Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Business Article Roundup - Dec 16

Another round of 5 articles for you from around the web. Three of them focus on the logistics of email marketing.

A Million Things to Do? Prioritize by ROI. (And Then Get a Life.) - from The Middle Finger Project, which provides snarky business advice to freelancers. Any article from The Middle Finger Project will have some amount of colorful language, but this article outlines a very useful method for how to organize and prioritize how you spend your time.

10 Ways to Use Gmail Like a Pro - features and plug-ins that can help you use your time more productively.

Making Emails Can-Spam Compliant - In a nutshell: opt-in, unsubscribe, include your postal address in the actual email, keep your email lists up-to-date, use clear subject lines.

How to Use MailChimp to Grow Your Brand - goes over 11 great features and benefits of using MailChimp to send out newsletters or marketing emails to your mailing list.

Sites to List Your Giveaways - Planning a giveaway to drum up some exposure and publicity? This article has been keeping an updated list of places to spread the word since 2010. (Of course, you can always send an email through MailChimp to your mailing list in addition to these sites.)

2 comments:

  1. That is some great information there. Thanks for sharing it!

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    1. You're welcome! I'm trying to find great bits of information and advice from around the web and gather it here. Believe me, it can take some time to find quality articles.

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