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- Will New MailerLite Impact Pricing?If you’re an author using MailerLite for your email service provider–or you’re considering making a switch to MailerLite–you may be wondering how the new upgrade will impact your author newsletter budget. After reviewing the information on their website and having a quick online chat with one of their service reps this morning, here are the…Heather Duff
- Improve Your Newsletter with a Better Double Opt-InI understand the resistance against a double opt-in. Single opt-in email is easier and builds your list faster. With single opt-in, your potential subscriber signs up by simply typing their email address (and maybe their name) in your form and clicking the submit button. One and done. On the other hand, double opt-in requires your…Heather Duff
- How to Shorten Footer Content to Avoid SpamIn our blog series kickoff article, we outlined twelve tips to improve your email deliverability. Tip #3 is to shorten your footer info. But before we do that, we need to familiarize ourselves with the CAN-SPAM Act. Commercial communications (including your email newsletter) are regulated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). According to its website,…Heather Duff
- Hook Readers With These 13 Email Subject Line TipsEvery good story starts with a problem. Here is ours. The Problem People who never open your email will never read your email. They’ll miss the blurb about your upcoming release, miss the link to pre-order, miss the fun giveaway. They won’t be making that recipe you sent, so they won’t be sharing a photo…Heather Duff
- How to Brand Your Author NewsletterIn a previous post we said the most important reason people open emails is because of the sender. To bring that home, your readers open your email because it’s from you. We also talked about author branding – what it is and why it matters, and what it means for your newsletter. What are your…Heather Duff
- Are You Using Too Many Links in Your Author Newsletter?Author newsletters are an effective way to promote your newest release, direct fans to special sales, help other authors promote their books, and more. But including too many links in your newsletter may get you flagged as spam, preventing your email from reaching your reader’s inbox. Why does the number of links matter? How many…Heather Duff
- Why Readers Open Your EmailsLast week I stumbled across a statistic. Twice. I posed it as a question in the AuthorCompany Facebook Group. (Join us if you haven’t yet!) Here’s the question: What is the #1 reason people open your email?Answer: Because it’s from YOU. According to research conducted by SuperOffice, “45% of subscribers say they are likely to…Heather Duff