Have you ever been restricted from using the social media? or your site banned by the search engines? Getting banned either by the social media or search engines means that the only way you can get traffic to your site is through your email subscribers. Having an email list gives you an upper hand when it comes to controlling who visits your site and when. There several reasons why a blogger or business person needs to start building an email list now as enumerated below:
- An email inbox is a personal space – someone’s email box is more private unlike the social media where everything is in the open. With an email you get to build a relationship with your subscribers as you have more time with them.
- You own the list – The list belongs to you unlike the social media followers. The list is not owned by the email service providers. You can always download the .csv file from the email service providers. You are the only person permitted to send emails to the list.
- You have full control – You have control over when people will receive your emails. Whenever you send an email out, you can immediately drive traffic to your blog or website landing pages hence if you have something to sell, people will be there to listen and perhaps buy. When you post something on social media there is no guarantee that your followers will see them in fact at any time only a small percentage of your followers will see your posts.
- Automation – Automation makes email marketing a great tool, with a good email service provider like GetResponse you are able to send customized automated emails to people e.g. you can send a particular email to new subscribers thanking them, or subscribers who subscribed 7 days ago etc.
- Email Converts better – The most important reason of all is that when someone is a subscriber, they are more likely to end up buying from you!
How to get started with Building an email list
For you to start building an email list, you need an email service provider to collect the emails and to send people emails from. These emails include automated emails where you write once and set it up to run on autopilot or broadcasts which you write and send immediately to many subscribers. I recommend GetResponse because it is easy to use, affordable and they have trial offer where you can use and test their services free of charge.
Some of the Best Email Services providers include:
- GetResponse
- ConvertKit
- Constant Contact
- iContact
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Comments
147 responses to “5 Reasons why you need an Email List as a Blogger”
It’s ironic that you mentioned this because I am just in the process of learning how to set up an e-mail list. Perfect timing that I read this article!
Hi, Tiann, glad to know that. Email marketing service can help attract and maintain an audience for your site.
Thanks! Is this something different than the emails collected by jetpack subscriptions through WordPress?
Yes, this requires you to use an Email Service provider like MailChimp.
I totally agree, and you explained all the main points succinctly thanks for sharing this
You are welcome.
I need to get my email list going but I have a hard time with learning how to get it done. Great info thank you for sharing.
You are welcomed Jody!
Awesome tips! Email list for bloggers are sooo important!
True! I appreciate your visit.
I always learn so much from you. Thank you for sharing your expertise. Email lists are next on my list to tackle so this article was super timely for me.
Hi, you are one of my loyal audience, am grateful for visiting again and taking time to comment on this post. Welcome.
Great post! Growing my email list is something I am definitely focusing on!
Thanks for reading!
I use Constant Contact. I feel that it has been a great service for me. I have an email list but it isn’t very big, still trying to grow it. Thank you for this post. Raheela
Yes Constant Contact is a great service, thanks for visiting.
Great article. Im a fairly new blogger so havent started on the list yet. I will certainly come back to it once im ready to start. Thanks.
Welcome.
Thanks for this post, I just started an email list, only have 5, I guess it’s a start!
Hey Michele, I appreciate your visit. All the best in your marketing efforts.
Informative post! I have an email list on one of my sites and not the other. Both are fairly new, so I didn’t think it was important. You’ve given me some things to think about.
Hi Kim, thanks for your insightful feedback.
Great post. I’ll keep this in mind.
Yvonne Wabai | https://yvonnewairimuwabai.weebly.com
Hi, appreciated.
Nice post i have started to build my mailing list reached 40 so a long way to go 🙂 but your post gives my more clarity on the things have t be done for the same. Thanks
Hi, thanks for visiting and for the positive feedback.
I’ve been trying to grow my email list for a long time. It’s sometimes get discouraging.
Hi Eileen, don’t worry, it takes time to build a list.
I’m always so bad with this, after reading your post, I should really have a closer look at this
Hi Lana, am grateful for your visit.
Building an email list is essential to all bloggers!
True, otherwise thanks for reading!
This is something I need to find the time to work on. I appreaciate recommended service provider! There are so many out there, it’s nice to have a place to start.
Thanks very much for your feedback.
Hey John, Cindy here.
It’s great you have so many comments!
I’m using my Gmail for my subscribers. I have less than 50, so it’s still do-able, yet, it’s a pain to keep up with. Constant Contact is too expensive for me now. I haven’t checked further. My email that comes with my WordPress site won’t keep my link live when I email it. Gmail does.
I’m stumped as to how to make $$ as my site is all about clothing remakes done frugally. No selling. I haven’t found suitable affiliates yet. Google Adsense turned me down, saying I didn’t have enough content…tho, I have TONS of content!
Yeh, I know, I need to read your stuff. And I will. Any help would be appreciated.
Blessings, Cindy, DIY Bohemian
Hi Cindy, You can use Mailchimp, they have a free service up to 2000 subscribers. Making money on a blog takes time. Focus on building an audience. You can even sell your own products on your blog.
I am also trying to get some subscribers. But it seems to be difficult. I have designed some freebies but I have to really work hard on this one. Thanks for your tips John.
Hi Gursimrat, welcome.
Thank you for your advice it is really useful. I am always looking for ways to be more organised.
Well noted.
Useful information! I am definitely working on my email automations 🙂
Hi Natalya, thanks for visiting.
Great post! I just started a list and am working on building it. Here’s to all our success!
HI Lisa, thanks for reading. With a list, you are assured of traffic and can make money in it.
Useful and interesting post
Hi, appreciate your visit.
Check out Active Campaign. I really like what they offer too.
This too is new to me, normally we know and use the most popular ones like Aweber, Mailchimp, GetResponse etc. Always good to compare and check the various services before settling for one.
I agree – the money is in your list! Great article, and all so true!
Thanks for reading.
I don’t have an email list and have been tossing the idea around for a while. Maybe 2018 will be the year I start one.
Hi, thanks for reading. All the best in the new year.
I need to work on my email list. I haven’t done much with it yet.
Hi, yes email list can actually give you additional traffic. Thanks for visiting.
I have been debating an email list. This was perfect for me. I absolutely know I need to do this now!
Thanks for dropping by.
Thanks for the great post , it is well detailed and has got me more excited about building my email list
thank you so much
Hi, I appreciate your visit and taking time to comment.
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Very true!
Hi, thanks for visiting.
Great post – I’ve saved it to our pinterest board “blogging tools we like” so others can see it too. https://www.pinterest.co.uk/womaninprog0282/blogging-tools-we-like/ .
Hi, thanks very much.
I love #5, that is what I am working towards. I have had an email list but just recently started blogging again, I hope my list grows 🙂
Hi Teresa, thanks for the comments. Welcome.
Great tips! Will definitely take into consideration when I start building the email portion of my blog ! Learned a few new things I didn’t know before! Thanks for sharing!
Most welcomed.
Well explained tips, must have for bloggers, thanks for sharing!
Hi Ivana, thanks for visiting, Most welcomed.
Really useful article, you have me convinced it’s the way forward
Much appreciated.
Great Advice! Thanks for the tips!
Welcome.
I’ve been thinking about getting an email list for a while but seems like extra work for not too much engagement!
I understand your frustration, but with a good plan, the list is a great way of building an audience for your blog, besides social media networks, besides you can sell products directly to the list subscribers.
So, does email list guarantee that it’ll give more effective communication with followers?
It is not a guarantee, but depending on how you use it, it is a great way of building trust, and even making sales to your audience.
Great tips. I know from experience that I visit more blogs from my mailbox than from any other place, so email list is very important.
Appreciated.
Thanks for reminding me why I need to hustle to build my email list!
Hi Vox, most welcomed.
I have been working really hard on growing my email list – work in progress but getting there!
Hi Katie, thanks for visiting and comments. Welcome.
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I strongly agree with you but I still find it very hard to actually build one. I even tried giving away free ebooks but it did not go through that well. I for myself know that I very rarely subscribe so I get why others won’t also. Any suggestions on how to get them to subscribe?
Tadeja
http://www.happynami.com
If you check on my blog, I have a call to action Box, it is working well. There is no week that goes by, without getting new subscribers. Try to install a call to action, then put the URL of your subsriber form into it. Currently am using Boxzilla, its kind of a plugin.
The first point is very important. If every blogger thought that way, they’d all pay more attention to their lists!
Hi, Yes, many people overlook the list, if they only knew what the list holds, they will start building it immediately.
Building an email list is definitely key to having success as a blogger as well as a business. Effective way to reach people!
Thanks for the insightful comments. They always say, money is in the list.
Any marketer knows that “The Money is in the LIST!”
True.
Need to concentrate on my email list & also need to grow it more. Thanks for the info 🙂
Welcome.
Yes, an email list is a good idea. This is something I need to do- just need to stop procrastinating and get it done
You can start with free ones for testing purposes, otherwise thanks for dropping by.
Great tips! Bookmarking for later!
Thanks and welcome.
Brilliant! I think my email list is the most valuable part of my business!
Yes, an email list, can provide an additional source of traffic and revenue.
Completely agree with you. Email lists are really important. thank you for sharing.
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Thanks for sharing this article. I was searching for one such list.
Hi, thanks for dropping by, if you want to start you can try a free trial with GetResponse, you can also read reasons you need an email list.
It makes completes sense. In fact having subscribers is probably the only legit way of having an email list.
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Loved point number 5 the most! Helpful tips!
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Well, I really need to focus on this! Thanks for the post. Loved it.
Welcome.
Thanks for all the well explained points, working on growing my email list.
Hi Cecil, I appreciate your comments. Welcome.
Definitely something I need to look into. I know I like receiving more personalized monthly emails from sites I follow myself.
Hi Marie, thanks for passing by.
Great list, appreciate breaking it down. I have one, but need to focus on growth now!
Hi, thanks for your comments.
hello.. nicely written post.. glad to read your blog..
Thanks for your comments. Welcome.
Great tips, Thank you very much for shearing.
Hi Jalil, am grateful for your comments.
I believe every blogger should put their email list as top priority since it acts as a content funnel when it comes to making sales.
Hi, thanks for dropping by, with an email list you are able to focus any campaign that you have, whether it is promoting a blog post or a product. It has also been proved that an email lists converts more in terms of sales as compared to normal promotion on the website. Successful bloggers will tell you that an email list is a must have blogging component.
This is something that I really need to tackle. I have a few subscribers but I’m at a loss for what to send to them and also how to get more subscribers. Thank you for your informative post!
Hi, thanks for dropping by, you can keep your subscribers engaged with your blog posts, on how to generate more subscribers, you can read this post 15 Tested and Proven ways of Building an email list
Thank you for sharing this article. As a new blogger, this thing can really help me. Great post!
Welcome!
I in the process of trying to figure out how to build my list
Hi, it is not difficult process, just sign up with one of the free trials and then start promoting it in your blog posts.
I had set up a list on mail chimp and have never actually emailed my susbcribers, which always seemed like a daunting task! This makes absolute sense and motivates me to actually just do it! TFS 🙂
Hi Marcia, grateful for your comments. Maybe you can add automation. Mail chimp offers automation to every user even if you are using the free one. You only need to write ones and set it up.
I’m sold! Great explanations xx.
Hi Kali, thanks for your comments.