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Saturday, August 18, 2007

Contact Me... If You Can!

You know, this is a subject that really has been simmering on the back burner of my mind for quite some time. However, within the past couple of days, it has boiled over.

Now, I know, as a webmaster, that it can sometimes be a challenge to review web sites and check for bad links, especially if you have a resources type of site with a million links in it. Nevertheless, the one link that should never be bad is your contact link. Whether it be a mailto: link, or a URL to a contact form, the link should be kept current and functional. Otherwise, what is the point in having it there at all?

You see... I have recently been attempting to contact site owners, to discuss the promotion of my new book. I have spent quite a bit of time, writing to these site owners, using the contact links on their sites, and have had at least 30% of them bounce due to 'user account unknown'.

Talk about frustrating!

I wonder if these people realize what a negative impact this could be, probably is, having on them? They could have awesome amounts of traffic targeted to their sites, but how many new customers, clients, or associates will actually be generated if they [webmasters] cannot be contacted be these people? This also erases a multitude of opportunities for repeat visitors and referrals.

Being that I was attempting to contact some government sponsored organizations, I noticed that it is not just the business sector that has this problem. Infact, 50% of the .gov mailto: links bounced. Can you believe it!

I don't return to web sites where the contact links don't work. I leave them feeling like I've wasted my time. If they don't have the time to make sure the link works, why would they have the time to respond to me?

It is a little ironic, but it seems to happen to me quite a bit... I have tried to report broken links on a site, just to get to an error page when I click the contact link, or report a broken link link.

Here's a tip for you webmasters/site owners:
NEVER USE AN AOL mailto:link on your site. Do not use AOL for business purposes. If you do, you may be losing a great many contacts. Set up an email box on your domain and use it for contact. That way, you are incontrol of what gets filtered.

Web site link maintenance is really very important. At least, it should be.

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My Journey, A lifetime of verse... ISBN: 978-0-6151-6405-2

By, Trina L.C. Sonnenberg
Photography by, Jeff Sonnenberg
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A domestic abuse survivor, Trina used writing as a coping mechanism during her years of abuse. This book is the result of that personal struggle and has been published as a way of offering solidarity and hope to others who are in a similar situation.

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Dear Trina,

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Thank you so much,
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Hello Trina!!
I wanted to thank you and introduce myself at the same time.
My name is Daniel, I live in Las Vegas, and I have been trying to get a home business going for a little over a year. When I got started I did not know a thing like many people. I spent a lot of time and money on things that I did not need.
The 1 good thing is that I gained alot of knowledge and resources.
I have had a lot of things go bad financially in my life in the past two years. I was forced out of my primary job, and then forced to file bankruptcy. I have no credit,no bank card at this time, and my wife is forced to work two jobs.
I refuse to give up and I know that eventually I will be making money on the internet.
I am not trying to play on your sympathy, I just wanted you to know what I was up against and why I may not purchase products or memberships right away.
I was forced to change internet providers and I lost alot of contacts. The one thing that stuck in my mind was your e-zine. I had subscriptions for many! I decided to just start over and that your E-zine would be the only one that I would keep.
Boy!!! Did I make a good decision or what? Things just seem to be happening for me every since!!!
I was awarded a course to learn how to publish my own e-zine,gained all kinds of free resources and knowledge. I also feel I have gained a good networking friend and I can not thank you enough!!

Remember, I will not give up and I will straighten out my finances soon.
Yours truly, Daniel, your friend in marketing."

Hello Trina,
Thank you for replying to my inquiry. No, actually I haven't had any contact with Mr. Turner or his offer. I had been told of it by an acquaintance who seemed excited and I was pretty skeptical to say the least. As a result, hoping to save my acquaintance some grief I did a quick Internet search on Mr. Turner which is how I came across your article. I own a Software development company which has been in business for 18 years, so like you I know that it takes a lot of hard work to make money in your own business.
I appreciate articles like the one you wrote because they raise red flags? that hopefully will register with people before they loose their hard earned money. But as you say, you've received several letters from people that had made no money with Mr. Turner too late. I found other posts on the Internet which supported your findings and I'm convinced that the way Mr. Turner gets to sleep at night is by overdosing on sleeping pills. I know that I'd have some real issues looking at myself in the mirror if I made a living taking advantage of people.
Thank you once again for writing an excellent article and I want to encourage you to keep up the great work!
...You can definitely count me as a "new fan"! ;)

Regards,
Bruce Guthrie
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Hello Trina,
It's nice to see you've gotten your office space you really needed. You're into so many different things you really need your own little world to create in. Since I've joined LTB you've been an inspiration to me. When I see how hard you work on your various projects AND have time for your family, I realize I need to work a bit harder myself. Plus, the ads you e-mailed us are great. I've already use a couple of them in my autoresponder ads!
Myrl Wiley
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The Captain for The Staff at Music Moguls

Awesome Book Trina!!!
I am so glad to have met you !! You may not realize it, but you are a great inspiration to me! You have succeeded in doing what I've wanted to do for close to 4 years now. And thru your book, website and ezine, you have shown me, the key I was overlooking....so thank you!!
Looking forward to working with you. Wishing you the Best of Success!

Respectfully,

Vicki Osgood-Whatley

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