Episode 15 Brief: How do I send an opt-in email?

Send us Fan MailWelcome back to Imperfect Marketing! Today I answered a question that I was asked on social media: “How do I send an opt-in email to people I want to add to my list?”The answer is that you don’t—at least not through your email marketing provider.I recommend handling these as one-offs rather than one large email. Keep your emails personal and relevant, and do your best to offer value to each of your targets. Avoid sending bulk email! You don’t want more email; I don’t want more email.And yet…I sign up for email lists all the time!Why?I want the value they can give me. So, if you invite someone to your email list, add value.Check out The Daily Carnage email to see an email newsletter I love to receive. (I have a referral sign-up link here.)So, if you are going to invite them to your email list, give them value.I suggested she do something like:Dear NAME:I met you back in XXXX at the XXXXX event. I miss getting together with everyone and was just thinking about all the great information that was shared.I started to think about how long it has been since we connected and wanted to reach out and share my new 30 Days of Social Post Ideas to keep your followers engaged. I have found that so many people are struggling with what to post and I wanted to see if it would be something you would be interested in.If you are, just reply back and I will see that you get it.Thanks and I hope you are doing well.Sign offThe key here is that I made it personal and relevant and hopefully they will want the lead magnet or freebie you are offering. Here is a link to the one I referenced, if you are interested: https://kendracorman.com/30daysHow are you engaging with your subscribers? I would love to know.Free email marketing tools:A beginner’s guide to email marketingLearn how to craft compelling subject linesReach your first 1,000 subscribersIdentify your list-building strategy Looking to leverage AI? Want better results? Want to think about what you want to leverage?Check and see how I am using it for FREE on YouTube. From "Holy cow, it can do that?" to "Wait, how does this work again?" – I've got all your AI curiosities covered. It's the perfect after-podcast snack for your tech-hungry brain. Watch here