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Ask HN: Which of these 3 email subject lines most grabs your interest?
At Correlated (http://www.correlated.org), we publish a new statistic each day based on the results of all previous days' polls.
Users can sign up for a daily results email, which contains the latest statistic and the current day's poll question.
I'm trying to figure out which subject line is most likely to grab people's interest:
1) [First name], here's your daily results email for Friday, April 15!
2) April 15 results: Cats, cursing, and crying
3) Today's poll: How often do you dine out?
The first option personalizes the subject line by using the recipient's first name, but aside from that it remains pretty standard from day to day.
The second option teases the latest silly statistic.
The third option presents the current day's poll question, which the recipient can respond to by clicking a link within the email.
What do you think, HN readers? Which of the three subject lines do you think would be most likely to grab your interest on a daily basis?
(I'm also open to alternative suggestions.)
- mbyrne 16y ago1. A/B/C test it on your actual users. Everything else is a just a guess. 2. Having said that, my guess is that the first would generate the most opens. The second seems spammy and the third sounds invasive plus "more work."
- pitdesi 16y agoI vote for 2... but you should submit this as a poll: http://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll http://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll
- phlux 16y agoSee, this is another reason not showing comment scores sucks. Instead of showing that I agree with you (number 2 is best) by simply upvoting you. I have to reply to voice my opinion. So, this begs the question what problem is exactly being solved by not showing comment scores???
- Terretta 16y agoHis comment had two parts. How would I know you didn't up vote for the poll remark? I'll tell you how... By reading your comment. :-)
- rawsyntax 16y agoI would A/B test, but they all sound spammy, sorry. I'd recommend coming up with a totally new headline
- triviatise 16y ago2
- jakkinabox 16y agoI say 3. 2 sounds like something I have to read and I probably wouldn't be bothered.