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by bryanrasmussen 1585 days ago
The page said only 15 people donated, I think some people may have been put off by the requirement of providing an email. I nearly was.

on edit: 15 out of a larger amount downloading I mean

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She wants the email address to send you a robo-Thank-You note. (so far....)
right, so I mean if she wants more people donating probably don't need the email. Should at least set up some rudimentary analytics to see if people nope out at the donation step when email is required. Since I downloaded a bunch of books I donated but it was sort of iffy when the email field turned red.
I didn't even know I could set up PayPal or Stripe to work without getting an email. I will look into this.

For what it's worth, the emails I send are never automated, and I literally send a thank you email, but no more (unless people reply back to me that is)