What happens when people start following you? You will find yourself needing an email platform˳ I use AWeber however; there are a others to choose from˳
In other segments we talked about “How do I… Blog?” I also walked you through “What happens after you write a Blog? Part One and Part Two”˳ To pick up where we left off, I want to mention you will start gathering a following˳ This is a group of people who are interested in what you have to say˳ Once you start getting these followers you need to organize them˳ How do you organize these people? Well, one way is to use an email platform˳
What is an email platform?
In a nutshell it is a way to store email addresses you get from those interested in following you˳ Once you have emails you can now communicate with these people over and over again˳
Lets say you are writing a blog each day and sharing your knowledge˳ You are doing everything mentioned in the previous articles and now people are following you˳ You now need somewhere to put these interested people so you may continue to connect with them˳ You may want to share special information with just them that you don’t want to share with everyone on the internet˳ How are you going to do this? With a mailing platform˳
There are different companies offering mailing platforms however; the one I use is AWeber˳ They offer a $1 to try them out˳ If you like them, continue to use them˳ If you have another platform and want to try something else, try AWeber, and remember it is $1 for a trial˳ They make it easy to switch with migrate software˳ They also provide step by step instructions for this˳ Find out more here˳
If you are new to email platforms there are a few things you need to know˳ They help you to set up newsletters, collect subscribers and track your progress˳ They also integrate with your Facebook accounts, Twitter feeds, and your blog to allow you easier ways to get your messages out˳
Starting with the newsletters˳ Maybe you want to write something special (an offer, training technique, or just a warm welcome) to the people following you˳ You write a newsletter in your email platform and it will be mailed out to those you choose˳ You can even schedule your message for a certain day if you choose˳ An example would be for Valentines or something – you might not want to send it out in January- so you simple put it in a schedule˳
I don’t know about other platforms so I will tell you about the one I use, AWeber˳ The AWeber platform offers me really cool templates that make my newsletters and blog posts newsletters pop; they become unique to me˳ I love having this ability˳
There is also a feature where I can tell AWeber my blog information and each time I write a new blog they grab it and put it in my mailing list for me˳ No more remembering to do it on my own or spending time doing steps over and over again˳ This saves me probably 10 minutes of time for each post I write˳ I know 10 minutes doesn’t sound like a lot of time but it can be if you forget to copy your posts into the mailing platform, as I have, and you have a bunch to catch up on˳ AWeber simplifies my life˳
Email platforms allow image hosting˳ The images will be stored in a gallery for use whenever you choose˳ The images are added to your masterpiece newsletters by just dragging and dropping them into the messages˳ The images you upload can be moved, resized, and replaced just by clicking˳
One more great feature email platforms offer is Facebook and Twitter help˳ They send your followers a link to your newest information˳ This helps you grow a list (people who follow you) by adding a sign-up to your message˳
I could go on and on about how having an email platform will help you but really you need to try it for yourself˳ I found a few helpful videos that explain how email platforms are a valuable tool for you˳
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