Ask HN: Can I add someone emailing me about my product to a mailing list?

1 pointshimmmaz4 comments

If someone emails me about my product, is it ok to add them to a mailing list for product updates?

Or do I need to obtain explicit consent to add to a mailing list?

> Or do I need to obtain explicit consent to add to a mailing list?

Yes.

Is emailing them back then and asking them to add them an ok practice?

Yes, I use something like.

Awesome, thanks for emailing .... talk about things they talked about ...

Also, I'm starting up / have a product focused mailing list for updates, features, and other closely related topics, no sales.

Can I add you to this list? I also have a separate one for sales and deals if you would like to be added to that as well.

(Notice the ask starts a new para)

You need to ask, but they almost always say yes if...

1. They have emailed you

2. You make the first list very product oriented, keep sales away. They will funnel in another way eventually