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Avoid these email mistakes at all costs!

by WarriorForum.com Administrator
26 replies
Ever wondered why your email marketing efforts aren't getting the results you hoped for? You might be making some common mistakes without even realizing it.
  1. Buying a list
  2. All-image, no-text emails
  3. Batch and blast
  4. No opt-down options

What do you think? Chime in.
#avoid #costs #email #mistakes
  • Profile picture of the author Jamell
    So do you get your emails organically ? My answer to your last question is to never copy emails .Create emails that are unique but Targeted
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    • Profile picture of the author Mamymilan60
      Originally Posted by Jamell View Post

      So do you get your emails organically ? My answer to your last question is to never copy emails .Create emails that are unique but Targeted
      There are mailers who just send offers to their lists and get a decent number of conversions. It depends on the size of your lists. We are in the ChatGPT's era so you may not need to duplicate email content anymore.
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  • Profile picture of the author JustinBrooke
    Originally Posted by WarriorForum.com View Post

    1. Buying a list
    2. All-image, no-text emails
    3. Batch and blast
    4. No opt-down options

    What do you think? Chime in.
    Definitely a good starter list.

    I would also add...

    Don't re-upload your unsubscribed lists and re-mail them
    Don't use "noreply@" email addresses as your reply-to email
    Don't change your from name
    Don't use really long subject lines

    Just a few of the hard lessons I've had to learn in my 20yrs of marketing via email.
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  • Profile picture of the author Princess Balestra
    Most people open emails from othah people they know.

    Fam. Friends. Work. Appointments. Cat Sex.

    (Aaaawkay: jus' jokin' 'bout that las' one.)

    Point is: evrywan gaht way more important stuff gowin' ahn most days othah than yr stoopid emails bcs FAM FRIENDS APPOINTMENTS CAT SEX To-Do-list-stuffs to figure more instantly than your, frankly bizarre, waste-of-time summons.

    So you gotta git OPPORTUNE & sumways PERSNL -- or you instuntly CACKOED.

    Same rools as DATIN'.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mohamed Karbbout
    I couldn't agree more. Buying an email list is a waste of time...
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  • Profile picture of the author CheckmateAdsAgency01
    True, after doing many Email marketing, i agree with you for those 4 mistakes
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  • Profile picture of the author nicenet
    Hello,

    How are you all?

    I just started my newsletter and I intend to build my email list "organically". I know with time, I will have five hundred genuine email lists..
    Thank you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Thuru
    I only open mail what i trust. Sometimes you see mail whats from unknown people or whatever what looks not real, so i skip that.

    I know that there excist monetizing to open mails or doing something with hose mails. However i do nothing with that. There are better ways to monetize.
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  • Profile picture of the author oliversmithos
    I think email marketing is too old fashioned now. most people do not even open emails because they are so busy with their own work.
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  • Profile picture of the author Aupar Bishmoy
    Well I tried no text, Only text emails and it didn't work. I guess this is the reason why
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  • Profile picture of the author Jamell
    How can you build an Email list without buying 1 other than doing it manually.

    To answer your question I made a few big mistakes when I first started email marketing like using generic email copy swipes .
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  • Profile picture of the author raynic
    This is good especially for newbies who are just starting out.

    I am adding one more point to your list:
    • Not cleaning your email list just because they were organically collected via opt-in forms.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cards
    you start by finding a good base
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  • Profile picture of the author LilyJone
    Create a unique theme and strategy each time you go for email marketing!
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  • Profile picture of the author fareedisofficial
    I think that's correct, we should also avoid spammy email.s
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  • Profile picture of the author Princess Balestra
    The yooniversally true AIDA marketin'/copywritin'/evrythin' rool says:

    start yr emails with sumthin' like

    WATCHUP! YOU TOTAL SPAZZHOLE!

    But the eye is kindah to your most benefishl fyootyoore than you might evah wanna know when the spirit of Consoomate WankPlannit compels you to act ginsta yr bettah judgemailynt.

    "We automated everything on Chimpbrain -- and the guaranteed onslaught of happy buyers NEVER SHOWED!!! What is going on with their algorithm hell? Don't they understand WOODEN TEETH are making an ANTI-TECH comeback?"
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  • Profile picture of the author acchao
    This is a good question with lots of tips, thank you for sharing!

    Here's my add-on when it comes to email marketing:

    1. Use 2-step email confirmation to increase email delivery rate and reduce spam mail.

    2. Clean your email list - Removed soft/hard bounce list, or list that has not been opening up your email for 120 days to save some cost to maintain a healthy delivery rate.

    3. Optimize your welcome email, because it's going to be one of the highest open rate compare to your 2nd and 3rd email onwards. Make your welcome email friendly, warmth and create anticipation!

    4. Get people to reply your email! Email service provider sees it as an engagement and you're more likely to land your email to their inbox instead of promotional/spam box next time when you broadcast your mailing list.
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  • Profile picture of the author Legitsms
    make sure to setup DKIM and the rest
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  • Profile picture of the author Mamymilan60
    Buying lists is not a mistake. Monetizing purchased data requires resources, tools, experience, testing, and some technical knowledge. Of course, the vast majority of people don't have that, so the easiest thing to say is that buying lists is a waste of time.

    I admit that sending to purchased lists is not as easy as sending to built lists. You need to get around ISPs rules, which requires real geniuses to succeed at. But that doesn't mean it doesn't work. In fact, it does.
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    • Profile picture of the author JadeT
      Indeed. Personally thinking, it can be said that its harder to make the purchased lists work than built lists
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  • Profile picture of the author FableKeeper
    Another one - don't use AI for outreach.
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  • Profile picture of the author spartan14
    Well at point 2 you said : all image and no text
    Its posible to send only image emails ?
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  • Profile picture of the author Mamymilan60
    He means when the text is part of the image, rather than in the body of the email.

    Yes, I receive many promotional messages like this on my personal email account.
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  • Profile picture of the author johnnguyen91
    You are right: I have made these mistakes, and paid a heavy price for them.
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  • Profile picture of the author conquest99999
    I don't think that number 1 is wrong. In my opinion buying lists can make you a boatload of money.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sohan PoperAI
    Agreed! All these things kill email marketing.
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