5 Email Ideas When You’re Stuck

Five engaging email ideas to connect with your audience.

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How to Use Email Templates to Streamline Marketing?

Opening: Utilizing templates can simplify the email creation process and maintain consistency. Quote:

'If you want the templates for these emails, go ahead and log into emailmarketingmembership.com. You can literally type in the words off track, the vision, pick a number, whatever, and that template's going to populate directly for you.'

Takeaway: • Save time by using pre-made email templates. • Consistent messaging improves brand recognition. • Access to a library of templates enhances creativity and efficiency.

What is the Benefit of Subscribers Unsubscribing?

Opening: Filtering your audience ensures you're communicating with engaged and interested readers. Quote:

'People will say, no, that's not where I'm going and they'll unsubscribe, which is great. We want people to unsubscribe that are never gonna buy.'

Takeaway: • A smaller, engaged list is more valuable than a larger, disinterested one. • Unsubscribes help maintain list health and improve engagement rates. • Focus your efforts on subscribers who are aligned with your vision.

How to Use Email to Show You're Human?

Opening: Demonstrating your humanity can make your brand more relatable and trustworthy. Quote:

'This email is going to show that you're relatable, that you're human. People just want to buy from humans they trust.'

Takeaway: • Share personal experiences to connect with readers. • Authenticity can enhance trust and customer loyalty. • Humanizing your emails differentiates you from competitors.

Why Encourage Replies from Subscribers?

Opening: Engaging directly with subscribers improves deliverability and builds relationships. Quote:

'We need replies nowadays. It's really, really important to the internet gods that they see us interacting and the audience interacting with us.'

Takeaway: • Replies signal engagement to email service providers. • Encouraging interaction can improve email deliverability. • Builds stronger relationships with your audience through conversation.

How to Create Five Weeks of Newsletter Content?

Opening: Planning ahead with themed emails ensures consistent communication with your audience. Quote:

'So we shared an off-track email, a vision email, pick a number, workspace, and a mini to-do list email. Those are 5 ideas for you. So for the next 5 weeks...you've got 5 newsletters to send.'

Takeaway: • Use themed email ideas to plan future content. • Consistency in emailing maintains audience engagement. • Pre-planning saves time and reduces content creation stress.

How to Inspire with a Mini To-Do List Email?

Opening: Helping your audience stay productive can position you as a valuable resource. Quote:

'Life is hard. It makes it impossible to cross off the to-do list. But we can email our people with kind of a mini to-do list, share a couple to-do's that you think your audience should be doing this week, and encourage them to get that stuff done.'

Takeaway: • Provide actionable tips to add value to your emails. • Encourage productivity by sharing relevant tasks. • Strengthen your role as a helpful guide to your audience.

Why Send a Picture of Your Workspace?

Opening: Giving your audience a behind-the-scenes look can enhance authenticity and connection. Quote:

'Send a picture of your workspace...That's going to show people an inside look at what you do, how you do it, and you can invite them to share their workspace.'

Takeaway: • Sharing personal images builds relatability. • Encourages audience participation and engagement. • Strengthens community by inviting readers to share back.

What is the Pick a Number Email Strategy?

Opening: Engaging your audience through interactive emails can boost engagement and replies. Quote:

'So pick a number, have them pick a number 1 through 100, 1 through 50, whatever you think, and give away something for free...The point of this is to get people excited, get them replying. We need replies nowadays.'

Takeaway: • Use interactive games like 'Pick a Number' to encourage replies. • Offer incentives to increase engagement. • Personal interaction improves email deliverability and audience relationships.

How to Share Your Vision with Readers?

Opening: Communicating your vision helps align your audience with your goals and fosters a stronger connection. Quote:

'Share your vision with your readers. What is the vision you have for them? For example, my vision for you is you make money with email marketing. I don't care about anything else.'

Takeaway: • Clearly articulate your vision to your audience. • Help readers understand how your goals benefit them. • Vision-sharing emails can filter your audience, retaining engaged subscribers.

What is the Off Track Email?

Opening: Sharing personal struggles can build trust with your audience and improve engagement. Quote:

'Share something you're off track with to reassure your reader that it's OK when they drop the ball. It's OK when they're off track. This email is going to show that you're relatable, that you're human. People just want to buy from humans they trust.'

Takeaway: • Be transparent about your challenges to connect with your audience. • Use Off Track emails to reassure readers and build trust. • Humanizing your brand can improve engagement and loyalty.

Episode Info:

Title:
Episode 119: 5 Email Ideas For When You Don’t Know What To Send
Episode Link:
Keywords:
email marketing, content ideas, audience engagement
Episode Air Date:
April 10, 2025

Podcast info:

Show Name:
The Email Sound Booth
Author:
Liz Wilcox
Owner:
Liz Wilcox
Category:
Business

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