Article Syndication + Email Marketing Checklist
Please have a look at the steps I've taken so far and let me know what you think, if I missed anything, or even if you just want to share some encouragement that's appreciated too! All of the following was done over the last 2 days.
1. Updated my site to a responsive theme.
2. Posted a unique article on a static home page which will not be syndicated.
3. Posted and got 2 more articles indexed on my site.
4. 1 of those articles has also been submitted to EzineArticles for syndication.
5. Created a freebie to giveaway to subscribers.
6. Signed up to GetResponse.
7. Placed a prominently incentivized opt-in on my home page and in the sidebar.
8. Created 2 messages for my autoresponder series.
9. Created a thank you page.
10. Picked a fairly cheap product on Clickbank to promote, the sales page looks good, no obvious leaks, no crazy hype.
11. I've decided to promote this product with a related article instead of a review. The article deals with the subject and the product is basically 'more of the same, but in greater depth'.
12. Identified several other products that could be promoted the same way.
13. Finally tested everything to make sure people can sign up and get the freebie without any issues.
Short-term plans:
1. Begin searching for potential syndication partners.
2. Write more messages for the autoresponder. I'm going to be mailing every 5 days so I need to write a little more than 1 a week.
3. Write and index more articles, probably a few this week, and then slowing down to ~1 a week after that.
4. Submit these articles to EZA as they get indexed on my site.
5. Create a video with the same content as the article on my home page so people can watch or read, whichever they prefer.
6. Sign up to some CPA networks to add to my available offers.
Longer-term plans:
1. Repurpose the articles into videos, podcasts, and presentations to reach other syndication outlets and potential subscribers who prefer to consume content in formats other than reading articles.
2015 - my year of breakthrough!
2015 - my year of breakthrough!