Dark Raptor Press publishes our PDFs on that 800 pound gorilla of TTRPG sites, DriveThruRPG. Many times, when I publish something, I send discount codes to people on our DTRPG email list. At the time I’m writing this, only 54% of the people who’ve purchased items from us get our emails.
Sure, some folks have specifically opted out. However, many of DTRPG’s customers have no idea they can choose to receive or reject emails from vendors. Not just in general, but specifically, by name. We’re going to walk you through how to set up your email preferences.
Log In
Obviously, the first step is to log into your DTRPG account. On a computer, you look in the upper right hand corner of your screen and click on the tab that says Log In. On a phone, click on the “person hamburger” in the upper left and choose Account. At the bottom of the page that appears, click on Existing Customer.
Computer Notifications Screens
When logged in on a computer, click on the Account tab. In the main area of the screen, you’ll see a Notifications section. In there, click on “Select how I wish to be contacted by publishers.” This will bring up the page, Contact Options. In the center of that page, you should see a list of all the publishers whose products you’ve purchased. On the left is the publisher’s name. In the middle is a drop-down Yes/No menu for Receive Emails, and on the right is the option to Block Gift Titles.
At the top of that center section, you can choose from a drop-down list of publishers (in our case, Dark Raptor Press), and hit the Customize Selected Publisher button directly below it.
In our case, we hope you’ll allow us to send you notifications. As I said, I often include discounts on newly-published works. I occasionally will run discounts on older titles as well. And when we’re included in sales run by DTRPG, we let our customers know about those as well.
Phone Notification Screens
Currently, DTRPG’s mobile site is a mix of mobile-optimized and classic computer pages.
After logging in, you’ll choose the “person hamburger” and choose Account again. This will bring you to a classic computer screen. You’ll probably want to zoom in using the “expanding pinch” method. Under the Notifications section, choose the “Select how I wish to be contacted by publishers.” This will bring up the page, Contact Options. In the center of that page, you should see a list of all the publishers whose products you’ve purchased. On the left is the publisher’s name. In the middle is a drop-down Yes/No menu for Receive Emails, and on the right is the option to Block Gift Titles.
At the top of that center section, you can choose from a drop-down list of publishers (in our case, Dark Raptor Press), and hit the Customize Selected Publisher button directly below it. In our case, we hope you’ll allow us to send you notifications. As I have said before, I often include discounts on newly-published works. I occasionally will run discounts on older titles as well. And when we’re included in sales run by DTRPG, we let our customers know about those as well.
Questions?
If you have any questions, you’re probably best off contacting DriveThruRPG. I’ll also try to help, if I can.