MailerLite Review: A Simple Email Marketing Tool for Small Business

By 7 Comments November 24, 2011

When it comes to building an online business (especially if you’re a blogger), one of the most valuable assets that you can have is a email list.

I currently run two relatively active blogs, and my mailing lists play a HUGE role in helping to keep them going. In fact, back in 2010, I reached a stage in my business… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Segment Your Subscribers When You Run A Blog Business

By 33 Comments May 20, 2011

I was reading Dee’s recent article in his customer segmentation series where he talked about how to segment your blog readers.

One of his main premises was the difference between a person who leaves a comment, or many comments and those who don’t. I agree with Dee that these are possible options for segmenting your blog readership, but… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Make Money With Small Email Lists

By 46 Comments October 29, 2010

I just finished watching video two from Jason Van Orden as part of his Traffic Attraction Formula launch.

The title of the second video is – The Myth Of The Big List

The premise goes that conventional thinking states in order to make big money with an email list it needs to be big – you need lots… Read the rest of this entry »

Advanced Affiliate Marketing Strategies For Bloggers

By 59 Comments June 19, 2009

Affiliate marketing is, and will likely always remain, my favorite method for making money online. At the risk of repeating myself, here’s why every blogger should get into the affiliate marketing game -

  1. You make a margin per product sale that is often as good or better than the person or company that produces the product
  2. You

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Beginner List Building Advice and New AWeber Features

By 8 Comments February 28, 2007

I just checked out the news from AWeber, the company that handles my email lists and newsletters, about the new features they are launching soon. The list includes:

AWeber Upgrades

  • Completely new design: Theme colors that don’t get in the way of getting work done.
  • Button colors: Green is good, red makes you pause before doing something potentially

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What Is A Double Opt-In Email List And Why Is It Important?

By 11 Comments October 16, 2006

A double opt-in email list is like any email based newsletter or e-course where people can sign-up through the Internet either on a webpage or sending an email to mailing list management software. What makes an email list “double opt-in” is that any person who subscribes must confirm their request twice.

The first time is when the user submits their… Read the rest of this entry »

Formatting Email Newsletters – Should You use Plain Text or HTML?

By 8 Comments August 8, 2005

A common question asked when you first set out to write an email newsletter is whether it should be a plain text email or HTML (web page style). This is an important consideration since your choice impacts on how many people read your newsletter and how they respond to it. Let’s look at the obvious pros and cons of each… Read the rest of this entry »