Comments on: 7 Common E-newsletter Pitfalls to Avoid http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/ Web design and marketing tips, reviews and thoughts. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christopher http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-61860 Christopher Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:42:38 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/#comment-61860 Hi! Yours tips are great, especially for someone like me :) who is actually planning to send my 1st e-newsletter. After I read your article, I had to go through a "re-thinking" process of what I was about to do. Thanks ;) Hi! Yours tips are great, especially for someone like me :) who is actually planning to send my 1st e-newsletter. After I read your article, I had to go through a “re-thinking” process of what I was about to do.

Thanks ;)

]]> By: Char http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-10149 Char Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:54:07 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/#comment-10149 Aaron - I love how sometimes you just have to get back ups for your advice before clients get it. Thanks for the reinforcement! Kian Ann - I hope this was an inspiration to you to put your e-newsletter campaign back on track! Thanks for stopping in. Aaron – I love how sometimes you just have to get back ups for your advice before clients get it. Thanks for the reinforcement!

Kian Ann – I hope this was an inspiration to you to put your e-newsletter campaign back on track! Thanks for stopping in.

]]> By: Kian Ann http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-10128 Kian Ann Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:19:38 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/#comment-10128 Char, My greatest pitfall - not sending any newsletters in the first place! Seriously, as you may know I have an e-course on my blog, but I've not been following up with newsletters. Well I should, but I'm not. Perhaps the "pitfall", would be not having a plan to start with. Like every blog, I think every newsletter series should start with plans. What are you going to email to these people, and how often? :) Char,

My greatest pitfall – not sending any newsletters in the first place! Seriously, as you may know I have an e-course on my blog, but I’ve not been following up with newsletters. Well I should, but I’m not.

Perhaps the “pitfall”, would be not having a plan to start with. Like every blog, I think every newsletter series should start with plans. What are you going to email to these people, and how often? :)

]]> By: Aaron Weiche | Prime Blog http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-10109 Aaron Weiche | Prime Blog Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:52:08 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/#comment-10109 Perfect Char ... a list, from somewhere else than my mouth, for my clients to learn why to quit the mass send and utilize a tool built for email campaigns, lead generation, customer touchpoints and relationship management. Perfect Char … a list, from somewhere else than my mouth, for my clients to learn why to quit the mass send and utilize a tool built for email campaigns, lead generation, customer touchpoints and relationship management.

]]> By: Char http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-10098 Char Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:02:17 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/#comment-10098 Leigh - one of the reasons I really like Constant Contact is for the stats tracking. I like being able to see exactly who opened the email, who clicked through and what the response rate was. Ed - you are one the people I know who has really learned to use ezines to their max potential! Keep up the great work. Leigh – one of the reasons I really like Constant Contact is for the stats tracking. I like being able to see exactly who opened the email, who clicked through and what the response rate was.

Ed – you are one the people I know who has really learned to use ezines to their max potential! Keep up the great work.

]]> By: Edward Mills http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-10095 Edward Mills Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:09:10 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/#comment-10095 And I was just starting to discover blogs four years ago. I was still in the dark ages... I mean alternative market segment of ezines! (Just kidding of course. I truly LOVE my ezine audience). And I was just starting to discover blogs four years ago. I was still in the dark ages… I mean alternative market segment of ezines! (Just kidding of course. I truly LOVE my ezine audience).

]]> By: Leigh http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-10066 Leigh Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:08:48 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/#comment-10066 Some great points there. It can be easy to miss some small details that are so important when sending out your newsletters. Not so much a pitfall, but a handy point is to some how track the stats of your newsletter, how many are reading, and what exactly are they clicking through on. Can be very handy to know what is the best material to include for maximum results. Thanks for joining the new carnival Char :-) Some great points there. It can be easy to miss some small details that are so important when sending out your newsletters.

Not so much a pitfall, but a handy point is to some how track the stats of your newsletter, how many are reading, and what exactly are they clicking through on. Can be very handy to know what is the best material to include for maximum results.

Thanks for joining the new carnival Char :-)

]]> By: Char http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-10047 Char Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:01:10 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/#comment-10047 Ed - Four years ago I was here, but working in a partial vacuum as I hadn't really discovered the power of blogging yet. Thanks for stopping in today. Ed – Four years ago I was here, but working in a partial vacuum as I hadn’t really discovered the power of blogging yet. Thanks for stopping in today.

]]> By: Edward Mills http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-10045 Edward Mills Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:14:03 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/#comment-10045 Great tips Char. I've been guilty of all of them at one time or another in the four years that I've been publishing the Evolving Times Ezine! Where were you four years ago? Great tips Char. I’ve been guilty of all of them at one time or another in the four years that I’ve been publishing the Evolving Times Ezine! Where were you four years ago?

]]> By: Karin H. http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-10036 Karin H. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:01:24 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/7-common-e-newsletter-pitfalls-to-avoid/#comment-10036 Hi Char Funny, synchronisity again! am sending out our monthly newsletter this very moment! Your tips are great, and proud to say I think we tick all the boxes. Can I add another tip? I'm using Groupmail5 (free version) that allows you to add 100 address in one group, but unlimited number of groups. At the moment I have 6 groups (5 of 100, 1 of 65) and although it takes a little more effort (re-sending the newsletter once a group has finished) the software allows you to embed pictures (because it uses HTML codes etc). I track the stats by having a statcoutner code embedded in the code too. Works a treat for us ;-) Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business) Hi Char

Funny, synchronisity again! am sending out our monthly newsletter this very moment!
Your tips are great, and proud to say I think we tick all the boxes.
Can I add another tip? I’m using Groupmail5 (free version) that allows you to add 100 address in one group, but unlimited number of groups. At the moment I have 6 groups (5 of 100, 1 of 65) and although it takes a little more effort (re-sending the newsletter once a group has finished) the software allows you to embed pictures (because it uses HTML codes etc). I track the stats by having a statcoutner code embedded in the code too.
Works a treat for us ;-)

Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)

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