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The ratio seems pretty good to me. A lot of people just don't want to give out their email address. 1. Many will try again later with a throwaway email account
by golem14 8y ago
The ratio seems pretty good to me. A lot of people just don't want to give out their email address.
1. Many will try again later with a throwaway email account they created just for their new account. You could check by setting a cookie when they try to sign up and correlate with subsequent attempts.
2. You might not be upfront enough about needing to verify email address. Many people assume you will just use the email for marketing and give a bogus email.
- bitto1 8y agoYes. I do not explicitly state that email have to be verified. Noted.
- through 8y agoGood advice @golem14. Similar thoughts. I wouldn’t have espoused techniques for passive identity mining though. But that said, the more dark patterns discussed, the better precautions people can take. Whatever of the technical possibilities, clearly and truthfully declaring why a service requires certain authorization steps is generally best practice IMHO - ethics before profit.