Best practice in emailing a blogger

So here is another good example of how to solicit a blogger:  A personal note on top of an apparently mass email.  I know Scott, I respect him and think the Cha Cha project is pretty cool so I support people trying it....  Good lesson.

Chris,
Here's a note that I'm sending to some of my contacts.  I'm always interested to hear your thoughts and reactions.  And I'd love to get your help getting the word out broadly.  Let me know if you have ideas and interest in helping get that job done.

I hope your new venture is going well!

Cheers,
Scott



I hope all is well with you!  I've got a BIG favor to ask.  Would you mind trying out my search engine, ChaCha, for the next month or so and give me feedback on your experience?  I think you will be impressed if you simply use it for your normal searching needs.  ChaCha has been featured in the NY Times, USA Today, Business 2.0, CNBC, Good Morning America, and other media.  See www.chacha.com/info/press <http://www.chacha.com/info/press> .

I've been using ChaCha myself since it launched last Fall and find it to be as good as Google (or Yahoo) in most situations and often better than Google when I need extra help from a "guide" (a search expert) who is at your service instantly whenever you need assistance.  (for example, when I was looking for a videogame for my boys for Christmas, my ChaCha guide found me the "good stuff" very rapidly... it would have taken me much longer).  We're getting great feedback that ChaCha is saving people a lot of time sifting through too much irrelevant information provided by the "first generation" search engines (i.e. ones that give millions of results in a split second, which isn't particularly useful).

ChaCha is like having a Free "VIP Service" at your fingertips!   You can try ChaCha out by clicking on this link:  http://try.chacha.com/?rid=142 <http://try.chacha.com/?rid=142>       Creating this search engine is where I've spent most of my time this past year.  I'd really appreciate you downloading the toolbar (and/or making it your homepage).  And, please let me know what you think of it after a few weeks!

I really appreciate it.  (and please feel free to pass this note along to anyone you know who might be willing to help out)

Warm regards,
Scott