There’s a difference between using AI for email marketing and having an AI email marketing strategy. The first is what most businesses are doing: feeding product descriptions into ChatGPT, generating subject lines in bulk, running the output through a quick spell-check, and sending it to the whole list. The second is a systematic approach to […]
AI Email Copywriting: Why Most Businesses Get It Wrong (And How to Fix It)
Most businesses using AI for email copywriting are making the same mistake. They’re focused on speed — how quickly they can get emails out the door — rather than on quality. On volume, not conversion. The result is a steady output of bland, emotionally flat content that your subscribers can spot from the subject line. […]
It’s not a list, it’s a tribe
Words like “prospects” and “email list” are cold. They sound transactional. Which is going to affect how you write. Do this instead… Use words like “brothers and sisters in arms”, “fellowship”, and “tribe” . Then, when you sit down to write… You’ll naturally write from a position of kinship, and wanting to help people… People […]
Go deeper to get more clicks
To get people to click through their emails, most copywriters go hard on curiosity. Sure, curiosity gets clicks. But conversions? Not as many as you’d hope. Try this instead… Go deeper. Go beyond curiosity, being entertaining or useful. Dig deeper into your reader’s psyche. Say something insightful about why they’re stuck which they’ve never heard […]
Affiliate World Asia – Email Marketing Takeaways
This week I was shaking hands and kissing babies at Affiliate World Asia. Met lots of high level people, particularly at the DRMP and Clickbank meetups. What I quickly learned is that the key to networking at these events is not to just talk business, but focus on getting to know people and making friends […]
What Dean Jackson knows average email copywriters don’t
Dean Jackson is one of the world’s top email copywriters. Part of his success comes down to knowing something average email copywriters don’t. It’s this… Only 15% of people buy within 90 days of enquiring about a product. The other 85% buy later on. The key takeaway? People who don’t buy within a 7 day […]
What a $100m Email Copywriter Told Me About Writing High Converting Emails
I was on a call last night with Ryan Saplan from Warrior Media. He’s made hundreds of millions writing emails for clients. Here’s what he told me… Track EVERYTHING. The only way to make smart decisions is to have accurate data, rather than based on feels. Don’t just hire copywriters to write one email. Hire […]
7 Email Deliverability Tips for Getting in the Primary Tab
Last week was the penultimate call of my ‘Fast Track to A List’ mentorship program with Kim Krause Schwalm. And it was an eye opener, to say the least. Email deliverability expert Adrian Savage joined us as a guest. Adrian has helped some major players in our industry to get more of their emails into […]
How to Resurrect a Cold Email List
Got a list of subscribers you haven’t contacted in a while? Here’s how to re-engage in a way they’ll welcome and can generate sales at the end… Don’t send a grovelling email saying “sorry for not contacting”. March in with fanfare and ribbon tape like you’re Macho Man Randy Savage. Hit them with your best […]
Easy Way to Get $5k Retainers
Google “[keyword] we hate spam as much as you do” to find newsletters related to your area of specialist knowledge. 2. Signup to their newsletter and see if their thank you page takes you to an affiliate offer 3. If not, send them an example of an advertorial you’ve written and explain how turning their […]