How to Test Your Emails to Engage Subscribers [INFOGRAPHIC]

email campaignEmail marketing is one of the best and most cost-effective ways for a small business owner to nurture leads, build a brand and generate sales. Whether you’re publishing an enewsletter on a regular basis, sharing information about educational events, like a webinar or announcing a special sale, email works! But… it only works effectively if you are testing your emails to make sure they engage subscribers. That means testing subject lines, send times, and calls to action.

Testing can be confusing. There are A/B tests you can run and multi-variate testing. The folks at EmailMonks have put together an infographic that offers some guidelines on how to help you achieve winning email test results.

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3 Major SEO Mistakes that Keep Bloggers from Attracting Readers

SEO mistakesDo you want to get more web traffic to your blog? Of course you do! After all, more traffic means more readers. And, if you’re blogging for business, more potential customers!

In order to attract more readers, you first need to make sure that you’re not making one of these 3 major SEO mistakes:

#1: No keyword research – This is an essential step! It’s important to use the keywords your readers are using to search for your blog article topic. This will ensure your blog article shows up in the search results. You don’t have to do keyword research each time you write an article. If your blog focuses on a particular subject area, do some keyword research every two weeks or at least once a month. This way you can stay current on the most popular searches. Then you can use those phrases in your article.

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8 Common Social Media Marketing Mistakes [INFOGRAPHIC]

social media mistakesHaving trouble getting engagement, leads and sales from your social media marketing? Don’t feel bad. Many small business owners and entrepreneurs are in the same boat. It’s no wonder, really. Social media evolves and changes all the time. It’s very difficult to keep up with, unless social media is the only thing you do all day!

The good folks at Digital Marketing Philippines has put together an infographic highlighting the 8 most common social media marketing mistakes and how to AVOID them.

Here are a few noteworthy goofs to be conscious of:

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