Once you get your business blog up and running, you do a few things. First, you will become obsessed with Google and secondly, you will worry about what to do if Google no longer loves your business blog and stops sending you heaps of traffic. Every Google algorithm update will lead to hours watching your stats, whilst sweating and thinking “What if… what if…”
The email alternative to “what if moments”
If you get great business blogging advice you'll want to begin building your email list. By capturing emails and building a relationship with your readers you are offsetting the potential damage that falling out with a search engine will do.
Building your email list is not too complicated and it requires using a mailing list management system.
To begin, you will need to have a form on your site where people can register to begin receiving emails from you. This will give you permission to begin sending emails to them on a regular basis.
Using a mailing list management system, you can send to everyone on your list. Using a mailing list makes your relationship with your readers stronger and deeper than just a casual stop to your blog via an RSS feed or email feed.
It is very important to use your email list wisely. You never want to send information that your specific readers will not want.
- Do not send an email simply for the sake of sending something out.
- If you don’t have pertinent information to send, don’t send anything.
- It’s better than spamming your customers to death; if you start sending stuff just to send it, you will lose readers a lot quicker than not sending anything at all.
So, what do you email your subscribers then?
Information that will benefit your readers is useful to them and pertinent to their business. If you don’t have enough information to send on a weekly basis, then start with once a month. You can build from there as your list grows and as your business grows.
You may find you need to divide your lists up, this is known as segmenting your list. Perhaps you have regular readers, who are not committed customers yet. Or maybe you have customers to your business but aren’t regular readers of your business blog yet. Maybe you have a list of affiliate marketers that requires separate information from your regular readers. You may even have a list of readers who are connected to your blog on a more personal level, so you may want to send a more personal message to them.
Whatever the demographic is, sending information to them on a regular basis and that is pertinent to your readers is important. It keeps your readers coming back for more, which in turn helps grow your business.
If you’re wondering where to look for an email management system that’s right for your business blog, here are a few suggestions:
is our goto system for email management, they offer vis the link a free trial and you can grow your investments with them as you grow your list. It also has if you decide to take the next step a CRM system integrated within it, this system caters for the very beginner at very affordable pricing whilst have the power to fulfill any need an email system could want as your business and requirements grow. It is also GDPR compliant. This is the system we use and have done so for many years
Mail Chimp allows a certain amount of free subscribers and allows you to manually add email addresses to your list. I prefer to use the double-opt-in method – I have been added to so many Mail Chimp lists that I have no desire to be on that I now automatically unsubscribe when I see their logo.
Aweber is an email management system that you can also use to create sign-up forms for your blog or site. It does not offer a free plan, but the monthly fees are reasonable if you have a larger list.
Building your email list begins with your first subscriber. Make sure your business has a registration form that is easy to use and an email management program that fits your needs. Then begin building your list one by one, email by email and soon you will begin to see your email marketing efforts pay off and your Google dependency disappears.
To Your Success
Kevin
P.s You may like to join my email list as I give away some really cool things on there from time to time and have certain information I only share with my email subscribers
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