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Of course they work. They also provide terrible UX. They work in a "quantitative" manner, it will grow your list but many users like me will close the entire t
by achairapart 10y ago
Of course they work. They also provide terrible UX.
They work in a "quantitative" manner, it will grow your list but many users like me will close the entire tab at lightning speed.
I think they work mostly because of naive users who think they need to enter their email in order to view the actual website.
So, depending on your targets, you can choose to fast grow your list with random and candid users or have a sharper base of people actually interested in your content.
- asdfasdfa11112 10y agoOTOH, if a site monetizes primarily through its email list, they may not care if people who don't sign up see their content. There are similarities in the selection criteria used by 419 scammers.