Email lists 11 posts by 10 users

Posted: 05/22/2008 at 11:40AM

I would clump them all into one list. The more people that see it the better. If Anyone has a contact list of potential investors for commercial properties I am trying to expand my email list. I would like to share databases with other people if possible.

Posted: 05/29/2008 at 01:39PM

I have just been putting all addresses in the BCC column so that they are all hidden and sending the email to myself.

Thanks for the service suggestion though.

Posted: 06/01/2008 at 08:32PM

Just make sure you have an opt out option on the bottom of the email. If you have any other conserns about email. Google the term " can spam act" it will give you all the information you need about email spam.

Posted: 06/02/2008 at 01:19PM

I second what Josh said. If people file your email as spam, then that could mean being blacklisted, which would not be a good thing.

If you did get permission from them though, I would recommend you actually split them up into smaller groups. Doing so will allow you to have a more targeted audience, therefore giving you the opportunity to write more targeted emails. This of course will lead to higher response rates.

Posted: 06/16/2008 at 07:41AM

I have a few lists for different people that I need to contact. I am a real estate investor and a mortgage broker, so I place people on different lists depending upon what my end goal is. Make sure the list(s) you have fit your needs. If you only need one list to send out to end buyers/investors to purchase your property go that way. On the other hand, if you have a few services or categories for your email blasts then use multiple lists. One final note, continue emailing your investors bcc emails or use a service like aweber or icontact, since you want to respect the privacy of the people that you are emailing to.

Andy Nathan

I was going to say the same thing Andy said; the way you are doing it now, you are spamming them, especially if there is no opt out, which will get you blacklisted. If you don't want to use a service, you could do something as simple as adding a message at the end of your email giving them the opportunity be taken off of your mailing list if send a blank message with the subject REMOVE to xyz email address and then remove them should that email come in.

In regards to your original question, I think having them lumped into one list is good, however they should also be given sub-catagories as well to personalize your mailing a little more ... only mail to all of them when it is something you feel everyone would truly benefit from in an attempt to respect their time and not cloud up their inboxes with countless, unrelated emails. If it's not something you are already doing, it might be a good idea for you to come up with some sort of questionnaire to send back to them in order to find out exactly what kind of properties would peak their interest and tie this in with your database sub-catagories to further strengthen your mailings.

If you are finding that a lot of the same people are sending you properties, or if they have sent you at least 5, it could be beneficial for you to take some time out to get to know those individuals better in order to see how you can help one another along.