ONLINE-ADS>> Newsgroup Postings/Reciprocal link guidelines

Andrea Goldstein (andreag_at_rocketmail.com)
Mon, 9 Feb 1998 12:06:44 -0800 (PST)

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Hi-

This is my first posting to this discussion group.
Be kind!

I am an online marketer for an interactive agency
with some Fortune 500 clients. I have always
used Usenet and reciprocal links as an integral
part of marketing campaigns.

A part of our client's site was updated recently
and I posted the URL of this updated area to
several relevant newsgroups. I was flamed
as a result and have gotten into a discussion
with my sysop who gave me this advice:

<NANOG (a network operations mailing list I subscribe
<to), the general concensus has been that spam is an
<extremely serious offense, and one that must be
<eliminated immediately. This is why you were flamed
<severely, most likely.

<To prevent future flames/negative publicity, here
are <a few basic tips:

<- do not publish URL's (especially to big commercial
<sites) in newsgroups, regardless of how relevent
they <may seem
<- do not mail webmasters, suggesting they link to
your <site from theirs

Does anyone out there agree with this/have had similar
experiences? If I follow this advice, I need to cut
out 2 big areas of my work.

Are poeple that sensitive about receiving emails
requesting links? So far, I haven't received any
negative feedback about linking, but who knows?

Thanks,

Andrea

Andrea Goldstein
<andreag_at_rocketmail.com>

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