hacking your email content: how to write effective emails fast

Hacking Your Email Content: How to Write Effective Emails

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Who are we?

Carl SednaouiDirector of Marketing at MailCharts@CarlSednaoui

Kristen DunleavyContent Marketing Specialist at AWeber@KristenWritesIt

Brainstorm email content ideas

What makes great email content?

● Content that solves your audience’s biggest challenges and/or answers their burning questions

● If you’re stuck, just ask your audience!

Easy + effective email content ideas

● FAQs about you ● Your best resources● Simple tips for success● A quick survey

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Write great subject lines

Anatomy of a great subject line

● Relevancy ● Clarity● Urgency● Benefits

There’s a tradeoff

● Under 15 characters maximizes your open rate

● 28-39 characters maximizes your click rate

● Short = punchy, creates curiosity● Longer = descriptive, higher intent

There’s a tradeoff

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What are companies doing?

Based on 54,763 emails received in March from 4,332 companies.

Great examples

● Daily Overview○ Burning Man○ Tahoe Keys○ U.S Open

● The Reformation○ STOP IT, SUMMER○ DON’T FIGHT IT○ AS IF

● Etsy○ Your Love Story○ Unplug & Unwind○ Midnight Magic

● Buzzfeed○ That’s Not Good○ Who Does That?○ That’s A Hoot

Repurpose your content

How to repurpose your blog posts

● Choose your best and/or most highly-trafficked posts

● Take the content from those posts and spread it out over 3-5 autoresponder emails

Wait, what’s an autoresponder?

An autoresponder is an email that you schedule ahead of time to send to your new subscribers automatically.

How to create an email course

● Address your audience’s biggest challenges● Shoot for 5-7 lessons● Snackable course: Less than 300 words/email● Long-form course: 500 words or more

Include these in your course

● Evergreen content!● The lesson # in your subject line● Subject lines that reflect what’s inside● Headings to break up chunks of text● Action items for each lesson

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Create curated emails

What’s curated content?

Content curation happens when you sift through the world of content, find information you deem useful and share it with your audience.

Curated email newsletters help you...

● Solve the “I don’t know what to write!” problem● Send emails quickly and easily● Keep your subscribers engaged● Help you become a thought leader

Do’s and don’ts of content curation

● Don’t overdo it● Do add your own spin● Don’t pass off other’s content as your own● Do curate carefully● Don’t share irrelevant articles

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● Top stories in <topic>● Read more on Medium

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● Topical curation○ Price drops○ Outdoor cooking○ Cycling○ Mother’s Day○ Etc

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Write short-form broadcast emails

What’s a broadcast?

Broadcast emails contain time-sensitive content that has an expiration date.

Types of broadcasts

● Promotion● Sale● Event● Industry news● Product update or announcement

Include these in your broadcasts

● Relevant times and dates● High-quality images for promoting products● Clear call-to-action

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