Email Marketing Experiments 🧪: Email Marketing Strategies for Business Owners, Service Providers & Freelancers

Most people use AI for email marketing the wrong way , throwing a prompt at it and hoping for the best. Meera Kothand, AI marketing systems strategist and author of over 10 self-published books with thousands of copies sold, built a completely different system. In this episode, she walks through the end-to-end AI workflow she uses to generate email ideas, interview herself, evaluate drafts, and se...

You have thousands of followers on Instagram. Hundreds of subscribers on YouTube. A growing LinkedIn newsletter. But if those platforms disappeared tomorrow, what would you have left? Lydia George , digital strategist, senior social media professional at Selar, and one of the sharpest voices in the creator economy says the answer is simple: your email list. It is the only place where you truly own...

In a world where everyone seems to be using AI for everything, Dr. Sapphire has a very clear line. She knows exactly where AI helps her do more and exactly where she minimises her use of AI. In this special role-reversal episode, Dr. Sapphire becomes the guest as Mmesoma,pharmacist, e-commerce email copywriter, and Email Clinic community member of the month takes over as host. Together they dig in...

What does it look like when a proven email launch strategy stops working and the person behind it decides to play her way back to her best results yet? Liz Wilcox , the Fresh Princess of Email Marketing, keynote speaker, and the woman behind a $9 membership that has generated multiple six figures , shares the full behind-the-scenes of her 13th Christmas in July Annual Pass sale. A tiered waitlist,...

Most people learn email marketing by watching videos, taking courses, and consuming content. Hadiatullah Olaitan, email copywriter, content strategist, and founder of a LinkedIn-to-email revenue system , says that is only half the education. The other half happens when you get your hands dirty. When you make mistakes, fix them, and learn things no course will ever teach you. In this episode, Hadia...

If you've ever wondered which email sequences actually move the needle in your business, this episode is for you. Breanna Owen, email strategist and copywriter, joins Dr. Sapphire to break down the 5 essential email sequences every business should have, and why your post-purchase emails are the real key to customer retention, repeat sales, and brand loyalty. You'll learn how to build smart, human-...

What does email marketing actually look like behind the scenes of our brand? Not the highlight reel , the real numbers, the experiments that worked, the ones that did not, and the honest lessons that came out of it all. In this episode, Dr. Sapphire takes you inside Sapphire Learning Hub's Q2 email marketing report covering April, May, and June 2026. From gaining 654 new subscribers through a majo...

Most people create a freebie, slap it on their website, and wonder why nobody is signing up. Samantha Burmeister,founder of Nomad Copy Agency and copywriter behind multiple seven-figure client launches, says the problem is almost never the freebie itself. It is the system around it. In this episode, she breaks down the two-part funnel that has helped her attract email subscribers and convert them...

What if you could add over 300 people to your email list in a single month without running a single ad, creating anything from scratch, or spending more than a week on execution? In this solo episode, Dr. Sapphire breaks down the exact collaboration strategy she used in March 2026 to grow her list by 307 people, using the International Women's Day as the hook, eight community partners as the distr...

Most welcome sequences tell people about you. Kristin Lawton's welcome sequence lets people build something with you. Kristin,Chief Brand Mixologist at District Brand Bar, with 20+ years in brand strategy across politics, PR, and nonprofit communications built a 60-email choose-your-own-adventure welcome series where new subscribers "enter the bar," pick a base spirit, flavour, cocktail style, and...

Most email marketers are searching for the perfect strategy to increase their open rates and click rates. Tayler Cusick Hollman believes they're asking the wrong question. In this episode, marketing consultant, educator, and founder of the marketing platform Enji shares the real email marketing experiments she's run inside her own business, from haiku-style emails and engagement-based segmentation...

Most people believe they need a massive email list before email marketing starts generating meaningful revenue. Podcast coach Andi Smiley believes the opposite. In this episode, Andi shares how she filled every spot in a brand-new offer using a relatively small email list, two emails a week, and zero sales calls. She also explains why storytelling, not hard selling, has become the foundation of he...

Most people treat email marketing as its own separate thing. David Guttman,serial entrepreneur, business strategist, and mentor to CEOs of eight-figure companies says that is exactly the problem. In this episode, the man who has built, scaled, and exited multiple eight and nine figure companies across 40+ industries breaks down the data-driven, persona-led, omni-channel approach that has driven re...

Most people think of a newsletter as just another piece of content to keep up with. Onikepo Omotade,business coach and host of the Grow with Kepo podcast thinks of hers as a product with one specific job: helping her audience turn their annual salary into their monthly salary. That single shift in mindset changed everything. In this episode, she breaks down how she went from years of false starts...

In 2025, Adam Schaeuble did something most email marketers would never dare to do. He deleted every funnel and lead magnet he had ever built and started promoting his weekly newsletter as the only opt-in. The result? Over 2,000 new subscribers, a 70% open rate, and a list full of people who actually want his emails. In this episode, the podcasting business coach and host of Podcasting Business Sch...

What happens when you do everything right, the segmentation, the re-engagement, the strategy and the results still don't follow? In this episode, Monica Badiu, a conversion strategist, sales copywriter, and email marketing specialist for course creators pulls back the curtain on two of the most revealing email experiments of her career. One Black Friday campaign that came within $5,000 of six figu...

Summer is coming and your email list does not have to suffer for it. In this solo episode, Dr. Sapphire breaks down her practical email marketing summer plan for three types of business owners: the ones who want to disappear completely, the ones who want to stay somewhat visible, and the ones who just want to rest without abandoning their audience. Whether you are a mom juggling school holidays an...

If you have been sitting on the idea of starting your email list or you have a list gathering dust and no idea where to begin, this episode is your starting gun. In this solo episode, Dr. Sapphire breaks down her exact 7-day step-by-step plan to go from zero to a fully set-up, ready-to-grow email list. No fluff, no overwhelm, just one clear action per day so that by the end of the week, your email...

In this episode, Daniel Daines-Hutt, head of content at Zero to Mastery and founder of AMycontent.com shares the lead magnet strategy that accidentally changed his business forever. From missing 30,000 opt-ins on a viral blog post to building a system that converts 83 out of every 100 readers into email subscribers, Daniel breaks down the Hyper-Specific Offer (HSO) and gives you the exact AI promp...

In this episode, Victoria Onyeje shares the exact inbound strategy she uses to consistently attract clients without relying on constant pitching or endless discovery calls. From landing her first client through a mix of Upwork and LinkedIn to building a steady pipeline of inbound leads, she breaks down her Triple C method,Content, Connections, and Conversations including how freelancers can use it...

In this episode, Kay Peacey breaks down what most business owners get wrong about email marketing—and what actually works today. From a real-life email mistake that was sent to 8,000 people (instead of 20 😭) to building a simple “content vault” system that removes the stress of consistency, this conversation is packed with honest insights and practical strategies. If email marketing has ever felt...

What really worked in Q1 email marketing and what didn’t? In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of our email strategy, breaking down real data, performance insights, and the exact lessons shaping our next moves. Inside The Episode 1. Q1 email performance breakdown: subscribers, opens, clicks & campaigns 2. The ANCO framework: attract, nurture, convert, optimize explained 3. How Intern...

Starting a podcast sounds exciting… until you’re in it. In this special anniversary episode, Dr. Sapphire reflects on one full year of running a podcast sharing the real behind-the-scenes of what it took to stay consistent, build systems, and grow a global audience. From recording with just a laptop mic to managing guests, tools, and workflows, this episode breaks down the process, mistakes, and l...

If your emails keep landing in spam, the problem might not be your content — it might be your deliverability. In this episode, Dr. Sapphire sits down with email marketer Chijioke Chukwuekem to unpack how he diagnosed a serious deliverability issue and used AI (Gemini) to uncover the hidden problems affecting his campaigns. From segmentation mistakes to overlooked technical issues, Chijioke shares...

Tired of welcome sequences that just “introduce” you but don’t actually sell? Your welcome sequence is more than a hello. It’s your first opportunity to turn a new subscriber into a paying client. In this episode, Prerna Malik shares how she builds sales-focused welcome sequences that convert from day one. From segmentation and psychology-backed messaging to email structure and automation tools, s...