Mailing List Underperforming? Optimize it with these Tips!
Tips and Strategies for Bloggers for Mailing List Optimization Make the most of your blog’s current mailing list by optimizing key elements of your posts and your emails to subscribers. In this article you will learn about: Prioritizing your Optimization Efforts Subject Line Tips The Short Attention-Span Inbox Keeping It Short Going Negative The Benefits…
Read MoreSimplify Technology and Increase Readership
Guest post by Juli Camarin. I have issues. I want to publish my written work to the world only to find out that I am limited in time, money and, some might argue, talent. After a little R and D, I found a great solution called RSS, really simple syndication. When I built my RSS…
Read MoreAre You Getting to the Inbox and Avoiding the Spam Trap?
Learn how to avoid being labeled a spammer, plus tips and tricks on ensuring your mail is delivered to the inbox. [This is the sixth article in the List Building for Bloggers #LBB series] In this article you will learn about: What is spam What it takes to be labeled a spammer What happens if you are…
Read More9 Tips to Managing a Growing, Successful Facebook Community
A year or two ago (decades in social media years), I was all about ?ªthe Twitter.’ (Betty White reference) I concentrated my social media efforts and time on growing my Twitter followers to be a large community of women. My blog, Girlfriendology.com is about female friendship, hence the gender focus. Hours of following, unfollowing, tweeting,…
Read MoreGrowing Your List: Improving Engagement
Make your blog’s mailing list more effective with this entry in the “List Building for Bloggers” series. See all the LBB posts here. In this article you will learn about: Quality vs. quantity. Measuring engagement. The human and technical factors that affect engagement. The role of branding. Subject lines. Focusing your list. Custom fields, segmentation…
Read MoreFive Tips for Loving Your List this Holiday Season
1. Stay Relevant You’ll probably find yourself writing – and therefore mailing – more, especially if your blog can find a holiday angle. Just ensure that your writing and email volume doesn’t go so far off-piste that your piste-off your readers (sorry, couldn’t resist that one). 2. Break the News If you’ve just discovered a great…
Read MoreFive Easy Steps for Easy Video Marketing Online
Video marketing online is exploding. The average US viewer now watches more than 187 videos online per month, and that number is only increasing. To help your business attract customers through this exploding new medium, I recommend video blogging. While many people are intimidated by the technical complexities of producing online video (or are just…
Read MoreThree Essential Tips to Growing Sales and Service, One Tweet at a Time (at @ProBlogger)
Twitter offers small businesses and independent professionals unique opportunities to out-maneuver their larger competitors, by using the social network as a real-time prospecting and customer service system. You can improve your pipeline and grow a stellar support reputation simply by following these three simple tips: Use Twitter Search to find leads and spot problems in…
Read MoreGrowing Your List: Accelerating Subscriber Growth
Growing Your List: Accelerating Subscriber Growth [This is the fourth article in the List Building for Bloggers #LBB series] In this post you will learn about: The basics of online list growth. Integrating with social media. Email to a friend. Creating and testing incentives. Making the most of offline events. The role of advertising. Subscriber…
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