Email Marketing Mistakes

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by ankushkohli, Mar 28, 2011.

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    Do you know the mistakes that email marketer usually do?

    By avoiding these mistakes, you can achieve good response. Here are the unknown "mass email marketing spam mistakes": http://bit.ly/ffUF0P
     
    ankushkohli, Mar 28, 2011 IP
  2. Kiranraj

    Kiranraj Well-Known Member

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    Good database is very important for email marketing
     
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  3. Justin_Dupre

    Justin_Dupre Peon

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    Repetitive information and not giving enough value to their users. Great article though by the way!
     
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    music legend Well-Known Member

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    email marketing is quite tricky but you have some good advice there. thanks
     
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  5. ApocalypseXL

    ApocalypseXL Notable Member

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    And you didn't post them here in the hope that people will click your crappy link ?
     
    ApocalypseXL, Mar 30, 2011 IP
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    vbn Well-Known Member

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    My advice is interesting intro to your mail. You have to gain interest from your "potential customer" in order to get him/her to read the whole message.
     
    vbn, Mar 30, 2011 IP
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    blogaboutnothin Peon

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    I would have read your tips if you actually posted them here instead of going to your link.
     
    blogaboutnothin, Mar 30, 2011 IP
  8. ankushkohli

    ankushkohli Peon

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    ApocalypseXL,

    It's not a crappy link. I'm giving free digital marketing tips through my blog and people are appreciating it. If you don't want to read, that's up to you.

     
    ankushkohli, Mar 30, 2011 IP
  9. ankushkohli

    ankushkohli Peon

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    blogaboutnothin - if you keen to read these tips free then you need make at-least single click. Choice is yours.

     
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  10. showkatahmad

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    Data base is must which should be according to your potential customers and the information you are going to send should be always regarding the features of product or the services so that you could raise the interest among the customers
     
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  11. digitalguys

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    If email seems a little old school to you, you’re right. Email turns 40 this year, and it’s being outpaced by texting, instant messaging and Facebook messaging. As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pointed out last year, email is too much of a “cognitive load” for younger people.
     
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    hey @digitalguys, i could not get the term "cognitive load". can you please let me know.
     
    stevemack, Mar 30, 2011 IP
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    junk e-mail address is a very common mistake in email marketing
     
    jhardy2008, Mar 30, 2011 IP
  14. Total Solution

    Total Solution Peon

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    My advice is to avoid the following mistakes:

    1. Avoid having nothing to give away to potential subscribers.
    2. Learn how to find targetted traffic, before you begin your email marketing campaign.
    3. If the idea of list building and email marketing still escapes you and you aren’t sure if you understand, then let me be as clear as possible. A list is just a mailing list you can send an email to at anytime you wish. You can send them an update about your website, a new blog post you made, or a promotional email that contains affiliate links, which will make you money. It is just a list of email contacts that serves as a very valuable business asset. List building is just the means of building the list and growing it to a substantial size, that is it. The sooner you get started building your list the better off you will be as you make progress as an internet marketer.

    To Your Success!
    Mark
     
    Total Solution, Mar 31, 2011 IP
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    I think an important point that is often overlooked is the content design, if I receive an email that is poorly laid out or has poor graphics on it then i just switch off. I spend a lot of time on the content of the email. Plus, make sure the design matches your target market.
     
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    I agree that it would be better to list your mistakes here and then also include the link to drive traffic to your site.
     
    webcontentdiva, Mar 31, 2011 IP
  17. ankushkohli

    ankushkohli Peon

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    Nice Mark!
     
    ankushkohli, Apr 1, 2011 IP
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    Email marketing can be very effective for promoting your business but it is easy to make mistakes if you don't know the right methods to use. It will cost you money, yet not generate any additional sales. Here are some common email marketing mistakes you need to avoid so your marketing strategies will be more effective.
     
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  19. Total Solution

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    Glad it was appreciated! THANKS!
     
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    A common mistake is to start selling to someone as soon as they get on your email list. Best to offer value for a while then sell once the trust is built up!
     
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