2. Build Your Own E-mail List
Permission-based e-mail builds the value of your brands, increases sales and builds relationships with your current and prospective customers. You can build your list by talking to people, adding a sign-up form to your Web site and by providing something of value in exchange for their e-mail address – a newsletter, a discount coupon or other incentive, or more information about your products and services.

3. Segment: Divide and Conquer
You have different relationships with your customers, so there’s no point in sending the same e-mail to all of them. Personalize your message based on who they are. Segment based on the information that you have through previous interactions: what they’ve purchased or info they’ve requested.

4. Be Aware of Regulations
You need to know about and comply with regulations such as Can-Spam, or face financial penalties. For example, if someone opts out of your e-mail newsletter, you have to remove that person from your list within 10 days. Also keep in mind that f you’re e-mailing outside the U.S., it’s important to be aware of laws in those countries, too

5. Frequency and Length are Inversely Proportional
If you e-mail your customers frequently, you need to keep the communication short and to the point. Limit a daily e-mail to a page or less and a weekly to five pages or less. You can go longer with a monthly, but only if your news is really exciting.

6. Build Loyalty Through E-mail
Your e-mail list is your most precious asset. Reward the customers who let you e-mail them with discounts and other offers. Make them VIPs, and let them know they get this info because they’re apart of the VIP list. People enjoy feeling special, and that they’re getting something extra.

7. Use Your Metrics
Measuring your results lets you know if what you’re trying is effective. Are your customers opening and reading your e-mails? Are they clicking through to your site? It’s crucial for you to understand what works and what doesn’t. Apply what you learn from trial-and-error testing.

8. Holidays All Year ‘Round
Holidays are more than Christmas. Leverage all of them – Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day, Halloween and create specific promotions around them.

9. Automate Your Campaigns
You can automate key messaging or even reward customers. For example, you can set up a campaign that sends a greeting – and a 15 percent off their next purchase coupon to your customers on their birthdays.

10. Give Your E-mail Personality
own voice. Your customers want to hear from you. A nice, conversational tone lets you reach out on a personal level and build rapport with your customers

To your massive Success:
Johnnie Tan