Welcome PM/E-mail

Discussion in 'Managing Your Online Community' started by Nick, Jun 9, 2009.

?

Which welcome messages do you send?

  1. Private Message

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  2. E-mail

    10 vote(s)
    100.0%
  3. Other

    5 vote(s)
    50.0%
  4. None

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. Nick

    Nick Regular Member

    7,441
    218
    458
    Do you send a welcome PM or e-mail to your members (either manually or automatically)? If so, what do you say in it? Do members often respond to these, thanking you for your welcome?
     
  2. Chris

    Chris Regular Member

    5,422
    86
    434
    I almost always send both a (personalized) private message and an e-mail message. By doing so, it increases the chances of them receiving and reading at least one of them, feeling a sense of warmth and community - hence, decreasing the chances of them registering for the hell of it and not posting at all.
     
  3. Tom

    Tom Regular Member

    153
    18
    164
    Yes, on both forums I have an automatic welcome PM.

    For Setsou Design:
    For Bird is the Word:
     
  4. Peggy

    Peggy Regular Member

    1,641
    58
    434
    I set up and send the welcome pm. Emails from vB are notorious for ending up in spam/bulk folders.
     
  5. Tom

    Tom Regular Member

    153
    18
    164
    Oh, yeah, that's true.

    Newsletters, too.
     
  6. Soliloquy

    Soliloquy Regular Member

    2,402
    66
    494
    I send them email/private message; on some forums I have this text customized from the vB default, others I haven't gotten around to it yet.
     
  7. Wayne Luke

    Wayne Luke Regular Member

    991
    276
    202
    I just turned off the Welcome Email and customized the Welcome PM. Plus I use the Notices system within vBulletin.
     
  8. DarkWarriorXII

    DarkWarriorXII Addict

    59
    2
    64
    I send the default welcome e-mail as well as a customized PM. Seems a lot of new members think I send them manually since they respond a lot of the time. That's alright. At least I know they're reading them. :P
     

Share This Page