Truth is, some of the "most boring" subject lines -
may have adequate information inside the body of the message. However, since the
sender did not take the time to create an inviting subject line to the recipient,
the marketers' offer isn't read at all.
Junk-Mail seems to be increasing
with many "get rich scheme" participants.
The same participants who
do not have the first clue on how to get their messages read by the recipient.
Why?
Perhaps, the most common marketing mistake, is the less-than- enticing,
"subject line" content.
If you feel you have an interesting site or offer,
why not target your market using an "interesting" message or phrase in the Subject
line of your e-mail message?
A phrase that requires action or gives
invitation to the recipient to participate. I receive over 170 pieces of mail
per day, with one-third of them discarded. Let me explain why....
Read
the following Subject lines:
1. Easy Money!!!
2. Want your biz to
EXPLODE?
3. Send your Webpage to 300 sites, $15.50
4. Yes, it's true,
$1000/day in 4 days
5. THIS IS DIFFERENT!
6. Amazing, Now Read This!!
7. k77h761 (no subject line)
The above 7 messages using their respective
subject lines listed, were not opened! I discarded each one directly into the
trashcan, since none of them were appealing enough to me, to warrant any review.
Let's Review Each Subject Line Individually.....
#1. Easy
Money!!!
This subject line is a dead "ringer" for an advertisement regarding
"how to make money fast!" I get plenty of these messages on a daily basis - and
there isn't ONE to date that gets opened any quicker than the previous mailing.
Although, ALL of them find their way into the trashcan with lightning speed!
#2. Want your biz to EXPLODE?
Yes, I want my business to explode,
but realizing that takes hard work, and determination to succeed, the #2 subject
line did not appeal to me. I hurried when I trashed this message, as I didn't
want it to EXPLODE in my incoming box. :)
#3. Send your Webpage to
300 sites, $15.50
Like many online entrepreneurs, I promote my own site,
for better control on how it gets promoted. I do all my own submissions to the
search engines - and I review all my positions in each one. I realize there are
other services on the Internet which would charge a minimal fee to do the work
for me - but, in my opinion, this doesn't guarantee any better results than I
get on my own. Nor, does it guarantee the service will take my promotions as serious
as I do. Thusly, this subject line was trashed instantly.
#4. Yes,
it's true, $1000/day in 4 days
Oh come on....... How often do you hear
this phenomenal money- making experience? If this were absolutely indisputable,
why then are the rest of us wasting our time to make peanuts? Yes, this message
definitely got the "golden award" and was not spared the death of most money-making
schemes. Yes, you guessed it - "Da Trashcan!"
#5. THIS IS DIFFERENT!
No it wasn't! Onto the next...... :)
#6. Amazing, Now Read This!!
Not amazing enough for me to consider it different than most junk-mail. Onto
the next ......
#7. k77h761 (no subject line)
On my second
cup of coffee by now - and watching my online time clock - I am perplexed on how
someone can think a message void of a "subject line" would grab my attention?
Instead, the sender should be considering the fact that he/she did not take the
time necessary to create an enticing subject. A subject that would draw my attention
and make me WANT to open the message. Incidentally, about this time, I am thinking
to myself, "why should I take the necessary time to view this one?" So I didn't...
IMPORTANT NOTE: Your subject lines are equal to the headline of any article. If
you want your article to be opened and the content viewed, your "headline" should
entice the recipient / viewer to a call for action.
Personalized subject
lines (those that contain my name) will be opened much quicker. Even if the personalized
message is message #7, I will open this one first. Why? It's just common sense
to me - only a previous contact of mine, would know my name, and therefore would
use it when contacting me again. Since I focus on building online relationships,
any subject line that has my name in it warrants a "look see" instantly!
The point I am trying to convey? Simple...The key to being successful online
starts with building relationships, not with unsolicited junk e-mail jargon. So
start building your online relationships with other businesses, and do it today!
Rozey Gean, founder of the Women Entrepreneurs Online Network,
(WEON), is a thirteen year veteran to entrepreneurship. Her expertise includes
mentoring women in business and sharing her vast knowledge through written works.
These works can be read in her popular weekly WEON newsletter and other publications
such as Free Electronic Networks and most recently Web Bound Magazine. Subscribe
to the WEON Business News at mailto:subscribe@weon.net or visit her ever-changing
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