This is how you hustle
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This is how you hustle
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#2Nice. Some email recipients will be creeped out or annoyed by this tactic, but their negative response is far outweighed by the positive response from someone like OP. Too bad for the company that he didn't name them in the post — that would have been a real coup. Think of the backlinks!
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#3Nice. Some email recipients will be creeped out or annoyed by this tactic, but their negative response is far outweighed by the positive response from someone like OP. Too bad for the company that he didn't name them in the post — that would have been a real coup. Think of the backlinks!
I thought he did mention them - PeoplesHost? Or is that a fictitious name?
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#4They've approached someone out of the blue, and offered no incentives or value over their competitor other than some arbitrary statements about how they 'just know' their service will be somehow better.
This avenue of "cold calling" is a bit new and interesting, but the way this webhost has done it just reeks of desperation. This isn't hustle, this is begging.
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#5You actually read cold sales emails, and believe promises by sales people like "customer service" or "solving your problem?"
That well was poisoned by "hustlers" (in the derogatory meaning) a long time ago. Unless I have experienced it myself or a trusted acquaintance recommends it, it goes into the bin for me. No exceptions.
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#6Nice. Some email recipients will be creeped out or annoyed by this tactic, but their negative response is far outweighed by the positive response from someone like OP. Too bad for the company that he didn't name them in the post — that would have been a real coup. Think of the backlinks!
I thought he did mention them - PeoplesHost? Or is that a fictitious name?
I think the comment was a sly way of insinuating that the original blog post may or may not be 100% authentic.
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#7They've approached someone out of the blue, and offered no incentives or value over their competitor other than some arbitrary statements about how they 'just know' their service will be somehow better. This avenue of "cold calling" is a bit new and interesting, but the way this webhost has done it just reeks of desperation. This isn't hustle, this is begging.
I would also be a little wary about it, but they're reaching out to a potential customer, with a targeted message at the exact moment they know the potential customer is frustrated with their current provider and possibly more open to change than normal.
That's awareness, hustle, and smart targeting in my opinion. Now, I'm not going to change hosting providers over a single outage, but the time to reach out is when I'm down...
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#9There was an article within the last few weeks here where, in the comments section, this tactic was discussed. Lead generation by watching for Twitter complaints about your competitors. Wish I could find the article.
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#10Nice. Some email recipients will be creeped out or annoyed by this tactic, but their negative response is far outweighed by the positive response from someone like OP. Too bad for the company that he didn't name them in the post — that would have been a real coup. Think of the backlinks!
I thought he did mention them - PeoplesHost? Or is that a fictitious name?
Yep, PeoplesHost and JustHost are real companies. They kinda sound made up though :P