Thursday, October 30, 2008

Email Marketing Tips and Resources

By Gibson Maseko

Email marketing is a very popular vehicle of distributing marketing messages on the Internet. Time has proven again and again that email marketing is a very effective way to promote anew product or service. Let's us look closely at the benefits and the downside of using emails in selling products.

Email marketing certainly comes with a slew of benefit that can have a big impact on an online business. This remains the most cost effective way to reach a global audience at lightning speeds. Certainly, this rivals some of the known ways of distributing messages to millions of viewers such as TV or radio, but none can compare to the scope and low cost of sending an email.

One biggest advantage to this form of marketing is the low running cost associated with a campaign. Other forms of advertising can be very costly but email marketing involves very low overheads. A list of recipients is imperative before you can start your campaign. The cost of email distribution is also very low and easily absorbed.

The cost of email marketing is kept to a bare minimum despite the need for the email to be created and any images that may be necessary. This is often used to pay writers and designers who will create some nice ads for you. The cost of hiring an experienced designer or writer is higher. This is because these writers and designers are expected to be able to produce a higher quality of work than those with less experience could produce.

Spamming is one of the biggest setbacks of email marketing. This will have a deadly impact on the business profits. Spam, infiltrating email boxes has become a serious problem for Internet users who are now cautious and suspicious about any email they receive which is unsolicited.

email systems can and will remove all mail s that contains headlines that are similar to spam messages. Those that are not deleted will be deleted by the user for not recognizing the sender. There is a risk that the recipient will report your email marketing message to the relevant authorities for further action if they consider it as spam.

Are you still interested to know how to implement email marketing for your own business? The most important factor to consider is your email distribution list. These would include your former customers, the current and all prospects who have agreed to participate in the mailing list.

It is also imperative you have nicely crafted content to interest the reader. It should put the message across without appearing to be a hard sales pitch. Most email marketers offer some form of incentive for responding to the message. - 15275

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