Brilliant and simple! 👍🚀
Thank you for sharing
Fleeky

This was such a clever and refreshing strategy—definitely one of those “why didn’t I think of that?” moments!

I love how you leaned into creativity with something as overlooked as out-of-office emails. It's a great reminder that marketing doesn’t always need to be complex—it just needs to be smart and a little unexpected.

And don’t worry about the “out of the box” slip—we got the message loud and clear. 😊

Looking forward to seeing more of these unconventional ideas. Also, if anyone’s in the mood for some fun, viral content while thinking creatively.

Keep the ideas flowing!

Best,
@virginmask

Thoroughly enjoyed this, Dale. Please keep them coming.

Speaking about myself, I've just managed to muddle through with the process of setting up my website and I have been posting a fair bit -- however, little to no traffic to boast about -- in fact, it's dismal at the moment.

Nevertheless, I hanging in there with my nails.

I'm actually trying to figure out my next move -- do I use Google Adsense to get more traffic? Or, do I wait for some organic traffic -- thereby leading to some conversions?

As I understand, conversions are a different kettle of fish: 1% is considered the standard rate.

And, if that's true, then is curated traffic a good idea?

Cheers.

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Sounds like a bit of 'below the belt marketing' to me Dale.... and I love it!!

Enjoy the rest of your week my friend! :-)

Very crafty, Dale. If I do this, with my luck I will get banned.

Maxine