{"id":101,"date":"2014-06-02T16:53:40","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T20:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/?p=101"},"modified":"2025-04-16T14:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T18:18:32","slug":"email-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/email-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Lists in a Nutshell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether your business is brick-and-mortar or entirely online, it is essential that you gather customers\u2019 email addresses and keep an organized list. By sending emails, you develop a more personal relationship with your customers. You also remind them that your business is there. <\/span><\/p>\n

Email lists<\/a> are a great way to keep customers updated with what you\u2019re up to. Plus they are great at informing them about any promotions or special events to get them back to your business. Which is why list building<\/a> is so important.\u00a0 According to Social Triggers<\/span><\/a><\/span>, when it comes to attracting clicks on links to your website, email consistently out-performs social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Person<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re trying to get a customer\u2019s email address at your store, you cannot merely ask, \u201cdo you want to join our mailing list?\u201d Most customers will have no interest in joining your list if they feel you’ll just be adding spam to their inboxes. <\/span>When acquiring email address from face-to-face customers, never make it seem like you\u2019re asking permission. With confidence and the right phrasing, you\u2019ll be able to build up your email list from new and repeat customers who walk through your door. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Online<\/span><\/h2>\n

On the other hand, if your business is online, Social Triggers<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0lists two crucial tips for increasing your number of email subscribers. First, you need to ensure that your opt-in forms are located in the right places on your website; and second, you need to eliminate clutter in your web design that will drive away potential customers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Choose a provider, and start an email list today<\/span><\/h2>\n

Email lists are an easy, cost-effective tool. Every business should be using, and you’d only\u00a0be hurting yourself<\/em>\u00a0if you don’t have one.
\nIf you’re looking for an email marketing provider to try out, you can view some\u00a0comparisons here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you have a favorite email list provider? Share it in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This article explains some of the benefits of using email lists. It also touches on how to get started wit using your own email list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":8703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2579],"tags":[2587],"class_list":["post-101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marketing","tag-email"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Jessica Huhn","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38684,"href":"https:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions\/38684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/referralrock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}