Email marketing is one of the most effective ways to
contact your existing customers and can be highly
successful in reaching new customers. Providing you do not
send 'spam', emails are the preferred means of
communication for many 'internet friendly' consumers and of
course it is not only instant but also much more cost
effective.
If you are starting out in your business, buying an email
marketing list is a good place to start to build your own
mailing list, but always ensure the list you are buying is
at least 'double optin' ie the email addressee has given
permission on two occasions to receive emails of the nature
you are sending out. If you have your own email list, then
you have already gone through the optin process yourself
and so will not be accused of sending spam.
Your headline must be snappy as you are competing with
other businesses who are also sending targeted emails to
this person. If you only have a second to create enough
curiosity for the addressee to open the email, you really
need to concentrate on creating an eye catching headline,
or the moment is lost and your email will never be opened.
Once your email has been opened, you then you need to
recreate that curiosity in your opening sentence, so the
reader feels compelled to read on. Ask a question, make a
controversial statement, offer to solve a problem, tell
your own success story and so on. Whatever you chose to
do, make sure it creates the desire in your reader to make
them want to read on.
Make your sentences short. If a line is more than 70
characters long, readers often lose interest, so make your
lines short and your paragraphs short. This makes it easier
on the eye and so your reader is more likely to read on.
When your putting together the content of your email, make
sure you always relate what you are saying back to how your
offer will help your potential customer. What problem will
this offer solve and how will your customers life be better
once they buy your product.
Make sure your emails are text only and not fancy graphics
or backgrounds. Although fancy emails look great they might
take time to load, use up lots of space in your addressees
inbox and do not increase sales, so why bother?
Emails are a great form of communication for today's
consumer and today's business owner, but you will be much
more successful if you follow the tips in this guide -
otherwise you could get it wrong and this will not help
your business at all.
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