Hello and welcome to Rim Digest, the ezine for
"Responsible Internet Marketers".
Striving to be the BEST resource for Small Biz Owners...
February 19, 2009 volume 9-issue 8
Your editor: Jan Tallent, rimdigest@usa.net
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Today's Issue Contains:
Publisher's Spot
Featured Article: Can You Really Use Articles To Build Your
List?
Positive Quote
Freebie for my subs
Thought to ponder
Feedback
Recommended eZines
Publisher's Goodbye and Legal Stuff
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Featured Article
Can You Really Use Articles To Build Your List?
Getting customers to your site should always be ranked as
high
as the importance of the quality and the excellence of the
product and the services you provide. They should go hand
in hand in providing your customers the satisfaction they
get in exchange for the money they have paid for them.
Customer service should be as fantastic as possible so that
the customers are provided with the same satisfaction.
One of the ways you can combine marketing and customer
service
is through opt-in marketing. With an opt-in list you get the
opportunity to introduce your site and products on a timely
basis. Opt-in marketing strategy is virtually low cost and
is not usually time consuming. Here, you get the consent of
your website visitors to subscribe to your newsletters and
other promotional materials such as catalogs and free
promotions.
Opt-in marketing uses your list of subscribers to send
e-mail to.
These e-mails will contain the materials you will send to
your subscribers. It is essential that you present your
promotional items in a manner that will catch the interest
and the eye of your subscribers to keep them wanting for
more.
The best way to do this is to provide fun, entertaining and
informational articles.
Well written articles full of content and useful information
will help in building your list as more subscribers will be
enticed your list. When they have read the samples of your
contents in your sites, they will be intrigued as to what
will come next. Subscribing to your newsletter will offer
them a glimpse of what you have to offer next.
Many sites and companies have captured the importance of
articles and this also aids in search engine optimization.
As more people are heading towards the internet for their
information needs, serving the right information to them
via articles in your site will increase the flow of your
website traffic.
With more traffic, the percentage of your sales will grow.
More sales turn into more profit.
There is a lot to be said for well written information,
enriched and keyword packed articles for the content of
your site as well as for newsletters. These articles provide
the information many are seeking and if your site has them,
more people will be going to your site for information
and research.
Well written articles would also boost your site's
reputation.
If they are filled with good information you will be
regarded
as well informed and an expert on the subjects that you
tackle.
Your articles must be well researched so that the people
will
trust you. When you have gained their trust, they will
always
come back to you for their needs on that subject.
You must write articles or commission them to tackle
subjects
that are closely connected with your type of business. If
you
have a site for a medicine tackling a certain disease, your
articles must be about the diseases. Or if you sell
materials
for home improvements provide articles with those themes.
Most articles searched for are tips, guidelines, methods,
manuals and such. If you provide these articles to your
customers and you have their trust, they will always go
to your site for help and advice as well as for your
products.
With the loyalty of these customers, they may subscribe to
your opt-in list to receive all the information you have.
If you provide them with the answers for that need, they
will be happy to be receiving your newsletters as well as
other promotional materials to keep them well informed.
Others may even forward your newsletters to other people
when they find a certain article interesting.
You should provide links in your newsletter so that when
people are reading it and want to read more, they may click
on the link and go to your site. With the articles you have
on your site that are good, they may decide to sign up as
well for your opt-in list. This will build your list and
make it bigger.
Make sure to keep your subscribers happy and interested
in your newsletters and promotional materials. Keep on
posting and writing good articles for your site and
newsletter. If you are not interested in writing them
or if you just don’t have the time, there are many
available well experienced and knowledgeable writers
available to help you out. This is an investment that
will pay for itself in time.
Jan Tallent is the editor of Rim Digest eZine at
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and also known as the
Marketing Warrioress at http://marketingwarrioress.com/
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Thought to ponder
I Believe...
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Feedback
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tips
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