How To Write An Email That Gets Attention

How to get your subscribers to take notice of your emails

Email marketing is one of the best ways to sell online. For the past decade it has been the digital marketing platform that has offered the best return on investment. However, while it offers good returns, its success is only as good as the emails that are sent.

When writing an email marketing campaign you need to have several elements that combine to psychologically compel your audience to take action.

Here are several ways you can get the attention of your audience with tips to make them more successful.

1. Personalisation

Email marketing success is all about personalisation. A few years ago this meant using mail merge tags to insert the name of the receiver into the email’s subject line and content. This is no longer the case, audiences have gotten wise to mail merges and a name is no longer considered personal.

Instead, you need to look at different ways you can personalise emails. This might include any of the following options:

  • Base emails on behaviours on your website or your customers’ previous purchases.

  • Use birthdays, anniversaries and other important dates that are important to the audience.

  • Use other details from your audience to personalise your emails such as address, telephone numbers, etc.

2. Create A Catchy Subject Line

Before anyone can make a purchase based on your emails, you need to get them to read your content. They aren’t going to do that if you don’t send a great email with a catchy subject line that intrigues the audience.

There are many ways you can create a catchy subject line. Here are some ideas for creating great subject lines:

  • Keep the subject line short.

  • Create some urgency in your subject line.

  • Make the audience curious about what is contained in the email.

  • Give audiences an offer they can’t refuse.

3. Use Images

Images can tell a story in much less space and time than words. Emails that contain images will ensure that audiences take action and don’t get confused about the message contained in the email. Images can also serve as a purchase push. If you’re selling clothes, then images of happy people wearing your clothes can often tell the audiences that they’ll look great while wearing them.

Images are hard to get right in emails though. Here are some tips to help you:

  • Keep the image size small so servers don’t block it.

  • Ensure there’s plenty of lighting in your image to highlight the product/service.

  • Try to minimise distractions in vital images.

4. Use Videos

While images are great, videos are even better and should be used where possible. The rate at which audiences are consuming video online is growing exponentially. Nearly 5 billion videos are watched every day on YouTube and with sites like Instagram, Facebook, Netflix and others now offering streamed video, there is a strong video streaming trend happening.

Videos are compelling to the audience because the human brain can connect to the sounds and moving images better than with static images or just words. Here are some quick video tips:

  • Keep videos short.

  • Upload your video on a website like YouTube and use the video streaming service’s technology to embed it in your email.

  • Ensure there is music added to your video to add emotion.

5. Forget Jargon

When using text or speaking in a video, drop the industry jargon. This should be reserved for the office and when speaking to others in the industry. Instead, use plain English in your emails so you don’t confuse the audience with terminology they won’t understand.

It isn’t just jargon you can improve in your email writing. Here are some other writing tips:

  • Give the reader possession by using words like you, your and you’re.

  • Keep email content down to below 250 words.

  • Tell a story that finishes with them clicking on a call to action.

Conclusion

Email marketing is an effective way to sell online. However, that doesn’t mean that it’s easy. You need to create the right emails to generate interest and grab the attention of the audience. Use the tips above to boost your campaigns’ success and generate sales.

How do you generate interest in your emails? Do you have any more tips than the ones above?

Let us know in the comments below.

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