Comments on: This isn’t a magazine: subscribing is free!

By: kristarella

kristarella — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:49:03 +0000

Yep, I often have the need for a “round tuit”… maybe one day, huh Jeff? ;)

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:07:59 +0000

I always find these type of posts helpful – in theory. I just never get around to taking action. However, that is on me. ;)

By: kristarella

kristarella — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:43:55 +0000

Hi Jay,
That is kind of interesting. I suppose the difference between subscribing to a site and those marketing tactics is that usually you are trying to get something else and they force you to give them your details. I’m getting more annoyed every time I have to create an account to get something… I am having to do the “forgotten password?” retrieval thing more and more.

Thanks for stopping by!

By: J. G. Callao

J. G. Callao — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:49:38 +0000

Interestingly enough for me, I don’t associate an electronic “subscription” with fees, but with a bombardment of messages, probably because of being exposed to aggressive marketing tactics when I do sign up for something (and it’s hardly the retailers who do it, but charities/worthy causes, in my experience). But by offering “free updates,” there’s an implicit promise that I’m only getting one notification per post.

By the way, I found your blog via David’s. :coffee:

By: kristarella

kristarella — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:52:33 +0000

Oh, that’s strange, thanks for letting me know. I looked at the subscriptions from the admin and it says that your email isn’t subscribed to any posts Do you get the You are subscribed to this post. Manage your subscriptions. when you come to comment?

By: David Airey

David Airey — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:04:06 +0000

So you know, even though I checked the ’subscribe to comments’ box, I’ve not been receiving notification.

Perhaps it’s just me, but worth asking the others.

Feel free to delete this comment too.

By: kristarella

kristarella — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:19:52 +0000

Cheers Stephen! That’s true, I didn’t think about “free RSS” suggesting that it might not be free elsewhere…

By: Stephen R

Stephen R — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:57:24 +0000

I like your phrasing — “Free Updates via RSS” — because “Free RSS subscription” can suggest that RSS feeds generally are _not_ free…. muddies the water even more, dunnit?

So your version spells it out nicely for your own case, _and_ helps clarify RSS in general. :)

By: kristarella

kristarella — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:35:33 +0000

Will do David. I know what you mean Lee, it didn't really occur to me that people didn't know about RSS until RSS day was publicised. Cheers for the sub. :)

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:02:31 +0000

Wow I never really gave this any consideration before which was really ignorant of me assuming people would know what I mean.

RSS is such second nature to me, I’m actually annoyed at site that don’t offer it (I’m looking at you Empire).

I will take a look at this over the weekend.

Oh by the way I just ’subscribed too’ :grin: