Step Communications & Notifications

[theblackman]

z929669 split from unrelated topic

3 hours ago, z929669 said:

We avoid sending out bulk emails these days, 

Why is that?

[z929669]

34 minutes ago, theblackman said:

Why is that?

Bulk emails have become sort of 'taboo' over the past several years since GDPR, CCPA, and CPPA ... as have unsolicited surveys, robo-calls and all that. We don't want to 'market' to our members but rather provide unsolicited info only when necessary (e.g., site down, guide unavailable, etc.).

Instead, I have made the poll more prominent and posted a link from our Fb page.

[TechAngel85]

37 minutes ago, theblackman said:

Why is that?

 

12 minutes ago, z929669 said:

Bulk emails have become sort of 'taboo' over the past several years since GDPR, CCPA, and CPPA ... as have unsolicited surveys, robo-calls and all that. We don't want to 'market' to our members but rather provide unsolicited info only when necessary (e.g., site down, guide unavailable, etc.).

Instead, I have made the poll more prominent and posted a link from our Fb page.

OT, but users do have the opt-out option from emails within their user settings (they also can set this up during signup). I don't mind emails from those sites/services that I've signed up for.

[theblackman]

18 minutes ago, z929669 said:

Bulk emails have become sort of 'taboo' over the past several years since GDPR, CCPA, and CPPA ... as have unsolicited surveys, robo-calls and all that. We don't want to 'market' to our members but rather provide unsolicited info only when necessary (e.g., site down, guide unavailable, etc.).

Instead, I have made the poll more prominent and posted a link from our Fb page.

Between bulk emails and FB, I'd posit that bulk emails is the lesser of the two evils.

In addition to what Tech wrote, I'd tend to view emails from STEP more like a newsletter I've signed up for.  You might find that some bulk email services offer a free subscription to non-profits, which means you'll have all the compliance stuff automated, in addition to the features usually included.  Just a thought.

[TechAngel85]

1 hour ago, theblackman said:

Between bulk emails and FB, I'd posit that bulk emails is the lesser of the two evils.

In addition to what Tech wrote, I'd tend to view emails from STEP more like a newsletter I've signed up for.  You might find that some bulk email services offer a free subscription to non-profits, which means you'll have all the compliance stuff automated, in addition to the features usually included.  Just a thought.

We can handle all that via forum software. Members set up their settings for notifications during registration. Current members can find settings here:
https://stepmodifications.org/forum/notifications/options/