Increase your open rates for your follow-up emails
If your open rates are lower than you would like, here are 10 easy ways to improve them.
1. Keep Your List Fresh
You’ve
probably heard the advice that it’s important to email your
subscribers on a consistent basis so your list doesn’t go stale.
But
even so, over time, email subscribers can still go stale. Some people may have
changed email accounts, or maybe they just aren’t interested in your brand
anymore.
If you
are trying to revive a cold list, try conducting a survey. In exchange for
answering your questions, they get a free gift (like a $5 gift card, for
example).
2. Segment Your List
When people decide whether or not to open an email, one
of the most important factors is whether or not they think the email is
relevant to them.
Lyris found
that 39% of marketers who segmented their email lists experienced higher open
rates, 28% experienced lower unsubscribe rates, and 24% experienced better deliverability
and greater revenue.
3. Avoid Spam Filters
Spam filters
have gotten more sophisticated in the past several years, but they’re still not
perfect. Your emails–even your best emails–can still get caught in the dreaded
spam folder, never to see the light of day.
If you
want to maximize the reach of your email marketing campaigns, you’ll need to do
everything possible in order to avoid being flagged as spam.
4. Perfect Your Timing
Timing
can have a huge effect on whether or not your subscribers open your emails, so
think carefully about what time and day you send your emails out.
But the
bottom line on email send time is
this: imagine a day in the life of your particular audience.
All of
these questions will help you decide on the best time to send your emails.
5. Make Your Subject Line Stand Out
When it comes to email open rates, your subject lines
are everything. Your
job is to make your subject lines stand out.
Companies
have used email marketing for years, often copying the same subject line
formulas. As a result, these common subject lines are often filtered out as
white noise.
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