If you’re not building a list, you’re pretty much bleeding out potential return traffic. However, if you do, you’ve probably struggled on getting more subscribers to your blog. It’s a common struggle for most bloggers, as we all aren’t marketing geniuses. Often, we’re flying by the seat of out pants, in learning what it takes
[Continue Reading...]email marketing
Stop Buying Questionable and Cold Email Lists
If you’re buying email lists that you’re not sure that you’ll get any real clicks, sales, or engagement, stop buying them. Cold lists don’t do anything but make you waste your time. Sure, you may get a few clicks, but they probably bounced quickly off of your landing page or website. Stop Buying Questionable Email
[Continue Reading...]How to Market via Email Without Running Afoul of the CAN-SPAM Act
Utilizing email lists to promote your product or services (or blog) is a tried-and-true marketing method frequently endorsed by savvy marketers (see here, for an example). Tutorials abound on how to build that mailing list to grow your audience. Some experienced email marketers suggest offering something free in exchange for that coveted email address—like an
[Continue Reading...]Blondish.net Podcast: Email Marketing for Blogging Newbies
You hear all the time about people talking about how you should have a newsletter to accompany your blog. I have asked Kimberly Castleberry of Just-Ask-Kim.com to guest co-host because she has awesome insight for bloggers still new to email marketing/ newsletters. She will answer a few questions and we will share a few things
[Continue Reading...]Why You Should Have A Mailing List
I recently re-activated my sign up form for MailChimp (by the way, please sign up… it is in my sidebar.) This was after being asked more times than I can count on where to sign up. Feedburner is nice, but it is not a substitute for Mailing Lists. For some, you might be hesitant to
[Continue Reading...]MailChimp: A User’s Experience
MailChimp is the only e-mail marketing service I have used. Not only is the design user friendly, but so are the features. Site Design The tabs and set-up make navigating very user-friendly. Generally speaking, you can get to a feature in two clicks or less. List Management Their service is free for e-mail lists of
[Continue Reading...]
