by: Ashley Keane
As home based business owners, when we do marketing by email we ask ourselves, “Why are many of my subscribers not reading my emails? Why are they not buying my products?”
There are many reasons why your subscribers don’t WANT to buy YOUR products. The 3 most common reasons are:
1) Every email they get from you is about products that helped you.
2) They feel you don’t really want to solve their problems because you don’t know anything about them- but their email address.
3) Your emails have a “one size fits all” message. Your emails make them feel like one in a crowd, not like a special subscriber.
It’s not too late to change those common mistakes! Commit to really care for your subscribers. You'll see them forwarding your emails and you'll get more free targeted traffic!
Even more, they’ll look forward to hearing from you. Hence, make them feel special using these 3 tips in your email marketing campaign.
----- Tip 1) Don’t send the same message to all your subscribers. Have your subscriber list divided into at least 3 sublists like by country, US state, date subscribed, and interests.
- Sublist 1: Country, US state of where they live
Have a great product you know will help your subscribers save time? Don’t tell all your subscribers about it at the same time. Think of ways to make your various subscribers feel special.
For instance, let’s say most of your customers live in Ohio. Make them feel special with an email that says something like:
I’m writing to you because you live in Ohio and your state is one of my top 3 states served. In other words, more subscribers have bought my product “5 tips ebook” than in most states in the country!
As my way of saying thank you, I’m offering you, (and only my Ohio subscribers) this related product at 40% off the purchase price! I’m only offering this special for 4 days. After 4 days, all my subscribers and website visitors will need to buy it at regular purchase price. I’m glad to serve you.
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Sunday, September 3, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
EMail Marketing Tips for Small Businesses
By Jo Ann Joy
You must give the readers the ongoing opportunity to “opt out” or “unsubscribe” and stop receiving your emails. This requires you to have an auto-responder so that you can automatically "unsubscribe" anyone that requests it. If you convince people to accept your emails and give you their email addresses, you have to think of ways to hold their interest.
I receive emails every day from coaches, experts, and others who claim to have the secrets to one thing or another. After the first few emails, I noticed that they were long and redundant and stopped being interesting. They did not provide me with any benefit, and I “unsubscribed.” You need a short email that packs a punch by offering discounts or some other benefit that they can only obtain from you.
If you cannot offer a discount, then provide original, helpful information that will give them a reason to read your emails. Give them information or advice about their business that will be useful and convince them that they will benefit from a visit your website. Keep the information concise, and use numbers of bullet-points.
Your email must capture attention with its headline and entice the reader to open the email. In the email be sure you include multiple links to your website, and tell readers who you are and why they can rely on your information. For example, provide a very short bio with an informational email. However, spend very little time talking about yourself and your business. Email marketing concentrates on customer benefits.
Your email will be more attention-grabbing if you include photos and graphics. The links on your email should direct the reader to a landing page that describes your product or service. Directing the reader to a landing page is more effective than directing them to your home page. Be sure that your website contains a Privacy Policy that assures people that you will not sell or misuse any personal information.
Jo Ann Joy, Esq., MBA, CEO The future of your business starts here!
Discover the secrets to success and grow.
About the author:
Jo Ann Joy is the CEO and owner of Indigo Business Solutions, a legal and business consulting firm that is a “one stop shop” for small businesses. We provide legal and business services and all professional services for businesses, and they will not be "referred out" to other professionals.
Jo Ann has a law degree, an MBA, and an Economics degree. She is a strategic business attorney who works closely with businesses to improve their performance and their chance of success. Her background includes commercial, corporate, contracts, real estate, accounting, financial planning, mortgages, marketing, product development, banking, and business planning and strategies. She ran a successful business for 10 years and writes and gives presentations on many different legal, tax, and business subjects.
Please visit our website at http://www.IndigoBusinessSolutions.net for more information on business, legal, and tax topics and for free copies of articles.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jo_Ann_Joy
You must give the readers the ongoing opportunity to “opt out” or “unsubscribe” and stop receiving your emails. This requires you to have an auto-responder so that you can automatically "unsubscribe" anyone that requests it. If you convince people to accept your emails and give you their email addresses, you have to think of ways to hold their interest.
I receive emails every day from coaches, experts, and others who claim to have the secrets to one thing or another. After the first few emails, I noticed that they were long and redundant and stopped being interesting. They did not provide me with any benefit, and I “unsubscribed.” You need a short email that packs a punch by offering discounts or some other benefit that they can only obtain from you.
If you cannot offer a discount, then provide original, helpful information that will give them a reason to read your emails. Give them information or advice about their business that will be useful and convince them that they will benefit from a visit your website. Keep the information concise, and use numbers of bullet-points.
Your email must capture attention with its headline and entice the reader to open the email. In the email be sure you include multiple links to your website, and tell readers who you are and why they can rely on your information. For example, provide a very short bio with an informational email. However, spend very little time talking about yourself and your business. Email marketing concentrates on customer benefits.
Your email will be more attention-grabbing if you include photos and graphics. The links on your email should direct the reader to a landing page that describes your product or service. Directing the reader to a landing page is more effective than directing them to your home page. Be sure that your website contains a Privacy Policy that assures people that you will not sell or misuse any personal information.
Jo Ann Joy, Esq., MBA, CEO The future of your business starts here!
Discover the secrets to success and grow.
About the author:
Jo Ann Joy is the CEO and owner of Indigo Business Solutions, a legal and business consulting firm that is a “one stop shop” for small businesses. We provide legal and business services and all professional services for businesses, and they will not be "referred out" to other professionals.
Jo Ann has a law degree, an MBA, and an Economics degree. She is a strategic business attorney who works closely with businesses to improve their performance and their chance of success. Her background includes commercial, corporate, contracts, real estate, accounting, financial planning, mortgages, marketing, product development, banking, and business planning and strategies. She ran a successful business for 10 years and writes and gives presentations on many different legal, tax, and business subjects.
Please visit our website at http://www.IndigoBusinessSolutions.net for more information on business, legal, and tax topics and for free copies of articles.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jo_Ann_Joy
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Email Marketing For Success
By Paul-Marc Abrioux
Email marketing has become increasingly difficult as strict Spam laws and filters put a tight hold on many honest marketing efforts. Sending targeted emails does, however, still have the potential to reward the marketer with serious profits. While there is a small percentage of people who will buy or join impulsively, the greatest potential for success building lies in effective follow up marketing. The use of an autoresponder, a good advertisement-free autoresponder, is therefore essential to succeed with email marketing.
Research shows that a great number of people become interested in what they are being offered through email only after six or seven emails. To this result the goal of the email marketer is to maintain the prospect's interest through a series of emails, without the prospect losing interest or becoming annoyed with the sender, which usually results in the prospect unsubscribing from the autoresponder.
Effective marketers know that a good autoresponder series should stay in touch with a prospect for anywhere from 30 days upto one year. Timing is crucial when it comes to marketing. A prospect who has no interest one day might be in a better posistion to receive the same information one, two or three months down the road. An effective autoresponder campaign attempts to solve this issue or poor and good timing, by staying in touch and patiently waiting.
Paul-Marc A. enjoys a successful home based business and has helped countless others with their online marketing. To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities so you can work at home visit http://www.YourInternet.ws
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Paul-Marc_Abrioux
Email marketing has become increasingly difficult as strict Spam laws and filters put a tight hold on many honest marketing efforts. Sending targeted emails does, however, still have the potential to reward the marketer with serious profits. While there is a small percentage of people who will buy or join impulsively, the greatest potential for success building lies in effective follow up marketing. The use of an autoresponder, a good advertisement-free autoresponder, is therefore essential to succeed with email marketing.
Research shows that a great number of people become interested in what they are being offered through email only after six or seven emails. To this result the goal of the email marketer is to maintain the prospect's interest through a series of emails, without the prospect losing interest or becoming annoyed with the sender, which usually results in the prospect unsubscribing from the autoresponder.
Effective marketers know that a good autoresponder series should stay in touch with a prospect for anywhere from 30 days upto one year. Timing is crucial when it comes to marketing. A prospect who has no interest one day might be in a better posistion to receive the same information one, two or three months down the road. An effective autoresponder campaign attempts to solve this issue or poor and good timing, by staying in touch and patiently waiting.
Paul-Marc A. enjoys a successful home based business and has helped countless others with their online marketing. To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities so you can work at home visit http://www.YourInternet.ws
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Paul-Marc_Abrioux
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