Dec 9th #Blogchat - Using Email to Grow Your Blog

Another full house for #blogchat! Great discussion around best practices, tips and tools to get your email marketing strategy off the ground. From newbies (me) to veterans (you) there is something for everyone in this Storify. Let me know if I've missed a great quote!

  1. Quick reminder on how to use (and not use) email: eksleadership.com/timely-reminde… "Never negotiate via Email" via @elisakspain
  2. Best thing for my newsletter subscription rate was adding 7 Principles of Intentional & Self-Sufficient Living. #blogchat...
  3. For tonite's #BlogChat =>20 Tips Guaranteed to Increase Your Blog Following (HINT: EMAIL) ow.ly/fWQXt #mmchat #usguys
  4. Another example of somebody who does an amazing job with his newsletter is @chrisbrogan #blogchat
  5. Almost very social media service requires "an email address" for you to sign up. It's not dead #blogchat
  6. #BlogChat is about to start - topic is Email. Things are going to get crazy for the next hour!
  7. Here's a post inspired by Srini (@blogcastfm) How to create superfans. Everyone loved this one: orbitmedia.com/blog/4-step-gu… #blogchat
  8. If your list is small, email each sub personally. If it's large do it until you can't anymore. You'll be amazed by the impact #blogchat
  9. Likewise! RT @GLHancock: Really can't imagine how else to use email with a blog if not to send it or a newsletter ...? #blogchat
  10. People who comment on your blog are usually other bloggers. People who subscribe to your list are your real readers #blogchat
  11. I'm more interested in how to use email to grow more hair! #blogchat
  12. Email is the single most important things I've done other than starting my blog. #BlogChat #blogchat
  13. So to start us off, if you ARE using email to grow your blog, what are you doing? email newsletters? email commenters? What? #blogchat
  14. If you've been blogging for a long time, one of the great places to find content for your newsletter is your own archives.. #blogchat
  15. @patricksplace one woman told me, if you took everything away but her list, she'd be back up and running in a week :)
  16. @MarthaGiffen I have numerous conversations by email ~ have for years. #Blogchat
  17. That's one good argument for WP's comment system: You get their emails. You can build list. #blogchat
  18. A book marketer I talked to recently said that for a famous author email outperformed social 9 to 1 #blogchat
  19. When I started @digitalps I was only going 2 offer RSS but for my Dad I started a newsletter. Today 75% of our subs are via email #BlogChat
  20. Email drives Blog Traffic, Builds Community, Increases Profit and Builds the Brand of our Blogs. It is GOLD. #BlogChat
  21. there are plenty of people in the world who dont have a clue what RSS is #blogchat
  22. I send a newsletter and also emails. Also use autoresponders. How else can you build an online biz? #blogchat
  23. You know someone that uses email to supplement his blog? Seth Godin. He doesn't allow comments cause he wants you to email him #blogchat
  24. pulling email addy's from comments is not a great way to build a list - it could be illegal unless you get their permission #Blogchat

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Kelly Hungerford

Hands-on, customer-centric marketer. Currently leading Community for Paper.li in Switzerland.

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