Tips for successful email marketing
- Use personalisation for added attention
- Keep subject lines short
- Keep the formatting simples and easy on the eye
- Ask subscribers to add your address to their “safe list” or “white list” of approved email senders
- Create a clear "call to action" make sure recipients know what you expect them
to do
- List content/topics so they are seen at the top of the page
- Keep message size between 20k and 50k as the majority of spam emails weigh in at less than 20k
- Make sure it is easy for people to unsubscribe and remove themselves from your distribution list.
- Tone of the email should be friendly, helpful and informative
- Include your company name
- Highlight the benefit of your offer in the subject line
- Consider reminding the recipient that they requested this newsletter/information. This can be done in the “subject” field, to encourage them to read the email
- Become a member of the Internet Service Provider feedback loops
- Run your email through a mail filter before sending the campaign
- Use a signature, spam filters appreciate this and will give you credit points.