Wordpress registered users and emailling them?

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What are the rules regarding sending an email to your registered users. If there are no rules what is the generally accepted etiquette for this.

It is not a sales pitch. It is too invite them to participate in a forum I would like to start on the same subject as the blog. Addiction.

I want to ask them but I do not want to violate their privacy or be seen as abusing my access to their emails.

[Jim S]

You should have told them that you "may occasionally send them an interesting email once in a blue moon" at the time they registered - that would have set the expectation.

Now what you do is simply say is "as a registered member of my site, I'm inviting you to,,,," - and I think that will be unobtrusive. I doubt if anybody will feel put upon until you start sending them unsolicited email every week.

[Jake]

You should provide an opt-out link at the end of each email so people can get off the list without jumping through hoops.

Serious emailers use a management service like Aweber, which actually controls the mail list and subscriptions, this helps them achieve a higher deliver-ability rate than an individual may be able to.

MailChimp.com is an example free email manager you might look into, these are often called auto-responders for their ability to send out a scheduled sequence of messages, starting on the day they first opt-in.

[Diggstumble]

ya do you have a disclaimer? if not then you can send but it needs to be through the system of the wordpress site. (create a opt in email for the new email list that you want to create.) heck you can even ask them to join with their twitter, facebook or +google this way you have other access.


mailchimp is awesome they even have wordpress plugins for opt ins. You can then create *lists :]