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Sometimes we all need a little inspiration – a little guidance on how to do something we’re trying to achieve. And if you’re currently looking for inspiration on how to create an email course as an irresistible lead magnet to grow your audience, well, you’re in the right place. Because here we’re tearing down four [...]

Selling a product or service to someone who doesn’t know you or trust your brand is hard. And if you’re relying on paid advertising to do the job for you, it can also be really expensive. When a potential customer first visits your website, they’re looking for signs that your business is trustworthy and good [...]

Whether you’re a blogger, ecommerce business owner, or B2B marketer, growing your email list is an important part of growing your business. Email marketing continues to be one of the most cost-effective ways of marketing your business, with an impressive ROI of $42 for every dollar spent on average. This can be even higher if [...]

Maybe it’s the increasing costs, or the confusing dashboard that overwhelms you every time you want to send a campaign. Perhaps it’s the lack of 1-on-1 support or the realisation you’re paying for features you just don’t need or use. Whatever your reason for switching between email marketing platforms, the truth is that the move [...]

Every day, dozens of emails land in your subscribers’ inboxes. It’s not surprising that many of them will stop reading your emails, especially with so much competition from other brands. There are many reasons people stop engaging with the brands they subscribe to. The campaigns may not be relevant to them, they might have signed [...]

Email marketing is one of the most effective tools at the disposal of every marketer. With more than four billion email users worldwide in 2020, email is a big part of the lives of your target audience. And this number is set to grow to 4.6 billion by 2025. The importance of email marketing cannot [...]

Do you know how many emails are sent daily? 246 billion in 2019, according to Radicati’s estimates. Cookie-cutter variety emails can easily drown in that kind of noise. And it doesn’t matter how clever and impressive your email content is, it will never reach the right eyes if your email doesn’t get opened in the [...]

If used effectively, bulk emails are a great way to reach thousands of customers and prospects in a short amount of time. These types of campaigns allow marketers to promote their businesses, sell products, and develop relationships with ease. To see positive ROI from your bulk email campaigns, your emails need to land in the [...]

Are you the type of person who likes wearing PJs while working from home? Or would you rather ditch the pants during the workweek? Well, according to this email from AI copywriting service Phrasee, you can go without pants – as long as you stay in your seat during Zoom calls, of course. This email [...]

In March 2020, the copywriting community lost a giant: Clayton Makepeace. A year later, one of his mentees, the wonderful Carline Anglade-Cole, held a tribute in his honor. She invited dozens of Clayton’s collaborators — writers, marketers, and publishers — to give a short speech about the legendary copywriter. And to everyone’s surprise (and delight) [...]

There are plenty of ways to generate buzz for your new sales launch, from running ads on Google and social media, to incentivizing your affiliate network to do the promotion for you. But whatever your business model, one tactic you should absolutely be using is email marketing. While marketers have more tools and tactics at [...]

Over a million print and e-books are self-published each year. And it’s estimated that indie authors account for around 30% of all e-book sales in English-speaking markets. Which presents you, indie author, with a challenge. How do you get your latest book release in front of the right audience when so many others like you [...]