[epub] Yahoo versus Topica

["Cantu from HumorMall.com" <HumorHelper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>    From: "Terri Seymour" <ter02@newnorth.net> Wrote
> Subject: Re: Topica v. Yahoogroups
> 
> Hi Gail,
> 
> I have tried them both and prefer Yahoo Groups
> because Topica told me they
> could not inform me when someone subscribed to my
> ezine. I automatically
> get an email from yahoogroups when anyone subscribes
> or unsubscribes.

Cantu says,

It is not automatic. It is an option. And a good
option.  In the beginning it is exciting to get a new
sub notice and disconcerting to have someone leave.

But when you start getting 5-10 plus subs, unsubs a
day - ehhh, who cares - so then you can turn it off.

If you are going to use Yahoogroups simply as a
mechanism to track subs, unsubs, and deliver your
ezine - damn good.

but if you want to use other features (chat room,
shared files, read back issues) - where your members
have to go to the site it is damn difficult with the
Yahoo ID requirement.

I was with ONElist. Great!

Then eGroups took them over. Okay.

Now Yahoogroups requires you to somehow register again
with them (Unlike most places, with Yahoogroups using
your email address isn't good enough - you have to
register with something else (in addition to email
address) called an Yahoo ID - some new damn name AND a
password on top of that confusing as hell).

I never send my subscribers to the site, I only give
them email option to subscribe and unsubscribe (or,
more often I direct them to my web site page with
Willmaster' sub form - 

	To subscribe visit
http://www.HumorMall.com/survey/subscribe.shtml 

best thing I ever did)

so I have avoided that Yahoo ID garbage for my
subscribers.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Cantu says, "Tom Antion's no techie; he's a personal
friend; and he generates over a $1000 a day from his
web site selling his real products - speaker products
(not just 'Make Money on the Web' products)
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