Comments on: Will Blog Marketing Replace Email Marketing? http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/ Internet Marketing Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: BOA Method http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7067 BOA Method Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:57:49 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7067 Hello there, As i read into your success story i am really overwhelmed but still the answer is no, no one can replace email marketing but it is great if we both apply the blogging and emailing strategy. Thats only my openion. What do you think? Revero Make Money With Blogs Hello there,

As i read into your success story i am really overwhelmed but still the answer is no, no one can replace email marketing but it is great if we both apply the blogging and emailing strategy. Thats only my openion. What do you think?

Revero
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]]> By: The Trend Junkie » Blog Archive » links for 2008-01-02 http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7068 The Trend Junkie » Blog Archive » links for 2008-01-02 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:20:09 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7068 [...] Will Blog Marketing Replace Email Marketing? The answer is of course no. Great article by Yaro Starak who talks about the momentum he is building using email marketing. A good read on how email can truly compliment RSS, and online marketing as a whole. (tags: blogging emailmarketing email marketing rsstoemail rss) [...] [...] Will Blog Marketing Replace Email Marketing? The answer is of course no. Great article by Yaro Starak who talks about the momentum he is building using email marketing. A good read on how email can truly compliment RSS, and online marketing as a whole. (tags: blogging emailmarketing email marketing rsstoemail rss) [...]

]]> By: My BlogRush Stats - Can John Reese Make This Work? » Internet Business Blog - by Yaro Starak http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7057 My BlogRush Stats - Can John Reese Make This Work? » Internet Business Blog - by Yaro Starak Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:57:57 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7057 [...] a targeted email list of nearly 12,000 bloggers who I emailed about BlogRush. As I wrote about in - Will Blog Marketing Replace Email Marketing? - being able to send an email is still more effective at eliciting a response than RSS is because [...] [...] a targeted email list of nearly 12,000 bloggers who I emailed about BlogRush. As I wrote about in – Will Blog Marketing Replace Email Marketing? – being able to send an email is still more effective at eliciting a response than RSS is because [...]

]]> By: Should You Stop Sending Newsletters and Focus on Blogging? » techipedia | tamar weinberg’s blog of stuff http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7065 Should You Stop Sending Newsletters and Focus on Blogging? » techipedia | tamar weinberg’s blog of stuff Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:33:54 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7065 [...] question was prompted by a blog post by Dawud Miracle which poses the same question. And Yaro Starak believes he has the answer: [...] [...] question was prompted by a blog post by Dawud Miracle which poses the same question. And Yaro Starak believes he has the answer: [...]

]]> By: If You Blog Do You Need An E-Newsletter? - Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com - http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7066 If You Blog Do You Need An E-Newsletter? - Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com - Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:00:16 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7066 [...] Yaro has his opinion. What’s yours?  [...] [...] Yaro has his opinion. What’s yours?  [...]

]]> By: Colin http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7059 Colin Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:25:28 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7059 I first read the opening paragraphs of your post thinking that you were going to say that blogs were going to replace email marketing. I was thinking to myself, he's got to be kidding. But then I read the rest of the post and was glad to see that you do in fact still believe email marketing is the way to go. I guess you are in a unique position to be even bringing this topic up though, as your opt-in list numbers are impressive. I first read the opening paragraphs of your post thinking that you were going to say that blogs were going to replace email marketing. I was thinking to myself, he’s got to be kidding. But then I read the rest of the post and was glad to see that you do in fact still believe email marketing is the way to go. I guess you are in a unique position to be even bringing this topic up though, as your opt-in list numbers are impressive.

]]> By: Dave Starr http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7050 Dave Starr Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:03:25 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7050 A great update, Yaro. I was actually hoping the results would be different. I avoid a lot of the well known marketers simply because of the massive quantities of email that one "squeeze page" sign-up will net me ... I have to say that your mentor/friend Rich is one of the "flooders", interesting that his latest offering is baout "information overlaod" when he's a prominent contributor to the problem. I like rading his books but they unleash a flood, so I'll be passing on his latest offering. He's far from the worst, though, one individual who actually argued with me when I asked to be un-subscribed sent over 220 emails last month alone ... they are all in my "Spam Catcher" folder waiting for the end of month housecleaning. I'm pretty sour on the email marketing concept personally and can not bring myself to conceive of any plan that involves me using an auto responder. Yet, I'm happy to hear of your success, I wish you further success, and one can't argue with the success you have had so far. Repetitive email sales letters obviously do work and show no signs of dying out. Thanks again for sharing. A great update, Yaro. I was actually hoping the results would be different. I avoid a lot of the well known marketers simply because of the massive quantities of email that one “squeeze page” sign-up will net me … I have to say that your mentor/friend Rich is one of the “flooders”, interesting that his latest offering is baout “information overlaod” when he’s a prominent contributor to the problem. I like rading his books but they unleash a flood, so I’ll be passing on his latest offering. He’s far from the worst, though, one individual who actually argued with me when I asked to be un-subscribed sent over 220 emails last month alone … they are all in my “Spam Catcher” folder waiting for the end of month housecleaning. I’m pretty sour on the email marketing concept personally and can not bring myself to conceive of any plan that involves me using an auto responder.

Yet, I’m happy to hear of your success, I wish you further success, and one can’t argue with the success you have had so far. Repetitive email sales letters obviously do work and show no signs of dying out. Thanks again for sharing.

]]> By: Ted Demopoulos, Blogging for Business http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7056 Ted Demopoulos, Blogging for Business Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:11:07 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7056 Yaro, Of course you're right -- I often miss posts on even favorite blogs like this one when I'm super busy, but I at least read every single email headline (even in my junk mail box)-- usually pretty quickly Yaro,
Of course you’re right — I often miss posts on even favorite blogs like this one when I’m super busy, but I at least read every single email headline (even in my junk mail box)– usually pretty quickly

]]> By: Ponn Sabra http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7055 Ponn Sabra Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:05:17 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7055 Hi Yaro! This is the one post I, and other mentees, have been waiting for--and, as expected, delivered exactly what needed to be shared here in the blogosphere! Your examples, samples and personal experiences draws a better picture for those not interested in capturing email addresses beyond RSS email subscribers. Ditto to William Profet's quick summary; but a critical success factor for YOUR email list and blog is this: <b>Yaro gives unique articles, tips and information on his email list from his blog! </b> Other internet marketers try to integrate the 2 by simply re-purposing the information found already on their blogs, or vice versa; hence, they have *not* been successful in building RSS subscribers OR ezine subscribers. One major aspect, also reaffirmed by my following Yaro's online business tactics, is that I provide my monthly email subscribers something special and unique and I treat them extremely special--as they are. I feel its an honor that they chose to continue a dialogue with me, by opting into my ezine list. People have yet to invest this much time, attention, and personal/professional care in "relationship" building via the different medium of: ezines vs. RSS feeds. Yaro you've mastered both! Peace, <a href="http://empowerwomennow.com/news-women-entrepreneurs/index.php/the-secret-how-i-got-my-free-ride-to-yaro-staraks-blog-mastermind/" rel="nofollow">Yaro' s #1 Fan</a> Hi Yaro!

This is the one post I, and other mentees, have been waiting for–and, as expected, delivered exactly what needed to be shared here in the blogosphere!

Your examples, samples and personal experiences draws a better picture for those not interested in capturing email addresses beyond RSS email subscribers.

Ditto to William Profet’s quick summary; but a critical success factor for YOUR email list and blog is this:

Yaro gives unique articles, tips and information on his email list from his blog!

Other internet marketers try to integrate the 2 by simply re-purposing the information found already on their blogs, or vice versa; hence, they have *not* been successful in building RSS subscribers OR ezine subscribers.

One major aspect, also reaffirmed by my following Yaro’s online business tactics, is that I provide my monthly email subscribers something special and unique and I treat them extremely special–as they are. I feel its an honor that they chose to continue a dialogue with me, by opting into my ezine list.

People have yet to invest this much time, attention, and personal/professional care in “relationship” building via the different medium of:
ezines vs. RSS feeds.

Yaro you’ve mastered both!

Peace,
Yaro’
s #1 Fan

]]> By: Yaro http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7063 Yaro Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:21:47 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7063 Hi Anthony, good to hear from you and I'm glad you and Nick got a site going. I'd love a copy of your book - please lodge a ticket at my helpdesk and I'll give you mailing address. http://ReplytoYaro.com/helpdesk Hi Anthony, good to hear from you and I’m glad you and Nick got a site going.

I’d love a copy of your book – please lodge a ticket at my helpdesk and I’ll give you mailing address.

http://ReplytoYaro.com/helpdesk

]]> By: Yaro http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7053 Yaro Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:13:31 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7053 David - When it comes to selling anything online you need to think of what problem you are solving for people and then base your offer around that problem. So your mentoring program isn't about homeopathy. It could be about become a homeopathy teacher in order to make a living, or about curing a specific problem, homeopathy is just the tool and concept you teach, the problem and offer is what you must think about in terms of finding a business model. David – When it comes to selling anything online you need to think of what problem you are solving for people and then base your offer around that problem.

So your mentoring program isn’t about homeopathy. It could be about become a homeopathy teacher in order to make a living, or about curing a specific problem, homeopathy is just the tool and concept you teach, the problem and offer is what you must think about in terms of finding a business model.

]]> By: Armand http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7049 Armand Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:58:27 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7049 I kind of already knew that relationships are one of the main keys to any success, both online and offline. My experiences as a consumer thought me that. :) I kind of already knew that relationships are one of the main keys to any success, both online and offline. My experiences as a consumer thought me that. :)

]]> By: William Profet http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7052 William Profet Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:54:32 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7052 Hi Yaro, I think that Blog, RSS and E-mail marketing are just different channels to reach the potential customer. I believe that: 1) Blog is for Credibility. 2) RSS is for Fresh Updates. 3) E-mail marketing is for Direct Sales. They are hard to compare but easy to use together! Regards, William PS: Thank you for BlogMastermind! I am one of your students and I think that your mentoring program is a great thing! :) Hi Yaro,

I think that Blog, RSS and E-mail marketing are just different channels to reach the potential customer.

I believe that:

1) Blog is for Credibility.
2) RSS is for Fresh Updates.
3) E-mail marketing is for Direct Sales.

They are hard to compare but easy to use together!

Regards,
William

PS: Thank you for BlogMastermind! I am one of your students and I think that your mentoring program is a great thing! :)

]]> By: David http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7054 David Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:13:18 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7054 I am surprised by the fairly low number of daily signups you had early on in contrast with the explosive speed of your product launch. For comparison, in a <a>new blog</a> I began recently on the topic of homeopathy, a system of alternative medicine, I have managed to bring in an average of nearly 10 e-mail subscribers per day through very low-volume Google ads advertising specifically newsletter signup, achieving over 30% conversion rate (which to me seems very good) mostly through <a href="http://www.homeopathyzone.com/welcome/homeopathy/" rel="nofollow">this landing page</a>. So I have a good sense of how to bring in e-mail subscribers at a reasonable cost. But how do I come up with my version of the Blog Matermind concept, when all I have to "sell" is my professional services, and even that only tangentially (following Brian Clark's <a href="http://www.copyblogger.com/sold/" rel="nofollow">principle</a> that one shouldn't use one's blog to sell but only to provide information)? When the benefits of a service are not immediate and concrete, the whole notion of viral advertising fails to take flight. I'd therefore be interested in hearing about marketing principles that work well for blogs or products on topics other than making money or personal development. Specifically, how do I make people talk among themselves about a fairly obscure subject such as homeopathy when they still haven't experienced it themselves but only read about it? I am surprised by the fairly low number of daily signups you had early on in contrast with the explosive speed of your product launch.

For comparison, in a new blog I began recently on the topic of homeopathy, a system of alternative medicine, I have managed to bring in an average of nearly 10 e-mail subscribers per day through very low-volume Google ads advertising specifically newsletter signup, achieving over 30% conversion rate (which to me seems very good) mostly through this landing page. So I have a good sense of how to bring in e-mail subscribers at a reasonable cost.

But how do I come up with my version of the Blog Matermind concept, when all I have to “sell” is my professional services, and even that only tangentially (following Brian Clark’s principle that one shouldn’t use one’s blog to sell but only to provide information)? When the benefits of a service are not immediate and concrete, the whole notion of viral advertising fails to take flight.

I’d therefore be interested in hearing about marketing principles that work well for blogs or products on topics other than making money or personal development. Specifically, how do I make people talk among themselves about a fairly obscure subject such as homeopathy when they still haven’t experienced it themselves but only read about it?

]]> By: Anthony King http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7064 Anthony King Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:52:01 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7064 Hello Yaro! I agree...this is a great focal point and as you've cultivated it for so long it is the place to be where the customer/viewer is getting so much for free...equals: Trust hopefully equaling: Purchase something. Mail shots have always had a slight "untrustworthy" stigma attached to them, but this is only a personal opinion. Yaro...you site looks great! I havn't forgotten abotu you and your assistance a while back. Since then I have wrote a book on the Philosophy of physical expression...it's called "Dance like the stars" and it is already in the biggest stores here! Of course i thanked you in it as well! It's all on www.anthonykingbook.com with the reviews and stuff...and of course I would love to send you a copy for free! Speak soon Sir! Anthony Hello Yaro! I agree…this is a great focal point and as you’ve cultivated it for so long it is the place to be where the customer/viewer is getting so much for free…equals: Trust hopefully equaling: Purchase something. Mail shots have always had a slight “untrustworthy” stigma attached to them, but this is only a personal opinion.

Yaro…you site looks great! I havn’t forgotten abotu you and your assistance a while back. Since then I have wrote a book on the Philosophy of physical expression…it’s called “Dance like the stars” and it is already in the biggest stores here! Of course i thanked you in it as well! It’s all on http://www.anthonykingbook.com with the reviews and stuff…and of course I would love to send you a copy for free!

Speak soon Sir!

Anthony

]]> By: Anne-Marie http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7062 Anne-Marie Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:12:03 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7062 Email is active - it comes to your readers and "demands" them to open it. Blogs are passive, meaning that readers must make an effort to come to you even if they do get your RSS feed in a reader. So until we get people addicted to blogs as much as email, blogs will always be the "backup" or second phase of any email marketing campaign. Email is active – it comes to your readers and “demands” them to open it. Blogs are passive, meaning that readers must make an effort to come to you even if they do get your RSS feed in a reader.

So until we get people addicted to blogs as much as email, blogs will always be the “backup” or second phase of any email marketing campaign.

]]> By: Mike http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7051 Mike Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:49:42 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7051 Someday i will be where you are today Dhane ! On yaro's blog you gotta be lucky to be the first one to comment. As usual yaro great points. Someday i will be where you are today Dhane !
On yaro’s blog you gotta be lucky to be the first one to comment.

As usual yaro great points.

]]> By: Sunday Morning Goodness - 1 July 2007 | SuccessCREEations by Chris Cree http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7061 Sunday Morning Goodness - 1 July 2007 | SuccessCREEations by Chris Cree Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:59:31 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7061 [...] Starak has posted a great article this morning asking (and answering) the question Will Blog Marketing Replace Email Marketing? Yaro is a highly accomplished internet marketer and his answer to the question is very thought [...] [...] Starak has posted a great article this morning asking (and answering) the question Will Blog Marketing Replace Email Marketing? Yaro is a highly accomplished internet marketer and his answer to the question is very thought [...]

]]> By: 365 Days http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7058 365 Days Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:25:18 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7058 Great post Yaro. Glad I was pointed in your direction. I'll have to check back with you as this seems to be a wealth of great information. 365 Days... One Dream... Can I Do It? http://onemansgoal.blogspot.com Great post Yaro. Glad I was pointed in your direction. I’ll have to check back with you as this seems to be a wealth of great information.

365 Days… One Dream… Can I Do It?
http://onemansgoal.blogspot.com

]]> By: Dhane http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-7060 Dhane Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:29:18 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/692/will-blog-marketing-replace-email-marketing/#comment-7060 Finally the first person to comment. You make some great points here. I was reading John Reese's blog yesterday about building friendships and I see that you make a point in this post about building friendships and relationships. They are definitely important. Keep the good stuff coming Yaro! Finally the first person to comment. You make some great points here. I was reading John Reese’s blog yesterday about building friendships and I see that you make a point in this post about building friendships and relationships. They are definitely important. Keep the good stuff coming Yaro!

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