egisapet "Elizabeth" Godjoian

Keller Williams, Burbank, CA

It might be better to contact them on FaceBook and ask if they would like to receive your newsletter.

Post your url in a url shortening service. Post that link into Facebook. I use Bit.ly which tracks traffic. At least I can see how many people are clicking on the link. Works great! Have any questions, feel free to give me a shout. www.DowellTaggart.com

10/11/2009 @ 12:28 PM HST

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Gert Baldwin (snip):

While I agree just to use anyone's E mail can be abusive, if you turn your message around and make it an educational message, then it would be acceptable.
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Actually, it wouldn't. Makes no difference. To quote Don Fabrizio-Garcia, "That would be spam. Don't do it. ".


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