Emails That Will Make Your Customers Sit Up And Reach For Their Money

You have seen email marketing at some point if you use an email address. Email marketing is a way that businesses can market to existing customers, as well as reach new customers, by email. If you wish to try email marketing, read on for some helpful tips.

Continue learning about email marketing techniques through all the resources available to you. You may find many books online and in libraries. Classes and workshops may be available locally as well, and it would be beneficial for you to attend some of these.

Keep messages to the point and short.

After a few paragraphs you are likely to lose your reader. They don’t have time, and they’re just not that interested in what you have to say. If you make your point quickly and clearly, your readers will be willing to look at the next mailing you send out.

Place a prominent unsubscribe link in your email messages so customers can easily get off your list, if they don’t want your messages anymore. There is a cost to sending email, even if it is small. Don’t make the unsubscribe link hard to find – you would rather have them do that then report you as spam at least I would.

To follow up with any of your prospects, you might want to send them an email to remind them about your other services or products. Encourage them to shop with you by highlighting reasons why they should. You can have your email conclusion state that your offering has a money back guarantee.

Target your chosen audience.

After you have established a small reader base, try to get them to spread the word to their friends. Remember to have a subscribe link inside your email; hopefully, your customers will pass it to their friends that have similar interests on the products that you offer. This can help you grow your readers organically.

Make the subject line of your e-mail exciting, entertaining and interesting. A boring subject line will ensure that your email never gets opened. Suspicious or boring email subject lines will likely lead to unopened or deleted emails.  Don’t play the games with your readers with headline like You Got Money, Re: the info that you wanted, they are just gimmicks to get you to open the email – JMO (just my opinion) if they used this gimmicks to get me to open what gimmicks do they have waiting for me in their email.

Keep your emails as personal as they can be.

As with any other kind of marketing, the more personal you are, the more willing a customer is to do business. As an example, if you are aware of the reason why a group of your subscribers joined your list, add that reason into your messaging.

As you formulate your marketing emails, be sure you include references to your company colors or even the logo of your brand. People who are already customers will be familiar with your business will immediately recognize the design and be more likely to pay attention to the message. If you use the same logos and colors in your emails that you do in your site, your customers will recognize your brand and read your email rather than deleting it unread.

Occasionally mix your format up to add personality.

If your emails are typically HTML, try sending some out in plain text here and there. If you use well-written text, this type of a message can have an intimate feel, which will often make your customers view you in a more personal and trusting way.  While I use HTML occasionally – keep in mind that it don’t always show up that way in everyone’s emails.

Many people have encountered email marketing at one point. It basically serves as a way for companies to market to customers through simple email messages. If used properly, it’s en effective way to market, and keeping these tips in mind can make it easier.

 

 

Don’t know what an autoresponder is – then go back and read this blog post here Autoresponders- Why You Need Them

6 thoughts on “Emails That Will Make Your Customers Sit Up And Reach For Their Money

  1. Awesome post Nancy. You always seem to amaze me on your knowledge of email marketing and then I see how effective it is for you. Your doing a wonderful job with your email marketing too. Hmmmm….i see your using Listbuilderdirect.com for your autoresponder. I hear the owner is awesome with support and always willing to help on all types of issues and it is also affordable. Awesome choice. 🙂

  2. Excellent post, Nancy. It is great wisdom that you are sharing with us about emailing your list and how to keep it interesting to your readers. You have alot of wisdom in internet marketing and you have been a real help to me with my business. Keep up the great work that you are doing. You are making a difference!

    Tom
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