Email Marketing - Get More Subscribers and Keep Them

All successful online marketers have one thing in common; they all have an email list. The larger the list, the more money you can make. Makes sense but sounds a little simplified doesn't it?

After all, you need to get people onto your list in the first place AND you need to keep them there AND make sure that they click the links you want them to click.

So how do you accomplish all of this?

Getting People On Your List

In order to get people to sign up for your list you must offer them something of value. This "value" can be something free such as a free report, a free e-book, a free trial version of some software...whatever the case is, you must offer them something.

After all, no one signs up to an email list without knowing what benefit it is to them.

Next, use a pop-over form to get them to subscribe to your list. There are many ways you can add your opt-in form to your page; either within the sidebar of your website or embedded within a single web page. However, according to a test performed by MarketingSherpa.com, they were able to increase their subscriber rate by 1,000% simply by using a pop-over opt-in form.

Use social proof. Aweber, a well-known auto-responder company noted that using social proof; that is, showing potential new subscribers how many people were already subscribed to the newsletter, boosted a landing page's conversion rate by 32.4%. This is accomplished by showing a "subscriber count chicklet" provided by Aweber.

Getting People to Open Your Email

People are bombarded with emails all day long so you must make yours stand out from the crowd.

First, within the "from" line of your email, add in some special characters around your name. For instance, if you send your information from "How to Tie Your Shoes", use dashes, dots or spaces in front of and behind that name. For example; "-- How to Tie Your Shoes --", or "...How to Tie Your Shoes..." or even "___How to Tie Your Shoes___". This will differentiate your email from the dozens of others that people receive.

Next, make the headline compelling. Instead of just sending out promotional emails like everyone else, put a twist on the topic. One way to do this is to suggest how they might use the product you're promoting.

Keep it short and use "power words". These are words such as "Surprising, Unexpected, Ultimate, and Crazy."

Getting People to Perform an Action

Instead of making people read all the way down your page to get to a link, make it easy for them by placing this link towards the top of the email. Additionally, use alternatives to plain links; these would be things such as buttons that they could click on or even a click-able image.

Don't forget too that you can also incorporate a video link into your emails. You can do this by choosing the video you want to promote, taking a screenshot of that video and adding that as an image to your email and then making it a link that goes directly to the video.

Whatever you do, don't forget to test, test, test. Each person's email list is different and you never know how well your list will respond to a different version of your email; without testing you could be missing out on a double-digit increase in subscriber rates.

Next, get some great advice from recent [http://howtovideos.kristinewirth.com/newsletters/Aweber.html]Aweber blog posts chock full of tips you can use for your own email marketing campaign. Or just simply visit [http://howtovideos.kristinewirth.com/newsletters/Aweber.html]http://howtovideos.kristinewirth.com/newsletters/Aweber.html.

Kristine Wirth is a full-time Internet Marketer who began her career creating websites in 1996.

She has helped thousands of people understand how to create websites, use social media tools, and get their head around difficult concepts such as affiliate marketing and SEO so that they can grow a successful online business.

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How Not to Create an Online Business

As a web company we are in contact with many embryonic web businesses. Some have been in existence for a while, others still have the wrapping on them. One common theme we find, and it's a real issue, is business owners don't think about web traffic until it's too late.

It's not uncommon for them to build a website, buy stock and get all their ducks in a row, then wonder about how they will tell people about their website. Obviously you can't send traffic to a website that doesn't exist but you should be thinking about web traffic approximately 3 seconds after you've had your eureka moment for a new business that's going to transform your life.

In fact, if you are looking at business ideas I'd suggest on-line research (keyword research, competition analysis etc) should be top of your list of priorities.

Here's a common email we receive.

"We've created an on-line shop and we NEEEEEEEEEEED to be on page one of Google when people search for 'blue widgets'"

You know, it's a bit like building a bricks and mortar shop in the middle of nowhere, filling it with stock and then trying to work out how you are going to attract customers from the nearest city 80 miles away! You just wouldn't do it!!

The thing is, attracting those people from 80 miles away might be easier than securing a page one Google position for a specific high value search phrase, people, it's a big bad world out there, wise up and consider web traffic early.

There are of course some easy ways of promoting your business if you have the funds to do it. For example you can use Pay Per Click advertising. It's simple, it works and it generates instant traffic. Mind you, using our bricks and mortar analogy if you divert the traffic to your new shop and don't give them what they want you might as well flush your folding down can. Get PPC wrong and you'll become poor quite quickly.

There are also some funky ways of promoting your site off-line. For example White Van Ads (search for it) will promote your business to 1000's of people a day using mobile adverts carried on white vans, and a campaign won't break the bank.

Whatever you do don't leave website promotion as an after thought. All your hard work and investment creating your website, renting an office and buying stock will be wasted if people can't find your site and making sure they can isn't easy. To help you here's a handy check list to creating a successful on-line business.

1. Have a great idea for an on-line business
2. Establish what people who will buy from you search for
3. Establish how hard it will be to rank your website in the search engines
4. If 2 & 3 stack up proceed, if not go back to step 1!

Of course you may need to secure the services of a company who can help you understand the on-line landscape (steps 2 & 3) but it's better to spend a little early than lose your life savings.

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Home Based Business on the Internet - What's Next?

How many times have you read about someone or, better yet, have seen someone on TV that has invented this little doodad that has made him or her a millionaire. Then at that moment, you said "Why can't I do that?". We all have done that. The one that comes to mind is the Intel commercial with this guy who helped invent the USB. As he walks through the room everyone is falling all over him for an autograph.

Well, we all wish we could do that and the truth is, we can. It just depends on what you call an invention. The doodad can be anything, even a website. We all can be inventors of our own unique websites and businesses. Many people think about "inventing" their own business but think that it's impossible, too hard, too involved, or too much work.

It's none of those things, especially impossible. If you take the time to think it through, you may realize at least one important thing. If you are reading this, then you already have the most important tool that you need. A computer. They call it the World Wide Web for a reason - it is world wide and the computer puts you, literally, in touch with the world. And you have the most important asset you will ever need - you.

Not that long ago, I was afraid to even touch a computer. I couldn't even play a game on one. I thought surely that I would hit the wrong key or button and kaboom, the thing would blow sky high never to be put back together again. Then I had a job where I had to learn how to use and work with a computer. I found out that it wasn't that scary after all and it was downright hard to blow one up. It's like everything else in this world, it takes time to feel comfortable with something new, especially technology. And when you're a baby boomer, it's even a little tougher.

When I was finally fed up with working for someone else, I bought a desktop with the sole idea of starting my own business. Then the question "What's next?" How do I go about starting a business and what are the first steps I need to take? I found that I needed to decide what I was going to sell. I don't care what anyone says, if you're going to do business, you're going to be selling something, mainly yourself. So, was I going to sell a product or service.

I decided to do both. Sell a combination of rel=nofollow [http://hibzzusa.com]products and services. The services would be mostly free as an aid to the products I would offer. Great, now next on the agenda would be creating a name or domain for the business. It should be short, easy to remember, and most of all, available. It should also relate to my products or services. The domain name, or URL, has to be registered, so I went to GoDaddy to check the availability of the name I'd chosen and then register it. I went with GoDaddy because of their reputation, customer support, and pricing.

Now I had a domain name (URL) and it was time to find a server or hosting service. You have to have a host or you won't be on the web. All of these services have machines out there somewhere that are awake 24/7 so that when someone types in your URL in their browser, your website pops up on their computer. There are several services out there, but I chose HostGator for the same reasons I chose GoDaddy. And they have several upgrades available so I can add-on domains down the road.

After about 24 hours, I typed in my brand new URL and there it was, my very own website. Now it was time to really get busy and it turn into a money maker.

Tom Neher

Financial Freedom @ Home http://hibzzusa.com/

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Issues of Network Marketing

Good day! Today we will finish up self-employment in sales with a focus on network marketing. We discussed more "traditional" sales (real estate, etc.) last week and all the principles of business that were discussed there also apply here.

Okay, let's tackle network marketing! The first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions network marketing is multi-level marketing (MLM). Immediately, the majority of people are repulsed by the idea of hitting up all your friends and family to convince them to buy personal hygiene products, soap, nutritional supplements, etc. There is a huge stigma out there about this type of sales, and one can argue it's the quickest way to empty a room is to mention that you are now in network marketing and you would like to talk to them about it.

But let's be fair here. If you stop and think about it, virtually everything you do involves networking. Whether it is getting a recommendation for a job, a good barber, mechanic, babysitter, a good restaurant, you get the idea. So network marketing isn't really all that bad after all. So what is the problem? Some will argue it's the products that are being sold and the means in which it's done. Another argument is that you have to inventory products at a considerable expense and having to sell them to reimburse yourself with the profit margin being minimal.

There was a point in time that all these criticisms were true and in some cases still are. However, this industry has advanced considerably and virtually all these arguments can now be disputed. Products are now more varied and definitely much more sophisticated, especially in the financial fields, and inventorying is now a thing of the past. Probably the biggest hang-up for people was the marketing aspect of approaching people. No one is safe! Everyone is a potential target! Well, that too is a thing of the past. Enter the internet! Today, there are very high-tech systems out there that do your marketing for you and eliminate the biggest stumbling block and fear that people have about this industry. Quite honestly, this form of sales has become relatively painless and can be extremely lucrative if it's done right. Having said that, it still involves dedication and commitment. You will get out of it what you put into it.

In fact, that brings me to the subject of my next article. I will discuss the principles that need to be applied in order to be successful regardless of what type of self-employment that you take on. This information will make the difference between being successful or just average, if not potentially fail. If anyone would like more specific information on these "new and improved" marketing systems and advanced products, please send me an email at [mailto:steve@steve-litt.com]steve@steve-litt.com. My next entry on success principles is really going to be important, so don't miss it!

Let me leave you with this quote by Vince Lombardi: "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will!" http://secretstopersonalwealth.com

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