Social Media Examiner | Is not having an email list really that bad? | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/feed/ Is not having an email list really that bad? - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging Wed, 22 May 2013 12:44:44 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16275<![CDATA[Emma White replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16275 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:46:11 +0000 Emma White replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging I am also a mentor to many new bloggers so thought about also reviewing some of the social media/blogging tools out there and maybe affiliate to some great ones @warrenveach thanks so much for taking them time to help me.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16268<![CDATA[Warren Veach replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16268 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:33:23 +0000 Warren Veach replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging @therealsupermum If you are wanting to build your blog up to the point that it allows you to become a SAHM, then I believe a list would be helpful.Let's say you are posting in your "Product Reviews" section […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16240<![CDATA[Paul Wylie replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16240 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:13:18 +0000 Paul Wylie replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging @therealsupermum Emma the only reason for building a list is to harvest emails from your visitors. 
If you do not want the burden of distributing an email newsletter, or a informational download of some sort and […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16195<![CDATA[Abigail Gorton replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16195 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:26:22 +0000 Abigail Gorton replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging @therealsupermum Emma, it can be the same in the tech blogosphere... as
your latest post and comments point out, there are a limited number of
truly new topics. Just because we write about the same thing that […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16176<![CDATA[Emma White replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16176 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:20:37 +0000 Emma White replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging I don't have a Facebook page due to running a very large mums group on a Facebook profile - so I talk daily to thousands of mums ( who all share their own experiences on the blog too) @abigailgorton Thank you so […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16170<![CDATA[Abigail Gorton replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16170 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:20:22 +0000 Abigail Gorton replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging @therealsupermum Holy Moly, Emma! I finally got around to reading your blog. You ARE onto something, girl! You have uniqueness which is just not buyable. And you are so not the typical mommy /mummy blog. BTRT - […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16168<![CDATA[Carol Lynn Rivera replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16168 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:11:32 +0000 Carol Lynn Rivera replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging If you use Wordpress (what I'm familiar with) you can grab a simple plugin to manage subscriptions. 
If you want to go with another service, I like Mailchimp for managing lists and sending campaigns and they have […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16158<![CDATA[Erik Deckers replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16158 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:28:34 +0000 Erik Deckers replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging @therealsupermum I think @carollynnrivera said it best: it's an opportunity. You're not losing out by not having one, but you could do some pretty awesome stuff if you did. Best place to start is just collect […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16154<![CDATA[Carol Lynn Rivera replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16154 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:13:32 +0000 Carol Lynn Rivera replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging Sounds like you have a built-in audience - probably moms everywhere who can relate. Since it's growing you must be doing something right! Do you have an email signup box on your site? At the very least, you can […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16146<![CDATA[Emma White replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16146 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:57:15 +0000 Emma White replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging To be brutally honest I have no idea what the purpose of my blog is .. I started a blog 11 months ago - just a place to share thoughts and parenting experience and it grew - its taken off very quickly and I am the […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16143<![CDATA[Debbie Hemley replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16143 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:50:49 +0000 Debbie Hemley replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging @therealsupermum I hadn't given too much thought to email lists either but was asked to write a post on the topic for a blog I write for. Here's the post which might be helpful to […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16132<![CDATA[Carol Lynn Rivera replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/is-not-having-an-email-list-really-that-bad/#post-16132 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:29:38 +0000 Carol Lynn Rivera replied to the forum topic Is not having an email list really that bad? in the club Blogging I think you partially answered your own question :) Start with the purpose of your blog and grow your list from there. An email list isn't "good or bad", it's an opportunity. If you have a list, you have a […]

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