This is the bottom of the opt in box that resides on TiffanyDow.com. Notice the wording at the very bottom – “I will never share your name or email address – period!” And I mean it. But am I one of the few who means what I say?

I’ve had to sign up to a couple of lists recently for product reviews and suddenly I’m getting emails from all over the place. I find it hard to believe it just happened randomly. You can tell by who’s friends with who sometimes. You sign up for one guy’s list and suddenly one of their good buddies starts spamming you. Coincidence? I don’t think so.

There’s a big difference between doing an official list swap and sharing someone’s contact information. With a list swap, YOU are the one emailing your list with some sort of opportunity (like a free report) for the other marketer, and the subscriber makes the decision to sign up to the other person’s list to access the report (or not).

It’s not cool to share names without your list’s permission. And if you SAY you aren’t going to share names, then don’t break your word.

Tiff

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