a single source, nothing corroborates it
Thank the sharers and ask them onto the list
Search for the URLs of your own posts to find everyone who passed them along, thank each of them individually, and ask the ones who reply whether they want the newsletter. The people who already shared you once are the warmest list you have and nobody else is asking them.
The method
- 01
Search Twitter for the URLs of your own posts, thank each person who shared one, and ask the ones who reply whether they want to join the list
What it returned
- 60
Ryan Hoover reports a 60-80% conversion rate on those personal replies, worth 20-30 subscribers
Sources
- 9 email marketing wins that take less than an hourNathan Barry · nathanbarry.com · 3. Start conversations with readers, ask them to join your list · 2015-04-08
the second source
Three plays a week, for the phase you are in
No roundup of links, no news. Three tactics more than one builder arrived at separately, with the numbers each one returned and the disagreements left in.
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