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I signed up and got an email back that basically said "thanks for signing up, now dance monkey". I'm the guy whose money you want and the way your blog and the

by johnnyg 16y ago

I signed up and got an email back that basically said "thanks for signing up, now dance monkey". I'm the guy whose money you want and the way your blog and the sign up was worded, I feel like I'm dealing with a company who has forgotten this. Usually a company will forget AFTER they are successful, not before. I'm not sure if I hope this works or not. I will keep tabs on it to see just how far a beta system can be pushed. I'm glad this test is on your dime and not mine! :)

chegra 16y ago
It really said "dance monkey"? Because you know sarcasm is lost in text.
- sachinag 16y ago
  No, but we really should. :) Here's the part of the e-mail the parent is referring to: "In the meantime, if you'd like to follow our story as we progress, you can: 1) Subscribe to our blog: http://www.blueleaf.com/blog http://www.blueleaf.com/blog 2) Follow @blueleafcom on Twitter: http://twitter.com/blueleafcom http://twitter.com/blueleafcom 3) Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blueleafcom http://www.facebook.com/blueleafcom 4) Join our LinkedIn Blueleaf A-team at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2631858 http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2631858 and follow the company: http://www.linkedin.com/companies/blueleaf.com http://www.linkedin.com/companies/blueleaf.com " It's a lot of links, but I don't think it's worded in a way that says we expect a user to do any of these things.
  - johnnyg 16y ago
    @chegra: Heh, it was surely sarcasm. The email is not rude, but its not the traditional "we are so thankful you've signed up, here's what you asked for" either. I figured out what bugs me about this approach. I took the time to punch my email in and instead of getting my reward, I am told of a bunch of other things I can do to get involved with BlueLeaf. Why would I? I don't know how good your reward is and I have no prospect of sampling it. I'm as simple as a lab mouse hitting the button for a pellet. I received no pellet and am now uninterested as a result. I am however interested in how other people react. I acknowledge that I'm a crotchety old man at 28. :)
    - ehsanul 16y ago
      Just to be clear, you expected to be able to use a beta system right away after providing your email, and not having access to that made you feel unsatisfied/uninterested? The signup button does say "request an invite", is that not enough?
    - theBobMcCormick 16y ago
      They seem to think they're more interesting than they are. That approach might work for getting access to a beta for the next Valve game, or a preview of the PlayStation 4 or whatever. But for this site? Bah. I've lost interest already.
  - DTrejo 16y ago
    Why not concentrate on a couple of mediums? Have you A/B tested this? Do your emails track clicks? Why not? If you don't expect people to click the links, why include them? Question overload, apologies.
    - sachinag 16y ago
      Upvoted - great questions. We use Wufoo for our lead capture; we could A/B test by creating two different forms, but we haven't. These e-mails don't track clicks, but all our other e-mails do. I'll take the single incremental click/follow/Like any day; it's pretty clear that there's some return there, even if it's low. Also, it appears that those who Like on Facebook, in particular, are normals and not tech enthusiasts, which warms my heart.

by johnnyg 16y ago

chegra 16y ago

It really said "dance monkey"? Because you know sarcasm is lost in text.

sachinag 16y ago
No, but we really should. :) Here's the part of the e-mail the parent is referring to: "In the meantime, if you'd like to follow our story as we progress, you can: 1) Subscribe to our blog: http://www.blueleaf.com/blog http://www.blueleaf.com/blog 2) Follow @blueleafcom on Twitter: http://twitter.com/blueleafcom http://twitter.com/blueleafcom 3) Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blueleafcom http://www.facebook.com/blueleafcom 4) Join our LinkedIn Blueleaf A-team at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2631858 http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2631858 and follow the company: http://www.linkedin.com/companies/blueleaf.com http://www.linkedin.com/companies/blueleaf.com " It's a lot of links, but I don't think it's worded in a way that says we expect a user to do any of these things.
- johnnyg 16y ago
  @chegra: Heh, it was surely sarcasm. The email is not rude, but its not the traditional "we are so thankful you've signed up, here's what you asked for" either. I figured out what bugs me about this approach. I took the time to punch my email in and instead of getting my reward, I am told of a bunch of other things I can do to get involved with BlueLeaf. Why would I? I don't know how good your reward is and I have no prospect of sampling it. I'm as simple as a lab mouse hitting the button for a pellet. I received no pellet and am now uninterested as a result. I am however interested in how other people react. I acknowledge that I'm a crotchety old man at 28. :)
  - ehsanul 16y ago
    Just to be clear, you expected to be able to use a beta system right away after providing your email, and not having access to that made you feel unsatisfied/uninterested? The signup button does say "request an invite", is that not enough?
  - theBobMcCormick 16y ago
    They seem to think they're more interesting than they are. That approach might work for getting access to a beta for the next Valve game, or a preview of the PlayStation 4 or whatever. But for this site? Bah. I've lost interest already.
- DTrejo 16y ago
  Why not concentrate on a couple of mediums? Have you A/B tested this? Do your emails track clicks? Why not? If you don't expect people to click the links, why include them? Question overload, apologies.
  - sachinag 16y ago
    Upvoted - great questions. We use Wufoo for our lead capture; we could A/B test by creating two different forms, but we haven't. These e-mails don't track clicks, but all our other e-mails do. I'll take the single incremental click/follow/Like any day; it's pretty clear that there's some return there, even if it's low. Also, it appears that those who Like on Facebook, in particular, are normals and not tech enthusiasts, which warms my heart.