Email Marketing

January 26, 2015 by James McAllister 42 Comments

25 Guaranteed Ways To Increase Your Email Opt-Ins

If you’re not building your email list, you’re an idiot.

For most bloggers, the real money isn’t made through your blog. It’s made by promoting products to those who have opted-in to your newsletter. Therefore, your main goal should be to get people onto your email list and into your sales funnel.

However, this is easier said than done. Convincing readers to part with their email is harder than ever before and you’ve really got to go above and beyond your competitors if you want to win your visitor’s emails.

Here are 25 guaranteed ways to increase email opt-ins from your blog. [Read more…]

January 13, 2015 by James McAllister 12 Comments

Your Blog Is NOT A Business

Today I’m going to be completely honest with you, because it’s something many people need to hear.

I don’t care how much your blog is making or who told this to you (even if it was me), your blog is not a business. Not at all. So quit calling it one!

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January 5, 2015 by James McAllister 13 Comments

Should You Use Email Pop-Ups? Do Pop-ups Actually Work?

Some of you are going to hate me for this.

You’ll think I’ve really screwed up.

You’ll think I’ve finally crossed over to the dark side.

But what actually happened was I finally put a real pop-up on my site. Yes, you read that right. I added a big giant box that pops up in your face and encourages you to sign up for my email newsletter.

And doing so was one of the best decisions I’ve made in a while. I know it’s a controversial subject, so let’s decide. Should you actually use pop-up forms? [Read more…]