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By Jessica M Swanson
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Expert Author Jessica M Swanson
Most small businesses believe that e-mail marketing is a straightforward process: you just type up an e-mail and send them back. A few years ago (before the onset of spam and CAN-SPAM laws), that could have been the case. However, in today’s business environment, the e-mail landscape has drastically changed.
In order to develop an e-mail campaign that builds loyal subscribers and eventually turns those subscribers into customers, there are a few tips to bear in mind:
1. Permission is NOT a choice. It is important that each single person on your email list has opted-in via a form in your website. Today, sending unsolicited emails is only going to hurt your company’s reputation. In addition, as tempting as it might be to purchase a list of one million prospects from the lead broker, you take the risk of creating angry prospects who can’t wait to report you and your company as spam. Therefore, construct your list through permission, not spam.
2. Concentrate on quality over quantity. Too many small businesses think that a large list is paramount to success. However, the truth is that a targeted list is paramount to success. It’s easier to have 500 targeted prospects, than 5,000 untargeted leads.
3. Segment your list for better results. It’s important that you make time to segment your list in order to send appropriate emails to appropriate leads. For those who have prospects whom make a purchase from you, segment them and send them emails that make them happy and loyal customers (coupons, special deals, customer appreciation promotions).
4. Deliver value. As you build your list, you need to ensure that every time you signal an email, it delivers valuable information to your subscribers. This is the answer to building loyal subscribers who anticipate hearing from you. Avoid aggressive sales pitches and pushy behavior – it’s the quickest way to lose valuable prospects.
5. Proactive approach. Although it’s important that you simply deliver valuable and educational information to your prospects, be sure every single email asks your prospects to do something. You may want them to call a 1-800 number, you might want these phones sign up for a webinar or you might want them to take a look at your newest product. It doesn’t matter what action you want them to consider, just so long while you keep these things take some form of action.