A Lesson in Email Marketing

Actually, this lesson applies to any advertising and selling you do, through whatever medium.

It's just that it's so easy to measure it with email marketing (and so inexpensive, not to say effective...)

Anyway, we had a reminder of this principle recently, more or less by accident.

We use email marketing quite a lot. Tracking the results is always fascinating and illuminating. So a 100% click-through rate for a download we gave away gave me quite a kick, I must say.

Especially as the open rate for that email was only about 25%!

So yes, over four times as many people clicked the link as actually opened the email, which I've never seen before.

And the lesson? We 'accidentally' took away the risk, by using the words 'just download' in the subject line.

Meaning, not only did people not have to pay, or even sign up with another list, it seems most people realised they didn't even have to open the email. So maybe we appealed to their lazy side, too...

So, several lessons, actually.

1. Taking away the risk dramatically improves response

2. 100% response IS possible

3. Email marketing really does work

4. When you make things really easy and obvious that makes a big difference

5. We really should emphasise how we ALWAYS remove the risk from buying our products, with our no-quibble guarantees!

Until next time, to prosperity - it IS still possible.

Roy

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Must Go Couriers' Online Adventure

Hello again

Within 24 hours of creating a simple web presence for Must Go Couriers, their temporary site was on page one of Google.

An example, if ever there was one, that 'Knowledge is Power'!

Must Go Couriers are a Bury St Edmunds courier company, operating in Bury Suffolk and across the UK, transporting anything from a package to a pallet, in dedicated vehicles with door to door care.

UPDATE 17 JUNE:

Two other businesses recently added to Bury St Edmunds Online are a local builder, Murray Building Services, and Bury St Edmunds premier cake maker, Amazing Cakes by Jean.

Roy

Just Opened for Business - Bury St Edmunds Online

There's a brand-new way for Businesses in Bury St Edmunds and Suffolk to get online - Bury St Edmunds online.

I started the site, known as a portal or directory site, because there are still businesses in and around Bury St Edmunds who don't have an online presence.

By keeping the website simple, Bury St Edmunds Online will bring the benefits of online marketing to more businesses in the town and the rest of Suffolk.

You can add your own business by contacting me directly.

I'll be pleased to hear from you!

Roy