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Hey, how do you 'fresh' your emails up?

Because my emails got boring recently, and I am talking about one thing again and again. It's fricking boring. Please respond to me. Thanks.
#boring #emails
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  • Profile picture of the author Serene Carmen
    Hi Jonas

    Welcome to the forum. This is a really vague question. Difficult to provide any reasonable answers without knowing what your emails are about.
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  • Profile picture of the author WF- Enzo
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    Maybe your emails have little to no graphics. Or you're using Times New Roman as font.
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    • What font do you advise?
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      • Profile picture of the author Gary Handy
        Originally Posted by Quintessential Sek View Post

        What font do you advise?
        I'm always trying to maintain a casual and friendly relationship with my list and create the impression that they are in communication with a real person and not some faceless company or corporation. For this reason, I choose the Tahoma or Arial fonts; to me, these two seem less formal in appearance than the rest.
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  • Profile picture of the author TobiMDD
    Hey, you can try to tell a story within your emails.



    Here is a good thread about it:
    https://www.warriorforum.com/email-m...g-stories.html
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  • Profile picture of the author Leadnetwork
    Hey, tell a little bit more about your emails, are you promoting a products or an offer?
    Maybe some animation and visualisation will be good
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  • Profile picture of the author adammoore
    What kind of niche are you in? Without knowing this, we can't really help you much dude. What do you mean by "freshing up"? Content-wise, or the e-mail template?
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  • Profile picture of the author Mary Annabelle
    I can say the same about my emails. Boring stuffs.
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  • Profile picture of the author DABK
    So, what bores you about your own emails?



    Really, analyze them, figure out what bores you about them, remove it. Replace it with something that doesn't bore you.


    Really, it's that simple. You're the one who finds them boring. You ought to be able to say why and fix that.
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  • Profile picture of the author kilgore
    There's no one-size-fits-all solution here, but I can tell you how we came up with what I think are compelling emails. It's not rocket science, it just takes a fair bit of work. (But I find a lot of business is like that.)

    When we were launching our own email newsletter, I did a bunch of research to find some of the best email newsletters out there and I subscribed to them. Naturally, I tried to find newsletters covering similar topics as ours, but I didn't limit myself to those -- I subscribed to everything from marketing-focused emails to more content-focused emails.

    After getting at least a few sample messages from each, we looked at everything from the design to the frequency to the actual types of content they had in order to develop a voice, look and feel that was right for our website and that would appeal to our subscribers.

    My guess is that the actual solutions we came up with for our email marketing strategy won't necessarily work for you. But I do think that with a similar process to ours you can hopefully figure out a way to write, present and deliver effective emails to your own customers.

    P.S. We used the same approach when designing our website, developing our social media strategy, etc., etc., etc. While asking people on a forum for advice can be helpful, I find it's often even better to study and learn from what the best, most successful businesses are actually doing in the wild.
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  • Profile picture of the author Leadnetwork
    I just read in a previous thread how you can fresh-up your emails. You can do story telling in your emails and find your style how to do it. I guess, your emails will not be so boring then)
    Good luck
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  • Profile picture of the author JohnVianny
    Just use takeaway selling when pitching
    And subscribe to email lists of powerful email marketera like Ben Settle or Matt Back.

    Think about what's happening in your niche now: set up GOOGLE ALERTS with keywords related to your niche and use those elements as a hook for your pitch, commenting and givin advice.
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  • Profile picture of the author aaronrogers034
    You can send different types of topics, learning materials etc in emails and images too.
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  • Profile picture of the author Anoopchawla
    A very simple way is to tell stories and use analogies.

    If you notice most speakers have few core teachings they just keep telling the same stuff over and over again, but they use analogies and stories.

    Now stories can be further classified as:
    1. Personal stories
    2. Parables
    3. Fables

    If you notice Gary vaynerchuck, he keeps talking about the same stuff like Empathy, and not caring about what other people think, but he keeps coming up with new angles.

    Hope that helps.
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    • Profile picture of the author DABK
      You can do all you suggest and still have a boring email message.


      I have read many messages that had stories and analogies and were boring.


      There's more to being interesting than telling a story or using an analogy.


      I am sure you have read boring email messages that had stories and analogies.



      I am sure you think this post is boring but not because of stories and analogies.


      But because is repetitive and used, till this point, same length sentences and paragraphs. You can have stories that suffer from the same.


      Just saying.




      Originally Posted by Anoopchawla View Post

      A very simple way is to tell stories and use analogies.

      If you notice most speakers have few core teachings they just keep telling the same stuff over and over again, but they use analogies and stories.

      Now stories can be further classified as:
      1. Personal stories
      2. Parables
      3. Fables

      If you notice Gary vaynerchuck, he keeps talking about the same stuff like Empathy, and not caring about what other people think, but he keeps coming up with new angles.

      Hope that helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author Monetize
    Originally Posted by JonasBluu View Post

    Hey, how do you 'fresh' your emails up?

    Because my emails got boring recently, and I am talking about one thing again and again. It's fricking boring. Please respond to me. Thanks.

    Let's face it. Most emails are boring. That's just the
    way it is.

    Perhaps you could hire somebody to write some of
    your autoresponder emails for you, this way things
    won't be so monotonous since the writing style will
    be different and maybe it will be more lively.

    You could inject some humor into your emails with
    tasteful jokes. The jokes should pertain to whatever
    you are promoting.

    You could also use some interesting and obscure
    cliffhanger questions that will leave your readers
    pondering what the answer is but you don't provide
    the answer until the next email. Kind of like they do
    on some TV shows to keep you glued to the sofa
    through the commercial break.

    Something like this:

    "Do you know the answer to this fascinating question?
    Who made more money selling popcorn/lipstick/soap
    than anyone else in the history of the world?"

    "Don't miss our next email for the surprising answer!"

    These questions should be related to the topic of the
    emails as well.

    Try to think outside the box to come up with things
    that you would like to read about in an email.
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  • I think this is why it's important that you properly segment your email list.

    Our email topic is boring but a lot of people subscribe to it because they know what kind of information they can expect from our newsletters. They know it comes with tips and resources to help them with their business. Yes, we do a lot of storytelling in our emails but you also have to make sure that the people on your email list really want to be there.
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  • Profile picture of the author ForestyForest
    Find someone, or even employ someone to write them for you. A quick Google throws up many professional copywriters, who should be able to turn your prose into readable copy.
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  • Profile picture of the author Grey Beard
    Go out and do something exciting...
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Handy
    Originally Posted by JonasBluu View Post

    Hey, how do you 'fresh' your emails up?

    Because my emails got boring recently, and I am talking about one thing again and again. It's fricking boring. Please respond to me. Thanks.
    It is important to provide your list with information that's relevant, useful, and enjoyable.

    Relevant and useful information is that which relates directly to their niche, and what they can readily apply to improve their business. The content doesn't always have to be your own but can also be in the form of linking to someone else's article or video.

    Enjoyable: What I've found to be quite beneficial is the inclusion of various aspects of my personal life in the monthly newsletter I send out: I'm planting a vegetable garden in my back yard, taking flying lessons, interesting movies I saw, a bad experience I had at the shopping mall, and so on. Where it's applicable, keep them updated on your progress.

    The last strategy will result in the building of a bond between your list and you. They will soon begin to feel in their hearts and spirits that they know you in a near personal way and begin to trust you.

    You should implement my advice according to the nature and structure of your business, and rest assured that it is sound.

    Please note that I'm not implying that you write to your list once every month, as you should do it not less than once per week.
    I hope this helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author AOCardy
    I think you need to use various email signature creator apps. A decent graphic won't hurt and make it better
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  • Profile picture of the author Jamell
    Glad you realize something needs to be changed. I would say find creative ways to connect with your post.

    For example :send your list an invite to be apart of a contest

    Or

    Send them an invite for free coaching 1 on 1

    Or


    Give them an ebook or a chance to be host or guest with you .

    My point is that you should be creative.
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  • Profile picture of the author maxsi
    You must talk about "Solutions" ....

    Which resource does your reader need? What are you doing? Share your experience in your market
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  • Profile picture of the author getbank
    Think to redirect or forward your email into whatsapp ,you can google it to do in simple way
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  • Profile picture of the author AdamPayne
    I started a thread in the email marketing forum on stories you might like?

    https://www.warriorforum.com/email-m...g-stories.html
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  • Profile picture of the author JonasBluu
    Thank you all for helping me, I really appreciate it!

    I've been busy nowadays, but I am here again, and as I read some of your responses,
    I think that storytelling is great thing, but maybe 2-3 times a week or so, because I think it's near impossible to throw every day one story.

    And also,

    I am in the weight loss niche,

    and I think that my emails are little bit hard to change because I still sort of need to write same things over and over.

    Explain why the other products aren't working, talk about that, and come up with my product as a solution, right?

    But again thank you a lot for answering, and I will definitely do things like:

    Change the look of the text, add some graphics, and tell stories more often,

    which I haven't had in my emails.

    Have a nice day!
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    • Profile picture of the author Gary Handy
      Originally Posted by JonasBluu View Post

      Thank you all for helping me, I really appreciate it!

      I've been busy nowadays, but I am here again, and as I read some of your responses,
      I think that storytelling is great thing, but maybe 2-3 times a week or so, because I think it's near impossible to throw every day one story.

      And also,

      I am in the weight loss niche,

      and I think that my emails are little bit hard to change because I still sort of need to write same things over and over.

      Explain why the other products aren't working, talk about that, and come up with my product as a solution, right?

      But again thank you a lot for answering, and I will definitely do things like:

      Change the look of the text, add some graphics, and tell stories more often,

      which I haven't had in my emails.

      Have a nice day!
      If you are in the weight loss niche that's very good because weight loss relates to health and your subscribers will be happy to receive regular health tips from you. You can focus a lot on diet. You don't have to be a dietitian or an MD to do this. Search the internet for information, absorb it and share what you learn with them once a week. You can combine this with the above advice I give and you should be good to go!
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    • Profile picture of the author DABK
      Your emails are hard to change because you think they are. Because you think you have to write the same thing over and over.


      Your emails can be about a lot of other things...


      You never have to write about why a product is better than other. You could write about your life or stories in the news and recommend a product... Because you used it and like it. Or mention that Angelina Jolie uses it (if she does).


      There are many ways to get people interested in you. Once they are, you can tell them what you like, and some will buy just because you liked whatever product you liked.


      Originally Posted by JonasBluu View Post


      and I think that my emails are little bit hard to change because I still sort of need to write same things over and over.

      Explain why the other products aren't working, talk about that, and come up with my product as a solution, right?
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  • Profile picture of the author gm777
    Talk about any interesting topics and connect them to your product.

    The new James Bond movie + traffic generation.
    Something trending + your niche.
    A story from your past + your product.
    etc...
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  • Profile picture of the author 6coupslee
    Definitely, it all depens on your niche. I'm in the education niche, and I see they don't like long e-mails, and not too much of a story-telling angle,...

    So, you have to try and innovate many things (subjects, content, cta, images...)


    And as one of the fellow members stated, go sign up in your competitor's newsletter and model what they do .
    Keep up the good work.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dale83
    what do you mean boring ? topic ?
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  • Profile picture of the author John47
    For inspiration have a look at some of the most successful email marketers
    and copy some of their tactics.

    Marketers such as Matt Bacak, Michael Cheney, Jay-Kay Dowdall, Tony Shepherd
    are a few which come to mind. Some of the marketers also publish courses on
    their methods.

    Entertainment is an important aspect of good email marketers.
    Being funny and giving a glimpse into their own lives as Gary suggests above
    to prove that you are an ordinary human. People are interested in how your new
    garden is coming along, successes and trials included.

    Look at the email marketers whose emails you open regulalry.
    Why do you open them?

    Often there is a variety of style and value and personalty that makes them compulsive.
    Study all of this and you will improve.
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  • Profile picture of the author Birdi
    Hey,

    If you want to come out of boring email, it's all about story telling.

    Just tell stories, in your emails you want to keep your customers interest and attention from one email to the other, you wont get it right straight away but it will take some time to work on.

    there's a book called: "Email Marketing Demystified: Build a Massive Mailing List, Write Copy that Converts and Generate More Sales"

    The book above is a quality book when it comes to email marketing and how to be able to tell stories.

    Hope this helps.

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  • Profile picture of the author Old Molases
    Try adding a touch of Humor to your emails. It helps in boosting the open rates and click through rate as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author Samuel Wilson
    If the content you're writing is about a topic you're an expert in - or one which you really enjoy, your emails don't have to be boring. Just find that spark in you that made you choose that niche and bring it out in form of content which really solves the problems of your subscribers.


    You can spice up your emails by including some light, humorous, unrelated content once in a while, especially in the introduction part of the email. This breaks the ice and makes the subscriber read on.


    After all, it's about them
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  • Profile picture of the author Bella zanny
    I tried telling a story through my mails. Every mail has its own story people can relate with and they find it interesting
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  • Profile picture of the author Stephon Moore
    I remember I opted in to a workout program once. The guy that sent the emails had the most capturing headlines. For example, melt fat while you sleep, this one food causes you to age faster, etc. In my opinion if you can get people in with the headline and provide pretty good content to back it up. This will work wonders.
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  • Profile picture of the author Aniza Khan
    Hi, probably its time to hire a professional sales letter copywriter to avoid boring stuff in your emails.
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    • Profile picture of the author John47
      Originally Posted by Aniza Khan View Post

      Hi, probably its time to hire a professional sales letter copywriter to avoid boring stuff in your emails.
      One of the drawbacks of getting a professional copywriter to do emails would be losing the individual personality of the writer that could attract an audience in the first place. I suspect that these emails would be professional but probably bland and not really engage enough.
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      • Profile picture of the author DABK
        You suspect wrong. Professional copywriters have the skill to imbue their writing with personalities equal to that of the people who hire them.


        Plus, why assume that the copywriter's personality is inferior to the OP's?


        Originally Posted by John47 View Post

        One of the drawbacks of getting a professional copywriter to do emails would be losing the individual personality of the writer that could attract an audience in the first place. I suspect that these emails would be professional but probably bland and not really engage enough.
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  • Profile picture of the author jonathank
    I guess you may be experiencing fatigue - the mind getting bored after doing (or saying) the same thing repeatedly all over and over.

    If that's the case, I've been there too.

    I was very passionate about various topics for years. I believed strongly in them. Used the methods and lived by them. Even came up with tools or systems to make them better. Obviously, I was also a genuine, fiery maverick for those ideas. I developed hundreds of pitches from every thinkable angle.

    But after years "preaching" the same stuff. I got tired of my own pitches. It's part of life. If the topic is narrow, it's time to look for new horizon - it may be that you've said all that there is to say. If it's not, it may be good to see what some other new entrants have to say about the topic (to get a fresh view). What I did was unsubscribe from some of my favourite gurus (for clarity), create some new angles by questioning the conventional, integrate A.I., shorten the processes, and after that share it to your readers.

    Hope this helps.

    PS: While you may feel that you're repeating yourself, your audience may not. Especially if they include new subscribers, subscribers that have "dementia" (those that never remember what you say), subscribers that are still passionate about the topic.
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  • Profile picture of the author lushonlyfans
    I like subscribing to other newsletters from sites I like and seeing how they make new emails.
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  • Profile picture of the author iDigMark
    Normally, I adopt real life representations of whatever idea I intend to pass with catchy topics.

    For instance, in my last email, I was trying to promote a newsletter that can help someone achieve a goal quick. As such, I thought about a story that relates to the theme, and came up with path of a drunken sailor. This is a catchy topic.

    Now that you've caught their interest, build on the topic and relative it whatever idea you want to pass
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  • Profile picture of the author N1coleW
    From my experience, I'm always trying to change the style of my emails, like create catchy topic of the letter and a story to the main part of the letter
    Sometimes it's good to stay straight and short, it depends on your services or products that you promote and who are your audience
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  • Profile picture of the author RoxanneA
    Not sure what your emails
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  • Profile picture of the author RoxanneA
    No matter what niche, just be yourself! Our subscribers want to know who we are...put a personality to a name to a face.

    Tell your list about yourself, your experiences, random shareable tidbits of info! Tell a joke, tell them whats a funny memory, share insights about who you are. Relate offers to your life, your community, world news. Gifs, animation, videos. It doesnt always have to be text only format!

    Most importantly...have fun with it. It's a conversation really....where you don't have to tell the other person to shush...or just listen! You get to dominate it! LOL...just kidding. Think of it as a conversation, and hopefully it flows from there.
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  • Profile picture of the author chuckholmes
    1. Tell a story
    2. Share a personal experience
    3. Add humor
    4. Do a contest in your email
    5. Ask readers for input

    Those are just a few things I can think of that might help you.
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  • Profile picture of the author oclass app
    You can send different types of topics, learning materials etc in emails and images too.
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  • Profile picture of the author wordpixel
    Originally Posted by JonasBluu View Post

    Hey, how do you 'fresh' your emails up?

    Because my emails got boring recently, and I am talking about one thing again and again. It's fricking boring. Please respond to me. Thanks.
    Could be you're too close it. You know your product-line and/or services so well you maybe forgetting what it's like for someone coming to it for the first time. Perhaps you need to bring in another writer to write the material. This would help bring a new perspective to your marketing emails.
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