Editor's Note: This is part 4 of my marketing funnel series. You can read part 3 here. All right, you've created some great content and you're starting to get people to read or consume your content because you've set up your SEO, and they can easily search and find it. The next step is to build your email list. Remember in the first post of this series, when I wrote you … [Read more...] about Marketing Funnel Part 4: Building and Making the Most of Your Email List
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Finding More Readers with Author Freebies and Landing Pages
By now, you've probably heard all about the benefits of having your own email list. It's a way to connect with readers and fans. You can let people know when you're releasing a new book or having a sale. You can work with your superfans and create a Street Team to help you launch your next book. You can ask readers for feedback, or see if people are interested in your next book … [Read more...] about Finding More Readers with Author Freebies and Landing Pages
Setting Up and Building an Email List
Direct marketing is powerful. There's a reason so many people say "the money is in the list." If you can build a mailing list of people who like your work and are willing to pay for it, then it becomes much easier to sell your books and have bigger book launches. With that in mind, here are some tips and resources on how to build a strong mailing list: Setting Up Your List … [Read more...] about Setting Up and Building an Email List
Tips for Getting Opt Ins to Your Email List
I've been doing a lot of research lately about building email lists and writing effective newsletters. Of course, one of the keys is to get people to opt in to your email list. There are a lot of examples and articles about how to entice people to opt in. The most simple way is to have a box on your site where people can sign up (like I do), but it's not necessarily the most … [Read more...] about Tips for Getting Opt Ins to Your Email List