Email Marketing for Total Beginners

Section 1: Course Introduction Lecture 1 08:02

In this introduction, we explain why Email Marketing can give you a competitive edge and we describe the topics that will be covered in the course.

Section 2: Types of Email Marketing Lecture 2 04:14

This lecture explains what email marketing is and categorizes the different types of emails that are used.

Lecture 3 02:45

This lecture goes into detail describing three important types of marketing emails:

  • Promotional emails
  • Newsletters & content-heavy emails
  • Event announcements & invitations
Lecture 4 06:22

This lecture explains what transactional event-triggered emails are and provides examples.

Lecture 5 08:47

This lecture explains what non-transactional event-triggered emails and provides examples of how such emails can be used for:

  • Cross-selling
  • Up-selling
  • Winning back lost customers
Lecture 6 09:05

This lecture defines and explains the differences between:

  • Nurture marketing
  • Drip campaigns
  • Auto-responders

We provide an example of a 4-email drip campaign.

Lecture 7 08:42

This lecture describes additional terminology related to Email Marketing:

  • Batch-and-blast
  • Targeted emails
  • One-to-one marketing
Section 3: How to Choose the Right Email Service Provider Lecture 8 08:53

This lecture explains what Email Service Providers (ESPs) are, how they work, and the reasons that most serious Email Marketers use them, broken into the following categories:

  • Workflow & efficiency
  • Capabilities
  • Deliverability
Lecture 9 07:43

This lecture briefly surveys some of the more common features available in many Email Service Providers, including:

  • Subscriber management features
  • Email creation features
  • Social media tools
  • Campaign scheduling
  • List segmenting
  • A/B testing
  • Analytics
  • CRM integration
Lecture 10 05:22

This lecture frames the issue of selecting an Email Service Provider in terms of:

  • Features
  • Cost
  • Deliverability
  • Reputation
Lecture 11 10:28

This lecture goes into depth explaining the various tiers and methods of pricing used by Email Service Providers, including:

  • Low cost options
  • Flat rate pricing
  • CPM & per-email pricing
  • Recommendations for small businesses
  • Recommendations for larger businesses/enterprises
  • Tips for negotiating to get the best price

Additional ESP Recommendations (PDF)

We also provide an updated list of specific names and descriptions of our recommended ESPs for:

  • Entry level
  • Standard businesses
  • Enterprise & high-volume email senders
Section 4: Building Your Email List Lecture 12 06:16

This list explains the steps and provides tips for maximizing the effectiveness of email address captures forms on your Web site.

Lecture 13 06:33

This lecture briefly summarizes some of the more common tactics for driving traffic to your email signup forms and goes into depth in two low-cost tactics in particular:

  • Free giveaways
  • Guest blogging

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This lecture, in the context of securing guest blogging opportunities, mentions the need to ascertain a target blog's importance using PageRank.

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Web sites:

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If you find any broken links above, please notify us (the course instructors).

Lecture 14 04:41

This lecture suggests additional ways to build your email list using:

  • Social media & sharing
  • Offline venues
Lecture 15 05:03

This lecture describes what to do if you already have an email list to start with, as well as what to do if you haven't emailed to your list in a while.

Section 5: Opting In, Spam, Third-Party Lists, and Other Legal Concerns Lecture 16 07:33

This lecture defines spam and explains opting in, including:

  • Implied permission
  • Explicit permission
  • Confirmed permission (double opt-in)
  • Relationship & transactional emails
Lecture 17 06:33

This lecture explains how to comply with the 2003 U.S. federal CAN-SPAM law, including:

  • Unsubscribe compliance
  • Content compliance
  • Sending behavior compliance
Lecture 18 11:21

This lecture explains the problems and high risks associated with emailing to third-party lists (i.e., sending to people who have not opted in to receive emails from you directly).

Lecture 19 04:32

This lecture discusses other legal concerns that all Email Marketers should be aware of, including:

  • Emailing to children
  • Emailing outside the U.S.
  • Privacy
  • Security
  • Intellectual property
Section 6: How to Create Great Emails - Part 1 Lecture 20 09:34

In this lecture, we'll discuss the using your emails' tone to enhance and extend your company's brand, while also connecting more closely with customers.

Lecture 21 09:09

In this lecture, we'll discuss the different email format options and the advantages and disadvantages of short versus long-form emails, with suggestions for discovering your emails' optimal length.

Lecture 22 05:44

In this lecture, we'll explain the pros and cons of sending HTML versus simple text emails.

Lecture 23 08:21

In this lecture, we introduce the subject of the next several lectures: Anatomy of an Email. We briefly define important terminology related to the parts of an email and we dive deep into effective use of the "from" line.

Lecture 24 10:00

A continuation of Anatomy of an Email, we begin the first of three lectures on writing effective subject lines.

Lecture 25 08:15

A continuation of Anatomy of an Email, the second of three lectures on writing effective subject lines.

Lecture 26 08:21

A continuation of Anatomy of an Email, the last of three lectures on writing effective subject lines, with examples from twelve categories to help you generate creative ideas.

Lecture 27 09:44

This lecture is the final installment of Anatomy of an Email, with coverage of your emails':

  • Salutation
  • Body
  • Closing
  • Signature
  • Footer
Lecture 28 05:33

This lecture provides guidelines for ensuring that your HTML emails are constructed properly to display in different email clients and on different devices.

Lecture 29 08:59

This lecture provides real-world examples of HTML emails of several email types:

  • Transactional email
  • Announcement/invitation email
  • Drip email
  • Newsletter - simple text
  • Newsletter - blogger, graphics, using ESP template
Lecture 30 08:26

A continuation of real-world HTML email examples:

  • E-commerce, personalized data
  • Light use of graphics
  • Light use of graphics - multiple products
  • Light use of graphics - dramatic design
  • E-commerce, long-form
Section 7: How to Create Great Emails - Part 2 Lecture 31 06:36

In this lecture, we explain how to avoid having your emails get stuck in ISPs' spam filters, including:

  • Spam checker tools
  • Text-to-image ratio
  • Multi-part email guidelines
  • Subject line spam filter triggers
  • Spam filter trigger words
Lecture 32 10:33

This is the first of two lectures that explain how to create compelling emails that encourage your subscribers to click through. In this lecture, we cover:

  • How to create value
  • How to generate a desire to click through
  • Teasers
  • Effective promotions
Lecture 33 08:56

This is the second of two lectures that explain how to create compelling emails that encourage your subscribers to click through. In this lecture, we dive deep into:

  • Creating effective calls-to-action (CTAs)
Lecture 34 06:21

In this lecture, we discuss the role of writing ability in Email Marketing and explain how you can be an effective Email Marketer even if you're not a great writer.

Section 8: The Best Times to Send Emails Lecture 35 09:53

In this lecture, we discuss the best days to send emails, including:

  • Industry averages
    • Email volume
    • Open rates
    • Clickthrough rates
  • Hints from your analytics
  • Special case: B2B
  • Different days for different email types
  • Timing emails for promoting events
  • Special days to avoid
Lecture 36 10:45

In this lecture, we discuss the best (and worst) times of day to send emails, including discussion of:

  • Mornings
  • Afternoon
  • Evening/night
  • Industry averages
    • Open rates
    • Transaction (conversion) rates
  • Special case: B2B
  • Special case: Mobile users
Lecture 37 07:10

The first of three lectures, we discuss how often to send emails, including consideration of:

  • Frequency vs. relevance
  • Setting expectations
Lecture 38 09:25

The second of three lectures, we discuss how often to send emails, including consideration of:

  • Newsletters & content emails
  • Quarterly
  • Monthly
  • Weekly
  • Daily
  • Alert emails
  • Multiple emails per week
Lecture 39 08:15

The third of three lectures, we discuss how often to send emails, including consideration of:

  • Hints from analytics
  • Consistency
  • When to break the pattern
  • Advanced techniques
Section 9: Conclusion Lecture 40 05:00

In this lecture, we list the topics that will be covered in the sequel to this course, Email Marketing Part 2: Advanced Email Marketing Mastery.

Quiz 1

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