Over the past year, I\u2019ve learned \u00a0there are three types of bloggers when it comes to email:<\/p>\n
Blogger 1:<\/strong> Doesn\u2019t believe email is effective and won\u2019t listen to any advice about emails.<\/p>\n Blogger 2:<\/strong> Thinks email is effective and wants more subscribers, but doesn\u2019t know how to set it up.<\/p>\n Blogger 3:<\/strong> Knows email is effective and is growing his\/her email list and business.<\/p>\n If you are Blogger 2, you\u2019re in luck. I\u2019m going to show you exactly how to double your email list on your WordPress website.<\/p>\n The tips and strategies listed below are exactly what I have used to grow\u00a0AppSumo<\/a> to 750,000+ subscribers and, more recently, my blog OkDork.com<\/a> to 50,000 subscribers in eight months.<\/p>\n If you start using these tips today, it will continue to pay dividends.<\/p>\n Here are the\u00a0steps you can take in just three\u00a0minutes.<\/b><\/p>\n Description: A collection of free tools to grow your email list.<\/em><\/p>\n Install the\u00a0List Builder<\/a> and Scroll Box<\/a> apps from the Sumo Store. They’re both free!<\/p>\n Both apps are non-intrusive ways to ask for an email and take 15 seconds each to setup.<\/p>\n List Builder is a simple pop-up, and Scroll Box offers readers a chance to sign up towards the end of an article.<\/p>\n Both apps work with all major email marketing providers (Mailchimp, Aweber, GetResponse, Campaign Monitor, Infusionsoft) and others as well.<\/p>\n Download\u00a0SumoMe <\/a>for\u00a0WordPress, or for non WordPress sites go\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tip<\/i>: Make your title a benefit for the reader versus\u00a0joining a newsletter. We\u2019ve found that gets a 600 times better conversion rate, i.e. \u201cJoin my newsletter\u201d versus \u201cGet free access Behind the scenes of how Eric Ries does the Lean Startup.\u201d<\/p>\n Description<\/i>: One of your most trafficked pages is your homepage. This page is normally an array of random articles, links, etc. and has no clear direction. It is full of distractions.<\/p>\n Instead, focus your homepage on collecting emails which gives you a direct channel to your reader\u2019s inbox in the future. You\u2019ll reduce your bounce rate (fewer people will leave your website) and you\u2019ll be able to get your visitors back to your site each time you write a new post or launch a new product.<\/p>\n Set up your own home\u00a0gate<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most blog traffic is 80\/20, meaning only a few pages account for the majority of that traffic.<\/p>\n Generally your homepage, about page and one other page dominate your traffic.\u00a0Today, I want you to go to those pages and add one email collection box above the fold.<\/p>\n All of these pages should have clear calls to actions for your visitors to subscribe. Just remember to\u00a0to start at the top of the funnel. On OkDork.com, my top posts all feature special bonuses that deliver additional value. In order for readers to access the bonus, they have to submit their email address.<\/p>\n View your\u00a0Google Analytics<\/a>\u00a0to find out your top three pages.<\/p>\n Yes, I said it. Remove the\u00a0bar that most sites\u00a0have that displays\u00a0top articles, comments, about links, etc\u2026 Because no one clicks it.<\/p>\n Use\u00a0Heat Maps<\/a> for free and see for yourself. Removing the sidebar helps readers focus on your content, love it and inevitably have fewer\u00a0distractions so they\u2019ll give you their\u00a0email address.<\/p>\n Install free Heat Maps<\/a> to see where people are clicking (or not clicking.<\/p>\n Sounds like you have a few simple things to do to significantly improve your blog today.<\/p>\n Take the three minutes and set up your site to get at least 120% more emails today.<\/p>\n Bonus: For WPMU customers only get our $15 email templates for FREE if you activate <\/b>SumoMe<\/b><\/a> within the next 72 hours.<\/b>\u00a0Install SumoMe and <\/b>email me with your website url<\/b> and I\u2019ll personally hook you up :)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Email is extremely important to online businesses. It is the most effective and scalable way to communicate with your audience. For example, AppSumo is a seven figure business only from email. And my friend Ramit\u2019s blog,\u00a0I Will Teach You to Be Rich,\u00a0is seven figures as well, mostly because of sales through email. 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Time: 60 seconds<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Set Up a Home Gate<\/b><\/h2>\n
Time: 30 seconds<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Optimize Your Top 3 Pages<\/b><\/h2>\n
Time: 30 seconds<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Remove Your Sidebar<\/b><\/h2>\n
Time: 60 seconds<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Summing Up<\/h2>\n