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email marketing is widely used by companies to advertise products and services.If you aim to get optimal results with your email marketing campaign your first step should be trying to avoid some common mistakes. To help you with this, here are the most common errors when creating an emailing campaign:
Not having an opt-in emailing listEmail marketers that choose to purchase the email marketig lists instead of building them up are risking their reputation.The reputation is extremely important today as more and more users choose reputation-based filtering systems, instead of content-based filtering systems.
Weak "from" and "subject" linesChoosing the right "subject" line and making sure you get recognized in the "from" line is essential for the success of your email marketing campaign.The subject line must be concise and to the point and should not contain too many capital letters and exclamation points as they annoy the readers.
Not calling to actionCalling to action is actually the reason youre sending the emailing campaign. Include a link to a landing page using such words like learn more, click here to order, for more information click here. Avoid introducing the link to your website as an image, because images are blocked by many email service providers, you should include it in text format.
Too many imagesToo many images can increase the downloading time.In this case the recipients might close the page and the efficacy of your direct emailing campaign might be at risk.
Long, hard to scan emailLong emails are ineffective for email marketing campaigns.Besides being relevant to the subscribers, a marketing email must be concise and well structured, as it is usual that a reader scans the email before reading it.A common technique to make the reading more enjoyable is the use of bullets and subtitles.
Inefficient frequencyThe frequency of sending promotional emails is a delicate matter, depending on the goal of the email marketing campaign.Sending emails too often might cause your subscribers want to unsubscribe; sending them too rarely will make your recipients forget you.
No unsubscribe linkIncluding the unsubscribing link when creating an email marketing campaign is extremely important as it allows uninterested readers to easily unsubscribe and prevents them from reporting you as a spammer that might bring to you losing your email marketing list.
Not providing useful information along with the promotional materialYou'll get better results with your email marketing campaign if you provide some curious information related to the products you sell.
Misspelled words and dead linksMisspelled words and dead links are a sign of unprofessionalism.Before sending your email marketing campaign, make sure you have verified there are no such errors in your copy.