Your Questions About Email Marketing Reviews
Mandy asks…
Is Global Test Market legit?
I just got an email from the Global Test Market saying that if I answer surveys I will eventually be able to be paid to do so. I browsed their site for more specific information, but had no luck. Can anyone tell me if its legit or a scam?
Jere answers:
I would worry about any company I could not find any more information about. If it were a legitimate site don’t you think there would be thousands of reviews
Helen asks…
Is this email reliable, have you gotten it?
I was checking my email and I got an email from the head of marketing of ARTFLAKES.com. It says:
Hi,
I had a look at your DAportfolio site and would like to get in touch regarding a print on demand cooperation for our second premium art print site ARTFLAKES .com.
We market and produce high quality art prints to customers Europe-wide now for 4 years, always in cooperation with artists and other visual content partners, who get for every reproduction sale a royalty.
In contrast to deviantart, which does also prints as a side activity, we focus 100% on the sales side. Additionally we will
soon not only feature open editions, but also limited editions.
We search for illustrators, photographers, painters, but also visual artwork from other artists.
Could this be interesting for you? Then I would send you some further information.
I am looking forward to hearing from you!
Best from Berlin,
Daniel Brueckner
At the end it has the phone and fax. I do have a deviant art portfolio. Is this email reliable?
Jere answers:
Http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/ARTFLAKES.com
Read some of the reviews on Web of Trust
It appears it WAS owned by a spammer, but now legit
The problem is.. Which is your email from.
I wouldnt go to any link on the email, but go directly to the site and try contacting them from there.
See if that guy actually works there
Jenny asks…
How do I up my limit on emails sent out at a time?
I need to send out 3000 emails a month for my home inspection business to realtors in my area. I can’t send out even 100 without the error popping up saying i’m abusing it. how can I get to send out at least 1000 at a time. thank you
Jere answers:
Yahoo Mail is free for personal use, and is NOT designed for mass business use. The limits are no more than 100 address per mail and no more than 200 per hour (Each address counts as one mail.) The CAN-SPAM Act of 2004 limits you from adding more yourself so that spammers can’t use their list to send unsolicited emails to hundreds or thousands of people.
You will need to purchase a mail service for your purposes. (The expense can be tax-deductible for your business)
Mailing list services such as Aweber and Mail Chimp also allow as many subscribers as you want to subscribe every day as long as the people sing themselves up, and verify their subscription. This is the better way to run a mailing list. (Two of my technical newsletters use Aweber, adn others use their purchased domain name services for bulk mailings.
Mail Chimp. At $15/yr is a silly name but very effective. They help you set up auto sign up, they give classes, they have a blog, and even for the free members (up to 5000 emails a month, each address is considered an email) they are very helpful.
For more info, read http://email-marketing-service-review.toptenreviews.com/mailchimp-review.html
http://mailchimp.com/
Sandy asks…
ovi market or android market?
Jere answers:
Things Android Marketplace does better than Ovi:
With over 1,200 live applications, Android has made it very easy to search and locate whatever apps a user might need. Ovi search (on the phone and store website) has always had major hiccups and I am surprised that Nokia has not taken any actions to address the issues yet. This needs an immediate attention.
All Android accounts are tied with Google Check-out and this makes secure purchasing just a click away. Obviously operator billing is the better choice but since Ovi has not rolled this out in the US yet, I believe Google Check-out (or for the sake of comparison Paypal with Blackberry App World) offer a user friendly way for customers to purchase apps.
As much as I hate to say it, but the quality of apps are just much more superior to those found in Ovi store. Many online services and content providers offer native Android apps. Just this week, Amazon launched their latest Android app that essentially allows customers to scan barcodes and search for items in Amazon. When will we see major publishers, gaming properties adopt Ovi?
Going back to the previous point, Android is not crowded and for developers it is easier to get downloads.
User Reviews are a key part of any application store. Android has built a very strong review platform that makes it very easy to navigate through reviews. Just this weekend, I purchased 6 paid apps solely based on user reviews. You can also email the developer or in some cases Gtalk/Skype them directly from the marketplace and ask questions. Many of the developers proactively respond to users and provide feedback on their apps. This makes the purchasing more exciting to say the least.
I am not exactly sure how this works in Ovi store but with a single click I can request a refund of a paid app in Android Marketplace and get my money credited back. I hope it is that easy in Ovi store but maybe somebody can clarify that for me?
This post is in no way to bash Ovi. If you look at Nokia forums or chat with some of the Nokia team on Twitter, you know that they are well aware of the problems and appear to be working on some of these issues. But in my opinion, the one thing that they need to do fast is to improve developer supports and work with publishers of all sizes to get their apps showcased in Ovi and improve the quality of applications available. I’ve had several discussions with Symbian developers over the last few weeks trying to understand the exact pain points and challenges associated with the Ovi store. There are two common themes that I hear from them:
Developing for Symbian is much more complicated than other platforms.
Many of the application developers have serious concerns about Ovi store DRM. There simply is no way for a developer to protect their app and avoid a free spread of their application through Ovi. They can potentially lose thousands of dollars in revenue if they get their app ported in Ovi. There is a lot of passion behind this subject and I would rather not comment more on it at this time but if you want to know how Symbian developers really feel about it read here.
Having experienced with itunes, Android, Blackberry App World and Ovi, it is all clear to me that in order for Nokia to legitimately challenge Android and others is to refocus on developers and get on their good side. It is not all about quantity and how fast they can get to 1 billion downloads but rather how satisfied their developers and users are with the program.
Robert asks…
Unfairley Treated Job market (long)?
After I left College in 2008 after completing a Level 3 Design Course I was left with the decision to either go to University or find work at 18. Although I would have loved to gone to University I had no choice but to start looking for jobs. The reason for this being the course I applied was dropped due to lack of applications. Back then the Uni fee’s where much cheaper and I was accessible to more financial support that did’t need repaying.
So any way’s I spent a lot of time looking for Jobs in one of Britain’s most Job deprived area’s where unemployment increases every year ( Barnsley ). I applied to over 50 different positions in which 80% of that business did’t reply and the other 20% where agencies holding my details for slave work a12 hour’s shifts for minimum wage.
For 2 months I worked in distribution centre doing 10 hour night shifts in a freezer, which I hated, but it was money! During the freezer job I received information about a position offering ex Students sabbatical work which I applied for. I was offered the positions and re-elected again in 2011. During this Time I have created a Students Union, Volunteering scheme, Peer mentoring scheme, A learner voice scheme and Earn and learn opportunities which I written and produced from scratch. I have worked alongside some of the most important in the industry to Multi-millionaires who provide to education. I have supported students through all their needs and created new types of support.
In one month my contract end’s and I’m back looking for work again….I did however apply for a job as an adviser to look after whoever would be taking my position in September. However I was declined this position as I did not have experience advising.
( Lets bear in mind that within all the positions i have set up , i have had to promote the idea’s , teach the processes to staff and students , as well as offering overall SUPPORT and guidance. )
So now I have been declined the posit-on of advising my own schemes that I have set up from scratch because i have no advising experience ?
The position has been advertised exsternally , so how do people who don’t know nothing about the schemes I have created know anything about how to advise them ?
2 People out of my department have been selected for an interview both have only been in working within my department for 8 months although I have worked there 2 year’s. A lot of people in the department are very angy that myself and another college have been declined on the same grounds even though we have been there longer and had more exspereince. Out of the applicants all have full time positions where as I am contracted for 1 year only in which it ends in july.
To be honest I can only put this down to being an arse licker as the people selected work alongside the person interviewing, and because they dont want a male 20 year old on £26,000 a year in a whole female enviroment.
Jere answers:
I would go to HR and file discrimination. Solve the problem right away.
Instructions
1.How to report workplace discrimination
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Print or copy your company’s policies on discrimination and harassment. Review each carefully so you understand the complaint procedure in your organization. These steps should be followed to ensure proper and timely reporting.
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Summarize the issues in a document, preferably in a timeline format. Include specific examples and quotes, and list other employees or outsiders who were present during the discriminatory act. Gather supporting materials, including copies of emails, instant-message strings or other electronic communications.
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Report the problem to management as company policy requires. If your company does not have a policy or the policy does not designate an individual to whom discrimination should be reported, you should report the problem to your direct supervisor, any manager you trust in your work area or the human resources manager.
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Cooperate with the company investigation. Agree to any company requests to meet with you or any requests for more information
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File a complaint with the appropriate government agency in your area if the company fails to respond or you are unsatisfied with the result. In California, for example, you would contact the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and in any state you may file with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
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