For as long as there has been email marketing – there have been some “rules” that as small business owners, we’ve taken for granted. Here are a few examples( some of them are contradictory): Bests days and times to send – Tuesday morning is best (or maybe Friday). Never send on weekends. Keep every email…Click to read more >
6 Effective Reengagement Emails
There is a portion of your email list that you’ve lost touch with. They haven’t unsubscribed or blocked you. You keep sending out the emails hoping that they’ll get back on board, but they just scroll on by without engaging with you. Do you: Just hope for the best – that they will eventually start…Click to read more >
How to Optimize Your Email Click Through Rates
We’re all familiar with (and focused on) our email open rates. Convincing the receiver to open the email we’ve carefully crafted and sent at just the right time is one thing. Getting them to take an action is a better thing. After all – the point of any email we send to our list is…Click to read more >
Email Segmentation – Is Your List – Just a List?
Savvy marketers know our email list is arguably our most valuable business asset. We invest lots of time and resources to build our list, focusing on the number of subscribers, unsubscribe rate, conversion rates, etc. For many of us – it’s one big list of people who have signed up to receive our newsletter. Everyone…Click to read more >
Important Changes to Google and Yahoo Email Sender Requirements – Are You Ready?
Some big changes are coming to the email sender requirements for Google and Yahoo. If you use an email service provider, they have likely sent you a notice about the changes, and what it means for your business. They are taking it seriously – and so should we. What’s happening and why? Both Google…Click to read more >
Email Marketing Benchmarks – How Do Your Emails Measure Up?
As an online retailer, I need to know if the effort I’m putting into email marketing is making a difference – and where I need to make some adjustments to improve my performance. If you are reading this – the same is true for you too. Let’s start by understanding the most common metrics we should be paying attention to – and then we’ll take a look at the benchmark numbers for several related industries.
Best Fonts for Email Readability and Style
Why does the right font and size matter? If your emails are hard to read, then your subscribers are less likely to read them. Legible fonts help readers scan your email, identify key points, and make quick decisions. The font and font size you choose will have a big impact on the readability of your…Click to read more >
23 Email Marketing Tips to Improve Click Through Rates
23 Email Marketing Tips to Improve Click-Through Rates Do you send out email newsletters to your customers? Do you know what your click-through rates are? Click-through rate (CTR) is a key metric used to measure the effectiveness of email newsletters. It represents the percentage of people who clicked on a link within an email…Click to read more >
The One Email Metric You Should Be Tracking
Do you keep track of your email metrics? I’m talking about things like Open Rate, Click Through Rate, Unsubscribes, Sales, etc. Clearly, these numbers are important – but do they give you a real sense of how your copy is connecting with the readers of your newsletter? I learned about a different kind of email…Click to read more >
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