Easy Email Marketing with Yael Keon

Wanting to increase the numbers and types of emails you are sending but are concerned about the number of emails your subscribers may get? A preferences centre might just be the solution you need! In this episode, I’m breaking down how a preferences centre can help transform your email strategy and keep your subscribers happy. You’ll learn: How a preferences centre customises the subscriber experi...

It’s the end of financial year here in Australia and the time we all step back to look at the key numbers in our businesses. And your email marketing numbers should definitely be included in your analysis. No, I’m not talking about your opens, clicks, unsubscribes and bounces here. Instead we want to know exactly how much revenue email marketing has contributed to your bottom line and (even cooler...

In the last 2 years since my last behind the scenes episode, a lot has changed in my business and therefore the way I have used email marketing has too. Now with dozens of different offers with The Email Marketing Superstore, selling more frequently is crucial to my business growth. But, of course, I don’t want to be sending a mass sales email every day. But just because I don’t have any campaigns...

“Selling is a Service” <<< That’s all well and good to say but when it comes to crunch time during that promotion or sale, simply repeating that statement to yourself is not going to cut it. It’s kind of like saying willpower is the way to develop habits - simply just not enough. The question then comes up - what can I do when I am feeling those selling mindset wobbles? In this episode, I...

Let’s take a little step back and look at the big picture of email marketing and how to get started. Even if you do have some of your email marketing setup please don’t disregard this episode, as you may find you have missed a crucial step. Or perhaps you’ve done the first 5 but are missing out on the true potential of email marketing by stopping where you have. Email marketing is definitely one o...

Getting those first email subscribers can be daunting. Not only do you have that worry about why would anyone sign up to my email list but you also have some tech setup to deal with. Inside this episode, you’ll learn: How to create a compelling reason for someone to sign up to your list (even if you don’t have a lead magnet) Where and how to add forms on your website The biggest mistakes to avoid...

ANNOUNCEMENT - The new FREE course Get Started with Email Marketing is here. With almost 2 hours of video trainings, divided into bite sized chunks you’ll be ready to take action today. Understand what email marketing really is (Hint: It isn’t just newsletters) Get the 8 steps to implementing your email marketing strategy Have your burning questions answered through the ever-expanding FAQs section...

Email newsletters are dead. And, no, I that doesn’t mean I am burning my business to the ground. Because email marketing does not equal email newsletters. Email newsletters were the way people were using email marketing 20 years ago. A few things have changed since then… No one would have expected social media not to have changed in the last 5 minutes, yet somehow they get stuck in the mindset of...

Don’t think you are a good writer? Then this podcast episode is for you! The truth is anyone can be a good writer. It just takes time, practice and a little guidance. The good news? Email is the perfect place to practice your writing as it isn’t so “public”. It is with your trusted audience so you can use this space to get better and better. So please don’t let the mi...

Want a quick tip that with save you your sanity when using your email marketing software? Listen in! I see it all the time. Someone starts with a shiny new email marketing software and at the beginning it’s clean and easy. You have only one or two forms, lists or groups and a couple of automations. But then you add another lead magnet. Or you want to send different emails to different groups. Or y...

Yes, we all want “pretty” emails. But what is more important - having your subscribers be able to engage with the email easily and take the action you want them to take or pretty? No brainer that it’s option A as the purpose of email marketing is to communicate something important with your leads, clients and customers. So we need to think of this first and foremost. But what you need to know is t...

Here we are - 100 episodes and almost 3 years into The Easy Email Marketing podcast! Reaching this milestone has given me a moment to pause and reflect on my business journey so far and I felt really led to speak on some of the lessons I have learnt along the way. Inside this episode I discuss: My business journey so far and the mistakes I have made along the way How my ADHD diagnosis changed ever...

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you will have heard something about Google and Yahoo’s Email Authentication Changes which came into effect this month (Feb 2024). This has sent the internet in a frenzy with people going into panic over what needs to happen. And some creators really haven’t helped with this. Well first I’m here to reassure you that if you haven’t got it sorted out yet that y...

Overwhelmed by the idea of creating content for your business? Then listen in! In this episode I am joined by Jenny De Lacy of Talking Digital who is known for her content expertise which is why she was the perfect person to bring on board to help you breakthrough some of your content blocks. Inside this episode we discuss: How we overestimate what our audience knows and doesn’t know Why just brai...

Stop wishing & hoping that whatever email list size you have will result in magically achieving your sales goals this year. Because it’s not magic. It’s actually just maths. In this episode, I’m sharing with you how to calculate exactly how many subscribers you need to reach your big, hairy, audacious goals this year. And your realistic ones here. You’ll learn how to calculate your email subsc...

Happy new year and welcome to another year of the Easy Email Marketing podcast. Hopefully you have already identified email marketing as one of your core business strategies that you continue to pay attention to each and every year - not just as a once off. But this doesn’t mean that you don’t have a lot of things you want to achieve this year. So how can you improve your email marketing without f...

As we are barrelling into Christmas, school holidays and trying to get everything wrapped up while still battling school concerts, Christmas parties and the last minute shopping, you may be dreaming of that moment when you can finally put your feet up with a glass of wine and take a breathe. But what about your business? How can you take that time off while still showing up for your subscribers, c...

A must listen, this episode goes through all you need to know about the email marketing software and tech updates that have happened over 2023 and some important changes coming in early 2024. From minor campaign edit capabilities to major pricing & plan structure changes, I have you covered. First is the most important part where I explain some big changes coming to the requirements Google Mai...

There’s a lot you can do with email marketing. But I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again - you should not attempt to do everything at once. Email marketing is all about layers and strategic priorities but it can be confusing as to where you should focus your attention next. Inside this episode, I share my recommended order of operations aka what you should do next. We begin with the essentials a...

It’s the side of email marketing that everyone seems to forget yet it can provide the best customer service, sales conversions AND make your life a heck of a lot easier through automating or eliminating your admin. It’s the emails you said after you have made the sake - aka The Post Purchase Experience. Inside this episode, I’m sharing the 4 different types of emails you should be sending after th...

Content marketing is one of the BEST strategies you can use to grow your email list - not to mention having something to send. Not only does it provide a catch-free way of learning about you, your business but it also gives you an easy way for your business to be discovered. In this episode, you’ll learn: How content marketing can help you grow your email list and build trust with your audience Wh...

Whether you call it a webinar, a training, a masterclass or a workshop - you always have the goal of getting as many people as possible signing up and watching. And email marketing of course plays a huge role in this. Not only do you use it to invite existing subscribers but you have confirmation emails, reminder emails and replay emails to send. Many people just stick to the basics but there are...

If you are in business you know that understanding your target market is crucial to your success. After all, you need to deliver what your audience wants to have them buy from you. But so many of the target market training out there either focus on building customer avatars and completing epic worksheets. Or going full tilt into surveys or interviews or other intensive research processes. While th...

Does it feel like your email list is growing in slow motion? When you first begin focusing on growing your list, the subscribers seem to just flow in easily. But then it just slows… Totally normal. That just means you need to keep reviewing what you are doing, mixing things up a bit and just getting more proactive. In this episode, I’m sharing 10 ways you can boost your list growth. From lead magn...

Finally it’s the course creators turn. (Or membership owners, or digital downloads stores, or online programs deliverers). Basically if you are selling scalable offers, this podcast episode is for you if you want help making the decision about the best email marketing software for you. (E-commerce was covered back in episode 78 and services in episode 84) In this episode, I compare the email marke...