24 December 2013

Email Marketing Mistakes You Must Avoid

By Donna Lewis


Email marketing can be a quick, affordable and an efficient method to reach brand-new clients and produce sales. The issue is that many new online marketers do it the wrong way and as a result turn off prospects.

These online marketers spend time and money putting together an email marketing project that they assume will get them results. The thing that winds up taking place is that their e-mail blast produces zero sales, and they are left not knowing what they did wrong.



When marketing by email, there are a few typical mistakes that business owners make. In some cases they make all these mistakes, but even just one error can make a whole campaign useless. Look out for these typical errors below.

Low Quality Leads

Many online marketers purchase leads when they don't already have a client database of their own. Lead databases can be found in a variety of prices, and typically the low-cost leads are quite attractive, because we are able to acquire a greater number of leads for the money.

Leads that are of poor quality, nonetheless, typically yield inadequate sales. As a result, we would have really saved cash with the more expensive leads, because they would have produced more income.

When purchasing leads, look for a very targeted list that matches your target market as closely as it can. Furthermore, leads that are fresh will typically produce better sales numbers.

A Badly Written Sales Letter

You could have a great email list, however, if you can't communicate with them effectively, you will not get very far. This means that you must be clear and concise in your writing.

The first step is to get the reader's attention with an excellent heading. Use the body of your message to raise their interest and get them to do something about it. What is most effective? Short and conversational style. If you have not written a sales letter before, get a book on copywriting.

Email Software that Lacks the Right Functions

E-mail software is most often known for making email advertising quick and simple. What individuals may not know is that the software is able to personalize each message. You can also use the software to improve trust by using professional design templates.

Your sales could really be impacted by these two factors. do want to ensure that your software has these features.

You will have to stay clear of these mistakes if you want email marketing to work for your business. As we have just talked about, these elements are able to turn a lucrative campaign into a complete waste of time and money.




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