A method for verifying opt-in subscriptions by sending an e-mail notification to the subscriber after he or she has opted in on an organizationâ€(tm)s website. This confirmation message allows the user to opt-out immediately if he or she did not intend to opt-in.
In email marketing, a consumer who after initially requesting to receive commercial emails from a company/in a field, confirms the request by clicking on a link in an email received as a result of the initial request.
When a subscriber joins your mailing list an immediate emailed message is sent requesting confirmation of their intentions by replying to the email. This is the method required by Net Atlantic for list owners in acquiring their members. Also known as double opt-in.
A method of subscribing to a mailing list in which the recipient email address is actually confirmed to be valid before mailings commence. Confirmed opt-in prevents 3rd party subscriptions either as a result of mis-typed addresses or intentional forging of subscriptions as a method of harassment. "Double opt-in" is one variety of confirmed opt-in.
A process in which a subscriber opts in to your newsletter and then receives an email message confirming their subscription and offering them the option to immediately unsubscribe if the subscription was in any way a mistake. Unlike double opt-in, the receiver does not have to take any action in order to be added to the list.
A more stringent method of obtaining permission to send email campaigns. Confirmed opt-in adds an additional step to the opt-in process. It requires the subscriber to respond to a confirmation email, either by clicking on a confirmation link, or by replying to the email to confirm their subscription. Only those subscribers who take this additional step are added to your list.
Inexact term that may refer to double-opt-in subscription processes or may refer to email addresses which do not hard bounce back a welcome message. Ask anyone using this term to define it more clearly.
Defines the process of validating the email address that just subscribed to your opt-in list. Typically this involves sending an automated email address to a subscriber who must then click a confirmation link in the email message. This prevents people from maliciously subscribing other users.
The process that double-checks the desire to be included on an email list after a primary registration occurs. This is typically executed via an email that requires the subscriber to click on a confirmation link, which also serves as a method of positively confirming the validity of the email address.
Email marketing technique in which, after a consumer initially requests to receive emails, an email is sent requesting confirmation of this request