What is the Need for Valid EMail on directory submissions! i mean as a webmaster, ppl try to put validation links and verbiage to the tune of, all returned mails will result in ur listing being deleted ....and blah blah blah.... have seen a couple of strategies there But when it comes to be a customer, i tend to give the email which i hardly check, fearing spam! reading thru posts i learnt u should accept sites based on content... sites with no popups, .... sites with no adult content/ gambling or pharmacy.... wait... where did the "valid email" go! => i ask this we dont want spam,.... and unless u have a directory to the tune of entireweb or alike, who send out weekly SEO articles, what is the use of: 1. asking for a valid email 2. giving a valid email perhaps the email field at all.... if ur site is good, i will accept it, ...if it sucks, valid email doesnt count! AND my competitor will not waste his time to submit my site! ALTERNATIVE i think in relation to directories especially we should adopt the way alexa fetches its info from a file called info.txt! if i add the link of the site im submitting to, in the file called add_directories.txt, u should take it as a valid submission, else dont bother this will be more of a authoritative submission, w/o the fear of spam please comment M.
Hello... Only need i have for your email is to contact you regarding submissions... For instance when i got the new catagory dump in biz-giant directory i imported them All....then deleted All with a message telling them that they could resubmit again if they wanted again at NO cost... BUT you of course have those that dont want to leave a good email so they obviosly couldnt be reached and are now not included and have to pay the fee... Though i cant blame them... as i get over 300 spam in my inbox daily thx malcolm
an extreme example, ... but a good one! how about a URL of my contact page, instead of the email, this again hinders in mass broadcast, ....but would wrk if one has to get in touch with a single person!
That would be acceptable The only reason i have to contact someone is if theirs been a mistake in the submission or somthing of that sort... other then that i have absolutly NO NEED for anyones email as i have no intention of spamming your email box or selling it like the lowlifes out thier do... My suggestion is make a email box that you rarely use... EX: and go once daily and check to see if anyone needs to contact ya... But if i need to get ahold of you i will either by paypal, your site, who is info, or any other way i can.... thx malcolm
thatll be like finding a niddle in a hay stack, atleast thats been for me, and marketing for a new directory means increased spam M.