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They have: 42 posts

Joined: Mar 2009

I believe it is a good idea to get an email list going as soon as you can on your website. I have heard it takes being exposed to advertising up to six times before someone will buy. Your email newsletters are a great way of exposing them many times.

When you do send out your emails make sure you do a few of the following:

Include an unsubscribe link (I forgot this on my first email but thankfully it only went to 7 people).

Make it a free resource and not a list of offers. They subscribed because they are interested in what you offer already, just keep them interested.

Make sure you keep the email addresses private. It is a bad sign to someone that their information is public when they see "Sent to yourotheremails@theiremails.com"

If you have more advice or maybe just feel the need to explain how to do an email list please reply below.

They have: 83 posts

Joined: Apr 2009

I do agree with that. Email marketing is a very effective tool for marketing and it puts lots of values. But again its a kind of spamming.

Make sure you keep the email addresses private. It is a bad sign to someone that their information is public when they see "Sent to yourotheremails@theiremails.com"

You are keeping the email address safe so that others cant spam their mail box but at the same time you, yourself is spamming their mail box.

He has: 1,580 posts

Joined: Nov 2005

This is fine when the user "subscribed". But you cannot do it when they haven't.

And most certainly not when you have obtained their email for a reason other than to send them a newsletter/other.

This is annoying and is the kind of thing I block, and disable my account with the website if this happens

Signature links on this forum are NO-follow! - This means spam is futile!

They have: 42 posts

Joined: Mar 2009

I was talking about an opt in list. Just gathering a list of emails from anywhere and sending them out IS spam. But when you offer your newsletter and they give you an address because they WANT it then you are not spaming.

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He has: 48 posts

Joined: May 2009

Yup,email marketing in very effective to get traffic and I think offering newsletter and giving your address is not spamming

They have: 12 posts

Joined: Aug 2009

I'm a little confused about the email marketing list.How to gather the email lists and how to avoid to be the spanned emails?Is it really effective to get traffic? If so,I will try it later.

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They have: 137 posts

Joined: Jul 2008

I believe that Email Marketing is very helpful in promoting your website, But be sure not to become spammer while doing it.. Always send information that is helpful to your client, a newsletter will do..

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They have: 5 posts

Joined: Aug 2009

Email marketing is a good tool to use but if you send emails again and again to same person with similar content then he will add you to spam and your user seems to b dead for you as I think so

They have: 12 posts

Joined: Sep 2009

We know that now a days, internet marketing is the best way for add of your business. People are using more and more time on internet. So your business add really grow your business. Email is really nice way to add your business on internet.

They have: 2 posts

Joined: Oct 2009

The call to action is the most important. Its amazing what people will do when you just ask them. Interesting with some good tips. Thanks.

They have: 1 posts

Joined: Nov 2009

Right. Just make sure that the subject and content of your advertisement is appealing to the recipient so it'll not go straight to trash. For a reason that they might suspect it as a spam message. Also, I agree with disclosing the names of the recipients. Smiling

They have: 60 posts

Joined: Oct 2009

E mail marketing is very popular now.An exact return on investment can be tracked and has proven to be high when done properly. E-mail marketing is often reported as second only to search marketing as the most effective online marketing tactic.

They have: 35 posts

Joined: Nov 2009

Hi,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts about email marketing. I had some doubts in email marketing. Now i am very clear. Keep sharing..