[spyrosk]

I quess a semi-personalised email asking for feedback on the service for each subscriber could make them more positively inclined towards it, plus, if you time it right, it could work as a reminder for people that have used your site in the beginning but then forgot about it.

How did you manage to get exposure in order to collect so many emails in such a short period of time? Ads or something else?

[lachyg]

1. I tweeted about it. 2. I got everyone I knew that would tweet about it, to tweet about it. 3. I got on CSSMania, which converted at about 40% 4. I got on and am getting on a few more CSS Galleries (and designers are my target market!) 5. I got a lot of attention in a HN thread.

[iworkforthem]

Thanks for the tips here.. 300+ sign ups is a lot for a relative new site. I will give these a shot! I guess having a decent design help.. I'm launching my site ( www.tradesalerts.com ) in a few days too. So far, I got just 1 signup. :P