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Old 4th March 2009, 11:55 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Well you could copy-paste the TOS
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Old 4th March 2009, 11:55 AM   #22 (permalink)
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the way I set my email system up is this. as soon as they sign up for my mailing list, a verification email is sent. if I don't get a response back, then i know its a junk email. problem is solved for the most part unless an account gets deleted
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Old 4th March 2009, 11:59 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Oh no. ATI bought into this???? WILL YOU PEOPLE E-MAIL ME BEFORE BACKING NONSENSE PLEASE????

(***no profanity please). Rick, why would you use a search engine to find a search engine to find a tanning salon?

The entire idea doesn't make sense.

Is everyone losing their minds? Just jump on anything without researching at all? They spend money to advertise on Google in ads that are NOTHING BUT JUNK SPAM SITES.

People go out of their way TO AVIOD THESE ADS and for some reason they will click on a TANNING SEARCH ENGINE AD when they can in the same time type in TANNING plus ZIP CODE and get every salon in the area.

I don't claim to be the best at anything but this is so amatuer that the most amatuer internet marketer can see this not working. It's just not that well thought out. Just $3 a coupon and the thought process ends.

Saddens me really.
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Old 4th March 2009, 12:14 PM   #24 (permalink)
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BTW I never posted it wasn't working.
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Old 4th March 2009, 12:19 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Yeah, and selling mineral oil based lotions in a professional tanning salon is working for you too.

To each his own I guess.
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Old 4th March 2009, 12:19 PM   #26 (permalink)
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I tried it for a couple of months. There were only about 10 coupons printed and only 1 redeemed. I think about 4 of them were bad email addressess, they did not charge me for the bad email addresses. I still cancelled because it just didnt seem like it was going to be worth it.
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Old 4th March 2009, 12:28 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Yeah, and selling mineral oil based lotions in a professional tanning salon is working for you too.

To each his own I guess.
I will have a new post on the correct thread for this.
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Old 4th March 2009, 12:29 PM   #28 (permalink)
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I tried it for a couple of months. There were only about 10 coupons printed and only 1 redeemed. I think about 4 of them were bad email addressess, they did not charge me for the bad email addresses. I still cancelled because it just didnt seem like it was going to be worth it.

dlewis how did you cancel by phone or a snail mail letter?
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Old 4th March 2009, 12:38 PM   #29 (permalink)
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had 20 coupons printed and not 1 was brought in. Lots of duplicate emails, spam as well. Canceled within 3 weeks.
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Old 4th March 2009, 12:50 PM   #30 (permalink)
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I emailed them and someone called me back to ask why I wanted to cancel. I didnt have any problems canceling.
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Old 4th March 2009, 12:51 PM   #31 (permalink)
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MiamiTans they don't charge you for duplicate emails. It could actually benefit you if someone downloaded one for a friend that would be a freebie for you.
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Old 4th March 2009, 01:18 PM   #32 (permalink)
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They dont charge you but you have to take time out of your day to figure out who is a duplicate and whose not. I dont know about you but i dont have time for that
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Old 4th March 2009, 01:35 PM   #33 (permalink)
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They dont charge you but you have to take time out of your day to figure out who is a duplicate and whose not. I dont know about you but i dont have time for that
I thought they are listed on your statement? I still can't access mine
until I deal with the TOS thing. Maybe I will call them today.
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They are but I had 3 and they were all the same lady different emails I had to tell them it was the same lady I dont have time for that crap
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Old 4th March 2009, 01:53 PM   #35 (permalink)
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They are but I had 3 and they were all the same lady different emails I had to tell them it was the same lady I dont have time for that crap
That makes sense. I had an existing customer (I recognized her email address/name) download a coupon. She called that day and made an appointment for a spray tan. I asked her if she visited the site and she said yes she couldn't remember the exact name of our salon and that came up first so she checked and got our phone number. Well I can look at that a few ways. I'll take is as my client found us quicker and I got $50 for the appointment plus tip. The tip more then covered the $3 lost.
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^ Or you could keep in contact with your client base and then they wouldnt have to try and find you.
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Old 4th March 2009, 02:03 PM   #37 (permalink)
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I have never signed up with them and I got an email this morning saying that a Norma B located 1.9 mile from my salon was looking for a tanning salon... ?????
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Old 4th March 2009, 02:13 PM   #38 (permalink)
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^ Or you could keep in contact with your client base and then they wouldnt have to try and find you.
My client base is a voluntary email sign up. She was NOT on my email signup list so I would NEVER spam a client. I get livid about spammers and have studied their history in an Internet class covering law. Yes it's how I knew about the person we don't like to mention here but it's being taught in college internet law classes.
Anyway her name was part of her email address and because I know most of my clients by name I recognized her immediately.
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norma b is the dummy name they use to suck you in...i got the same email before i signed up
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Old 4th March 2009, 03:55 PM   #40 (permalink)
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We have had great luck with the site.

averaging 40% return rate.

Most come approximately 7-10 days after receiving their coupon.

$36 a month is pretty minor to have your name out their each time the zip code is searched.

Positive experiences lead to many referrals.
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