Wolf Boy Discovers The Astonishing Secrets Of E-mail Marketing…
SO, I’ve jumped back in for a day to crush any rumors about me being abducted by wolves, aliens, or ewoks. (Although, I do have a little more stubble than I usually do!)
The truth is, I’ve been writing e-mails, specifically autoresponders, that will help new Better Networkers get the hang of things when they join our community.
So I’ve been writing about a gazillion e-mails a day.
With that said, I will be back on Monday to share some of the astonishing e-mail writing (and e-mail marketing) secrets I’ve learned over the years.
But, it may be another week until I can get back to writing a blog post every single day. (Gosh, and you guys thought I had gremlins do all my writing for me!)
In the mean time, feel free to leave your questions about e-mail marketing in a comment below and please let the other Better Networkers know that I’m still alive and haven’t been abducted by wolves by “tweeting” this announcement…
-Thank you
-Jason The “Better Networker”
50 Comments
Josh Garcia on May 21st, 2010
Hey Jason,
I’m looking forward to this email marketing that you’ll be providing. I know you are a master at it. So there is no other person to learn from. You need to stay away from those caves!
Have a great weekend…
Josh
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May 21st, 2010 at 10:17 am
Hah!
Yeah, I don’t know if I would call myself a true master of e-mail marketing. But, I get some awesome results from time to time.
I will heed your advice and stay away from caves…
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Amy Anderson on May 21st, 2010
YEA!!! I am so excited!
Jason I look forward to your email/posts everyday. Your blog is one that I really read everyday and get a lot of inspiration from thnx take care! Well if wolves have been taking care of you at least we dont have to worry about you starvin!
Hear from you soon
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:41 am
Haha…
I’m definitely not starving, but time is tight.
I’m looking forward to being back in full. Because I miss hearing all your thoughts. 
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David Wright on May 21st, 2010
Welcome back Jason.
Your e-mail copy rocks. I especially love your subject lines. so I’m looking forward to your tips.
Have a great weekend
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May 21st, 2010 at 10:37 am
Oh yeah… Mike’s also rocks as well.
One, they get me to open no matter what and two, I read right to the end.
I wanna be like you guys when I grow up 
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:43 am
Hey Dayid,
Mike definitely rocks it with copy.
Sometimes my style is too relaxed and I was suprised by you mentioning my e-mail subject lines. That’s one thing I need to pay more attention to.
Those things are sooo important, but sometimes under time pressure I let one out that isn’t what it could be.
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Tommy DiPietro on May 21st, 2010
Hey J!
Hmmmm Wolf Boy…
Wondering if he was hanging out with someone I wrote about this week.
Great to see that you are in one piece (those wolves and gremlins can be trouble).
Looking forward to what you have in store.
Enjoy the weekend!
Tommy D.
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:44 am
Hey Tommy,
I almost forgot…
I’ll be in touch with you shortly about something if you haven’t heard the news.
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Michael T. Makahamadze on May 21st, 2010
Hey Jason,
For a second there, I thought the gremlins were on strike.
Looking forward to getting your training on email marketing.
Could you possibly include some tips to do with copy and NLP. I don’t know about you, but anything that can really stir up the emotions gets me reading, so any content along those lines would be awesome.
Appreciate all the great content and look forward to loads more.
Michael
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:45 am
NLP fascinates me too.
As for NLP Copywriting stuff. My personal belief is that it’s the icing on the cake… not the cake itself.
But studying those techniques will help you with every part of your life. The problem is, there’s so much junk out there.
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Elmar Sandyck on May 21st, 2010
Hi Jason,
Nice to hear you again, I was surprised you didn’t do a blogpost every day this week! (I always look forward to them
I’m really curious about the email marketing tips you’ll share next week.
Elmar
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:48 am
Hey Elmar,
Yeah, I finally got sucker-punched with e-mails.
Over-committed.
But it’s all for the Better Networkers. I’m all for anything that helps them get more out of the BN experience.
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Ilka Flood on May 21st, 2010
Hi Jason,
Nice to hear back from you and I’m glad you’re okay.
I’m really looking forward to your tips about e-mail marketing as I’m pretty much lost in that subject.
One question: How many follow up e-mails should you write … some say go on forever.
Have an awesome weekend!
Ilka
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:50 am
Write as many as you can!
Haha…
Gosh, some people say “No autoresponders”.
Other people swear by them.
I know a lot of marketers these days are only doing broadcasts. That’s okay, if you have the time to do write them every day.
But I think the main thing is: keeping giving value and stay in touch as often as you can.
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Amy Starr Allen on May 21st, 2010
Glad you’re okay, Jason. I was starting to worry.
It certainly says a lot about your high level of integrity and consistency when lots of people start to EXPECT to hear from you every day…
Anything you want to provide in the world of email marketing will be spectacular I’m sure. I’m ready to soak it all up.
Have fun!
-A
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:52 am
I try,
Usually regular like clockwork but some readers have noticed that the last two weeks my e-mails have gone out at bizarre times.
Bit off more that I could chew. So, had to cut back temporarily…
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Jerome Ratliff on May 21st, 2010
Whew! Am I relieved JB.
Thanks for keeping us posted.
Here’s a question for you: “How to create a call to action with the use of email marketing?”
I think everyone would appreciate to hear more about this and with the variety of approaches, it would be great to hear your point of view on this.
Have a great weekend,
Jerome Ratliff
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:54 am
Definitely,
The CTA is the one thing you should definitely have in every e-mail.
You have a great weekend too Jerome.
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Nelson Montanez on May 21st, 2010
You were missed Jason! Great to hear from you again. No worries we’ll be patiently waiting to read your daily posts. Have a great weekend!
Be blessed
Nelson
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:55 am
Awww shucks.
That’s what I like to hear Nelson.
Have a busy weekend. But I wanted to reply to everybody’s comments before the phone starts ringing off the hook on Monday. lol
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Mary Thayer on May 21st, 2010
Hey Jason,
Glad to hear you will be back next week. I am looking forward to your email writing secrets! I am sure they will be fabulous like all your post always are!
Mary Thayer
PS Sounds like you might be working too hard, Enjoy a little R&R this weekend:D
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:56 am
No rest for the wicked!
Yeah, I totally need a recovery weekend some time this year. But you know, I would probably go batty trying NOT to work.
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Claude Edwin Theriault on May 21st, 2010
Writing a Gazillion emails will get you replies, keep at it as I do. Enjoy and Go Jason Go…
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Gayle Buchanan on May 21st, 2010
Hey Jason
Looking forward to that, see you Monday (and I thought you were out partying!!) actually I thought there was a technical hitch so re subscribed – you don’t sleep right?
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:57 am
Hey Gayle,
Sorry about that.
No need to resubscribe. Just a bit behind but getting caught up. 
Hopefully back in full-force by next week.
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Richard Kaulfers on May 21st, 2010
Fantastic. BetterNetworking is growing very well. See you in the instructor very soon.
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:59 am
What, I’m not an instructor over there?
Gosh, I’ll have a word with those programmers!
I outta…
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Susanna on May 21st, 2010
Whew Jason,
I thought someone locked you in the phone booth.
Glad to see you made it out. Those emails must have a hint of Kryptonite in them… keeping you from coming to our marketing rescue.
Email question… Should you keep links down to one, or what’s the max number of links to include in an email?
Thanks for consistently giving us top notch marketing tips! Looking forward to what you have up your sleeve for next week!
Enjoy your weekend!
Susanna
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May 22nd, 2010 at 9:01 am
Susanna,
You are right on.
Those e-mails are worse that kryptonite for sucking energy. But only because I’m trying to make them shine and be valuable for years to come.
I try to stay out of phone booths. But lately, they look like good places to sleep. haha.
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Tommy D on May 22nd, 2010
Hey J,
I did not receive anything. My Blackberry had a meltdown and I lost everything except my address book.
And my email has been giving me problems, had to erase many due to an annoying yournight email that has been flooding my facebook.
Now you have me on the edge of my seat.
Tommy
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Matt Cassity on May 22nd, 2010
Well That makes sense. I have been thinking I have not heard from you in a while.
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Melisa on May 22nd, 2010
I can’t wait to read your email marketing posts.
Also, good to know you were not abducted by wolves! Although, with all the stubble you say that you acquired you may be turning into the wolfman
Have a blessed day!
Melisa
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May 24th, 2010 at 9:27 am
It’s a possibility…
And my night walks have been getting later all the time.
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Fred on May 23rd, 2010
Hey Jason,
I’m new to your blog but from the compliments you are getting, I am looking forward to learning what you have to offer.
It’s funny, because I have just started learning about the correct way to use autoresponders and write emails so I am definitely looking forward to hearing your wisdom on this. I must have showed up here at the right time.
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Rhonda Miller on May 24th, 2010
Ooh. Pins & needles. Pins & needles. I’m on the edge of my seat. I’m actually in the middle of re-doing my autoresponder emails. What perfect timing:)
Rhonda:)
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Eric McMillan on May 24th, 2010
Hey J,
I guess even the gremlins need a break every once and a while. I would like to see some info on crafting the best method to go about crafting ar messages. I have been studying a ton of people in the industry and the universal template seems to be: Story, Problem, Solution. I think keeping a simple structure like this can help a lot of people get over the hump. It did for me anyway.
Thanks,
Eric McMillan
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Matt Cassity on June 7th, 2010
Hey Jason,
If you get back to posting, a question I have is:
“Where do you find pictures for your blog posts?”
Thanks,
Matt Cassiy
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June 7th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Hi Matt
try http://www.sxc.hu/
all free photos for use
have a good one
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Thanks for popping in.
Great to know your are still alive. I heard a rumor that someone spilled water on you and all your colors ran together. (I knew it wasn’t true).
I will look forward to your email stuff. I have no questions about it right now, but I am sure I will soon.
Have a good weekend
Dwayne
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May 21st, 2010 at 10:16 am
Yeah, thank goodness for permanent marketers.
You have a fantastic weekend Dwayne.
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May 21st, 2010 at 10:21 am
Before you disappear again under email mountain check out this video. It is totally awesome.
http://dwaynehuggins.com/personal-development/write-the-future
Kicks the weekend off the right way
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May 21st, 2010 at 7:33 pm
LOL
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