Monday, April 26, 2010

The Three-Step Newsletter Creation Process

A newsletter is a very good way of promoting your business. It helps you connect with your prospects on a regular basis and build a stronger relationship with them. But so many people find the whole process tiresome and uninteresting. Well, it does not have to.

Every time you send your newsletter to your subscribers, you further strengthen the bond between you and them. The subscribers will receive quality information which is sent to their inboxes on a regular basis ; they will subsequently appreciate your efforts and regard you as an authoritative figure in your niche.

The Web has become overfilled with people selling nothing but junk to their unquestioning customers. This made people very wary of buying anything from anyone with whom they are not well acquainted. To avoid being in such unfortunate position, you can start a newsletter. Your primary goal will be getting people to opt in to the newsletter rather than buy directly. Research has shown that only few people would buy on their first visit.

These steps are intended to help you kickstart your newsletter success :

Find a good title. Finding a good title for your newsletter is an important stage in its creation. What your prospects are going to see first is your newsletter title, not its content. So, if they get intrigued and tempted by the title, they will opt in. Otherwise, they will simply dismiss it. Pick a title that is enticing and descriptive of your newsletter content as well.

Choose a suitable format. I used the word suitable intentionally because there are three newsletter formats and each format is suitable for one purpose and not for another. In order to find the format that serves you the best, you need to consider your needs and the features you want included in your newsletter. Then you try to find which format provides for those needs.

Generate content. Probably the most difficult task newsletter publishers face is generating good content on a regular basis. Some publishers may feel that they have run out of things to tell their subscribers about or just feel uninspired to write about anything. One way to avoid such a situation is by turning back to article directories where you can grab some free content that is of decent quality.

Stop by John Khon's site tips for newsletters where you can find out all about creating html newsletters.

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