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Recently the
evangelism team was discussing how
those who didn't get on with chatroom evangelism
could meet people with whom they could share their faith. This lead on
to the idea of door to door evangelism where an evangelist could make
contact with people by writing to them through an e-mail address on a
persons site. The next question that arose was what do you put in the
first e-mail you send? What do you say to break the ice?
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Make comment on things about their site you like. Most people receive
so much junk mail that the first thing you must do is be very clear that
your letter isn't just another piece. The best way to do this is to mention
something about their site that you like so that you can prove that you
have visited it.
Explain that you are
a Geocities Neighbor. Tell the person that you have a site on Geocities
and was just exploring the sites near your own. This once again reinforces
the feeling that you aren't just so weirdo or somebody spamming them.
Praise their site. It
is really important to make them feel wanted and appreciated both in the
initial contact and in further e-mails. Make a point of praising the bits
of the site you like.
Ask questions. The object
of the exercise is to get into a conversation and one of the best ways
of doing this is to ask questions. Ask them about their site, how they
built it, about the content etc.? This should get them talking as you
are taking an interest.
Ask them about themselves.
Ask a bit about themselves. Where do they come from? How old are they
etc.?
Tell them a bit about
yourself. Help them to feel like they are talking to a real human being
by telling them about yourself a bit. Help them to get to know you.
Be enthusiastic in everything
you write.
Be sincere.
Don't lie!
Don't make the mail an
advert for your site. I don't think it is wrong to invite them to your
site in your initial contact however be careful it doesn't come across
as the only reason you are writing. Usually I will tell them a bit about
the site in order to wet their appetite but stop short of giving them
the URL but instead say something like "...but I don't want to bore you
with all that stuff. However if you are interested in seeing it drop me
a line and I will give you the URL". That way you know that if they do
visit the site they will be interested. Alternatively you might say something
like "I would love your opinion on my site if you would be willing to
take the time to review it. It is still under construction and I would
really like a third parties opinion".
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