Entire books have been written about list building yet I find many top email marketing pros don’t focus enough (in my opinion) on list building. You start to work your email campaigns, you start sending emails and you find that every email generates a few unsubscribes… people who no longer want to hear from you. […]
Tag: Grow Your List
33 Ways to Collect Email Addresses
Sometimes you just need a few new ideas on where and how to collect email addresses for your business. We all pretty much agree that building your list as aggressively as possible is a key skill for email marketing success. Here are 33 ways to collect email addresses. Some are obvious and some you may […]
3 Unique Email Popup Examples
You all know those annoying popups. You’re on a site minding your own business and suddenly a window is blocking your view! Just so we’re all on the same page. It doesn’t matter that you like or dislike email popups, what matters is that if you use them properly, your sign up rate for new […]
Three Little Known Tips To Building Your Email Marketing List
One of the most important things you can focus on as an online marketer is email list building. The email list is the primary tool for online marketing. A quality list is the foundation of your marketing campaign. Your goal is to build a quality list. The following little known strategies will help you gain […]
A List Building Strategy From Your Local Coffee Shop!
You know your marketing is a bit weak when the local coffee shop is using QR codes to build their list, and you’re not! This strategy is pretty simple… …but that doesn’t make it any less effective. In fact I’d say this is one reason it is so effective. So I’m in the coffee shop, […]
A good example of email list building by PRWEB
I’m a big fan of PRWEB.com and have used them over the years to release online news releases. They’re also pretty good marketers. I noticed this ad earlier today when I was on Facebook (during my break of course!) You can tell because the “Download Writing Great Online News Releases” offer is a powerful offer. […]
An Email Marketing Tip for Restaurants and Clubs
One of the big challenges I hear from potential clients is that they are worried they don’t a big enough email list to have an impact on their business. It’s true that if you don’t have a list now, you should be working hard to get one. If I had a restaurant I would sure […]
QR Codes Plus Email Marketing Equals Greater Profits!
Have you caught the QR code bug yet? You may have seen codes like the one below showing up at tradeshow booths, in magazines, and on store shelves. The 17 year old technology (QR stands for Quick Response) was designed to be read by scanners for quick identification. Today the scanner is your iPhone. […]
Tamron Runs a Contest to Build its Email List.
Don’t be afraid to make an effort to build your email list. In today’s competitive Internet it’s no longer enough just to be there, you have to put in an effort to grow your list. See the email campaign Tamron is running to build their list. This is a straight-forward method to build your […]
How to Use an iPad to Grow Your Email List.
One question I get frequently is “How do I grow my list?” I’ve shown some great examples of list building techniques here in this blog but I came across one yesterday that I thought was quite well done. Use an iPad as a data entry screen. This is a simple three step process and you’ve added […]