turn reds green with facebook

Harvez · 19-12-10, 04:20 PM

The thing is when people sign up they don't sign up to be contacted via a totally different platform and be pestered about doing an offer.
It's been said before people are using the emails for other purposes other than emailing sign ups and if it continues this will be removed.

I think you will be hearing shortly that this method should not be used, its hard enough getting refs without having more avenues removed due to it being abused.

You may well be very polite and understanding when contacting people but I can guarantee others wont be as caring and will pester people.

si1306 · 19-12-10, 04:29 PM

so if im polite but others abuse it why should i not be able to do it? some young people drive like prats most are responsible so should all the young drivers be punished??? I honestly do this in a non pestering way and have turned three reds green i only have five greens but its up from two, ive got a website its pretty rubbish ive done the business cards yet this has worked best if other people abuse it i cant control that but im doing it in the best way so see no probs.

FurbtasticM · 19-12-10, 07:15 PM

To be fair, even with e-mail people probably wouldn't expect to be contacted by anyone other than the networks themselves, certainly not a third-party like us freebie hunters.

People can abuse e-mails just as easily as they could MSN or Facebook, the same rules apply to all.

Hardly any of us can claim moral high-ground in general terms. Most if not all methods involve spamming, hijacking posts or enticing people with half the story. Approved bidders, cycle and mania are typical examples.

Just my two pennies worth, it's the networks who ultimately need to decide what is acceptable.

si1306 · 20-12-10, 08:40 AM

well i think its just another way to get greens as furbtastic said all ways are to try entice and to me this is just one of them

Ojaser6 · 23-12-10, 10:14 AM

I don't think it's too bad IMO, because if you do it properly, then it will work. Now the emphasis is DO IT PROPERLY. If you do it wrong (bugging them, spamming them) then you are not using the method properly. However if you do it right (mild approach, no forcing or bugging) then it will work, and it won't cause any problems.

williamblah · 23-12-10, 04:23 PM

It's a question of consent. It is too intrusive for businesses to add users to Facebook and then talk to them. The (in my opinion) correct way, is to offer to the user an opportunity to become friends on Facebook if they wish, and then create contact and interaction that way.

If someone from all the websites and services that I gave my email to added me on Facebook as a friend, I'd be seriously pissed. It'd be like me signing up to T-Mobile (for example), and a sales rep adding me from his personal Facebook page offering to help me find the perfect contract for me so that he can earn his commission.

The only reason people can't understand why this is utterly obstrusive is because they are already involved and 'friendly' within this industry. Imagine any industry where you are not as personally involved as you are with freebies, and then imagine a sales rep from that industry adding you from their personal website in order to offer 'help' for you.

It would be like them calling you up from their house, after work hours, and having a chat with you - it breaks boundaries!

si1306 · 25-12-10, 02:32 PM

but you put in a friend request so its up to them to accept you or not or ask who you are first

williamblah · 25-12-10, 05:42 PM

but the way businesses use facebook is they have set advertising space, and they are clearly labelled as being businesses. to add someone as a friend on facebook from a personal account is something that should only be done on a personal level and is not a strong foundation for business relationships.

FurbtasticM · 26-12-10, 10:00 AM

Using your t-mobile example, if the sales rep e-mailed you would that be acceptable?

si1306 · 28-12-10, 12:18 PM

to be fair i dont see this as a business more a hobby

19-12-10, 04:20 PM	#21
Harvez Mini Mac Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: l33dz Posts: 9,490	The thing is when people sign up they don't sign up to be contacted via a totally different platform and be pestered about doing an offer. It's been said before people are using the emails for other purposes other than emailing sign ups and if it continues this will be removed. I think you will be hearing shortly that this method should not be used, its hard enough getting refs without having more avenues removed due to it being abused. You may well be very polite and understanding when contacting people but I can guarantee others wont be as caring and will pester people. __________________ Freebiejeebies \| Free iphone \| Free Blackberry \| Free Wii U \| Free laptop Someone once said "Life is what you make it", I disagree sometimes life makes you into what you are.

19-12-10, 07:15 PM	#23
FurbtasticM ..is a Muppet! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Swindon Posts: 10,243	To be fair, even with e-mail people probably wouldn't expect to be contacted by anyone other than the networks themselves, certainly not a third-party like us freebie hunters. People can abuse e-mails just as easily as they could MSN or Facebook, the same rules apply to all. Hardly any of us can claim moral high-ground in general terms. Most if not all methods involve spamming, hijacking posts or enticing people with half the story. Approved bidders, cycle and mania are typical examples. Just my two pennies worth, it's the networks who ultimately need to decide what is acceptable. __________________ iPhone deals \| Giveaway \| Free iPhone \| Free iPad

26-12-10, 10:00 AM	#29
FurbtasticM ..is a Muppet! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Swindon Posts: 10,243	Using your t-mobile example, if the sales rep e-mailed you would that be acceptable? __________________ iPhone deals \| Giveaway \| Free iPhone \| Free iPad

19-12-10, 04:29 PM	#22
si1306 iPod Nano 1GB Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 60	so if im polite but others abuse it why should i not be able to do it? some young people drive like prats most are responsible so should all the young drivers be punished??? I honestly do this in a non pestering way and have turned three reds green i only have five greens but its up from two, ive got a website its pretty rubbish ive done the business cards yet this has worked best if other people abuse it i cant control that but im doing it in the best way so see no probs.

20-12-10, 08:40 AM	#24
si1306 iPod Nano 1GB Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 60	well i think its just another way to get greens as furbtastic said all ways are to try entice and to me this is just one of them

23-12-10, 10:14 AM	#25
Ojaser6 Mini Mac Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Planet Urth Posts: 3,667	I don't think it's too bad IMO, because if you do it properly, then it will work. Now the emphasis is DO IT PROPERLY. If you do it wrong (bugging them, spamming them) then you are not using the method properly. However if you do it right (mild approach, no forcing or bugging) then it will work, and it won't cause any problems.

23-12-10, 04:23 PM	#26
williamblah iPod 60gb Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Colchester, Essex Posts: 1,898	It's a question of consent. It is too intrusive for businesses to add users to Facebook and then talk to them. The (in my opinion) correct way, is to offer to the user an opportunity to become friends on Facebook if they wish, and then create contact and interaction that way. If someone from all the websites and services that I gave my email to added me on Facebook as a friend, I'd be seriously pissed. It'd be like me signing up to T-Mobile (for example), and a sales rep adding me from his personal Facebook page offering to help me find the perfect contract for me so that he can earn his commission. The only reason people can't understand why this is utterly obstrusive is because they are already involved and 'friendly' within this industry. Imagine any industry where you are not as personally involved as you are with freebies, and then imagine a sales rep from that industry adding you from their personal website in order to offer 'help' for you. It would be like them calling you up from their house, after work hours, and having a chat with you - it breaks boundaries!

25-12-10, 02:32 PM	#27
si1306 iPod Nano 1GB Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 60	but you put in a friend request so its up to them to accept you or not or ask who you are first

25-12-10, 05:42 PM	#28
williamblah iPod 60gb Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Colchester, Essex Posts: 1,898	but the way businesses use facebook is they have set advertising space, and they are clearly labelled as being businesses. to add someone as a friend on facebook from a personal account is something that should only be done on a personal level and is not a strong foundation for business relationships.

28-12-10, 12:18 PM	#30
si1306 iPod Nano 1GB Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 60	to be fair i dont see this as a business more a hobby