Affiliate Programs would this be considered spam?

[abcd]

If I e-mail real estate agents and ask them to refer new home owners to me?

 

[Ian]

yes. In the eyes of the company you will surely appear a spammer to be ignored esp. if you use one of the free email services like yahoo, hotmail etc

 

[A1SiteNames.com]

Instead of emailing, call them personally. If it's not worth your time and money to call them, then it's not worth their time and money to read your email.

 

[DNjet]

that is pure spam

 

[Jacksplat]

The CAN-SPAM Act

That page defines spam, and details the consequences/fine.

 

[AbdulBasit.com]

hehehe, ofcourse spam

 

[interactx]

I asked a realtor how they liked an initial contact. She is a successful, independent owner/broker. She said she liked letters (snail mail) the best because she could sit down and read it when she had time, and think about it.

Plus, in a letter you have the space to explain your services where an e-mail should generally be short. It is a format that is hard on some people's eyes and realtor's aren't always big computer freaks anyway.

Just a thought.

 

[zzz]

Also, considering the amount of fraud and poor quality agents/brokers out there, most established agents wouldn't even look at an email asking for referrals if they haven't met/talked to the person. It's their names on the line, names they've invested years on, and referring someone who can ruin their reputation in a heartbeat is not something they would do lightly.

 

[Dale Hubbard]

If I e-mail real estate agents and ask them to refer new home owners to me?

If you formulate your email legally, AND you offer them a price per lead, you have a chance. Real estate agents don't do anything for nothing. Those red-hot leads are going to cost you a lot too.

An alternative is to rent from a list broker.

Here's an example:

http://cards.directmedia.com/datacard.php?id=68209&view=web

 

[GiantDomains]

Nothing wrong with a partnership proposal, just make sure each email is addressed separately, and you offer them something back for the referral so it's a partnership. That's my take.

 

[Deleted member 10610]

well,this seems a spam to me.

 

[Dale Hubbard]

well,this seems a spam to me.

No, it's not spam if it's done properly.

 

[DaddyHalbucks]

Instead of emailing, call them personally. If it's not worth your time and money to call them, then it's not worth their time and money to read your email.

Well put. telephone and face to face selling is how the pros do it.

 

[VioxxLawyers]

Just call!!!!