Has anyone every filled out an interrupting pop-up box?

Question

I see pop-up subscription boxes become increasingly popular across websites. Do these actually work? I find them annoying and feel zero desire to fill them. They make me go from neutral to negative. They feel spammy. Do these actually work?

coreyp_1 · Accepted Answer

I have instantly left every website that uses them.
My theory is that it is an indicator of low-quality content ("we have to get their info before they figure out that we aren't worth it!!!"), and respond accordingly.
I can't say that my life is worse off because of it.

billybuckwheat · Answer

Every so often when I encounter one of them and am a bit bored, I enter a nonsense email address. Usually, though, I close the browser tab with the site spawning one of those boxes, often never to return.

Has anyone every filled out an interrupting pop-up box?

I see pop-up subscription boxes become increasingly popular across websites. Do these actually work? I find them annoying and feel zero desire to fill them. They make me go from neutral to negative. They feel spammy. Do these actually work?

I have instantly left every website that uses them.My theory is that it is an indicator of low-quality content ("we have to get their info before they figure out that we aren't worth it!!!"), and respond accordingly.I can't say that my life is worse off because of it.

Every so often when I encounter one of them and am a bit bored, I enter a nonsense email address. Usually, though, I close the browser tab with the site spawning one of those boxes, often never to return.

I have instantly left every website that uses them.
My theory is that it is an indicator of low-quality content ("we have to get their info before they figure out that we aren't worth it!!!"), and respond accordingly.
I can't say that my life is worse off because of it.