Email Marketing: How to Create an Email Autoresponder Series
You have probably heard countless Internet marketing gurus talk about how, “the money is in the list,” and how, “the money is actually in the relationship you have with your list,” but do you ever hear about exactly how to create a solid relationship with your list? Well, that’s the purpose of this article. I am going to walk you through how to create an email autoresponder series to purposefully ‘drip’ information to them, but also create a relationship with them so that they get to know who you are, the caliber of the information you share and how you and your products or services can be of benefit them.
Here’s a plan for a seven message series to introduce yourself to your subscribers and warm up the relationship with them.
Message #1: Introduction—Set subscribers expectations, begin to establish rapport
You do not want your subscriber to unsubscribe from your list the moment they receive their ‘freemium,’ download. Introduce yourself in a friendly, personable way that shares your personality. Make an effort to establish trust and rapport with your subscriber. Remember that this is a one to one relationship.
In this email you must let them know how often you will be sending emails, whether or not you will be promoting offers to them, and how they cna contact you if they should need to do so.
Message #2: Remind subscriber who you are—re-send information about their free download
As you write this message, keep in mind that you are writing this message to one person. Be yourself and step away from your role as a sales person and step into the process of finding out what your subscribers want and need.
Message #3: Provide useful content
Share some content that would be useful to your target audience. Give them a taste of what is available through your paid products. Invite them to visit your website to discover specific resources that might be helpful to them.
Message #4: Mention the kinds of products you will be promoting—include testimonials
Now you can begin to move more into talking about your products and services but without being too pushy or promotional. When you include testimonials, your subscribers will be able to learn how others feel about your products. This is important social proof, that will help establish your credibility.
Message #5: More useful content
Use this message to share more useful content with your subscribers. Ask for their feedback about what they’d like to see or receive from you.
Message #6: Promote your products
As you begin to build rapport with your subscribers you can begin to promote your products and services. Make sure that you have set the expectations when they subscribed so they are prepared for what they are going to get.
Message #7: More free content
This, of course, won’t be the last message they receive from you, but this message ends the initial auto-responder series. Invite them back to your site.
Marketing experts have said that it takes between seven and ten, ‘touches,’ before a new prospect will consider buying from you. Creating a series of email messages provides an opportunity for the first of those touches. I want to mention how important it is for you to remember that your list represents people not just numbers. The money that you are so eager to earn comes from people, so the better you get at putting them at ease, trusting what you say and liking you as person, the more comfortable they will be when it comes to spending their money.
Email marketing is a crucial component of your Internet marketing plan. Visit, http://mcreasite.com/blog for more tips and strategies for growing your business online today.


21. Sep, 2011 