Comments on: Why You Should Choose Confirmed Opt-In

By: Ken Cotter

Ken Cotter — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:16:00 +0000

Hi, Ken Cotter here and I must admit I did not realize that GetResponse offered the option to use either Unconfirmed or Confirmed Opt-In email lists until I read the above article. I feel that if I am sending out a free offer single optin should be sufficient. With any luck I should gain quite a few honest subscribers if what I have to offer is worthwhile.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:06:25 +0000

This isn’t true for all lists. My list is 12-24 and 80% of the time they do not go back and check their emails. After a year of double opt-ins I have gone back and switched to single opt-in, which is better for this low attention span list I have. Thanks

By: Anna Rafferty

Anna Rafferty — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:40:24 +0000

What is one to do when a sponsor tells one to uncheck all boxes on the Opt-in form? Because, it will congest the processes they already have in place for all the necessary set up on their end. They pay the commissions for the orders which I market through my campaigns?

By: Darren Beale

Darren Beale — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:16:44 +0000

Surely I am not the only one who spots the flaw here?

Your delivery % might be better but that doesn’t meaning your email is delivered to more people.

For example 2,000 people signup to your list.

If Single Opt In you get 2,000 people
Double Opt In you get 1,000 people

The Double Opt In list enjoys a 80% delivery rate = 800 people.
The Single Opt in list enjoys a 50% delivery rate = 1000 people.

By: Timothy

Timothy — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:47:24 +0000

Thanks for this insightful article. I was worried about all the subscribers that get “lost” (and in fact they do, according to my stats – many who did not confirm, even though they signed up). But I figure if they don’t go through the trouble of confirming, then they’re not interested enough in the first place to qualify as a real prospect.

By: Alejandro Martinez Rey

Alejandro Martinez Rey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:29:18 +0000

Hi! I’m writing from Italy.

We are using both, single and double opt-in, depending of the purpose of our marketing campaigns. Single when we offer a free e-book: if we promise our potential client that he/she will get instant access to our knowledge (e-book of any kind, as in Google PPC advertising generated leads), why disturb them with lots of e-mails and clickthroughs? Instead, when the purpose is registration for an event, or registration for the newsletter list (where nothing is offered for free) our potential client/lead is not expecting an immediat reward, therefore double opt-in reinforces affiliation.

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By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:14:53 +0000

I would agree double optin is great for lists with ongoing content however there are times when single optin fits the bill. For example, let’s say you offer a free report and in that email you promote another double optin list. Your goal is to use the free report list as a single autoresponder.

In a case like that there is no point to double optin as your goal isn’t to keep contacting that list. Your main list(s) where you will be send ongoing information is where someone would need to perform double optin.

So I hope GR doesn’t remove single optins as they have their place along side double optins.

By: Tina Johnson

Tina Johnson — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:32:53 +0000

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By: Ellen Mogensen

Ellen Mogensen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:38:21 +0000

What you are not telling your list owners here is that 50% of the time people do not circle back to their email and click on the confirmation link. This happens because the person really does not understand about the double opt-in process and thinks that by signing up that they have already been added to your list. Or it happens because they get busy and your confirmation list email gets buried under a bunch of spam, they forget about it, and do not confirm even though they were interested. Immediate double opt-in with graphical anti-bot protection works better because the person signs up and confirms all at the same time.