He/She Has Unsubscribed - Should You Ask Why?
This is a post I think of writing every time I receive the following. I got one today, so I figured what the hell 
.
I get them, you get them, we all unfortunately get them; JaneDoe @ herdomain.com has unsubscribed from yourdomain.com - those dreaded unsubscribe notifications. It’s a simple fact of blogging life and something you really shouldn’t take personally.
Easier said then done, I know.
My question is something every blogger has asked him/herself at least once. Should I contact this person directly? Then the self conversation begins…hopefully in your head and not out loud, lol.
Was it something I said or did? Something I haven’t said or done? Did I offend? Gee whiz, if I could only find out, perhaps I could better myself and my blog each time. But but but…
Will I annoy them?
Is it proper?
IS IT EVEN ETHICAL - Ah, out of a hundred possibly questions, it all comes down to this, don’t it?
Well, I say it’s perfectly acceptable as long as it meets certain conditions first…..
1. You’re friends with the person unsubscribing. I don’t mean Friday night poker games (in which case you could go to their house and crash the door). Nope, I mean you’ve exchanged comments, emails, IM’s or maybe even the occasional phone call. You’ve become *online friends*.
2. You’re semi-friends/good acquaintances with the person unsubscribing. You comment on almost every post each other produces, perhaps even an email here and there.
3. He/She has commented on almost every post you have, regardless of whether or not you do as well. Definitely a regular and you enjoy the comment interaction. Let’s say comment buddies even if one way.
It’s my personal opinion that all 3 are acceptable without question. Go for it! Hit ‘em up and see what’s up. Now, #3 may make up a lie to appease you when the real reason is because you haven’t commented back…honestly? That could be a little selfish, perhaps you’re just not into their niche.
#4 is a bit trickier indeed. You have no idea who this person is but you’re curiosity is not gonna let go. Should you make contact? This is a real deep judgment call for sure.
I’d say #4 is OK as long as you are tactful and professional. Be sincere; you’re trying to better yourself and the reader experience.
What’s your take on the matter? Have you ever contacted an unsubscriber? Has anyone ever contacted you after you’ve unsubscribed? If so, what did you think of it?
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November 12th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
I think that it’s okay if you contact the unsubscriber. There’s nothing wrong with that as long as it’s for a professional purpose. I don’t think there’s something wrong with that.
November 13th, 2009 at 7:23 am
At my blog, most people unsubscribed in one day was 3. On that day I made a post called “SmartBloggerz is For Sale?”. I think those people didn’t notice ‘?” and they though it won’t be good thing now to keep subscribed. So they unsubscribed. But I never contacted them, as many questions raised in my mind like what he/she will reply etc.
Recently I wrote an article on my blog about “Why Your Feed Readers May Think to Unsubscribe Your Blog”. I think a Link to it will help your blog readers..So I am sharing it here:
http://www.smartbloggerz.com/2009/10/why-your-feed-readers-may-think-to-unsubscribe-your-blog/
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 15th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
@Typhoon, Thanks man, I’ll check out the post. And yes, be careful with “for sale” type things, that can be quite detrimental..
November 13th, 2009 at 9:12 am
I would agree that it’s OK to contact the unsubscriber. The worst they could do is ignore you, but if you’re professional about it I think they would be willing to provide feedback as to why they left. I don’t have any experience with this, though, as I haven’t had anyone unsubscribe… yet.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 15th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
@Alan Mater,
“The worst they could do is ignore you,” very well put, and exactly right.
“I don’t have any experience with this, though, as I haven’t had anyone unsubscribe… yet.” Oh I was happy with that for quite a few months.
November 13th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
It can’t hurt - I’m sure most won’t bother to respond, but it’s worth a shot. I wonder how many unsubscribers would take a brief survey if you sent them a link to one?
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 15th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
@Andy, Interesting question…..very interesting indeed.
November 13th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Hi Dennis - you just stopped by my site so now I’m stopping by yours, found this post to be interesting
I honestly have never thought about what I would do - but now that I do, I don’t think I’ll do anything. I mean, we can’t satisfy everybody all the time so maybe it was just time for them to move on.
But of course, if they’re my (online)friends, I might ask out of curiousity, except I might not feel totally good about it. Maybe I’ll just let them be…
By the way, your CommentLuv ain’t luvin’ right now, nothing appears as it should…
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 15th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
@Klaus @ TechPatio, Welcome Klaus! I do hope to see you around more often.
You do seem to go round and round a bit there, kinda like you were discussing it with yourself lol.
Sorry about CL, it does seem to space out sometimes. If it happens again, feel free to edit the comment and leave a link to the last post….cleanly with the proper HTML if possible.
Klaus @ TechPatio Reply:
November 16th, 2009 at 4:07 am
@Dennis Edell, Nah, not necessary for me to add a link
But you might want to have CommentLuv looked at, so it’s “not there not working”, if you know what I mean.
Maybe if you just try to disable/enable the plugin? Might solve it.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 16th, 2009 at 10:30 am
@Klaus @ TechPatio, Try now. I know it does flake from time to time, not much to do except contact Andy…real busy he is. lol
November 13th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Of course I would prefer that everyone follows me but that ain’t going to happen. If one of the rare people who have subscribed leaves, and it’s only ever happened once, I just unsubscribe from their blog. No worries at all..
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 15th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
@Sire, Hmm, unsubscribing purely out of spite?
Sire Reply:
November 16th, 2009 at 12:16 am
@Dennis Edell, I wouldn’t call it spite. I just figure I would rather support someone who supports me.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 16th, 2009 at 10:31 am
@Sire, I understand that, sure, but it’s not like you suddenly get nothing from their blog.
Sire Reply:
November 16th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
@Dennis Edell, Well that depends;
a) Perhaps I only subscribed to their blog because they subscribed to mine.
b) There are so many other quality blogs out there and it gives me more time to concentrate on others.
I used to be subscribed to Problogger, but no longer. While he’s good I felt like an outsider every time I commented or read his blog.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
@Sire, Oh yes my friend, I’ve definitely mentioned such things before.
http://www.directsaleswebmarketing.com/blog-comment-tip-respond-to-comments-or-risk-losing-subscribers/
A pretty popular post.
November 13th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Although it might not hurt to follow up, remember that people change where they read your blog all the time. Some switch between RSS readers or from an RSS reader to FriendFeed or decide to create a custom AllTop feed and read you from there.
Many of us subscribe and don’t unsubscribe but hardly ever actually use our RSS readers. We are more likely to see your latest post on a Social Network site or in a comment somewhere because of CommentLuv.
The solution is that we really should all be building our own email lists and learning how to write such compelling titles that a large percentage of the recipients actually open them.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 15th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
@Gail @ GrowMap, Great to se you here again!
Some very good points in there for sure.
“learning how to write such compelling titles that a large percentage of the recipients actually open them”
I’ve advised this to bloggers as well, since the invention of commentluv.
November 13th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Truthfully Dennis, I’d rather not know, or think about it. I know who unsubscribes from my newsletter, and I never ask them because I know I have my reasons for unsubscribing from a lot of stuff. There’s absolutely nothing I’d do differently, so why put myself through all of that?
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 15th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
@Mitch, I see your point, but as someone else pointed out, it’s all about feedback bud.
Mitch Reply:
November 16th, 2009 at 10:35 am
@Dennis Edell, I’d rather get feedback from people who are sticking with me. Why subject myself intentionally to parting shots? Unless I was going around insulting people, I just can’t see how it helps me any.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 16th, 2009 at 10:40 am
@Mitch,
Parting shots? Well that’s a pretty dim view. lol
Mitch Reply:
November 16th, 2009 at 10:49 am
@Dennis Edell, I calls ‘em as I see’s ‘em. lol
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 16th, 2009 at 10:59 am
@Mitch, LOL I guess.
I dunno, everyone has their own way I suppose. I see it as, if they ignore me, fine; a nasty reply just gets deleted, no skin off my nose, BUT, if I can get some useful information, no mater the size, I call it worth it.
November 14th, 2009 at 5:46 am
i think i shouldn’t do it.. maybe it good to check what wrong.. but sometime.. people that go.. better leave that way.. if they think they should subscribe back they will do eventually
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 15th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
@izzat aziz, who is it better to leave that way?
November 14th, 2009 at 8:35 am
To conclude then, just keep building your list, and don’t let the small number of unsubscribe requests you receive get you down. This is a normal occurance. Just concentrate on offering a quality content, which although may contain some product offers or recommendations, also includes good informative content as well. If you do this then you know that the small number of subscribers that do choose to unsubscribe from your list probably were not interested in what you had to offer in the first place, and therefore unlikely to ever buy anything from you.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 15th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
@hosting review script,
First, welcome to the community! I hope to see you around more often
.
Second, in the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of you name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
I’m not sure on how it concludes things, but you’re absolutely right! I’m not advising to worry over it, but feedback of anykind is always appreciated.
November 14th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Good afternoon, Dennis.
I don’t even think about unsubscribes from any of my lists and feeds.
People come and go, their interests change, what was very important last year isn’t important this year, and - as others have pointed out - they change the way they read what we write.
I have been contacted when I unsubscribed and - depending upon the wording - replied if I had something to say. Other times, it felt intrusive and left a bad taste in my mouth that I remembered long after I forgot why I subscribed in the first place.
I wouldn’t change what I’m doing because a few people unsubscribe, anyway, so why bother?
In fact, I appreciate people taking the time to unsubscribe instead of just trashing what they get without reading it. It makes for a cleaner, more responsive list.
Act on your dream!
JD
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 15th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
@John Dilbeck,
Hey John, thanks for the thoughts my friend.
“In fact, I appreciate people taking the time to unsubscribe instead of just trashing what they get without reading it. It makes for a cleaner, more responsive list.”
And thanks for the post idea.
November 15th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Not Much subscrber to my main blog much is to my friendfeeds contact or not to contact is a tricky question but should n’t be have much harm if you are just asking for feedback as bloggers we all needs feedback go ahead ask them this could be a learning curve for the future but this is just my thought follow your own judgement
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 15th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
@lawmacs,
Welcome to the community! I do hope to see you around more often
.
“as bloggers we all needs feedback” - this was exactly my thought. Thanks for the feedback.
In future comments please follow the policy (linked above the comment box) and place a real name in font of your KW’s - name@lawmacks will be fine.
November 16th, 2009 at 10:32 am
@Dennis Edell, Nope doesn’t seem to work still - not if I “reply” or if I create a new comment. The badge/image just stays there.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 16th, 2009 at 10:42 am
@Klaus @ TechPatio,
I’ve been noticing it a bunch on other blogs lately as well. If I play around a bit with the URL field (cut out and paste back in) it seems to trigger it.
I’ll contact Andy today though if I get the chance….gotta have me comentluv!
November 16th, 2009 at 11:01 am
I see it say “waiting for http://www.commentluv.com” or something like that (in the browser status bar) - but then nothing else happens.
Too bad I can’t remember what caused the issue over at my site - I think it was because I had a plugin installed once that messed up something.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 16th, 2009 at 11:03 am
@Klaus @ TechPatio, Although that has been an issue in the past, I doubt it now. All plugins have been there forever.
November 16th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
It can’t hurt to ask why. It could save them from unsubscribing if you uncover the problem, I mean what do you have to lose if they are already unsubscribing?
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
@PowerPoint Templates,
First, welcome to the community! I hope to see you around more often
.
Second, in the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of you name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
.
“I mean what do you have to lose if they are already unsubscribing?”
Exactly right!
November 16th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
I use both Aweber and Feedblitz, both of which have a feedback area for when people unsubscribe. It could actually work against you if people unsubscribe and you follow up - can spam laws etc - and for me personally, I would just leave well alone.
I’ve given up worry about people unsubscribing because if I hold on to that, it will also stop me from unsubscribing from other people’s lists when I feel the need to.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
@Trish Jones,
First, welcome to the community! I hope to see you around more often. I’ll be visiting your site soon
.
Hmm, good point on can spam. I wonder if this sort of thing is specifically mentioned…
November 16th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
This is a great discussion; thanks for starting it.
I think that it’s perfectly acceptable to contact anyone that has subscribed and then later chosen to leave. Most readers understand that any blog worthy of reading takes a lot of effort to develop and maintain. Therefore I don’t think that it would be a big inconvenience to answer the question of “Why are you leaving?”
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
@Zach - Construction Equipment Sales,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your opinion and I hope to see you around more often.
I agree, it really shouldn’t be an inconvenience, I just wish more saw that point.
November 17th, 2009 at 7:27 am
I completely agree with your opinion,
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
@Viki, First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your opinion and I hope to see you around more often.
Which opinion do you agree with, yay or nay?
November 17th, 2009 at 11:41 am
There’s nothing wrong with that as long as it’s for a professional purpose.thanks….
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
@lawn mowing service,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input and I hope to see you around more often.
Second, in the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of you name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
November 17th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Dennis - I would really like to thank you for provoking me to buzz the unsubscribers. Previously I have had such kind of hesitation, but thinks a lot for your post to let me know that this is not a concern only for me but many people are suffering from such un-subscribing facts. I just get surprised to read the three exact points discovered by you about when to buzz them and when to not.
But after reading this post I come up with idea “Whats wrong to buzz all”. Buzz acquaints in friendly way and non-acquaints in a manner that “Sorry if I am disturbing you or my post have hurt you.”
I think this approach will do much.
Anyways thnks for your suggestion and provokation.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 18th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
@Amit-Big Blog Academy,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input and I hope to see you around more often. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a tip, I give plenty of luv to those that luv me.
Second, in the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of you name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
.
Notice how I edited your name field
.
I’m glad I could help, please let me (us) know how it goes.
November 18th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Definitely we all are having intention to ask. But how could I ?
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 18th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
@Harry, First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input and I hope to see you around more often. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a tip, I give plenty of luv to those that luv me. I’ll be visiting your site soon
That is the question Harry, but I do think a little professionalism goes a long way.
November 18th, 2009 at 7:37 am
I setup a poll/survey in the FAQ section of my Tracker Blog to get an idea why people are subscribing. Only 17 people bothered responding so far but it does help a little.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 18th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
@Brian D. Hawkins, Subscribing or un-subscribing?
November 18th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Hey Dennis, long time no hear…
I’ve never contacted someone to see why they left. Thankfully most of my e-friends stay subscribed as long as I don’t spam them with crap every day (which I’ve never done) but every blog gets unsubscribers which is fine.
I’d prefer to use the time writing one email in say writing a comment that could bring me 10 more subscribers or something similar to that. As long as there’s more signing up than unsubbing, all’s good.
Jason
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 18th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
@Jason Pereira, I can understand it in your position, you may have lots to write
just kidding, and welcome back man.
Btw - MMD needs a subscribe to comments plugin.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:19 am
I’ve never been contacted and never wanted to contact mine. It’s their choice - if they want to unsubscribe, it’s their loss!
I check out the comments on why they checked out but other than that, I let them go.
Sting used to sing, “If you love somebody, let them go”
They might come back one day!
Andrew
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 21st, 2009 at 1:55 pm
@Andrew @ webuildyourblog.com,
Well that’s pretty definitive. lol. Thanks for the input.
November 21st, 2009 at 8:36 pm
@Andrew @ webuildyourblog.com,
Though you are really independent to keep your own choice of whether you would like to buzz those who unsubscribe your sites or kep them with you, but I would like to say something here.
Since we have our main intention behind creating a blog or website is to spread our own views in a volume that could be understoodble by our site lovers.
So, I think if somebody has subscribed to your blog and later unsubscribe it, then there must have been some noticable degradation in our site (either in terms of quality or topics/ subjects choosen). Because it is a common practice that people subscribe a site and never read it. But if a visitor subscribed your blog/site and later s/he unsubscribe it, this really means that there must have a noticable degradation in our own presentation.
So, may it is not possible to retain back that recently unsubscribed person but there should be an effort for preventing our own presentation from degradng.
And I think, buzzing the unsubscriber for the reason may help us being updated.
Anyways, its completely your own decesion to buzz them or let them go.
Andrew @ WeBuildYourBlog.com Reply:
November 22nd, 2009 at 1:46 am
@Amit - Big Blog Academy,
Perhaps I was being a bit harsh but I think it depends upon what ‘unsubscribe’ percentage you are experiencing. If you are getting less than 10%, then that’s the norm. Anything more, then yes perhaps you do have a problem and you may wish to follow up.
But a lot will not reply, a lot will make-up the excuse and you could be wasting a lot of effort.
One way to look at it is if you are getting a 10% unsubscribe rate, that means 90% are staying!
Andrew
November 24th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
I wanted to weigh back in on this one. I have no idea who’s subscribed to my blog. The numbers seem to jump so drastically every day through Feedburner that I just can’t keep up with it. Even if I could, I just don’t think I’d do it.
I certainly don’t do it with my newsletters. To me, since I don’t use an autoresponder, it would feel like I was whining, or like my feelings were hurt. And they might be if I asked, and then I might not write it anymore. So, no, I’ll stick with the not wanting to know position.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 7:48 am
@Mitch, Personally emailed newsletters? That’s interesting…
Mitch Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 10:58 am
@Dennis Edell, They’re relatively personal, Dennis. I have about 250 subscribers, so I have to break them up into groups, but yeah, I send them out on my own. And when I get new subscribers, I take care of that personally also.
I wanted to wait until I reached 500 subscribers before getting an autoresponder; haven’t gotten there in all these years, so I’ve saved lots of money.
November 25th, 2009 at 4:48 am
I completely agree with some fellow commentators saying that it is Ok to contact the unsubscriber. It is responsibility of the blog owner to know the reason for their action .It helps us to act or behave in the way such that there must not be a single unsubscriber.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 7:47 am
@commercial fire alarm,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it and I hope to see you around more often.
Second, due to your keyworded name field, I had to fish your comment from the spam filter and de-link your URL. In the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of your name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
.
November 25th, 2009 at 6:00 am
I think its not a bad idea to contact the unsubscriber. I have many of the subscriber who unsubscribed from my blog and I have contacted them personally on my professional end. So there is nothing wrong in contacting them.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 7:43 am
@ski resort,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it and I hope to see you around more often.
Second, due to your keyworded name field, I had to fish your comment from the spam filter and de-link your URL. In the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of your name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:33 am
I think it’s fine, if, as you said, you do it in a professional way and not annoy them… one email, whether they respond or not.
Is there an automated way (i.e., a plugin or something) that would allow for this type of follow up?
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 7:35 am
@Darvin @ Ionic Air Purifiers,
There might be but I wouldn’t use one or advise others to do so. People catch on to that type of automation pretty quick and don’t like it.
Personal and professional is always the way to go.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:37 am
When he/she unsubscribes from the blog then we do need to send them an email. That’s our profession and we need to know why they has unsubscribed from our blog. By knowing this we can improve our blog so that they again would subscribe with us.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 7:32 am
@endocrinologist doctor,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it and I hope to see you around more often. I’ll be visiting your site soon
.
Second, due to your keyworded name field, I had to fish your comment from the spam filter and de-link your URL. In the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of your name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
.
November 25th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Some times even I too think is that necessary to email the unsubscribers? and in last I can say yes its the better way to get them back.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 7:28 am
@suntouch mats,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it and I hope to see you around more often.
Second, due to your keyworded name field, I had to fish your comment from the spam filter and de-link your URL. In the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of you name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
.
November 26th, 2009 at 3:46 am
The four conditions which you mentioned here are very helpful to approach an unsubscriber. I will follow your instructions. Thanks for your help.
Dennis Edell Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 7:21 am
@los angeles plumber,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it and I hope to see you around more often.
Second, due to your keyworded name field, I had to fish your comment from the spam filter and de-link your URL. In the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of you name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
.
November 26th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Unsubscribed is common thing with bloggers. I think that it is okay to ask the unsubscriber to know the reason for unsubscription.
Dennis Edell Reply:
December 1st, 2009 at 9:57 am
@Security Systems,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it and I hope to see you around more often.
Second, due to your keyworded name field, I had to fish your comment from the spam filter and de-link your URL. In the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of your name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
.
November 26th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
From our professional end we need to contact the unsubscriber and need to know the status as why they have unsubscribed.
Dennis Edell Reply:
December 1st, 2009 at 9:58 am
@garage organization,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it and I hope to see you around more often.
Second, due to your keyworded name field, I had to fish your comment from the spam filter and de-link your URL. In the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of your name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
.
November 27th, 2009 at 2:35 am
I think there must be serious and important reason for unsubscription we must ask unsubscribed in order to avoid further unsubscription.
Dennis Edell Reply:
December 1st, 2009 at 9:58 am
@Varicose Vein Treatment,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it and I hope to see you around more often.
Second, due to your keyworded name field, I had to fish your comment from the spam filter and de-link your URL. In the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of your name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
.
November 27th, 2009 at 6:39 am
Exactly being professional blogger it is nothing wrong to contact the unsubscribed.
Dennis Edell Reply:
December 1st, 2009 at 9:59 am
@garage storage,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it and I hope to see you around more often.
Second, due to your keyworded name field, I had to fish your comment from the spam filter and de-link your URL. In the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of your name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
.
November 27th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Goodness Dennis, you’ve added your line about the comment policy, and everyone is still missing it! lol
Dennis Edell Reply:
December 1st, 2009 at 10:00 am
@Mitch,
Take a quick glance at the top commenters list, notice anything odd?
November 30th, 2009 at 5:42 am
I acknowledge that it is an ethical way to know the reason behind the unsubscribe. I would follow those conditions. Thanks for sharing.
Dennis Edell Reply:
December 1st, 2009 at 10:00 am
@chronic fatigue doctors,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it and I hope to see you around more often.
Second, due to your keyworded name field, I had to fish your comment from the spam filter and de-link your URL. In the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of your name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
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December 1st, 2009 at 7:20 am
I am very concerned about asking the unsubscribe the reason for unsubsrciption is it okay?
Dennis Edell Reply:
December 1st, 2009 at 10:01 am
@nuheat radiant heat,
First, welcome to the community! Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it and I hope to see you around more often.
Second, due to your keyworded name field, I had to fish your comment from the spam filter and de-link your URL. In the future please help yourself and I by ensuring proper linking of your name. Check the comment policy linked right above the comment box at the bottom and be sure to include a real name before your keywords. Thanks!
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Of course it’;s OK, but I think the general consensus is, what’s the harm in asking?
December 1st, 2009 at 9:11 am
Nothing will happen if you ask the unsubscribe the reason, since it is very common and ethical routine.
December 8th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
i have never been big on the subscribe to my feed or blog , but that is just me. I definately will never go to a blog I have to log into to comment or read the full blog posts. this is a dated method that is being done away with by all the huge blogs. It is a turnoff to the readers. as far as why someone would want to unsubscribe I feel it would be time wasted worrying about it that could be better spent writing new content or promotion your blogs.
Dennis Edell Reply:
December 9th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
@johnnyfly,
First, welcome to the community! I don’t recall seeing you around before (my apologies if I’m wrong). Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it and I hope to see you around more often. I’ll be visiting your site soon
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Do you have a site or blog of your own for us to see? I noticed you put your email address in the URL field.
January 17th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
I never ask why they unsubscribe. It is whatever floats their boat. I don’t want to creep people out like a stalker by asking them questions of why they left lol.
-Kai
Kai´s last blog ..Keywords That Sell