Wording an email to my shop subscribers

[fudgeheaven]

How do I word an email to my "dark side" shop subscribers without falling foul of their rules?
Can I put my ebid url in the email without it being picked by them?
I did send one yesterday but it failed - from experience that is the norm - it usually takes 3 or 4 goes before it works.

Any clever ways of wording it would be welcome.

[iwiw60]

Hi fudgeheaven! Visited your store...very nice!! One thing I thought I'd mention, however, is your listing is wider than the area allowed, so all the wording on the right side of your template is partially hidden. I think if you change the overall width of your template that will go away and it will look absolutely grand then...just a thot!

[madelaine]

I have been sending end of item emails on the dark side with the url for my shop here for 3 years now, fudgie.

However, the word "ebid" bounces anything sent through the message to e**y member button on there. I just put e b i d in which works instead.

[fudgeheaven]

Cheers Madelaine.

[kengillam]

Just use direct email, always store YOUR customer emails on your own PC somewhere. Part of good business practice is maintaining records.

[fudgeheaven]

Got all my previous customers email addresses.
There's always a heated arguement on the PS board as
to whether emailing previous customers is considered spamming.

[photopheline34]

I don't think it would be harmful to send buyers you're dealing with now an email just to say something like

"Please take a look at my ebid store too, on ebid.net.... for more great items being sold by me"

I am sure the buyer wouldn't think you were spamming and if they were interested they would take a look.

But I am not sure I would wish to email past buyers, just current buyers perhaps?

[kengillam]

As long as you don't continually email them, I wouldn't object to an email from someone I had previous dealings with provided they didn't abuse the privilege.

[fudgeheaven]

Got no current buyers over there.
I do have 200 shop subscribers though.

[DanTheMan3]

Last week I emailed 1200 customers from the other side.
I kept all their email addresses.
Sent them out in blocks of 50.
Just address the email to one person and BCC the other 49.

I also use seller manager pro over there.
All my automated emails are set up to point to ebid.
give it a go, you have nothing to lose.