Look After Your List and It Will Look After You

When you have spent time building up your email list, you must keep them happy and well informed.

Once you have a subscriber join your list, always send them a welcome message straight away. This is crucial, as the person has signed up to your list to get some information, so you will need to provide it straight away. Use your own personality, and write in a friendly rather than an formal manner.

When you get a new subscriber, never try and do a sales pitch in the first letter. Firstly, you need to welcome them to your list, and also tell them what they can expect from you.

The first thing to remember is that you must never spam your list, or you will begin to rapidly loose them. Provide your list with helpful content pertaining to your niche first and foremost. Try to do some research before writing your messages. Try to find content that is valuable and not easily available, and give them some of your success secrets. A good guide line is to have three products to promote over about thirty emails.

Before you promote a product, try it out for yourself first. Then when you write your review you will know what benefit's the products have. If you write an honest and informative review, your customers will begin to trust your judgment, and start to buy products that you recommend.

Mind you, make sure that you only promote products that you personally have tried out and used. If you promote junk, you will loose credit in your subscribers eyes. There is always great power in a recommendation from a top authority, so be honest in your reviews. Provide valuable insights and benefits to the product that you have experienced. Share your problems and resolves. Remember it is always about quality, not quantity.

If you are wondering how often to send out messages, most say two to three times a week is best, but it is best to monitor your own results and take it from there. Some of the internet guru's send out messages each and every day. Remember that only 15 - 30% of you messages should be promotional and the other messages can either lead your customers towards you next promotion, or provide tips and helpful content relevant to your niche.

You can use your broadcast messages for time sensitive items or something exciting that you have just discovered. Lots of subscribers really enjoy getting these.

Most importantly, treat your list with respect, and remember at all times that your list consists of human beings just like yourself. Treat your list as you yourself would like to be treated.


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Michel Maling enjoys blogging and learning all she can about internet marketing.
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